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Küresel Kriz ve Said Nursi'nin İktisat Görüşü - I

"Bahar 2009" 106. Sayı

  • Global Crisis and the Economy Vision of Said Nursi

    Editorial

    We are facing a global financial crisis which is expected to cause serious changes in our country and all around the world. Uncovering the reasons and the consequences of this crisis is very important for the future of the humanity. An interdisciplinary discussion will be needed when we talk about the main reasons of the global financial crisis.

    Is it possible to consider the dramatical changes during the human history as the result of the unending greed, ambitions and hedonism of the human? In this context, it is hopeful to hear that the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic World, the Pope is describing the financial crisis as “a divine warning” and underlining the faults of the materialist philosophy. On the other hand, Bediuzzaman is saying that the calamities which force people into positive changes are very promising for the future of the humanity and he is mentioning about the First World War and its reasons and consequences in his article named as “An address in a Dream” by saying “Happiness can be derived even from calamities”. According to him, the worst disasters of the human history, the World Wars are also prepared the conditions for some changes which will bring the eternal happiness for them. In this context, how can we associate the crisis and the secularism which is one of the main problems of Islamic societies? What is the role of the civilization vision which caused the corruption of the ethical values of humanity and society as Bediuzzaman also pointed, in this kind of crisis? How can we struggle with the dissipation which is common all around the world and with the traditions which converts the unneccesary needs into essentials? What is waiting for humanity after the crisis? What will be the features and the conditions of the new age which is waiting for humanity?

    Considering all of these facts, we determined our cover subject as global financial crisis and we published some of the articles which had been declared during “The Congress of Global Crisis and the Economy Vision of Said Nursi” which is held by Risale-i Nur Institute in Istanbul in 21-22 March 2009. In this congress, the above mentioned subjects had been discussed in all respects by five councils in the light of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi’s thoughts.

    With the hopes that the global economic crisis which negatively affected the whole world will create a new world depending on grace, morality and justice and will bring new conditions for ideas which will bring happiness for humanity, we want to present you the papers and the conclusion declaration which had been declared during “The Congress of Global Crisis and the Economy Vision of Said Nursi” and we remind you that this subject will be continued in our next issue.