Gulen's Works

• Broken Plectrum
  • The Rose of Medina
  • Rainbow
  • To the Spirit of the Master of Beings
  • Who Suffers Long and Endures
  • The Reach of Ardent Desire
  • The Eternal Light
  • The Cry of Nightingale
  • The Army of Light
  • Suffering Man
  • Soldiers of Truth
  • Separation and Hope
  • Rise Up
  • On His Path
  • National Spirit
  • Music of Rain
  • Man with a Cause
  • Lovers of Light
  • Love and Separation
  • In the Pure Climate of Faith
  • God and Man
  • Emotions
  • A Song for Spring
  • My Master
  • The Truth in Daydreams
  • Don't Leave Me Alone
  • Supplication
  • The Horizon of the Spirit
  • Fall
  • The Pure Path
  • Dreams
  • Never Worn-Out
  • Homesickness
  • Tears
  • The Rose of My Heart
  • The Door Half-Opened Through Death
  • In the Bright Climate of Belief
• Towards the Lost Paradise
  • Victory of the Spirit
  • Religious Festivals
  • The Spirit of Struggle
  • The Awaited Generation
  • The New Man
  • Our System of Education
  • Sacred Emigration
  • Action and Thought
  • Self-Renewal
  • The Horizon of Hope
  • The Age Of Speed
  • Regrets About Science and Technology
  • Civilization or Confusion of Conceptions
  • Chaos and Belief
  • The Horizon of Shame
  • Startling Scenes
  • Some Drop Out Half-Way
  • Attachment to Life
  • Generations With No Ideals
  • The Decline of Spiritual Energy
  • Chilah
  • Love
  • Compassion
  • Hope
  • Man in the 'Spiral' of Thoughts
  • For the Conquest and Dominion of Hearts
  • The Spirit of Youth
  • The Happy Future
  • The Leading, Exalted Spirits
  • The Saviour Awaited by Our Generation
  • In the Shade of the 'Light' Coming From Heaven
  • Towards the World of 'Righteous Servants'
  • The Journey Beyond Being
• Essentials of the Islamic Faith
  • The Existence and Unity of God
    • False Arguments About the Origin of Existence
    • The Existence and Unity of God
    • All Traditional Arguments For God's Existence
  • The Invisible Realm of Existence
    • Satan and Humanity
    • Spells and Sorcery
    • Jinn and Human Beings
    • Angels and Jinn In This World
    • Jinn and Their Functions
    • Angels and Their Functions
    • The Spirit In The Intermediate World
    • Death and The Spirit After Death
    • Dreams
    • Supernormal Phenomena
    • The Spirit and Its Identity
    • Arguments For The Existence of Invisible Beings
  • Divine Decree and Destiny, and Human Free Will
    • The Manifest Record and The Manifest Book
    • Questions on Destiny and Human Free Will
    • The Divine Wisdom in Creating People Differently
    • Divine Destiny and Decree, and Divine Grace
    • Destiny and Human Free Will
    • Divine Decree and Destiny
    • Introduction
  • The Resurrection and the Afterlife
    • The Resurrection in Revealed Scriptures
    • General Arguments
    • Qur'anic Arguments
    • The Benefits of Belief in the Resurrection
  • Prophethood and Muhammad's Prophethood
    • The Prophet's Marriages
    • Miracles Cannot Be Denied
    • His Miracles
    • His Predictions
    • His Knowledge of the Past
    • His Achievements
    • Muhammad's Character and High Morality
    • His Life
    • Prophet Muhammad in the Bible
    • Introduction
  • The Holy Qur'an
    • Why We Refer to Science and Scientific Facts
    • Does the Qur'an Allude to Scientific Developments?
