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The Statue of Our Souls by M. Fethullah Gülen

The Statue of Our Souls

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M. Fethullah Gülen

Paramus Publishing · Ebook · February 16, 2010

Gulen echoes the great teacher Rumi by telling is not to ignore the doctrine of causes, not to sit around heedlessly waiting for God's favor, but rather to continously exert ourselves in order to transform this broken world into a world of peace and justice, in accordance with the Will of God.

Islamic TheologySufismInspirational Religion
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Who it’s for
A call to act within modernity, seeking peace and justice through God's will.
Genres
Sufism, Inspirational Religion, Islamic Theology
Published
Paramus Publishing, February 16, 2010

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Gulen echoes the great teacher Rumi by telling is not to ignore the doctrine of causes, not to sit around heedlessly waiting for God's favor, but rather to continously exert ourselves in order to transform this broken world into a world of peace and justice, in accordance with the Will of God. He neither denies reality by turning his back on modernity, nor does he fall into bitterness, incomprehension and fury.

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His messeaage is essentially a message of peace and hope, a message that is best conveyed in The Statue of Our Souls.

Causes and Divine Will

A call to act within modernity, seeking peace and justice through God's will.

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  • The doctrine of causes
  • Peace and justice as aims for a broken world

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  • A message of peace and hope
  • A rejection of heedfully waiting for divine favor

Where it sits

Sufism59%
Inspirational Religion31%
Islamic Theology26%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Islamic Theology
Authors
M. Fethullah Gülen
Publisher
Paramus Publishing
Published
February 16, 2010
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Islamic Theology