Exit of a Colossus
“Every soul will taste death. And We test you, O humanity, with good and evil as a trial,…
Fethullah Gulen
134 articles
A True Companion
Fethullah Gülen, after a lifetime of faithful service to God, has returned now to his Creator and received…
The Light Remains
“We belong to God and to God we are ever returning.”Eternal rest grant unto him, O Godand let…
Hand in Hand, Heart in Heart
The season of fall has hit every town; humane values are trodden underfoot; respect for humankind and universal…
In Pursuit of the Brightest Stars
Life is a journey in pursuit of the brightest stars. It is a treasure that some cherish, yet…
Between Thought and Action: An Intellectual Biography of Fethullah Gülen
I follow closely and with great interest what Western thinkers write and think about the Hizmet Movement, how…
Fr. Thomas Michel
When our plane landed in Chiang Rai, the northernmost city of Thailand, my friend and I were at…
Rising from the Ashes
2023 marks a full decade since the beginning of the unprecedented persecution of the Hizmet movement started in…
The Theological Dimension of the Thought of M. Fethullah Gülen (Part 3)
The terms translated in English as “worship,” “servanthood,” and “devotion” are taken from Arabic and possess a long…
The Theological Dimension of the Thought of M. Fethullah Gülen (Part 2)
“Sincerity” in the Islamic Tradition Ikhlas is a Qur’anic concept that is variously translated as “sincerity” or “purity…
Women’s Participation in Faith-based Social Movements
Fethullah Gülen, the Muslim scholar who inspired the global educational movement called Hizmet, has not only challenged popular…
The Theological Dimension of the Thought of M. Fethullah Gülen (Part 1)
Gülen as Spiritual Master In recent years, much has been written about the thought of Fethullah Gülen and…
Servant Leadership
The leader of a people is the one who serves them. That is the essence of leadership, serving…
Religious Communities and Response to COVID-19: The Case of the Hizmet Movement
This is not the first time that the world is witnessing a pandemic; previous incidents were regional in…
Find a Teacher for Yourself
As a rabbi and professor of rabbinic literature, I am naturally drawn to interpreting texts. The best moments…