Naim Ghariani, Libya’s minister of higher education, said his country would like to see the opening of Turkish schools and would welcome Turkish teachers and students. Encouraged by Turkish Muslim scholar Fethullah Gülen, Turkish entrepreneurs have established hundreds of schools across the world, in part, with the goal of erecting bridges of dialogue between these countries and Turkey. Read rest of the story
In this article, Mr. Gulen describes the essence of understanding the book of nature, and the benefits for human beings of this recognition and awareness of this great book. Mr. Gulen writes, “He will then find that everywhere he can reach with his sight and imagination is decorated with the most delicious of fruits and the most striking of views, in which his heart, spirit, eyes and ears will all have share to enrapture himself with happiness.” Read rest of the story
In this poem, Mr. Gulen eloquently describes the love and devotion he has for the Prophet Mohammad.
Being a man of great love, deep devotion and unwavering faith, Mr. Gulen has been described as the Rumi of today . . . Read rest of the story
Kimse Yok Mu, a Turkish relief organization inspired by ideas of Fethullah Gulen, distributed clothing packages to poor children in Turkey’s Usak area. 1000 children had a joyful experience of receiving clothes and other items from Usak branch of Kimse Yok Mu. Abdurrakman Avinc – KYM branch manager said, “What we are trying to do is provide our students with good opportunities, save them from bad habits and to continue their education in the best manner possible.” Read rest of the story
The columnist of Zaman paper wrote an interesting article about Gulen-inspired schools and universities in Iraq. He provided very detailed information about these schools: how they operate, what their educational systems are, what local Iraqis think about them and how they affect Turkish-Iraqi relationships. 17 of Iraq’s total 25 Turkish schools are located in Kurdistan region. Read rest of the story
Recently a musical group from Kyrgyzstan Tengri Too, translated as Holy Mountains, came to Istanbul to participate in Third International Mystic Art Festival. The group, headed by Nurlanbek Nyshanov, plays traditional Kyrgyz music using ancient musical instruments and motives. During his visit Kyrgyz musician expressed how important Gulen-inspired schools were for Kyrgyz society. Read rest of the story
Love means the heart’s attachment and the will power’s inclination toward the beloved . . . Love makes us forget our own existence, and annihilates our existence in the existence of our beloved. It therefore requires the lover always to want the beloved, and thus to dedicate himself or herself, without expecting any return, completely to the desires of the beloved. This is, according to my way of thinking, the essence of humanity. Read rest of the story
Fethullah Gulen sees ‘straightforwardness’ as the last step on a three step stairway leading to nearness of God. The first step is consistency, where a traveler strives to embody Islam’s theoretical and practical dimensions. Success in this continuous effort brings one’s carnal self under control. Read rest of the story
According to Fethullah Gulen, like literary language, daily language also has its own kind of beauty, ease, allure, and naturalness that entices pure pleasure. However, literary language is poetic, musical, and constructs a pleasing whole in harmony with the meanings it holds. It is superior in linguistic utilization, taste, and refinement in the way that demonstrates coherence within the text as a whole and cohesion between words and sentences. Let alone feeling and savoring these, it is sometimes very difficult for people who lack the aptitude to even understand them. Read rest of the story
In addition to meaning temperament, disposition, and character, Fethullah Gulen defines ‘good nature’ as a goal to which a traveler aspires, for it is the most important dimension of creation. In brief, this station means that one is characterized (equipped) with God’s qualities or way of acting. For example, God is All-Forgiving; therefore, one must be forgiving. One who realizes this sacred goal can easily do every good thing or deed. Read rest of the story
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