According to Said Nursi, the nature of human and the possibility of education

The relationship between human and education has been handled as an important subject from the first human being, the Prophet Adam, to the present day. Thinkers who study human in many aspects have comprehensively considered what he is, his nature, and the possibility of education. In the context of religious education, the possibility of human education comes to the fore and studies on this are discussed in depth. This study was prepared in this context and was shaped within the framework of Said Nursi's thoughts. In particular, Nursi subjected the human being to evaluate a point of view centered on the universe and monotheism and focused on the subject with a content centered on the Qur'an and the Sunnah. The fact that human has a characteristic that reflects the Names and Attributes of Allah in the most encompassing and brightest way both makes him valuable in this respect and reveals that he is open to education. In addition, the fact that human carried a soul from Allah during the creation process, was appointed caliph on earth, was created with the potential to access the knowledge of his Names, and the existence of the prophetic institution are arguments that reveal that human is both an educable and in need of education in Nursi's system of thought. It can be said that Nursi acted with a point of view that includes Sufism, Philosophy and Theology when dealing with the subject. Nursi, who uses a holistic method, has revealed an original human view. It can be said that this understanding of the human being is also a criticism of the modern period human conceptions. Modern period human theories, which deal with man only through his body, independent of the creation story, also create human education in this way, which reveals a human profile that is incomplete in a behavioral and cognitive sense and disconnected from its essence. Having identified this problem, Nursi considers human both physically and metaphysically and reveals that he is a being who is related to his creator in an absolute sense. This study examines Nursi's human understanding, which is fed by the Islamic thought tradition, in all its aspects and argues that human has the opportunity for education in accordance with this understanding. In addition, based on the idea that no educational philosophy can be independent of human philosophy, Said Nursi's ideas about human beings are intended to contribute to the background of the discipline of religious education and offer it new horizons. Keywords: Education, Religious Education, Human, Said Nursi