Emerald Hills of the Heart

Emerald Hills of the Heart
Title Emerald Hills of the Heart PDF eBook
Author M. Fethullah Gülen
Publisher Tughra Books
Pages 226
Release 2009-01-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 1597848115

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Delving deeper into the soul of Islam and the definition of spirituality, this third volume examines the mainstream path that seekers are expected to follow in order to learn the fundamental concepts of Sufism and the essentials of the Islamic faith. Concepts central to Sufism, such as unity and multiplicity, silence, privacy and company, and sainthood, are thoroughly discussed.

Key Concepts in the Practice of Sufism

Key Concepts in the Practice of Sufism
Title Key Concepts in the Practice of Sufism PDF eBook
Author Fethullah Gülen
Publisher Tughra Books
Pages 222
Release 2004
Genre Religion
ISBN 9781932099232

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The origin of Sufism -- Self criticism; Reflection; Privacy and seclusion; Heart; Hope or expectation; Asceticism. People follow the Sufi path when they sense that Islam has a deeper dimension. The resulting self-purification leads to this inner dimension of Islamic rituals, a deeper understanding of the Divine acts, and a greater knowledge and love of Him. After this, God draws the novice to Himself. With the help of a spiritual guide, the novice begins the life-long journey back to God. This continual process of spiritual development along a path of the innate human poverty, helplessness, and powerlessness before God is undertaken in the knowledge that everything comes from God. Each novice does what is necessary to grow spiritually, and God bestows the appropriate blessings and stations. "The highest aim of creation and its most sublime result is belief in God. The most exalted rank of humanity is knowledge of God. The most radiant happiness and sweetest bounty for jinn and humanity is love of God contained within the knowledge of God; the purest joy for the human spirit and the purest delight for the human heart is spiritual ecstasy contained within the love of God. Indeed, all true happiness, pure joy, sweet bounties, and unclouded pleasure are contained within the knowledge and love of God." And Sufism is the school where people can realise the highest aim of creation.

Key Concepts In Practice Of Sufism Vol 1

Key Concepts In Practice Of Sufism Vol 1
Title Key Concepts In Practice Of Sufism Vol 1 PDF eBook
Author M. Fethullah Gülen
Publisher Tughra Books
Pages 167
Release 2007-04-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 1597846449

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This comprehensive study explores sufism as a form of self-purification, offering a deeper understanding of the sacred acts and a greater knowledge and love of the divine. The first volume of the series presents such sufi concepts as repentance, reflection, self-criticism, asceticism, piety, abstinence, self-supervision, and sincerity.

Key Concepts In Practice Of Sufism Vol 2

Key Concepts In Practice Of Sufism Vol 2
Title Key Concepts In Practice Of Sufism Vol 2 PDF eBook
Author M. Fethullah Gülen
Publisher Tughra Books
Pages 346
Release 2007-04-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 1597846457

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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.

Tradition Witnessing The Modern Age

Tradition Witnessing The Modern Age
Title Tradition Witnessing The Modern Age PDF eBook
Author Enes Ergene
Publisher Tughra Books
Pages 207
Release 2008-11-01
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1597846422

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Addressing the sociological, cultural, and religious aspects of the Glen movement, this insider’s look also explores the failure experienced by many other Islamic movements that attempted to combine traditional values with the modern world. The influence Fethullah Glen has had on secularist Turkey is also examined.

Three Mystics Walk into a Tavern

Three Mystics Walk into a Tavern
Title Three Mystics Walk into a Tavern PDF eBook
Author James C. Harrington
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Pages 168
Release 2015-02-11
Genre Religion
ISBN 0761865438

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In Three Mystics Walk into a Tavern, Jalal ad-Din Rumi, Moses de León, and Meister Eckhart—three of the greatest mystics of all time—meet in Venice for an imaginary night-long conversation that will inspire everyday individuals of the twenty-first century to find their own spirituality and realize that everyone can be a mystic. Although the mystics came from different backgrounds and religious traditions (Islam, Judaism, and Christianity), their spiritual paths led them to similar understandings of a union with the Divine. The three mystics have a timeless and timely message for people who walk the earth eight centuries after they did, no matter an individual’s religious background or even if they have none. It is a message of connecting with the “divine spark” deep within us and within the universe.

Toward an Islamic Enlightenment

Toward an Islamic Enlightenment
Title Toward an Islamic Enlightenment PDF eBook
Author M. Hakan Yavuz
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 309
Release 2013-01-31
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 0199927995

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M. Hakan Yavuz offers an insightful and wide-ranging study of the Gulen Movement, one of the most controversial developments in contemporary Islam. Founded in Turkey by the Muslim thinker Fethullah Gulen, the Gulen Movement aims to disseminate a ''moderate'' interpretation of Islam through faith-based education. Its activities have fundamentally altered religious and political discourse in Turkey in recent decades, and its schools and other institutions have been established throughout Central Asia and the Balkans, as well as western Europe and North America. Consequently, its goals and modus operandi have come under increasing scrutiny around the world. Yavuz introduces readers to the movement, its leader, its philosophies, and its practical applications. After recounting Gulen's personal history, he analyzes Gulen's theological outlook, the structure of the movement, its educational premise and promise, its financial structure, and its contributions (particularly to debates in the Turkish public sphere), its scientific outlook, and its role in interfaith dialogue. Towards an Islamic Enlightenment shows the many facets of the movement, arguing that it is marked by an identity paradox: despite its tremendous contribution to the introduction of a moderate, peaceful, and modern Islamic outlook-so different from the Iranian or Saudi forms of radical and political Islam-the Gulen Movement is at once liberal and communitarian, provoking both hope and fear in its works and influence.