Key Concepts in the Practice of Sufism-1
Key Concepts in the Practice of Sufism-1

M. Fethullah Gülen

This book is the second volume of the Emerald Hills of the Heart series, which brings out a comprehensive and unique examination of concepts and terms associated with sufism in Islam. In this volume, Gulen looks at fifty different concepts. With an introduction on the heart and some of its dynamics, this work is a rich addition with more gates into spirituality. Concepts examined include freedom, altruism, wisdom, sainthood, intoxication and sobriety, wakefullness and the universal man..This book is a comprehensive study of concepts and terms associated with Sufi traditions of Islam. Gulen's informative analysis of Sufi ideas is a must read for those who seek a understanding of the dynamics of sufism. For Gulen, sufism is a form of self-purification leading to inner dimension of Islamic rituals, a deeper understanding of the divine acts, and a greater knowledge and love of the Divine. The continual process of spiritual development in sufism along a path of the innate human poverty, helplessnes, and powerlessnes before God is undertaken in the knowledge that everything come from God. The first volume of the Emerald Hills of the Heart presents such sufi concepts like repnetance, reflection, self-criticism, asceticism, piety, abstinence, self-supervision and sincerity.

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1 Futuwwa (Youth and Chivalry) Fethullah Gülen
2 Faqr and Ghina (Poverty and Richness) Fethullah Gülen
3 Qabd and Bast (Contraction and Openness) Fethullah Gülen
4 Dahsha and Hayra (Utmost Astonishment and Amazement) Fethullah Gülen
5 Jadhb and Injidhab (Attraction and the Feeling of Being Attracted Toward God) Fethullah Gülen
6 Shawq and Ishtiyaq (Joyful Zeal and Yearning) Fethullah Gülen
7 'Ashq (Passion or Intense, Ecstatic Love) Fethullah Gülen
8 Mahabba (Love) Fethullah Gülen
9 Ma'rifa (Spiritual Knowledge of God) Fethullah Gülen
10 Qurb and Bu'd (Nearness and Remoteness) Fethullah Gülen
11 Sakina and Itmi'nan (Serenity and Peacefulness) Fethullah Gülen
12 Basira and Firasa (Insight and Discernment) Fethullah Gülen
13 Ihsan (Perfect Goodness) Fethullah Gülen
14 Dhikr (Recitation of God's Names) Fethullah Gülen
15 Yaqin (Certainty) Fethullah Gülen
16 Irada, Murid, and Murad (Will, the Willing One, and the Willed One) Fethullah Gülen
17 Qast and 'Azm (Decision and Resolution) Fethullah Gülen
18 Inbisat (Expansion) Fethullah Gülen
19 Rida (Resignation) Fethullah Gülen
20 Sabr (Patience) Fethullah Gülen
21 Shukr (Thankfulness) Fethullah Gülen
22 Haya (Modesty) Fethullah Gülen
23 Sidq (Truthfulness) Fethullah Gülen
24 Tawadu (Humility) Fethullah Gülen
25 Khuluq (Good Nature) Fethullah Gülen
 
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