Said Nursî

Said Nursi, 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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Who was born first?

• Said Nursî and Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange were born the same year
• Said Nursî and William David Ross were born the same year
• Said Nursî and Hermann Hesse were born the same year
• Said Nursî and Maurice Halbwachs were born the same year
• Said Nursî and Ananda Coomaraswamy were born the same year

Timeline

1. Ananda CoomaraswamyAugust 22, 1877 – September 9, 1947
2. Hermann HesseJuly 2, 1877 – August 9, 1962
3. Maurice HalbwachsMarch 11, 1877 – March 16, 1945
4. Reginald Garrigou-LagrangeFebruary 21, 1877 – February 15, 1964
5. Said Nursî (this page)1877 – March 23, 1960
6. William David RossApril 15, 1877 – May 5, 1971

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