Muqarrabun (Those Near-Stationed To God)
Muqarrabun are higher in rank than the godly, virtuous ones due to their special nearness to God. This…
Spirituality
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The Biology of Thankfulness
One of the important concepts in Abrahamic faiths is thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a profound sense of gratitude that…
Fethullah Gülen, Hizmet, and the Path Forward
Dear friends in the Hizmet movement, I join you in mourning the passing of Hocaefendi, known to the…
Restorative Justice
When crime happens, it usually involves two kinds of stakeholders: primary and secondary (McCold 2000). The categorization is…
Compassion and Forgiveness: Fastest and Safest Path to Truth
Many of us must have watched a video in which a mother antelope is sacrificing herself when she…
Morality of Love
For human society, the last few centuries have been one turmoil after another. In response, we are still…
Spirituality
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Poisoning of Spirit
The spirit constitutes human’s deepest otherworldly aspect, which is open to the heavenly realms. It is like a…
Nature vs. Nurture – Between Being Born With It or Being Taught To Be It
One of the classic questions psychologists have asked regarding human behavior is whether our behaviors are innate or…
Building a Society of Noble Ideals
The humans of this age have been victimized by a lack of idealism. Sometimes, in addition to lacking…
Istanbul: Conversations on Life, Knowledge, and Belief
November 4-10, 2013 / Istanbul, Turkey The Fountain organized a three-day conference in Istanbul featuring scholars and academics…
Can Spirituality Help Recover From Cancer?
Dr. Jean Kristeller is Professor of Psychology and the Director of the Center for the Study of Health,…
Delay of Gratification and Spirituality
We are living in a world in which everything changes very quickly; throughout the world immediacy rules. Industrial…
Desire To Retreat
This transient material world attracts us greatly with the kind of life it imposes upon us, the many…
A Universal Islamic Phenomenon in Turkish Religious Practice: the Gulen Case
Fethullah Gulen started his professional career as a traditional imam, trained and certificated by the governmental authorities in…