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Combining Hydrogen and Solar Energy…

Scientists are testing a new power source called 'hydricity' that combines solar energy and hydrogen, and according to calculations, this system can reach unprecedented levels of efficiency. While solar solutions are ingenious and environmentally friendly, they are not always as efficient as we would like, and of course, they only produce electricity when the Sun is out. But an international team of scientists have come up with a new type of energy system they call 'hydricity', which combines the power of sunlight with hydrogen fuel. We get energy from the sun in two ways: photovoltaic cells (the sheets you see on roofs - the general name given to batteries or generators that can produce electricity with light) and solar heat power plants that intensify the sun's rays and then heat the water with the collected heat and turn turbines with the generated steam. The second method captures more of the Sun's light spectrum, but is less efficient than a regular solar sheet and can only work in direct sunlight, so you only find them in areas of the world that get plenty of sunlight. This is where hydricity comes into play. By combining solar heat power plants and hydrogen fuel production plants, the efficiency of the two types of power can also be increased, the researchers say. A combined structure produces steam both directly to generate electricity and hydrogen for later use. This is considered a very important step, as the world's countries are more dependent on renewable energy. The team of researchers from Purdue University and the Federal Technical University of Lausanne in Switzerland say that the way high-pressure turbines are used in tandem with low-pressure turbines can produce hydrogen with 50 percent efficiency and electricity with an unprecedented 46 percent efficiency. During a 24-hour cycle, hydricity is claimed to achieve an efficiency of 35 percent in generating electricity from the Sun. This amount is as good as the best multi-junction photovoltaic cells combined with battery power. Alongside electricity, hydrogen fuel produced is also important: it not only finds use in transportation, chemical manufacturing, and other industries, but also does not discharge when stored or corrode with repeated use. When the sun goes down, the stored hydrogen can be used, meaning turbines don't have to stop or restart. Rakesh Agrawal of Purdue, one of the researchers, explains: “The concept provides an exciting opportunity to think and produce a sustainable economy to meet all human needs, including food, chemicals, transportation, heating and electricity. Traditionally, electricity generation and hydrogen production have been studied separately, and what we're doing is combining these processes synergistically while simultaneously improving them." So far, scientists have produced only imitation examples of the process. The next step is to experiment in the real world. The group's work has been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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NASA And Google Will Build Quantum Computers…

The Quantum Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, recently implemented by Google, will build a new quantum computer in cooperation with NASA. The computer will be used jointly by NASA and Google. Google announced that a quantum computer will be set up to be used jointly with NASA at the Quantum Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (QuAIL), which it put into service in May. In the project, which is supported by the Space Research Universities Association as well as NASA, it was stated that a computer with a processing power of over 1,000 qubits, presented by D-Wave this year, will be established. The computer, which will be used to solve the difficult questions that will be faced by Google and NASA, has to be kept at a very low temperature due to the high processing power it contains. Making a statement on behalf of Google, Hartmut Neven stated that they have developed many models in quantum research with D-Wave systems and are looking forward to working with the new computer. Google's investment in the latest quantum computing technologies has also enabled the company to strengthen its competition in this field. In 2014, Google transferred John Martinis and his team, which emerged as D-Wave's biggest rival. Working at the University of California, Santa Barbara, the team was able to connect hundreds of qubits with a much lower error rate than D-Wave. Google, which will work on D-Wave computers, will also have the chance to choose the best quantum computer in line with the results of its team. Martinis, last year, criticized D-Wave 2, the only quantum computer offered to the end user with a price of $ 15 million, and described it as a "physicists' nightmare". Google continues to use D-Wave as part of the importance it attaches to quantum research. The company also transferred many engineers from the artificial intelligence company DeepMind earlier this year.

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The World's First Electronic Plant…

Scientists, who have been working on growing electronic plants for 2 years, have succeeded in changing the color of the leaves of the rose thanks to the electronic process in question. When imagining that robots will become a part of our lives like in science fiction movies, mechanized plants will probably be the last thing on your mind. However, a group of scientists from Linköping University in Sweden announced that a rose, in which they placed electronic hardware in the vascular system and its root, responded positively to this process. Within the scope of the study, the results of which were published in The Journal Science Advances, a synthetic polymer called 'PEDOT-S' was placed in the root of the flower. This polymer then allowed the transmission of necessary signals, like an electrical cable, allowing the circulation of water and essential nutrients. What benefits will electronic flowers provide? Well, what kind of advantages will growing electronic plants, which has been the scene of various trials since the 1990s, will provide us? Professor Magnus Berggren, who made statements on behalf of the team, states that 'green antennas' and new materials can be produced thanks to the sensors to be placed on the plants. In addition, electronic plants will allow us to closely monitor the changes in nature. It is thought that this will lead to extremely important developments especially in the field of agriculture. Although 100% success has not been achieved in the study yet, the researchers managed to change the color of the leaves of the rose thanks to the electronic process in question. It is stated that the results of the 2-year research have led to new developments in this field. Because similar trials have been conducted since the 1990s, but none of these results could be obtained.