    • The Concept of Science and Technology
    • Science and Religion
    • The Qur'an Proves Muhammad's Prophethood
    • The Holy Qur'an
• Prophet Muhammad
  • The Need For Prophets
    • The Prophet's Life Before His Prophethood
    • The Dark Period of Ignorance
  • The Awaited Prophet
    • Many Others Awaited the Prophet
    • The Gospels
    • The Torah and the Psalms
  • Why Prophets Are Sent
    • To Be God's Witnesses
    • To Establish Balance
    • The Prophets Were Examples
    • To Teach People God's Laws
    • To Guide People to the Service of God
    • To Illuminate Humanity's Way
  • Characteristics of Prophets
    • Calling Humanity to God's Unity
    • Calling People Wisely and with Kindness
    • Complete Sincerity
    • Trustworthy and Asked No Wage
    • Total Dependence on Revelation and Submission To God
  • Prophethood: Truthfulness And Trustworthiness
    • Trustworthiness
    • Truthfulness
  • Prophethood: Communication And Intellect
    • Intellect
    • Communication
  • Prophethood: Infallibility And Bodily Perfection
    • Removing Doubts
    • Infallibility
    • No Bodily or Mental Defects
  • Prophet Muhammad as Husband and Father
    • Why He Had More Than One Wife
    • ''You Are With Those Whom You Love''
    • God's Messenger and Children
    • The Prophet and His Wives
• The Statue of Our Souls
  • Reunion with Ourselves
  • The Generations of Hope - II
  • The Generations of Hope - I
  • Our Philosophy of Life
  • Determinism in History
  • Ideal Generations
  • The Major Cause of Our People
  • From Chaos to Order - II
  • From Chaos to Order - I
  • The Consciousness of Responsibility
  • The Devout: The Architect of Our Souls
  • The World Awaited
  • The Hero of Thought and Action
  • Action and Thought
  • Consultation
  • The Statue of Our Souls
  • The World We Long for
  • Toward Tomorrow
  • On How to Find Our Path
  • The Inheritors of the Earth
  • The World in the Womb
• Pearls of Wisdom
  • Addiction to Comfort
  • Art
  • Avoiding Extremes
  • Balancing the Spiritual and the Physical
  • Bringing Up The Young
  • Children
  • Civilization
  • Clarity About Aims and Means
  • Conscience
  • Consultation
  • Culture
  • Dreams
  • The Essential of the Way
  • Freedom
  • Friendship
  • Heroes of Love
  • Holding One's Tongue
  • Human Beings
  • Humanity
  • Humility
  • Keeping Secrets
  • Life, Human Character and Virtue
  • Literature
  • Love
  • Love of Position
  • Marriage and The Home
  • Morals
  • Ideal Spirits
  • Man
  • Man of Service
  • Nation
  • Pearls of Wisdom
  • People of Service
  • Personal Integrity
  • Poetry
  • Politics
  • Progress
  • Prophet Muhammad
  • Prudence
  • Religion
  • Republic
  • Respect For Thought
  • Sinful Souls
  • The Journey Beyond Being
  • The Media
  • The Qur'an
  • The Rights of Children
  • The Rights of Parents
  • The True Long Life
  • The Victory of Goodness and Beauty
  • Those Who Are Making Merry Today
  • Tolerance
  • What We Expect of Science
  • Women
  • Worship
  • Youth
  • Upbringing
• Love and Tolerance
  • Love and Mercy
    • Appeal to Mercy
    • Love of God
    • Humanism and Love of Humanity
    • Love for Humankind
    • Love
  • Forgiveness, Tolerance, and Dialogue
    • Sports and the Process of Dialogue
    • Dialogue with the People of the Book
    • Dialogue in the Muhammadan Spirit and Meaning
    • Tolerance and Dialogue in the Qur'an and the Sunna
    • Islam As a Religion of Universal Mercy
    • Islam-A Religion of Tolerance
    • Without Hands Against Those Who Strike You, Without Speech Against Those Who Curse You
    • The Two Roses of the Emerald Hills: Tolerance and Dialogue
    • Making the Atmosphere of Tolerance Permanent
    • Tolerance in the Life of the Individual and Society
    • Tolerance
    • Tolerance and Liberality
    • Forgiveness
  • The Ideal Human
    • An Ideal Society
    • Humanity and Its Responsibilities
    • The Inner Profundity of Humankind
    • Human Beings and Their Nature
    • Today's Devotees
    • Spirits Devoted to God
    • What It Takes to Be a Believer
    • Ideal Spirits and Heroes of Love
    • The Ideal Believer, the Ideal Muslim
    • The Portrait of People of Heart
    • The New Man and Woman
  • Sufism and Metaphysics
    • Sufism as a Lifestyle
