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Said Nursî

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Also known as Said Nursi, Bediüzzaman

Turkish Sunni Muslim theologian of Kurdish origin (1876-1960)

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Said Nursî was a male author born in 1877 and died on March 23, 1960. He is associated with Estonia. His literary output includes works such as *Mucizati Kura'niye*, *Mirac Risalesi*, *Risale-i nur külliyatında deprem ve hikmetleri*, *Nature, cause or effect?*, and *Peyivên piçûk*.

Records indicate he has seven works listed in one source and seventy-seven in another. His writings have been referenced by 846 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 14 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1873
Died
1960
Works
77

Top works

  • Mucizati Kura'niye
  • Mirac Risalesi
  • Risale-i nur külliyatında deprem ve hikmetleri
  • Nature, cause or effect?
  • Peyivên piçûk

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Estonia

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. <i>Planck</i>2015 results

    · 2016 · cited 9,866x

  2. Sensitive measurement of optical nonlinearities using a single beam

    · 1990 · cited 8,326x

  3. Genome sequencing in microfabricated high-density picolitre reactors

    · 2005 · cited 6,093x

  4. A new, fast, and efficient image codec based on set partitioning in hierarchical trees

    · 1996 · cited 3,851x

  5. The 5th edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Haematolymphoid Tumours: Lymphoid Neoplasms

    · 2022 · cited 3,533x

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Key facts

Born
Nurs , Bitlis Vilayet , Ottoman Empire
Died
23 March 1960 (aged 82 – 83) , Urfa , Turkey
Parents
Sofi Mirza (father) Nuriye Hanım (mother)
Region
Kurdistan
Main interest s
Theology , Tafsir , Revival of Faith Kalam , Eloquence , Science and Religion Compatibility, Anti-communism
Religion
Islam
Denomination
Sunni
Jurisprudence
Shafi'i
Creed
Ash'ari
Successor
Ahmet Husrev Altınbaşak (Publishers Group), Gülen Movement , Yeni Asya Group, Readers Group

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Said Nursi (1877 – 23 March 1960), known also as Said-i Kurdî, was a Kurdish scholar of Islam from Turkey who wrote the Risale-i Nur Collection, a body of Qur'anic commentary exceeding six thousand pages. His focus was on a revival of personal Islamic faith "through study, self-reform and service of others".

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