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A Life in Tears

Understanding Fethullah Gulen's Life and His Call to Service
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Fethullah Guelen is a leading figure in the current Turkish socio-political context. Regardless of the impression different circles have about him, he is universally acknowledged as an accomplished scholar and independent thinker who has had a life in tears dreaming of a golden generation, but also a life spent in persecution and ongoing trials. This book goes beyond the current controversy around his name, and tries to explore Guelen as a scholar around his certain personal traits and some of the key concepts he has been emphasising over the years to mobilise his audience. Based on a research that covers over seventy books, 564 sermons, over 500 talks by Guelen, more than fifty interviews of his close associates and friends aired on TV networks, and the authors personal observations, this book is a useful reference for those who study scholarly traditions of Islam in general and Fethullah Guelen in particular.
Dr Salih Yucel is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilization, Charles Sturt University in Australia. He also lectures at Australian Catholic University.
Foreword; A Scholar without Rest; The Lost Paradise: Guelen on the Environment; The Tears of Fethullah Guelen; Guelen and Sayyidhood Leadership; Renewal through Tamthil to Serve Islam and Humanity; Fethullah Guelens Effective Altruism; Istighna as a Neglected Pillar of Islamic Service; Guelens Self-Exile in Pennsylvania.; Appendix; Selected Passages from Fethullah Guelens Works; Bibliography; Index.
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