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A Space elevator, which has been a dream for many years, has come close to reality thanks to this new invention. Researchers from Penn State University think that their newly produced diamonds will make it easier for us to reach the sky. According to the statement, these very fine diamond nanofibers, which are the result of the new production method, could be ideal for a space elevator to be used to transport from Earth to the Moon. The team, led by chemistry professor John Badding, realized that circles of carbon atoms turned into straight and regular chains as a result of the variable pressure cycle they applied to isolated benzene molecules in the liquid state. While they expected the benzene molecules to move chaotically, they produced what's probably the toughest material ever, even though it's regular and 20,000 times thinner than a human hair. Penn State University researchers say these are diamond nanofibers. These fibers manage to be incredibly light, while being quite strong as well. The material may be best suited for a long cable that reaches space from Earth and is connected to an orbiting satellite, or, more broadly, for a space elevator. Recently, a team from Queensland University of Technology in Australia modeled diamond nanofibers with large-scale molecular dynamics simulators and stated that the material has a much wider range of uses than previously thought, and has very favorable aerospace properties. The research was published in early November. This intriguing research could set the stage for the long-imagined space elevator first proposed in 1985.

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History of Painting Art…

Painting is a narrative technique made with lines and colors on any surface, in which almost all kinds of materials can be used in order to deal with it in a conceptual dimension. People who are engaged in the art of painting are called painters. The first pictures found; Although not certain, they were discovered in 1994 in the Chauvet Cave, which is assumed to be approximately 30 thousand years old, in the Vallon-Pont-d'Arc region of France and named after Jean-Marie Chauvet, who discovered the cave. mostly in caves, they consist of traces of animals, hunting scenes and painted hands drawn on rock walls. Apart from their historical importance, these paintings are also valuable in terms of proving that the abstract thinking ability of human beings was also developed at that time. Among the purposes of making the first paintings, in line with the mystical tendencies of the people of the period against the nature surrounding them, to keep away the phenomena that are believed to bring evil to the tribe, for example, to increase the fertility of the hunt, to provide young hunter candidates with a dull education in terms of development and security of the community, admiration for nature and the need to explore. is considered included.Techniques used in painting have also affected the development of materials, for example, industrial, less harmful to health, permanent and easier to use dyes have taken the place of naturally obtained dyes such as plant roots. Painting in Christianity: Western painting is focused on depicting religious subjects in a symbolic way after Christ, but the figures are immobile and the compositions are prescriptive. painting in Islam; Since Allah forbade human beings to imitate His creations, Islamic paintings were limited to mostly abstract patterns and writing, calligraphy, marbling and miniatures until the middle of the 18th century. After the Renaissance, religious subjects began to go out, and painters began to add nuances to their works according to the meanings they wanted to give. The desire to portray nature in detail, as it is, by examining nature, which was revived with the Renaissance, led to the development of the perspective technique. Leonardo Da Vinci's analysis of anatomy is considered unique

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HAPPINESS SHOULD BE RELATED TO ARCHITECTURE!

In an era that prioritized defining architecture before being an architect, “interior? Is it outside? In fact, we understand the deadlock of definitionality like a bullet thrown in our heads when the question is asked. In simple terms, architecture is a building - space design. When one of the architectural theorists of our time, Roberto Masiero, comes to mind when discussing whether "construction" is an art or not, whether or not an architect is an architect, "Architecture; objective art, primal art, functional art, ethical art, art for life, art of abstraction.” In addition to the fact that architecture is a branch of art, Roman architectural theorist Vitruvius talks about the three necessary components for Architecture: "Firmitas, Utilitas, Venustas", that is, "solidity, usefulness, beauty". and these components continue as accepted components until the 21st century. Well, when we look at it now, it doesn't matter whether metropolises, cities or villages, do they all contain structures with unique and artistic value, or are they a commercial product created with the idea and phenomenon of a developer, sometimes variable and without a very artistic aspect? Here we come across an opposite idea. It's the idea that art is so ubiquitous, too special to be accessible and critical, and that architecture is not art. "Not everything made in the name of art is a work of art, and not every building is a work of art, whether the architect does it or not." In fact, it was an idea to prune the "artist" branch, which was accepted by the architects.

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What is the crime of those who were not born in a Muslim country?

