November 2024 - Monthly Archive

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

The Fountain

925

In Pursuit of the Brightest Stars

Life is a journey in pursuit of the brightest stars. It is a treasure that some cherish, yet squandered by others who go after fireflies. The direction we choose is ours alone to make. Fethullah Gülen... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

M. Fethullah Gülen

571

Hand in Hand, Heart in Heart

The season of fall has hit every town; humane values are trodden underfoot; respect for humankind and universal values is nowhere to be seen…. We may be abandoned by both our friends and enemies; we m... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Scott C. Alexander

558

The Light Remains

“We belong to God and to God we are ever returning.”Eternal rest grant unto him, O Godand let perpetual light shine upon him.May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed,through the mercy read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Fr. Thomas Michel, S.J.

567

A True Companion

Fethullah Gülen, after a lifetime of faithful service to God, has returned now to his Creator and received his reward. In this world, his legacy lives on in the lives of countless men and women who ha... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Jalal Ahmad Arabi

558

Exit of a Colossus

“Every soul will taste death. And We test you, O humanity, with good and evil as a trial, then to Us you will all be returned.” (al-Anbiya 21:35) Allah has enjoined every soul to not only believe read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Charles Panganiban

557

The True Measure of Greatness

While I never knew or saw him personally in my life, it still pains me deeply to write this piece. The truly great and legendary among us don't need tributes, for their eminence and legacy is celebra... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Lyndsey Eksili

565

Arriving at Eternal Love

Fethullah Gülen, or Hocaefendi, as many lovingly called him, was like a vibrant rose in a spring garden, emanating love, compassion, and understanding. Just as a rose spreads its fragrance indiscrimin... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Khalif Syed Mohammed Sadiq Raza

534

To Allah we belong, and indeed to Him we shall return

We are very saddened at the passing away of Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen who was a man of profound faith, wisdom, and love. His life was a shining example of peace, justice, and empathy. He express... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Paul Weller

553

Hodjaefendi Fethullah Gülen: A Personal Appreciation

Much has already been published about the life, teaching and inheritance of Hodjaefendi Fethullah Gülen. It is likely that over the coming years much more will be written. Indeed, I have been among th... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Ahmad Rehab

568

He Lived Because He Loved

This is a man who loved. A man who loved passionately and fiercely. That’s his secret. We wonder, how can someone who came from nothing and left with nothing changed so much? And the answer is, this ... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Laila Muhammad

506

Education and Peace for All

When reflecting on the life and legacy of Imam Fethullah Gülen (RA – may Allah have mercy on him), whom I heard of years before I met him, I am reminded of his work as a follower of the Seal of the Pr... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Rajendran Govender

523

A Beacon of Peace: Honoring the Legacy of Fethullah Gülen

The passing of Mr. Fethullah Gülen is a profound loss to the global community. His life’s work was dedicated to service, education, and the unification of humanity through principles of dialogue, peac... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Arzu Ahmadzai

511

In Memory of Our Esteemed M. Fethullah Gülen

My journey on the path of tolerance, compassion, love, and beauty began in 2012. In my high school years, during a formative period for one’s character, I found myself at the Afghan-Turk Girls’ High S... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Felix Kaiza

507

God’s Voice Gift Which Has Suddenly Got Silenced

In November 2020, I had chance to interview a Turkish girl child hinged on the International Children’s Day. Ayşe (not her real name) lamented that her parents had since stopped taking her to Turkey, ... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

M. Fethullah Gulen

679

Beyond the Cage of Flesh

Gradual break of sorrow, every dawn on my horizon,Who thinks about this? Ah, am I the only one?Emotions one after another, loneliness, anguish; in exile,Only I, who carries the weight of worry, and th... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Christoph Bultmann

529

Commemorating Fethullah Gülen

Edirne is a city with two particularly impressive mosques, the Selimiye Mosque and the Üç Şerefeli Mosque. It has always been an intriguing thought for me that, in 1958, Fethullah Gülen travelled from... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Kareem Irfan

535

Not a Void, But an Inspiring Force

Teachers and scholars exist to impart their inspiration and teaching, then step away. What they leave behind becomes a legacy to be practiced. Since the passing of our beloved leader, the reminder I’v... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Anwar Alam

552

Syed Muhammed Fethullah Gülen and the Relevance of His Legacy

All humans are born within the bounds of earthly “time” and “space,” but only a select few transcend these limitations, becoming “timeless” and “spaceless.” They are immortalized in the memories and h... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Greg Barton

532

A Hero Who Does Not Disappoint

We are often told, “Never meet your heroes.” But this advice doesn’t always hold true; it depends on the individual. Some remarkable people, when closely examined, fall short and disappoint. After all... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

M. Fethullah Gulen

553

One Who Has Reached (Wasil)

Wasil denotes a hero of spirituality who has reached the final point in the journey made to attain perfect knowledge of God and is meticulously careful to follow His decrees in parallel with the profu... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

John Ederer

549

A Lifetime Dedication to Service

In 1938, in a newly found secular Turkey, there was a young man named Muhammad Fethullah Gülen, who was born in Anatolia. He comes from a rare family that has maintained all throughout its branches ou... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Ceyda Sablak

553

Childhood Memories With Fethullah Gülen

Home means different things to different people. Thirty years ago, I was born in the very place where Fethullah Gülen, known locally as the Turkish Scholar of the Poconos, spent his final moments. I’l... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Simon Robinson

476

Seeing the World Differently Through Gülen

The second time I met Fethullah Gülen was with a group of academics. We were ushered into a room where he was in dialogue with many different people about Hizmet issues and he paused to welcome us. He... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Syed Soharwardy

471

A Great Visionary

Fadhilatul Shaikh Fethullah Gulen was a great visionary Islamic scholar who loved to serve humanity and stood up for justice and peace in the world. He Authored several books on very important topics ... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Ori Z Soltes

607

Ruminations on the Transition of Hocaefendi

As the reality of Hocaefendi’s passing on gradually trickled through my disbelieving consciousness in the first few days that followed, and as the reality that he is gone from our world dug into my mi... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Azam Nizamuddin

387

Building Bridges

Gülen’s teachings, rooted in the Islamic principles, reached far beyond his homeland of Turkey and inspiring a movement committed to peace, compassion and intellectual growth. Central to Gülen’s phil... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Yakov Nagen

322

Fethullah Gülen, Hizmet, and the Path Forward

Dear friends in the Hizmet movement, I join you in mourning the passing of Hocaefendi, known to the world as Fethullah Gülen. It is with a deep sense of respect and reverence that I share my impressi... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Francesco Zannini

344

Fethullah Gülen: A Man, A Vision, A Movement

Fethullah Gülen, a great thinker, mystic, and founder of a global movement that originated in Turkey, passed away on October 20th, 2024. For decades, he was largely overlooked by the general public an... read more..

01 Nov

Issue 162 (Nov - Dec 2024)

Paolo Branca

448

Destined to Leave a Lasting Impact

Reflecting on the events following the “failed coup” in Turkey, seasoned journalist Antonio Ferrari of Corriere della Sera had already raised substantial and well-grounded doubts on July 16, 2016. It ... read more..

01 Nov

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The Fountain

1231

In Memoriam M. Fethullah Gülen

In MemoriamFethullahGülen In MemoriamFethullahGülen This is a special edition dedicated to M. Fethullah Gülen, our beloved teacher and writer, who contributed to our magazine from the very beginning. ... read more..