Discussion at the University of Melbourne Islamic Society on sincerity and its relation to brotherhood (ukhuwwah). Based on The Twenty First Flash of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi’s Risale-i Nur. Issues covered include the requisites for sincerity, why sincerity is demanded by Allah and how sincerity and brotherhood are related to one another.

Risale Roundtable Podcast Episode 4

Risale Roundtable is a discussion group at the University of Melbourne focussed on the thought and writings of the renowned Islamic scholar and theologian Bediuzzaman Said Nursi. Each episode, we read and then discuss a brief section of Bediuzzaman’s celebrated Risale-i Nur. Like the Risale itself, these discussions are aimed at the fortification of faith and the improved knowledge and worship of Allah. Topics include: arguments for the existence and unity of Allah, proofs of the tenets of faith, Divine Name theology, purposes in the creation of humankind and the universe, and related matters.