Introduction to Risale-i Nur

Course Date: October 17 - December 12, 2026.

In this course, explore Bediuzzaman Said Nursi’s Risale-i Nur through key themes including faith, human existence, suffering, divine destiny, materialism, prophethood, healing, and the Qur’anic understanding of the universe.

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Course Overview

Introduction to Risale-i Nur offers an accessible introduction to the life, thought, and major themes of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (d. 1960), one of the most influential Muslim thinkers of the modern period. Through selected themes from the Risale-i Nur, the course explores questions of human existence, suffering, divine destiny, materialism, prophethood, healing, and the Qur’anic reading of the universe.

Designed especially for readers and researchers who are new to the Risale-i Nur, the course provides a structured foundation for understanding Nursi’s intellectual and spiritual approach while encouraging participants to engage his works more deeply and apply their insights to contemporary questions.

Course Format & Assessment

Each session consists of a 60-minute lecture followed by a 30-minute Q&A. Participants are encouraged to attend live, although all lectures will be recorded and made available for later viewing. Cameras may remain off, and microphones should be muted unless participants are asking questions.

For assessment, participants are expected to submit a 2,000-word essay on one of the subjects covered in the course before the final week. The final session will be interactive and will include approximately five minutes of personal reflection from each participant on their course experience.

Course Schedule

The “Introduction to Risale-i Nur” course begins on October 17, 2026, and includes eight live instructional sessions followed by an Assessment & Feedback Week. Live sessions are held on Saturdays from 1:00 to 2:30 pm EST (7:00 to 8:30 pm CET), with the final assessment and feedback session taking place on December 12, 2026.

Week 1 – 17 October 2026, Saturday
Introduction to Risale-i Nur

Week 2 – 24 October 2026, Saturday
The Purpose of the Existence of Men and the Universe

Week 3 – 31 October 2026, Saturday
Problem of Evil and Suffering

Week 4 – 7 November 2026, Saturday
Divine Determining (Qadar)

Week 5 – 14 November 2026, Saturday
Materialism or God?

Week 6 – 21 November 2026, Saturday
Prophethood of Muhammad (PBUH)

Week 7 – 28 November 2026, Saturday
Remedies to the Sick

Week 8 – 5 December 2026, Saturday
Reading the Universe Through the Lenses of the Qur’an

Week 9 – 12 December 2026, Saturday
Assessment and Feedback

Student Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

Discussing fundamental issues of man from the point of Risale-i Nur

Finding answers to existential problems according to Risale-i Nur

Maintaining the perspective of Risale-i Nur as a mindset to respond to contemporary questions

Building an intellectual network among Risale-i Nur readers and writers

Learning and testing outcomes of Risale-i Nur teaching

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About the Instructor

Dr. Hakan Gök is a Research Fellow at the Center for Governance, Leadership and Global Responsibility at Leeds Beckett University. Hakan obtained his Masters and PhD in the UK. He studied atheism and theism focusing on the philosophy of Saïd Nursi, earning his PhD degree from Durham University. Hakan’s research interests are the problem of evil and suffering, arguments for and against the existence of God, atheist philosophy, life and discourse of Ghazzālī, Rūmī and Sirhindī.