Emerald Hills of the Heart (Volume 2): Key Concepts in the Practice of Sufism - Softcover

Gülen, M Fethullah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1932099751 ISBN 13: 9781932099751

Publisher: The Fountain, 2007

Synopsis

What is Sufism? Reaching true belief in God's Divine Oneness and living in accordance with its demands; heeding the Divine Speech (the Qur'an), discerning and then obeying the commands of the Divine Power and will as they relate to the universe (the laws of creation and life); and, more.

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About the Author

Known by his simple and austere lifestyle, Fethullah Gülen, affectionately called Hodjaefendi, is a scholar of extraordinary proportions. This man for all seasons was born in Erzurum, eastern Turkey, in 1941. Upon graduation from a private divinity school in Erzurum, he obtained his license and began to preach and teach about the importance of understanding and tolerance. His social reform efforts have made him one of Turkey's most well-known and respected public figures during the 1960s. Gülen has spent his adult life voicing the cries and laments, as well as the beliefs and aspirations, of Muslims in particular and of humanity in general. He bears his own sorrows, but those of others crush him. He feels each blow delivered at humanity to be delivered first at his own heart. He feels himself so deeply and inwardly connected to creation that once he said: "Whenever I see a leaf fall from its branch in autumn, I feel as much pain as if my arm had been amputated.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Fountain
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1932099751
• ISBN 13: 9781932099751
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 309