Although time and place have a negative or positive effect on people, in terms of faith and Islam, time and place elements are not the only reason that determines the result. These two are just two factors that allow us to start the exam with an advantage or a disadvantage. A person born in the land of Islam starts the exam with an advantage, while a person born in the land of disbelief starts this exam with a disadvantage. However, there are many examples where the advantaged loses their advantage and the disadvantaged successfully completes the test. When we look at the past, we see many examples of this in history. For example, Hz. The death of Noah's son without faith despite his father being a prophet, Hz. The fact that Lot's wife died without faith despite her husband being a prophet is proof of this. Yes, Noah's son and Hz. Lot's wife had started the test both advantageously and very advantageously. One's father, the other's wife was a prophet. However, they could not successfully complete the test. Again, Hz. Moses was brought up in the palace of the pharaoh and was the adopted son of the pharaoh. However, the pharaoh He could not benefit from Moses and died an unbeliever. However, our mother Asiye, the wife of the pharaoh, who was in the same palace, saved her faith and passed on to the Qur'an with the following prayer: "O my Lord, build a house for me in your presence in Paradise and save me from Pharaoh and his deeds and the people of oppressors." So, one of the two people living side by side in the same palace dies as an unbeliever and is mentioned in the Qur'an as an enemy of Allah, while that person's spouse can die as a believer.Veysel Karani, who never saw our Prophet, can fall in love with our Prophet and Allah and pass on to the pages of history from his love, while Abu Talib and Abu Lahab, who are also uncles of the Prophet, died as unbelievers despite living side by side with our Prophet and listening to the truth from him and even witnessing many miracles. So it's not just about being born in Islamic lands. In fact, we don't even need to go far, it is enough to look at our society. Our country is an Islamic country and although 99% of its people are Muslims, the fact that the entertainment venues are full and the mosques are empty proves that "being born in Muslim lands" alone is not a determining factor. Yes, the people who filled these entertainment centers full of harams were born in Islamic lands and reached to hear the adhan 5 times a day, moreover, they have listened to many issues related to Islam since their childhood, but they could not make any of them a means of intimacy with Allah. They lead a life without prayer, dhikr or contemplation, in sin and rebellion. So the issue does not end with starting the exam with an advantage. Our society is full of thousands of people who cannot use their advantage. With the explanation we have made so far, we wanted to explain the following: A person born in a non-Muslim country can of course meet Islam and become a very good Muslim. And history is full of thousands of examples of this.Let's clear up one more thing in order to better understand the issue. FETRET PERIOD: The period between the eras of the two prophets, starting from the forgetting of the religion brought by the previous prophet to the coming of the next prophet, is called the "interregnum period" and the people who lived at this time and could not catch up with the two prophets are called people of interregnum. It took this name because the religion of the prophet before him was forgotten and he could not catch up with the prophet after him. Ahl-i interregnum is not responsible for acts of worship such as prayer, fasting, zakat or other religious orders. There is consensus on this issue. There will be no accountability or punishment in the Hereafter for not performing these worships to them. Because knowing them depends on the preaching of a prophet. However, these people could not reach a prophet. Therefore, they are not subject to worship and orders. This proves the infinite mercy and justice of our Lord. We conclude this issue with the opinion of Bediuzzaman Said-i Nursi, a great scholar of our time, and refer the truth itself to the knowledge of our Lord, who "does not surprise or forget": “All scholars are in agreement that the people of interregnum will not be punished for their mistakes in the details of religion. According to Imam Shafi and Imam Ash'ari, even if they do not believe and become unbelievers, they will not be responsible for it. Because the responsibility is only realized by sending a prophet. In addition, the fact that a prophet was sent and the nature of the prophet's duty must also be known so that responsibility can be in question. If the guidance of the prophets remains hidden and is not understood due to reasons such as the passage of time and heedlessness, those who are not aware of them are considered people of interregnum and will not be punished.”

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A Look at the Covid-19 Pandemic from the Patients' Treatise

Bediuzzaman Said Nursi tried to understand the universe, man and the human condition in the light of the Qur'an and in line with the Sunnah in his life for more than 80 years. He bequeathed the results he reached to us with his 6,000-page Risale-i Nur Collection.” We can see that Bediuzzaman gave answers to existential questions with his pamphlets for the sick and elders, and the youth guide he wrote for young people. The world has been facing the Covid-19 pandemic for exactly a year. The Covid-19 pandemic is a global threat affecting the whole world, it had sudden and unexpected effects on individual and social life and changed our habits. Bediuzzaman, with his pamphlet written about 90 years ago, offered real consolation, a prescription and medicine to the sick and afflicted. Bediuzzaman answered the questions with the truths of this age. He also offered new approaches to misfortune. It recommends that people read and know themselves first and awareness, which is the first remedy for every disease. It teaches to make peace with the disease instead of conflict, to surrender and trust, to be hopeful instead of despair and despair. There has been a global disease and calamity for a year. In the face of this global disease, humanity fell into a great helplessness and went into search. Finland released its statistics. Suicides increased by 15%. Because of the increase in suicides in Japan, the 'Ministry of Loneliness' was established. What message does Bediuzzaman have for this at a time like this? When we examined the Risale-i Nur to see what Bediuzzaman said, we saw that it had advice for diseases and for the elderly. These recommendations show exactly how we will handle this event.” According to a study conducted in the United States between 1950 and 2000, "The proportion of people who say 'I am very happy' in the society has always progressed at the same level between 1950 and 2000, and sometimes even decreased. GDP per capita has increased from $20,000 to $35,000. But happiness remains constant. This result of the research reminds us of the saying, "There is no happiness with money". It reminds us of the American saying, "Money can't buy happiness". The picture we face in Covid-19 shows: Less economic well-being – more poverty, less psychological well-being – more income inequality, less physical comfort – more health problems, less social relationships – more social isolation , less confidence – more loneliness and anxiety about the future, less happiness – more fear of death and more violent events, less fun – more frequent depression, panic disorder, and problems. The World Health Organization also points out that there may be an increase in psychiatric diseases after the pandemic. "So what does Bediuzzaman do in this case?" If we ask the question.. Here, the important topics stand out as follows; There are explanations such as 'Illness enables him to reach his Lord like a ladder', 'He shows a way to find the truth with the rope of illness', 'Changing the perception of the disease reduces his pain and accelerates healing'. Bediuzzaman enables people to discover the need to add meaning and comfort to life. With the burden of disease, it stops time and makes recognition again. It stops time and re-adds meaning to the past, and makes the future look that way according to that meaning. It brings that perspective. He tries to explain the end of eternity by looking at life through the eyes of illness. He tells a terminally ill person about his illness as a one-way ticket to a lover, and thus relieves his despair. It teaches those who use their minds to draw lessons and lessons from sickness and exasperation.”Generally, people are concerned with sickness health, not health health. “After the illness has passed, we need to be able to say what it has given me. There are third generation psychotherapies now used in psychiatry. These treatments have five characteristics. First, it enables to accept a calamity, a trauma, a disease, for example a pandemic. So in these third generation psychotherapies, you will not see the disease as the enemy. Classical psychotherapy saw illness as the enemy. He said it should be destroyed, he saw death as an enemy, he said it should be destroyed. They said fight and defeat death. Since it is not possible to kill death, the person falls into despair more. He was trying to get numb with drugs or forgetting by using drugs and alcohol in entertainment. So he was running away from the world. There are things people can control, there are things they can't. There is what it can do, there is what it can't do. What does a smart person do, what he can't control, what he can't do, in such cases, he re-interprets it, sets positive goals for himself, adds positive meaning, makes positive comments. At this point, Ustad Bediuzzaman gave positive psychology trainings with the Treatise of Patients. We see that he gave training on third generation therapies in the style of positive psychotherapy, which has not been more than 10 years since positive psychotherapy came out. Learn to focus on the opportunity, not the threat. Step 4 teaches to keep hope high. What will you do to keep that person's hopes high? In such cases, the recommendation of third generation psychotherapies is whether the person has a sound mental shelter. Does he have a high faith, he is taken care of. Does his faith believe in a supernatural night, he is being looked at. In therapies, patients are told to take shelter in whatever higher power you believe in. Some have a guardian angel belief, some have a mental shelter."People should be able to use the sense of secure attachment against calamities" “Bediuzzaman's greatest discovery is that he describes the attributes of God, that he succeeds in the imagery of God, and that God's imagery is the most plausible God-image.” People have a sense of secure attachment. If a person cannot use the sense of secure attachment in times of illness and calamity, he cannot keep his hopes high and falls into despair. There is an invisible force, an invisible reality. He sees me, says I am not alone, he can help me. For him, in such situations, that person feels great relief because he feels that he is not alone. prof. Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway said, “Sometimes we may fall into the misconception that the possessions, possessions and rank we have in this world can save us from diseases. The world is ephemeral and temporary. We need to think deeply about the life of the world and what our own life means. Sometimes it may be a problem for us to understand calamities and diseases. This is due to our ignorance. Here I would like to remind what Imam Ghazali said. Injustice is to confiscate and harm another's property. However, just as Allah is just, property and property are his. The owner can save on his property as he wishes. This should be noted first. Disasters, including pandemics, are a call for people to heed the divine message and turn to God.

