Interpretation of Youth from the Thinking of Badiuzzaman Said Nursi

Today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders. As such, there is a huge responsibility onthe elders of the Ummah to mould and nurture young minds in the true Islamic spirit andidentity. In order to achieve that, the youth need to be inculcated in the best possiblemanner so that they are physically, intellectually, socially and emotionally developed intoan integrated Islamic personality. It is believed that when the young Muslim minds aredeveloped in accordance with the Islamic philosophy of education; peace, prosperity andhappiness will prevail not only in the Muslim world, but the world at large. The idealismthat calls for the development of the young Muslim mind is also embedded in the thoughtsof Bediuzzaman Said Nursi. As one of the well-known Muslim reformers of his time, Nursihas called for the Muslims, particularly the youth, to return to the Qur’anic Today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders. As such, there is a huge responsibility onthe elders of the Ummah to mould and nurture young minds in the true Islamic spirit andidentity. In order to achieve that, the youth need to be inculcated in the best possiblemanner so that they are physically, intellectually, socially and emotionally developed intoan integrated Islamic personality. It is believed that when the young Muslim minds aredeveloped in accordance with the Islamic philosophy of education; peace, prosperity andhappiness will prevail not only in the Muslim world, but the world at large. The idealismthat calls for the development of the young Muslim mind is also embedded in the thoughtsof Bediuzzaman Said Nursi. As one of the well-known Muslim reformers of his time, Nursihas called for the Muslims, particularly the youth, to return to the Qur’anic mode ofthinking. Among the ethical values stated in the Qur’an are moderation, fairness and justicein the way of thinking and actions. In line with that, this paper highlights the importance ofthinking, ethics and morality that have been stated in Nursi’s “Risal-e-Noor.” Dueemphasis is given to analyze Nursi’s ideas with regard to youth and how to prepare them tobe the next echelon of leaders. Relevant data to the research were collected from the printand internet sources followed by analysis using textual and content-analysis methodology.mode ofthinking. Among the ethical values stated in the Qur’an are moderation, fairness and justicein the way of thinking and actions. In line with that, this paper highlights the importance ofthinking, ethics and morality that have been stated in Nursi’s “Risal-e-Noor.” Dueemphasis is given to analyze Nursi’s ideas with regard to youth and how to prepare them tobe the next echelon of leaders. Relevant data to the research were collected from the printand internet sources followed by analysis using textual and content-analysis methodology.