The Qur an is believed by Muslims to be the final word of God revealed to humanity through Prophet Muhammad speaking to all humans for all times. This nature of Islam s holy book brings along a continuous study of it so that its injunctions are reinterpreted according to constantly changing times and conditions of our world. This book presents such interpretations from a respected Muslim scholar who explains verses for the modern age. Gulen is well-informed of the classical exegetical discipline; nevertheless in this book he keeps his explanations short and to the point, not to tire away readers. The book does not cover all the verses of the Qur an, but selected ones, those relate most to the human existence on earth, life after death, and stories revealed in the holy book
Muhammed Fethullah Gülen was a Turkish Muslim scholar, preacher, and leader of the Gülen movement who as of 2016 had millions of followers. Gülen was an influential neo-Ottomanist, Anatolian panethnicist, Islamic poet, writer, social critic, and activist–dissident developing a Nursian theological perspective that embraces democratic modernity. Gülen was a local state imam from 1959 to 1981 and he was a citizen of Turkey until his denaturalization by the Turkish government in 2017. Over the years, Gülen became a centrist political figure in Turkey prior to his being there as a fugitive. From 1999 until his death in 2024, Gülen lived in self-exile in the United States near Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania. Gülen said his social criticisms are focused upon individuals' faith and morality and a lesser extent toward political ends, and self described as rejecting an Islamist political philosophy, advocating instead for full participation within professions, society, and political life by religious and secular individuals who profess high moral or ethical principles and who wholly support secular rule, within Muslim-majority countries and elsewhere. Gülen was described in the English-language media as an imam "who promoted a tolerant Islam which emphasises altruism, hard work, and education" and as "one of the world's most important Muslim figures". In 2003, a number of Gülen movement participants allied with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's right wing Justice and Development Party (AKP), providing the AKP political and sorely-needed administrative support. This political alliance worked together to weaken left-of-center Kemalist factions, but fractured in 2011. Turkish prosecutors accused Gülen of attempts to overthrow the government by allegedly directing politically motivated corruption investigations by Gülen-linked investigators then in the judiciary, who illegally wiretapped the executive office of the Turkish president, and Gülen's alleged instigations of the 2016 coup attempt. Gülen denied the accusations. A Turkish criminal court issued an arrest warrant for Gülen in 2016, and Turkey demanded his extradition from the United States. U.S. government officials did not believe he was associated with any terrorist activity, and requested evidence to be provided by the Turkish government to substantiate the allegations in the warrant requesting extradition, frequently rejecting Turkish calls for his extradition. Gülen was wanted as a terrorist leader in Turkey and Pakistan, as well as by the OIC and GCC.
Such a beautiful and important book. It’s so easy to simply pick it up and read any interpretation of any verse and be so thought provoked. I just wish it took more time and depth for each chapter. I also imagine the original Turkish version to be an even easier read.
“ayrıca imanı sabrı netice vermiş bir mârifet ve irade kahramanı, değişik mihnet ve meşakkatlerin geliş esprisini kavradığı için en sabırsûz hâdiseler karşısında bile ümitsizlik ve telaşa düşmeyecek, şerlerin dahi bir hayırlı yanı olabileceği mülâhazasıyla sabrettiği aynı anda gönlü şükürle atacaktır.”
Gulen elegantly highlights and illuminates some verses from the Quran. He explains what we can know from these verses through inductive reasoning. An enlightening read that was very enjoyable.
تجليات و اجتهادات تقترب أكثر من غيرها من عصرنا و أطر وجودنا اليوم فتخاطبنا مباشرة دون كثير لف و دوران و ذلك في فهم و تفسير بعض الآيات ! و الطريف مع ذلك أن اختيار الآيات يداعب وترا حساسا عندك إذ غالبا ما تطالعك الآية الموالية فتستبشر بقدومها إذ أنك كنت قد تساءلت في يوم ما عن ما تحمله هذه الآية من مكنون أعمق من مرورك "الكريم " في كل مرة !
هل يمكن ان يوجد اجمع و لا احكم من كلام الله عز و جل. في هذا السفر لطيف الحجم يأخذنا المفكر الدارس لعلوم الروحانية الإسلامية في سياحة وجدانية تحت ظلال أيان القران الكريم ، فيلخص ما بها من دروس و يرصد ما بها من عبر مبرزا جمالها التكويني و إعجازها البلاغي. كتاب يصلح للاطلاع السريع عند أخذ استراحة من العمل و لا يمل الانسان العودة اليه كل حين. احببته بشدة.