Talwin and Tamkin (Coloring and Self-Possession)
Meaning coloring, taking on a color, painting, and presenting different views, talwin (coloring) in the Sufi language is…
Fethullah Gulen
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Our understanding of servanthood to God
Question: In his work, Gulistan, Sheikh Sadi states: “Be soil, so that you grow roses; nothing other than…
Poisoning of Spirit
The spirit constitutes human’s deepest otherworldly aspect, which is open to the heavenly realms. It is like a…
“If Only…”
Question: Is it possible to live a life without regrets? What needs to be done to live a…
Make Us Be with Your Love
I’m poorly-loving, lazily-longing; Render me worthy of your loving. Throw a coal, burn me with desire! So my…
Safa (Purity)
Safa, in the language of Islamic Sufism, signifies the state of a heart at peace because it has…
Entering into the Risk of Real Dialogue
In memory of Stanley Ridge Prof. Stanley Ridge, the former Vice Rector of the University of the Western…
Time Moves On
Time moves on – and it moves really fast! Busy with day-to-day affairs, many of us live for…
To Remain Fresh and Strive for Renewal
Relying upon the air, sun, water, and soil, a seed sprouts and eventually becomes a bud. Soon, this…
Fethullah Gülen Is One of the Most Distinguished Islamic Scholars of Our Century
The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said, “Scholars are heirs of the prophets.” The Islamic intellectual, the…
Editorial: The Rise and Fall of Civilizations
Many past civilizations believed – and in fact many still believe – that a solar eclipse was an…
A Theology of Dialogue
Hizmet (service, in Turkish) is a faith-inspired social movements with schools and cultural centers around the world. Hizmet’s…
Nobody Can Be Religious for Another Person – I Had to Affirm That for Myself
Religion today is not perceived as it was in the past. This is true throughout the world, but…
Exhausted, But Moving Forward With Hope
Around the world, many people feel exhausted. Americans are exhausted from their elections and revelations of troubling conspiracies.…
NOT EVEN WATER! Turkey’s Refugees in America
Safiye is a teacher who fled Turkey a day before the July 15, 2016, attempted coup. She left…