    • Sufism and Its Origins
    • The Horizons of Tranquility
    • Chaos and the Mystical World of Faith
    • The Horizons of the Soul: Metaphysical Thought
    • The Horizons of Faith
    • Faith: A Particular Perspective
    • The Meaning of Life
  • Jihad–Terrorism–Human Rights
    • On Recent Terrorist Attacks
    • Real Muslims Cannot Be Terrorists
    • Love, Tolerance, and Jihad in the Life of the Prophet
    • Lesser and Greater Jihad
    • Human Rights in Islam
  • Education
    • A Movement Originating Its Own Models
    • Education from Cradle to Grave
    • Educational Services Are Spreading Throughout the World
  • Global Perspectives
    • New World Order
    • Regarding the Information Age and the Clash of Civilizations
    • "I Trust in the Beauty Found in the Make-Up of Humanity"
    • Message Concerning the September 11^th Terrorist Attacks
    • At the Threshold of a New Millennium
    • As a New World is Being Built
    • A Comparative Approach to Islam and Democracy
    • Real Life and Real Humanity
• Sufism-1
  • 'Ashq (Passion or Intense, Ecstatic Love)
  • Basira and Firasa (Insight and Discernment)
  • Dahsha and Hayra (Utmost Astonishment and Amazement)
  • Dhikr (Recitation of God's Names)
  • Faqr and Ghina (Poverty and Richness)
  • Firar and I'tisam (Fleeing and Taking Shelter)
  • Futuwwa (Youth and Chivalry)
  • Hal and Maqam (State and Station)
  • Halwat and 'Uzlat (Privacy and Seclusion)
  • Haya (Modesty)
  • Huzn (Sadness or Sorrow)
  • 'Ibada, 'Ubudiya, and 'Ubuda (Worship, Servanthood, and Deep Devotion)
  • Ihsan (Perfect Goodness)
  • Ikhlas (Sincerity or Purity of Intention)
  • Inbisat (Expansion)
  • Irada, Murid, and Murad (Will, the Willing One, and the Willed One)
  • Istiqama (Straightforwardness)
  • Jadhb and Injidhab (Attraction and the Feeling of Being Attracted Toward God)
  • Khawf and Khashya (Fear and Reverence)
  • Khuluq (Good Nature)
  • Mahabba (Love)
  • Ma'rifa (Spiritual Knowledge of God)
  • Muhasaba (Self-Criticism or Self-Interrogation)
  • Muraqaba (Self-Supervision)
  • Qabd and Bast (Contraction and Openness)
  • Qalb (Heart) - 1
  • Qalb (Heart) - 2
  • Qast and 'Azm (Decision and Resolution)
  • Qurb and Bu'd (Nearness and Remoteness)
  • Raja (Hope or Expectation)
  • Rida (Resignation)
  • Sabr (Patience)
  • Sakina and Itmi'nan (Serenity and Peacefulness)
  • Shawq and Ishtiyaq (Joyful Zeal and Yearning)
  • Shukr (Thankfulness)
  • Sidq (Truthfulness)
  • Sofi
  • Tafakkur (Reflection)
  • Taqwa (Piety)
  • Tawadu (Humility)
  • Tawakkul, Taslim, Tafwiz, and Thiqa (Reliance, Surrender, Commitment, and Confidence)
  • Tawba (Repentance), Inaba (Sincere Penitence), and Awba (Turning to God in Contrition)
  • The Origin of Sufism
  • Wara' (Abstinence)
  • What Is Sufism?
  • Yaqin (Certainty)
  • Zuhd (Asceticism)
• Sufism-2
  • Riyada (Austerity)
  • Hurriya (Freedom)
  • I'thar (Altruism)
  • 'Ilm (Knowledge)
  • Hikma (Wisdom)
  • Barq (Lightning)
  • Qal­aq (Pas­sion)
  • Ghay­ra (En­deav­or)
  • Waqt (Time)
  • Walaya (Sainthood)
  • Mushahada (Observation)
  • Sir (Secret)
  • Ghurba (Separation)
  • Ightirab (Doubled Separation)
  • Istighraq (Immersion)
  • Ghayba (Absence)
  • Tajalli (Manifestation)
  • Hayah (Life)
  • Sakr and Sahw (Intoxication and Sobriety)
  • Fasl and Wasl (Parting and Reunion)
  • Ma'rifa (Knowledge of God)
  • Yaqada (Wakefulness)
  • Tawhid (Unity)
  • Tajrid (Isolation)
  • Safa' (Purity)
  • Mukashafa (Disclosure)
  • Fana Fi'llah (Annihilation in God)
  • Baqa Bi'llah (Subsistence with God)
  • Tahqiq (Verification)
  • Talbis (Self-Concealment)
  • Wujud (Finding and Existence)
  • Zawq and 'Atash (Pleasure and Thirst)
  • Surur (Rejoicing)
  • Talwin and Tamkin (Coloring and Self-Possession)
  • Sohba and Musahaba (Conversation and Communion)
  • Sayr u Suluk (Journeying and Initiation)
  • Dervish (Dervish)
  • Mujahada (Striving)
  • Chila (Suffering)
  • Salik (Initiate)
  • Tafrid (Individuality)
  • Jam' (Absorption)
  • Farq (Distinguishing)
  • Another Way of Journeying and Initiation
  • A Distance of Two Bows' Length
  • The Universal Man
• Reflections on the Qur'an
  • You Alone do We Worship
  • Perfect Guidance
  • Vicious Cycle of Evil
  • Waking Up to a New Life
• Questions and Answers-1
  • God
    • Does God Exist?
