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PublisherParamus Publishing
ISBN-101597843407
ISBN-139781597843409
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Number of Pages306 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameMap of the Divine Subtle Faculty : The Concept of the Heart in the Works of Ghazali, Said Nursi, and Fethullah Gulen
Publication Year2015
SubjectIslam / Theology, Religious, Islam / Sufi, Islam / Rituals & Practice, Cardiology
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Philosophy, Medical
AuthorMehmet Yavuz Seker
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight13.8 Oz
Item Length8.8 in
Item Width5.8 in
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LCCN2014-039403
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SynopsisThe heart in the Islamic understanding is the expression of a human being's spiritual existence. It is a Divine gift and Divine subtle faculty bestowed upon humanity. It is a polished mirror reflecting God. Like a general, the heart commands all other bodily organs and faculties, which are its troops, Everything that comes from a human being, ......, The heart, in the Islamic understanding is the expression of a human being's spiritual existence. It is a Divine gift and Divine subtle faculty bestowed upon humanity. It is a polished mirror reflecting God. This mirror opens onto truth and reality, projects the realms beyond the corporeal world, and creates a bridge between the visible realm with the world of the unseen. Like a general, the heart commands all other bodily organs and faculties, which are its troops. Everything that comes from a human being, whether good or bad, is a product of the heart. It is perhaps by virtue of this delicate position that the Qur'an teaches Muslim the supplication, "Our Lord, do not let our hearts swerve after You have guided us." The Messenger of God reminds them of this vital safeguard with the words. "O God, O Converter of hearts! Establish our hearts firmly on Your religion." Moreover, in its descriptions, the Qur'an approaches the heart as though it were a living being, attributing to it such positive and negative qualities as malady, heedlessness, tenderness, hardness, and repose. Fethullah Gülen has also elaborated on the heart, placing it at the foundation of many of his thoughts and views. In Gülen's world of thought, an awakened heart and spirit help us return to our essence, spawning a revival. And individual perfection, as well as attaining the rank of true humanity as a whole, can only by possible again through the awakening and development of the heart. Born in Tavsanli, Turkey, Mehmet Yavuz Sker completed his undergraduate studies at Ankara University's Faculty of Theology and his postgraduate studies at Sakarya University. During this time, he further studied the religious sciences outside of his university scholarly pursuits. He resided in the United States from 2000 to 2005 and in Australia between 2005 and 2010. He completed his doctorate at the Australian Catholic University, studying Islam and Muslim-Catholic relations. A regular speaker at conferences both nationally and abroad, he has been invited as a guest on various television programs and had articles published in diverse magazines, while also publishing nine books, Seker currently teaches in the department of Sufi Studies at Çanakkale University, Faculty of Theology. Book jacket., The heart in the Islamic understanding is the expression of a human being's spiritual existence. It is a Divine gift and Divine subtle faculty bestowed upon humanity. It is a polished mirror reflecting God. Like a general, the heart commands all other bodily organs and faculties, which are its troops, Everything that comes from a human being, whether good or bad, is a product of the heart. Mehmet Y. Seker, a scholar of Sufism and tasawwuf, studies the concept of the heart in the Islamic tradition looking at how it is approached by three prominent scholars and thinkers of Islam: Ghazali, Said Nursi, and Fethullah Gulen. Being the first in English to take as its focus the human heart from an Islamic spiritual, this book comparatively analyzes classical and modern age interpretations and evaluations on the concept and adds to the rich literature of spirituality in the Islamic tradition.
LC Classification NumberBP190.5.H38S45 2015
