Read the Risale-i Nur in two languages at once.

A calm reader for iPhone and iPad. Turkish and English sit side by side, paragraph by paragraph, and every hard word opens its meaning with one tap.

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The library on iPhone, with leather covers on wooden shelves.

Every word knows its pair.

The reader colors matching words in both languages. Tap one and its partner lights up.

SözlerBirinci Söz · The First Word

Öyle ise vermeyen insanlardan almamalıyız.

And we should not take from people who neglect to give .

Elcevap: Evet, o Mün’im-i Hakiki, bizden o kıymettar nimetlere, mallara istediği fiyat ise üç şeydir.

The Answer: Yes, the price the True Bestower of Bounties wants for those valuable bounties and goods is three things:

Biri , biri , biri dir.

One is , another is , and the other is .

Hover or tap a colored word

The word card for gafil: heedless, with more senses, synonyms, modern Turkish and the Arabic root.
Saved words reviewed as flashcards.

A meaning under every hard word.

48,348 words carry an English meaning, more senses, synonyms, the modern Turkish, and the root. Save a word and review it later as a flashcard.

Word
kıymetdâr قيمتدار
English
valuable · precious, esteemed
Today’s Turkish
kıymetli, değerli
Root
Arabic + Persian

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36 books in leather and gold: Sözler, Mektubat, Lem’alar, Şuâlar and the rest of the Külliyat, plus 21 short treatises. The app opens where you left off.

Sözler · Mektubat · Lem’alar · Şuâlar · Küçük Sözler · Haşir Risalesi · Yirmi İkinci Söz · and more

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  • Four layoutsSide by side, stacked, Turkish only, English only
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48,348word meanings
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