    • Since God Knows What We Will Do, Why Does He Send Us Here?
    • Why did God Create the Universe?
    • Why Can't We See God?
    • Who Created God?
  • Religion
    • You Say That Islam is A Religion of Unity, But We See Differences - Sometimes Major Differences - Even Among the Companions. Why is This So?
    • Why does Islam Allow Slavery?
    • Can Islam Solve Every Problem?
    • Submission, Sense, and Reason
    • Will Religion, Supposedly Developed by ''Primitive'' People to Explain the Unknown, Eventually Become Unnecessary?
    • What is the Purpose of Spiritual Tension?
    • What is Guidance, and Can We Guide Others?
    • What Does the Islamic Concept of Fitra (Primordial Nature) Mean?
    • What is the Primordial Covenant?
    • What is the Point of Worship, and Why Does it Have to Be Done in a Certain Way?
    • The Qur'an Says: There is No Compulsion in Religion (2:256) What Does This Mean?
  • The Qur'an
    • What Are the Differences Between the Islamic and the Modern Scientific Points of View On Knowledge ('ilm)? How Does The Qur'an Regard ''Knowledge''?
    • When Modern Science Agrees With the Qur'an
    • Why Does the Qur'an Not Discuss Scientific Issues That Concern Us Today?
    • Why Does the Qur'an Open With Iqra' (Recite, Read)?
    • Why Was the Qur'an Revealed Over A Period of 23 Years?
    • Did Prophet Muhammad Write the Qur'an?
  • Prophethood and Prophets
    • Polygamy
    • Why Was the Prophet Polygamous?
    • Was Muhammad's Mission Limited and Temporary?
    • How Many Prophets Were There? Were They All From Arabia?
    • What is the Role of Prophethood and of Prophets?
  • Destiny and Free Will
    • Why Are Whole Nations no Longer Punished?
    • Are the Manner And Time Of Death Predetermined?
    • Why Are Some People Created ''More Equal'' Than Others?
    • Why Are There Fortunate and Unfortunate People?
    • What Happens to People Born and Living in Non-Islamic Countries?
    • Can We Choose Our Actions?
  • Various Issues
    • Women's Rights?
    • What are the Greatest Dangers and Pitfalls That a Believer Faces, and What Precautions Can Be Taken?
    • What Should Be the Understanding of "Mujaddid" in Our Time? Does it Refer to a Single Individual Only, or does it Rather Signify a Collective Personality (Shakhs Al-Manawi)?
    • Is There an Islamic Code of Conduct Concerning Way of Dressing?
    • Is Reincarnation Compatible With Islam?
    • Fasting in Islam
    • Jihad With Different Aspects
    • Are Muslims Guilty of Imperialism?
    • What is Jihad?
    • Why is Atheism So Widespread?
    • What is the Sunna's Role Today?
    • Can Our Intention Save Us?
• Questions and Answers-2
  • Wisdom in the Message of the Qur'an
    • What is the Wisdom in Fasting?
    • Although Azrail is One, How does He Capture the Souls of Many People Who Die at the Same Instant?
    • Why does the Qur'an Mention a Person Such As Abu Lahab Who Was An Inveterate Enemy of Islam? What is the Wisdom in Doing So? How does it Befit the Dignity and Purport of the Divine Book?
    • Do the Appointed Times of Death (Ajal) of People Who Die En Masse in Natural Disasters Come to All of Them At the Same Time?
    • It Appears That the Time of the Coming of Rain and the Sex of the Baby in the Mother's Womb Can Be K
  • Ethics and Spirituality
    • How Can We Avoid Sins, and How Can We Show Sincere Repentance?
    • What is "Unity of Being" (Wahdat al-Wujud)? Does it Conform in Any Way to the Teachings of Islam?"
    • What is Ulfa (Familiarity)? And What Are its Negative Effects?