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DOES THE SOUL REALLY EXIST?

To feel.. Happiness, sadness, excitement, fear.. All these emotions are values ​​that make a human human and reveal the difference between matter and matter. Our topic at the institute table today: To prove that man is not just flesh and bone and to re-know the Spirit within us. If the paper and pens are ready, we start. The word soul is a subject that is open to discussion, on which humanity has been researching for many years. What do you think? Is man really only made up of atoms? Is it just brain functions or hormones that determine emotions, ideas, behaviors? First of all, in order to define the soul, it is important how we frame the concept of belief. They often say, "Religion is a social institution," but religion is also an existential institution. It questions and explains our existence. Religion satisfies the greatest need of man in his quest to understand the universe. "Who am I, what am I here for, what will I do?" He asks himself questions such as: Faith adds meaning to one's life because it can answer these questions. So the faith we have should be our compass in every sense. Most of the current communication channels are trying to collapse and desensitize the belief system of people globally.Today, currents of thought that reject the existence of a creator find the solution "imprisoning the soul in the brain". "Man lives only through matter, nothing abstract cannot be explained or accepted." opinion is defended. In this case, we need to be able to explain our existence as a human being on the basis of physical and spiritual solid evidence. Neuroscience and Quantum Science opens up our horizons on the scientific foundations of belief, especially on our topic today, "Spirit". Psychiatrist Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan: “There is a quantum reflection field in the human brain called the mind. This field is a field connected with the whole universe. So we have a mind above our brain. There is consciousness on it. It is connected with the whole universe. There is even a P-300 wave produced by the brain here. After a person makes a decision, the brain is commanded to 'Press the red button'. After you make the decision to press the red button, there is a period of time until you press the button. 300 milliseconds. So there's an area on the brain that makes the decision here. There is a decision-making mechanism on the brain. The brain does not make the decision, it gives another area on the brain. This is currently called the quantum brain." It explains how.. The soul is a special software that makes a human human. It is the feature that distinguishes it from all other beings and explains our possession of mind, intellect and will. If everyone looks carefully at their own world and their own life, they can feel the presence of the spirit. According to medical data, all cells in the body are renewed every 6 months. Despite this routine change in the body, there is no radical change in a person's mind, ideas or psychological characteristics. This proves that there is a valid law above cells and atoms. On the recipe of Master Bediuzzaman; "The soul is a conscious law clothed in an external body." When we look at the substances that make up the body, it is not possible for them to come together and form a perfect structure, to continue functioning for many years without disturbing their structure, and to have feelings and thoughts at the same time. There must be a spiritual being that holds them together and is the source of our feelings and thoughts. One of the most distinctive features that distinguishes humans from other living things is; Will. If our lives, behaviors and thoughts are completely dependent on the substances in our body, we need to give our willpower to inanimate and powerless atoms. The plausibility of this view is debatable. Therefore, there must be a spirit that forms the spiritual aspect of man and preserves that eternal reality within. The soul is an embodied reality that carries life and consciousness and is related to many things. It is what gives man the character of being human. The human body is a composite structure made of many things. The soul, on the other hand, is a simple being made of one thing.What is called life is a living being built on these two structures and acting in unity. We can reach the highest value of being human by giving equal importance to the 2 members of this union. We can achieve the happiness and peace we seek by considering the body and the soul equally and by considering their needs. At least as much as the body, the soul also needs nourishment, to feel safe and to think that it is strong. The soul, like the body, is programmed to be "satisfied". Body and soul are a whole that goes through health and illness together. Negativity in one affects the other. For this reason, we need to take care of the health of both to the same extent. The unhappiness and dissatisfaction of the people of our age is based precisely on the lack of this point. To live with a focus on matter and goods, to satisfy the pleasure and need of the body. Forget the soul! Unfortunately, the unchanging result is psychiatry clinics and antidepressants. We need a meaningful and profound lifestyle that is not just about money, fun and pleasure. The feature that distinguishes a human from a machine; the richness of the inner world and the presence of the soul. We, especially young people, have to maintain our spiritual balance in the journey of building the future. Our belief that guides us in making sense of life also plays the biggest role in protecting mental health. The truths of faith and Islam are the greatest treasure that purifies and heals the soul. The key to this treasure is in our hands. In other words, it is in your hands to treat your soul, remove the obstacles in front of it and ensure that it reaches happiness. We need to internalize the knowledge that Allah has given us through the Qur'an and our Prophet (pbuh). Truths such as prayer, prayer, tawakkul, surrender are the food of his soul. Now is the time to give your soul a foothold and make it feel safe. Deliver your loads, start looking for the meaning of what you can't find in the article..

