Page 163 - Self-Sacrifice in the Qur'an's Moral Teachings

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

Umar, the son of Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab (ra). One account men-
tions his moral character:

Abd-Allah ibn Umar did not die until he emancipated a thousand peo-
ple. He gave anything that he began to love to the needy for the sake of
Allah. In this way, he labored according to: "You will not attain true
goodness until you give of what you love" (Surah Al 'Imran: 92). 54
Allah announces the following good news to all Muslims who
show the same moral qualities as the Companions did:
Anyone, male or female, who does right actions and is a be-
liever, will enter the Garden. They will not be wronged by so
much as the tiniest speck. (Surat an-Nisa': 124)

Bediuzzaman Said Nursi and

Self-Sacrifice

Who Is Bediuzzaman Said Nursi?

Said Nursi was among the greatest Islamic scholars and men of
ideas in recent history. He was born in 1873 in the village of Nurs (Bitlis
province) and died in Sanliurfa, Turkey in 1960. He embraced religion
at a young age and was accepted in scholarly circles due to his deep
knowledge of the positive sciences. From his youth, he was noted for
his keen mind, retentive memory, and superior abilities. As a result, he
became known as Bediuzzaman, which means "the wonder of the age."
Said Nursi saw that the most pressing need in eastern Turkey was
education. Desiring to do something about it, he went to Istanbul in
1907 to establish the Madrasat al-Zahra university, where courses in re-
ligion and other branches of learning would be taught. His deep learn-

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