  • Virtues and Hardships in the Service of Islam
    • As God Already Gives His Blessings and Peace to Prophet Muhammad, What is the Wisdom in Our Invoking God's Blessings and Peace Upon Him? Does He Need Our Invocations?
    • How Should We Deal With Mockery or Ridicule, Especially of the Young Trying to Practice Their Religion by Their Peers?
    • How Should Believers 0nvite Others to Faith?
    • How Should People Avoid Sins, Distractions, and Temptations?
    • How Can "Moderation" Be Defined?
  • Scientific Issues
    • What Should be Our Attitude Against Ideas Like Positivism and Rationalism Which are Accepted as The Sources of Information in The West? To What Degree do they Reflect the Truth?
    • What is the Reason for the Persistence of Darwinism in the General Culture of the Masses, Though Many of Darwin's Hypotheses Have Been Challenged and Even Disproved?
    • What do You Say About Sperm Banks and Artificial Insemination?
    • Is It Right When People Link HIV to "The Beast of the Earth" (Dabbat al ard), One of the Signs of the Last Day?
  • Perspectives
    • How Would You Describe the Moral Transformation of the Prophet’s Companions After the Advent of Islam?
    • How are Those Who Are Hostile to Dialogue Activities Today Relevant to "Kharijites, Karmatis, Anarchists"?
    • What is the Islamic Perspective on Anticipation For the Messiah and the Mahdi?
    • What are the Reasons for the Fact that Islam Spread Over Such Vast Territories in Such a Short Time in the Past? What are the Reasons for the Muslims' Defeat and Failure at the Present Time?
• Religious Education of the Child
  • Worshipping and Praying within Sight of our Children
  • Respect for the Qur'an
  • The Significance of Reading
  • Speaking about the Time of Happiness and Allah's Messenger (pbuh)
  • Introducing the Qur'an
  • Speaking about the Resurrection
  • Bringing up a Child with Multiple Abilities
  • Making Our Children Familiar with Mosques at an Early Age
  • Eliminating Any Questions in the Child's Mind from the Very Beginning
• Recent Articles
  • Women Confined and Mistreated
  • Compassion
  • The Blessed Birth
  • The Souls Besieged by a Life of Transience
  • Language and Thought
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  • An Extensive Wish in the View of Historical Recurrences
  • Killing an Innocent
  • On The Holy Qur'an and Its Interpretation
  • The Sacred Trusts
  • Feeling You From Deep Within ... Yet Again
  • The Portrait of People of Heart
  • Respect for Humankind
  • The Inner Profundity of Humankind
  • A Sacred Phase of Time: The Blessed Three Months
  • Claiming To Be the Mahdi Is Deviation
  • A Tribute to Mothers
  • The Messiah and the Mahdi
  • An Analysis of the Tolerance Process
  • Beauty and the Beautiful
  • Balance
  • Three Groups Opposing Dialogue: Kharijites, Karmatis, Anarchists
  • The World and its Contents from the Perspective of a Believer
  • Mevlana Jalal al-Din Rumi
  • Love for Humankind
  • A Brief Overview of Islam
  • The Month Overflowing with Mercy
  • Toward Tomorrow
  • Time to Pray
  • Humanity, Science, and Globalization
  • The Necessity of Reflection and Self–Criticism
  • Being Shaped by Ramadan
  • The Madness of Power for Its Sake
  • The Nature We Have Destroyed
  • For the Conquest and Dominion of Hearts
  • The Irresistible Power of Religion
  • The Concept of Science
  • To Be Seen in Chaos
  • Universal Mercy and Education
  • Al-Aqsa Mosque
  • Terror from an Islamic Prospect
  • What We Expect from the Righteous Generation
  • The Necessity of Interfaith Dialogue
  • A Comperative Approach to Islam and Democracy
  • Civilization and the Confusion of Conceptions
  • The Meaning of Life
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  • At the Threshold of a New Millennium
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  • Forgiveness
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    • Fethullah Gulen Is Progressive in Education
  • Meeting with the Pope John Paul II
    • Interview with Prof. Niyazi Oktem on This Meeting
    • Fethullah Gulen's Meeting with the Pope
    • Fethullah Gulen and the Pope
    • Two Important Points in Gulen-Pope Meeting
    • Fethullah Gulen on His Meeting with the Pope
