Thirty-Three Windows: From Creation to Creator (Risale-i Nur Collection)

Said Nursi's Thirty-Three Windows, also known as the Thirty-Third Word or the Thirty-Third Letter was written to provide a concise explanation of how the universe in general, as the macrocosm, and humankind in particular, as the microcosm, display and indicate the existence and unity of God, while at the same time demonstrating the functions of Divine lordship and the ever-changing manifestations of the Divine attributes. As such it affords the reader a close-up view, through thirty-three 'windows', of how Said Nursi sees the cosmos as a vast 'book of creation' that demands to be read and interpreted. Moreover, it shows that the only way in which this 'book of creation' can be seen to truly make sense is if it is read and interpreted in the name of the One who has authored it. Said Nursi's treatise Thirty-Three Windows is presented here in its new English translation with a focus on the communication rather than on strict word-for-word equivalence, which often obscures what the author is trying to say and makes reading more of a task for the reader than pleasure.