“Love”, a meditation by M. Fethullah Gulen

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

Love and Separation, a Poem by Fethullah Gulen

As we celebrate St. Valentine’s Day and, coincidentally, Mawlid (the celebration of Prophet Muhammad’s birth), I thought it appropriate to share with you a poem on love by Fethullah Gulen. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as much as I did, and share in the inspiration of love!

“Whoever truly loves understands love is everything;
that it may be either a fatal poison or an elixir of life;
but whoever loves the Truth and pursues the ways to the Eternal Being
knows it as inspiration, as life.” Read rest of the story