  • As a Teacher
    • Sufism and Its Origin
    • The Horizon of Hope: Spiritual or Metaphysical Thought
    • The Culture of the Heart
    • The Journey beyond Being
    • Love
    • The Balance Between the Physical and the Spiritual
    • Those Who Are Making Merry Today
    • The Whirlpool of Egotism
    • On Life, Human Character, and Virtue
    • Humility
    • Humanity
    • Human Beings
    • Nation
    • The Rights of Parents
    • The Rights of Children
    • Youth
    • Friendship
  • The Abant Platform
    • Prof. Dr. Mete Tuncay's Views on the Abant Platform
    • Prof. Dr. Ali Yasar Saribay's Views on the Abant Platform
    • Prof. Dr. Kenan Gursoy's Views on the Abant Platform
    • Harun Tokak's Views on the Abant Platform
    • I. Abant Platform "Islam and Secularism Symposium"
    • II. Abant Platform "Religion, State and Society"
    • III. Abant Platform "Legal Democratic State"
    • IV. Abant Platform "Pluralism and Societal Compromise"
    • V. Abant Platform "Globalization: Political, Economic and Cultural Dimensions"
    • VI. Abant Platform "War and Democracy"
  • Commentaries
    • Differences Should Not Lead to Separation
    • Gulen is a Contemporary Scholar-Intellectual
    • Twenty-First Century Utopia and the Dervish Tradition
    • A Musical Composition, Not an Analysis
    • A Deep Knowledge of Religion, a Rich Philosophy
    • A Dream Rising on Our Horizon
    • Modernity Made Meaningful by Conservatism
    • An Exceptional Place of Integrating Intelligence
    • A Criterion Viewing the World from Turkey
    • A Will That Can Solve Problems
    • Fethullah Hodja's Profile
    • Religion and Politics
    • Respect for Hodjaefendi
    • Fethullah Gulen's Dinner Table
    • Listening to Hodjaefendi
    • Fethullah Hodja and Politics
    • Followers of Fethullah Gulen
    • Fethullah Hodja and His Community
    • A Religious Scholar Under the Name of Fethullah Gulen
    • The Person Sought by Fethullah Hodja
    • Applause to Gulen From the Heart
    • An Analysis of Ecevit's View on Gulen
    • A New Phase
    • Understanding Hodjaefendi
    • Listening to Hodjaefendi
    • The Hodja Spoke
    • Fethullah Gulen Difference
    • Gulen and Reconciliation
    • Two Frontrunners for Peace: John Paul II and Fethullah Gülen
  • Biography
    • Introduction
    • The Physical, Historical, and Sociological Background
    • A Different Home
    • First Training and Psychological Background
    • Years of Education
    • Fethullah Hodja or Hodjaefendi
    • Edirne
    • Military Service
    • Edirne, Kirklareli, and Finally Izmir
    • Further Remarks
    • Sufferings in His Life
    • Being Pursued
    • Why Does He Cry?
    • Relation With Literature And Music
  • Life Chronology
    • 1941-1993
    • 1994
    • 1995
    • 1996
    • 1997
    • 1998
    • 1999
    • 2000
    • 2001
  • Gulen's Thoughts
    • The Irresistible Power of Religion
    • The Qur'an
    • Prophet Muhammad
    • Religion
    • Worship
    • Morals
    • The "Turkish Islam" Expression
    • Islam and the Turks
    • The Muslim-Turkish Identity
    • The Universality of Islam
    • Neo-Salafism and Islam's Universality
    • Islam and Dogmatism
    • Sunni Islam and Free Thought
    • Islam and Art
    • The Beard and the Headscarve Issue
    • Islam, Theocracy, and Tyranny
    • "Political Islam" and Religious-Oriented Parties
    • Difference from Ex-Prime Minister Erbakan and the Issue of Partisanship
    • Jihad with Its Lesser and Greater Kinds or Aspects
    • Women
    • Women and Women's Rights
    • Women Governors
    • Women and Men Prayed Together at the Mosque
    • Women's Covering
    • Marriage and the Home
    • Polygamy
    • In the Qur'an, the Individual is a "Species" Itself
    • Flourishing of the Individual
    • Humanism
    • Islam as a Religion of Universal Mercy
    • Human Rights in Islam
    • Republic
    • Politics
    • Democracy is an Irreversible Process
    • No Turning Back from Democracy
    • Democracy and the Current Situation
    • Freedom of Thought
    • Secularism
    • The Pro-state Attitude
    • Truth-Power and Authority-Justice relationships
    • Matter of Obedience and a Tetrapod
    • Approach Toward the State
    • The Madness of Power for Its Own Sake