Emphasizing the esthetic concerns of the Islamic civilization as well as underlining the true nature of the religion, this insightful opus contains a collection of essays on the art of language from a revered contemporary scholar of Islam. Written separately as lead articles for the Turkish literary magazine, Yagmur, the volume eloquently articulates the author’s approach to speech as well as his definitions of poetry, history, and beauty, all of which are deeply embroidered around the lacework of Islam. With powerful emphasis on belief in God, each essay addresses an important matter of language that aptly relates to the current state of affairs in the Muslim world and the nature of human existence in the 21st century as a whole.
Written separately as lead articles for the Turkish literary magazine, Yagmur, the volume eloquently articulates the author’s approach to speech as well as his definitions of poetry, history, and beauty, all of which are deeply ...
Cloaked in science and rational philosophy, the activity of unbelief continues in many forms. In this book, the author, who is sensitive to the real questions people have - the questions given rise to by the modern age - has tried, through patient argument, to answer people's doubts and questions.
In this book, the author, who is sensitive to the real questions people have - the questions given rise to by the modern age - has tried, through patient argument, to answer people's doubts and questions.
All people are as equal as the teeth of a comb. lslam does not discriminate based on race, colour, age, nationality, or physical traits.
All people are as equal as the teeth of a comb. lslam does not discriminate based on race, colour, age, nationality, or physical traits.
Religious progress is possible not by consciences being narrow and separate from each other, but by their being universal and broad.
Religious progress is possible not by consciences being narrow and separate from each other, but by their being universal and broad.
This book consists of prayers categorized according to various occasions: morning and evening prayers connected with purification, food, drink, pilgrimage, marriage, everyday life situations. Additional sections include the most beautiful names of God, prayer for help and victory, and other prayers to be read at any time.
This book consists of prayers categorized according to various occasions: morning and evening prayers connected with purification, food, drink, pilgrimage, marriage, everyday life situations.
Belief in the resurrection is a most important and compelling factor urging us to use our free will properly.
Belief in the resurrection is a most important and compelling factor urging us to use our free will properly.
Gulen echoes the great teacher Rumi by telling is not to ignore the doctrine of causes, not to sit around heedlessly waiting for God's favor, but rather to continuously exert ourselves in order to transform this broken world into a world of peace and justice, in accordance with the Will of God. He neither denies reality by turning his back on modernity, nor does he fall into bitterness, incomprehension and fury. His message is essentially a message of peace and hope, a message that is best conveyed in The Statue of Our Souls.
He neither denies reality by turning his back on modernity, nor does he fall into bitterness, incomprehension and fury. His message is essentially a message of peace and hope, a message that is best conveyed in The Statue of Our Souls.
his second compelling volume includes an introduction to the heart and its dynamics, as well as detailed examination of such concepts as freedom, altruism, wisdom, sainthood, intoxication and sobriety, wakefullness, and the universal man.
his second compelling volume includes an introduction to the heart and its dynamics, as well as detailed examination of such concepts as freedom, altruism, wisdom, sainthood, intoxication and sobriety, wakefullness, and the universal man.