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WHY ISLAM FROM 4300 RELIGIONS?

With a completely neutral approach, let's evaluate Islam only logically in the face of other religions and atheism, deism, agnosticism. No matter where and when people live, the questions that a religion must answer and the characteristics it must have do not change: 1- There is only one creator. 2- Religion should explain the subject of creation. 3- For a strong concept of justice and a logical life cycle, there must be a concept of life after death, that is, afterlife. 4- Religion is universal, that is, it should cover every time, place and all people. 5- Religion should not conflict with science. 6- Make the correct definition of the creator. There can be no concept of a creator who is born, gives birth, dies or eats. A Religion that does not meet these criteria cannot be a right. It cannot fully answer questions and problems. Let's evaluate these criteria according to other religions and belief systems: 1- Christianity 2- Judaism 3- Buddhism 4- Hinduism 5- Atheism 6- Deism 7- Agnosticism Christianity: Father, son, holy spirit belief in this religion is completely opposite to the monotheistic criterion. In addition, there are beliefs such as the Son of God, Jesus, in Christianity. On the one hand, while there is only one god, on the other hand, god Jesus, god mary, son of god etc. They also have such a belief. This goes against the concept of the omnipotent "Creator". Judaism: There is a monotheistic belief in Judaism, but this religion has been turned into a race religion by the Jews themselves. In other words, they do not consider those who are not of Jewish descent as a true member of this religion. They have a contemptuous attitude towards other societies. This right does not meet the criteria to include all people who should be in religion. For Jews, there is the issue of being chosen, but this is only in terms of religious obligations. If the given is followed, great blessings are bestowed, while there are severe penalties for non-compliance. In fact, the conditions are equal to other people. As a matter of fact, there are many examples of this in Jewish history Buddhism: The concept of God is unclear, especially in Tibetan, Nepalese buddhism. It is lived as a way of life, a kind of discipline rather than a religion. Questions such as why we exist, where we are going, who created this universe come to everyone's mind, but while even the most primitive religions have their own explanations for these issues, Buddhism cannot answer these questions to a large extent. The belief in Nirvana in Buddhism is somewhat similar to belief in the afterlife, but there is no answer to the question of how these mechanisms emerged. In addition, there are some rituals in Buddhism that do not comply with human nature, such as starving, not getting married for life, and shutting oneself down for a long time. Hinduism: A religion with many idols and a god made up for almost every job. It is even present in all kinds of animals that are worshiped. No need for detailed explanation. Hinduism is at the top of the superstitious religions. Atheism: Its main condition is to deny the creator. So, does atheism answer the questions that come to everyone's mind? For example, atheism cannot explain how this universe came into being with an explosion (or a sudden opening) from a single point, perhaps even smaller than the tip of a needle (big bang theory, existence out of nothing as the Qur'an puts it). How did the first living thing come into being? If we live according to atheism and we are manure when an animal dies, why do we do good? Could such fine tuning that makes up the universe come about by chance? There are many questions, but in atheism there are no answers as much as an ordinary superstitious religion. Deism: The belief that there is a creator, but there are no religions, holy books and prophets. well In short, according to this belief, Allah says, He created the whole universe and all living things and released them, He never interferes, see what you are like. Unlike atheism, there is an answer about the beginning, the aftermath is troublesome. Why does deism have morality just like atheism? Why do we do good? It cannot explain feelings such as love, compassion, conscience. Agnosticism: The belief that we cannot know whether there is a God or not, it is not knowable. We can say that in indirect atheism. It may even be logically more absurd than Atheism. There is a universe in front of us that came from nothingness, hundreds of fine-tuned and marvelous creatures of design, but according to agnosticism, we do not know whether there is a God or not?? Why is Islam the true religion and not other religions, even though it has so many believers? Let's just approach it logically: The main rule of Islam; Believing that there is only one omnipotent god. Regardless of your religion, you have to logically accept this. The concept of more than one deity is attributing a lack to the creator. Islam categorically denies this. Islam gives clear answers to the questions of creation, where did we come from and where are we going. From the non-existing universe to biology, Islam does not contradict any scientific subject. While most superstitious religions, especially atheism, considered the universe to have no beginning, that is, eternal, Islam said that the universe had a beginning and an end. Science conclusively confirms this. Islam covers all people, it is open to all. It is compatible with all kinds of societies, cultures and geographies with its orders and prohibitions. It responds to the post-mortem as well as before Islam. Birth is the most logical explanation that can be the test of the world and the account of the hereafter. The Islamic definition of God is the most logical. As it should be logically in Islam, only one God, who is free from everything and needs nothing, is worshiped. Let's evaluate it with the criteria we want, we can clearly see the logical accuracy of Islam.

