January 13, 2013

Ideal human, ideal society in Fethullah Gulen's Thought

Abdul Rauf

Fethullah Gulen
Fethullah Gulen
I was introduced to the personality of M. Fethullah Gülen in 2010 when about 300 Turkish businessmen reached Lahore just a few days before Eid-ul-Adha. They announced that they would celebrate their Eid with the flood victims of Pakistan. It was a matter of amazement for us. Turkey is considered as one of the largest economies of the world and this fact makes it clear that the businessmen should also be well off. Keeping in view their life style we may imagine that they are also western. So what made them agreed to leave their families behind and spend their Eid time with flood victims of Pakistan?

Gulen movement’s three pillars

The book of Mehmet Gundem "The Necessary Man" which is about the life of Turkish Jew Ishak Alaton has interesting details. According to Alaton, the accomplishment of the Gulen movement is based on three pillars: