The Rain That Gives Life: In Memoriam of Hocaefendi
A scholar buried is a treasure entrusted to the earth. In a well-known narration, the Prophet (upon whom…
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The Fethullah Gülen I Came to Know
When I wrote the first critical biography in English of the Muslim scholar and preacher M. Fethullah Gülen,…
Is there still a chance for me to be forgiven?
The following Hadith on repentance is narrated in the Hadith collections of both Bukhari and Muslim: Once there…
The Twelfth Word
This Word presents a brief comparison between the Qur’an’s sacred wisdom and human philosophy, a concise summary of…
The Eschatological Descent of Jesus: Muslim Views
The Qur’an tells us that the universe will end. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam agree that there will be…
Rule Means Greater Responsibility
The history of Islam has seen many just, pious rulers, among whom the first four Caliphs, ‘Umar ibn…