Said Nursi, Bediuzzaman, Islam, Risale-i Nur 

THE RECONSTRUCTION OF ISLAMIC THOUGHT IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AND BEDIUZZAMAN SAID NURSI 

Professor 'Imaduddin Khalil was bom in Mosul in 1939. He studied in Mosul, Baghdad, and Cairo, receiving his doctorate, on the subject of Islamic history, in 1968 from Aynu'sh-Shams University, Egypt. Professor Khalil has taught in many universities in the Islamic world and taken part in symposiums and conferences in various countries. He has published more than forty books in the fields of Islamic - thought, literature, history, and the history of philosophy. In his works he has laid emphasis on theory, criticism, and opening new doors in the world of thought. Some of his works have been translated into Turkish. Professor Khalil now teaches in Mosul University in the Department of Islamic history and critical research. He is married and has three children.