Key Concepts in the Practice of Sufism: v. 2: Emerald Hills of the Heart: No. 2 - Hardcover

Gülen, M Fethullah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1932099778 ISBN 13: 9781932099775

Publisher: Tughra Books, 2004

Synopsis

his second compelling volume includes an introduction to the heart and its dynamics, as well as detailed examination of such concepts as freedom, altruism, wisdom, sainthood, intoxication and sobriety, wakefullness, and the universal man.

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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: Tughra Books
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1932099778
• ISBN 13: 9781932099775
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 309