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Statue of Zeus…

The greatest festival of the ancient Greeks was the Olympic Games, held in honor of Zeus, the King of the Gods. Athletes from Anatolia, Syria, Egypt, Greece and Sicily competed in these competitions, which were similar to today's Olympic games. The Olympics were first held in BC. It started in 776. The Games were held every 4 years and helped to ensure the unity of the Greek city-states. The Greeks had a temple built in the name of Zeus at Olympos in the region called Peloponnesus on the west coast of Greece. During the holy games, the wars between the city-states were stopped and a safe passage was provided for those going to Olympia for the games. In the place where the games were held, there was a stadium and a sacred grove. The Greeks wanted to build a new temple worthy of the name of the king of the gods, as the importance of games increased over time, instead of the temple, which had a simple structure at first. For this, Libon of Elis started to build a new temple and BC. The temple of Zeus was finished in 456. The temple was built on a rectangular platform. 13 large columns on the sides of the building supported the ceiling. Each corner had 6 columns. The triangular ceiling was filled with sculptures. The pediments on the columns were decorated with statues of Heracles. Inside the temple was a magnificent statue of Zeus, the king of the gods.The statue was made by Phidias, who made the statue of Athena for the Parthenon temple in Athens. The statue was placed at the western end of the temple. It was 7 meters wide and about 12 meters high. Zeus was sitting on his carefully crafted throne. His head was almost touching the ceiling. He was holding the goddess of victory Nike in his right hand. In his left hand, he held a scepter with an eagle on it, inlaid with various metals. The throne of Zeus, made of gold, ebony, ivory and inlaid with precious stones, was more impressive than the statue itself. On it were carved figures of Greek gods and mystical animals such as the sphinx. The statue of ivory skin, beard, hair and clothes underneath. The design was made by attaching sheets of gold and ivory to a wooden frame. The air in Olympos was very humid. Therefore, in order to prevent the ivory plates from cracking, they were constantly lubricated with an oil kept in a special pool under the temple. The Roman emperor Theodosius I stopped the Olympics in 255 A.D. on the grounds that it was an irreligious custom. Later, the wealthy Greeks carried the statue to Byzantium. The statue was destroyed in a fire in 462 AD. Some of the sculpture pieces found in Olympos by the French in 1829 are exhibited in the Louvre museum in Paris. Today, the stadium in the area has been restored. Nothing remains of the temple of Zeus, except for a few columns. The statue has completely disappeared. However, clues about the shape of the temple could be obtained from the pictures on the coins found at that time.

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First Studio Under Water…

When photographer Bruce Mozert went to Silver Springs, Florida in 1938, his only goal was to meet the cast and crew of the movie Tarzan, which was filming in this famous springs area. At the end of this journey, Mozert not only met the team, but also became the official photographer of Silver Springs, where he shot a series of shots that would later become known as the pioneer of underwater photography. Mozert, who made shots that became synonymous with the national advertising campaigns of the region, especially between the 40s and 70s, was able to use the handheld camera for a long time in the depths of the water, thanks to the waterproof case he developed. What made Mozert special was that he carried daily life underwater in his frames; Pinup models reading the newspaper, sipping their drinks or talking on the phone were posing under the water that turned into a photography studio, revealing a surreal ordinariness. Bruce Mozert continues to work for Silver Springs, even though he no longer shoots footage of Méliès' Journey to the Moon, which bears traces of the aquatic aesthetics.

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Mona Lisa Secrets…

The mystery of the mysterious smile of the Mona Lisa, one of the most famous works in the world, which has won the admiration of millions of people, has been solved. The painting, which was made by Leonardo Da Vinci between 1503-1506 and took its place in the history of art as a masterpiece, was examined by scientists at the Canadian National Research Center in 2004 using special three-dimensional technology. At the request of the Louvre Museum, experts who scanned the painting with a three-dimensional color laser announced the report they prepared. Accordingly, the mysterious smile of the Mona Lisa is the smile of a mother who has just given birth. In the research, the Mona Lisa was worn around her neck with a very thin and transparent tulle, which was usually used by pregnant or newly delivered women at the time. It was found that it was covered below. According to experts, the painting was dedicated to the birth of Mona Lisa's second son.Or was she a 'bad girl'? Using the infrared reflection technique in the study, the researchers also noticed that the hair of the Mona Lisa, which was thought to be free until now, was in a bun on the back of the head. The bun has puzzled historians, as this type of Renaissance hair tying was reserved for 'bad girls', whereas the Mona Lisa was of good family and was the wife of a silk merchant. Also, no brush marks could be identified in da Vinci's painting. It was understood that there was a very thin and monolithic paint layer on the painting. No fingerprints were detected on the work either, although some experts believe that the artist made the painting using his fingers. The researchers also stated that there is no mystery like in the novel 'The Da Vinci Code' in the painting, and they only observe the skill of the artist. stressed that it was presented to him. Experts stated that the painting is in a delicate condition, but if looked carefully, it will not be damaged too much. The council wrote in its report that the wood panel on which the Mona Lisa was depicted was sensitive to temperature and climate changes. However, it has been announced that if the current protection conditions continue, there will be no deterioration. The team, who promised to reveal important details about Leonardo's 'sfumato' technique, which was much talked about and wondered before starting the investigation, stated that more work is needed for this in their statements. It was known that the young woman whose enigmatic smile was the subject of books and movies was Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a Florentine merchant named Francesco de Giocondo. Gherardini's portrait has won the admiration and curiosity of millions of people for 500 years. The painting's popular status as a masterpiece was doubled when it was stolen from the Louvre in 1911. A very extensive investigation was started, in which even Picasso was questioned, and the painting was found two years later. The portrait will remain in the Louvre Museum in Paris, where it was moved after the French Revolution.

