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"Rethinking Islam and Human Rights is the first book to delineate an original way of understanding the organic production of Islamic knowledge on human rights that overcomes the fragmented nature of the ('rapprochement') literature that focuses on change in the context of either Islamic scripture (formalized Islamic knowledge) or Islamic sensibility (experiential Islamic knowing). Thus, this book combines an appreciation for both facets of religious knowledge with an emphasis on the symbiotic relationship between the two. To achieve this, this book weaves together theoretical insights from a range of disciplines, while reworking process tracing methodology, to focus on a single case study an...
This volume covers the origins, historical development, and ideas of one of the largest and most influential Islamic movements in the world, the Gülen Hizmet Movement (GHM). Founded during the Cold War under the inspiration of M. Fethullah Gülen, the GHM expanded to over 130 countries by the first decade of the twenty first century. The movement’s circumspect activism sheltered it from illiberal secular practices in Turkey and has guided it through the anxious post-Cold War process of globalization. This edited volume covers various characteristics of the movement from Gülen’s unconventional oratory to his educational philosophy. In addition, the book covers Gülen’s ideas on Islam ...
This book is intended to open a small window into the Islamic belief and practice in order to assist beginners desiring to learn the basics of Islam. It covers the pillars of faith and the pillars of Islamic practice including prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and hajj.
M. Hakan Yavuz offers an insightful and wide-ranging study of the Gulen Movement, one of the most controversial developments in contemporary Islam. Founded in Turkey by the Muslim thinker Fethullah Gulen, the Gulen Movement aims to disseminate a ''moderate'' interpretation of Islam through faith-based education. Its activities have fundamentally altered religious and political discourse in Turkey in recent decades, and its schools and other institutions have been established throughout Central Asia and the Balkans, as well as western Europe and North America. Consequently, its goals and modus operandi have come under increasing scrutiny around the world. Yavuz introduces readers to the movem...
Fethullah Gülen Hocaefendi, hayatını insanlığa hizmet yolunda vakfetmiş, düşünce ve aksiyonlarıyla insanlara ışık tutmuş bir rehber olarak, ardında derin izler ve yankılar bırakarak aramızdan ayrıldı. Vefatından sonra kaleme alınan yazılar, şiirler, taziyeler ve hatıralarda görüleceği üzere onu tanıyan ve fikirlerinden ilham alanların kalplerinde oluşan derin boşluk, güçlü hisler, güzellikler ve maneviyatla doldurulmaya çalışılmış. Derlediğim bu kitap, Hocaefendi’ye duyulan vefanın bir nişanesi olarak, onun bıraktığı düşünce mirasını anlamak isteyenlere bir rehber, onu özlemle ananlara ise bir teselli vesilesi olmayı amaçlamaktadır...
This is the first book of its kind about the Turkish Muslim scholar, Fethullah Gulen, since the July 2016 events in Turkey, the trauma experienced by Gulen, and the disruption to initiatives inspired by his teaching, known as Hizmet. Drawing on primary interviews with Gulen and Hizmet participants and a literature review, this Open Access book locates the clear origins of Gulens teaching in the Quran and Sunnah in dynamic engagement with their geographical, temporal and existential reception, translation, and onward communication. It argues that as Hizmet cannot be understood apart from Gulen and his teaching, Gulen and his teaching cannot be understood apart from Hizmet, while exploring the heritage of both. A more geographically focused case study is set out in author Paul Wellers Hizmet in Transitions: European Developments of a Turkish Muslim-Inspired Movement, also published by Palgrave Macmillan (2022). Paul Weller is Non-Stipendiary Research Fellow in Religion and Society and UK Associate Director of the Oxford Centre for Religion and Culture at Regents Park College, University of Oxford, UK, and an Associate Member of the Universitys Faculty of Theology and Religion.
The global threat of war, terrorism, the increased gap between poor and rich, famine, malnutrition, global warming and pollution, and many other social and cultural problems, pose a real challenge for present citizens of the globe. Intellectuals and politicians take these challenges as their primary concerns. Despite the existence of some pessimists, there are a number of initiatives working for the common good and expending great effort to solve these problems. The Hizmet (Gulen) Movement is one of the most influential initiatives that should be taken into consideration in this context. Fethullah Gulen is a Turkish Muslim scholar whose ideas have inspired and influenced many Turkish intellectuals, educators, students, businessmen, politicians and journalists inside and outside Turkey to establish schools, educational and intercultural centers, and humanitarian aid organizations in more than one hundred fifty countries. Yucel and Albayrak cover the Hizmet Movement under the leadership of Fethullah Gulen from various perspectives in order to shed lights on current discussions.
The era of technology in which we reside has ushered in a more globalized and connected world. While many benefits are gained from this connectivity, possible disadvantages to issues of human rights are developed as well. Defending Human Rights and Democracy in the Era of Globalization is a pivotal resource for the latest research on the effects of a globalized society regarding issues relating to social ethics and civil rights. Highlighting relevant concepts on political autonomy, migration, and asylum, this book is ideally designed for academicians, professionals, practitioners, and upper-level students interested in the ongoing concerns of human rights.
Bu kitap, Fethullah Gülen Hocaefendi’nin Kur’ân anlayışı, buna bağlı olarak ilahî maksadın kavranması, müfessirliği, tefsir usûlü meselelerine yaklaşımını içermektedir. Hiç şüphe yok ki, Kur’ân-ı Kerim, Hocaefendi’nin en önemli referans kaynağıdır. Dolayısıyla İslamî ilimler içerisinde ayrı bir yeri olan tefsir ilmi de Hocaefendi’nin bu konudaki görüş ve değerlendirmeleri açısından en çok merak edilen ilmî alanlardan biridir. Bu kitapla birlikte, son yıllarda özellikle ilahiyat çevrelerinde yaygın bir şekilde tartışılan Kur’ân’ın tarihselliği (!) başta olmak üzere, Kur’ân’ın toplanması, yedi harf ve kıraatler meselesi, meal ve tefsir meseleleri, Kur’ân’da israiliyyat, muhkem ve müteşabih ayetler, ilmi tefsir anlayışı, ahkam ayetleri, “Kur’ân’da nesih var mı yok mu?” gibi tefsir usûlü meselelerini içine alan geniş bir yelpazede muhterem Fethullah Gülen Hocaefendi’nin yaklaşımlarını bulacaksınız.