Philosophical and Mystical Implications of the Light-Verse of the Qur’an” (Kur’an’ın Nur Ayetinin Felsefi ve Tasavvufi Yansımaları)

Prof. Dr. Bilal Kuşpınar, a faculty member in our Department, delivered a lecture entitled “Philosophical and Mystical Implications of the Light-Verse of the Qur’an” as part of the Fall 2026 Lecture Series organized by the US-based Tokat Institute on October 14, 2026. In his lecture, Prof. Dr. Kuşpınar examined philosophical and mystical interpretations of the Light-Verse of the Qur’an through the thought of Avicenna (Ibn Sina), al-Ghazali, and Ankaravî. He discussed the significance of these interpretations from ontological and epistemological perspectives, as well as the verse’s contribution to understanding the relationship between being and knowledge in Islamic thought.