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WHO IS THOMAS MORE?

More was born in 1478 in London. He studied law. He served as a judge and a member of parliament. He wrote during his lifetime. His political leanings are to advocate for social justice. He did not have radical and open exits individually throughout his life. All political activity is in the direction of persuasion. Against war, against unfair taxes, against the death penalty. Although he appeared to be anti-monarchical in these aspects, he was an advisor to King Henry VIII of England. Although he was forced to this post by Henry VIII, he did not do it reluctantly. He advocated for the people in line with the principles he advocated. For example, he mediated the pardon of the participants in a mass demonstration against taxes. Being a moderate personality does not prevent him from being one of the very few British citizens who did not accept the law that Henry VIII passed for his own benefit, and for this reason he was arrested. He was executed on July 6, 1535, at the age of 57, making perhaps the only radical breakthrough in his life on the gallows. After making fun of those who would carry out the execution for a while, it was reported by those who knew him that he said, "A person with his head flying off will not be a disaster" and that he carried out his execution himself.Before interpreting the book, it is necessary to talk a little about the book. The book describes a country called Utopia, which means "no country". Utopia is narrated by Raphael Hytloday, a Portuguese sailor who travels with Vespucci.(Hythloday means babbling.) Thomas More meets Raphael on a business trip. After talking about states, forms of government and power practices as required by that century, Raphael begins to describe his own country. Utopia is actually two books. The first book features a conversation and discussion between Raphael, More, and a friend of More. In the second book, Raphael began to describe his country. In fact, More wrote the first book of Utopia after the second. It has tried to make readers compare the misery and poverty that reigned in England in the 16th century with the prosperity and happiness in Utopia. An important point in the first book is the discussion between More and Hythloday about the kingship. Here, Hythloday mentions that he would absolutely refuse to be an adviser to a king, and that the kings would not listen to the advisers and would shed blood in Europe against them. We can read the same sentences from More's mouth. Because More refused to be the adviser of Henry 8th, but was forced to this task. Utopia has been discussed repeatedly from a political scientific point of view. The fact that it is not dealt with from a literary point of view or that there is not much literature available about it can be explained by the fact that it talks about socialism in the 16th century. This has made it a work that is still read and discussed. The most recent and authoritative review on Utopia was made in 1999 by the British critic Peter Ackroyd (Peter Ackroyd, The Life of Thomas More).

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Thomas More – Utopia

Here, Utopia will not be discussed only in terms of literature. This is due to the work itself. Considering the collectivity, common property and religious freedom set forth in Utopia, it can be said that the work describes the socio-economic project called socialism. Exactly 332 years before Marx wrote the Manifesto, More, an educated British citizen, was talking about collectivity and common ownership. Before talking about the book, it would be more accurate to talk about the period More wrote Utopia. Utopia was written in the early 16th century, at the historical crossroads of the Renaissance, Humanism and the Reformation. Along with the Renaissance, the discovery of the body after the soul and the secularization of concepts such as happiness and peace are in question. Being happy not only after death but also in life had penetrated into people's minds. The Catholic Church was maintaining its influence, but people as well as God had begun to be at the center of life. In this way, studies on Ancient Greek thought and literature, which centered on people, began to be conducted, although mostly not competent. The effect of the Renaissance on More was to "create a paradise on earth". Another development of the age, integrated with the Renaissance, was the intellectual development of Humanism. More was also a representative of British Humanism. Against the thought of Christianity that man was created "evil" and that he would give an account for the sins he committed in the world after death, More argued that human creation was "good" and that the human mind would find the truth in the face of mistakes. The Reformation, on the other hand, should be evaluated differently when it comes to Utopia. Because More was a devout Catholic and his stance towards the Reformation was clear. He never endorsed the Reformation and was executed for that. The emergence of a kind of national consciousness at a level that cannot be called nationalism in Europe started to provide the use of denominations such as British Christianity - German Christianity. The rebellion against the Catholic Church in England led to the emergence of Protestantism. During this period Erasmus translated the Bible into Latin.As we mentioned earlier, More was not a supporter of the Reformation and believed in the unifying effect of the papacy. He was in favor of complete peace among Christians. More's desire not to break with the papacy was reflected not in his work, but in his personal life and caused his death. Utopia was also a complete break with the Middle Ages, which historically preceded it. The people of Utopia's opposition to war, caring for the body and bodily pleasures, freedom of thought and More's ideal of happiness on earth are indicators that he has completely broken with the Middle Ages.

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What is the effective solution in psychological diseases?

When we look for a general solution to psychological disorders, we encounter the following: Since the time of our Prophet (pbuh) in Islamic history, countless Muslim scholars have recommended nurturing mental health in a strong way. They proposed a holistic perspective as the basis of the Islamic worldview and directed them to contribute to the discipline of "Self-knowledge", known as "ilm al-nafs", which is the pioneer of the field of psychology. In an interdisciplinary effort, Muslim philosophers and scientists contributed to the emerging field of psychology. For this reason, the study of the human soul in Islam has not been limited to focusing on reason or science, as is common today. On the contrary, Islamic Psychology presented a holistic model that puts the heart at the center and connects the mind, body, spirit and emotions to it. Similarly, this interdisciplinary approach to understanding psychological diseases proved the accuracy of the methods of scholars such as Imam-i Gazali and Bediuzzaman. They knew that biology, hereditary factors, environment and spirituality could also have an impact on psychology. Therefore, they did not attribute mental illness to a mere weakness of faith. Treatment regimens were also varied, not prescribing prayer alone to combat mental illness. In addition to nutrition, speech therapies and different forms of treatment, they also provided spiritual solutions in line with their holistic treatment approach. They used the method of balancing mind, body, and spirit in their attempts to treat psychological disorders. They were able to continue the noble tradition of our Prophet (pbuh). Recognizing and acknowledging the influence of faith and spiritual forces on mental health, they did not ignore other treatments such as medicine, cognitive education, and speaking with the expert. It is important that we learn from our past to look forward and understand our history to find healing. To revive our great Islamic intellectual heritage, we must read it through a holistic healing framework.And we must get rid of the naturalistic view or commitment to mental health and look critically at modern and traditional health. We can achieve real healing by maintaining the balance between the soul and the body.

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Look at Education from a Different Window!

Science is a concept that summarizes the creative, human and object conception of western civilization. It is only about physical reality. Therefore, it is sequential. Therefore, it is not sufficient on its own. Explains the realization process of events and tries to answer the "How" question. Religion, on the other hand, is the most important resource that will liberate people, enable the inner and outer worlds to take action, give meaning to events and guide them. It is a medicine that will affect the human spirit as well as the physical reality. Religion proves the origin behind the events and fills the gaps opened by science in the most logical way. Humans have the opportunity to observe and know the universe with science. At the same time, it determines the ways of hearing, thinking, perceiving, understanding and living with religion. Therefore, religion and science cannot be considered separately. It exists together. Thanks to this unity, we can realize all the dynamics of Islam that will liberate people and open their horizons. Especially in the field of education, this method of cooperation should be taken as a basis. This is exactly what Ustad Bediuzzaman aimed with with his Medresetüzzehra project. The main impasse of today's Western-referenced education models is that they do not know people and ignore their wide inner world. Man is dealt with only with his intellectual intelligence and material existence. However, the process called education is the nature of "learning to learn" and getting to know oneself from an early age. In fact, meeting the nature means facing the facts and learning the purpose of creation. Risale-i Nur school of knowledge; The whole education system gives people an idea, spirit and assertion of civilization on the axis of thought, art and life vision that we have developed. The works of Risale-i Nur present what people need to know and learn in the face of information bombardment and unnecessary information pollution, who are in a frenzy of advertising and consumption; By introducing himself and the universe he lives in, he saves people from indifference towards the universe they live in, gives them a correct perspective, and helps them read itteaches. Since Risale-i Nur teaches the truths with its roots, what has been learned can come to life, and the gap between knowing and being seen and being and living disappears. We are grateful to Master Bediuzzaman for a work and an effective method that enables us young people, who live in the conditions of modern life and grow up in secular education conditions, to deal with the Qur'an and think with it. Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, with his Risale-i Nur works, developed a style to explain the principles that form the basic infrastructure of Islam. With this style he developed, he provided the unity of mind, heart and emotion, and explained the truths of faith in a language that can be understood by people from all walks of life. Thus, he offered a brand new perspective by combining religious sciences and positive sciences. He aimed to eliminate the separation of science and religion. The Medresetü'z-Zehra project, on the other hand, is the version of this style that awaits development in both the concrete and the abstract realm. Bediuzzaman Said Nursi left the Risale-i Nur Collection, which is an intellectually-filtered Qur'an commentary in accordance with the understanding of the century, as a spiritual legacy. His works have been translated into more than fifty languages ​​today; Hundreds of scientific studies have been made about him and the Risale-i Nur. As the youth of today, when we carefully read and analyze these works, we can find our life purpose and discover the right direction to go. With the implementation of the Medresetüzzehra education model, which is ideally suited to Bediuzzaman, the "scientificity" and conformity of every knowledge taught as Science will be investigated. Thus, the sciences will rise to a position where they can express the realities of the universe. In fact, what is learned will become a means of 'marifetullah', which, in his own words, is "the most luminous science". In fact, the solution method proposed by Master Bediuzzaman with the Medresetüzzehra project is not very complicated. Bediuzzaman says we have three enemies: "Ignorance, necessity and conflict." Our education world will regain its mission and will be restructured to fight these three enemies with the weapons of "art, ingenuity and alliance". When Bediuzzaman says that "the light of the mind is the sciences", he draws attention to the fact that without the sciences, the "book of the universe" cannot be read and that ingenuity will be incomplete. As seen in his works, he brought a new perspective to art, literature, faith and truth. With his extensive contemplation, he reconsidered the points of view until he came to himself. He made comments and evaluations keeping the future in mind without breaking away from the past. He re-examined all the subjects of education/science, truth, literature and art, not just creed. He clearly revealed today's problems and solutions.