Words matter. These are the best Fethullah Gulen Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
The noble position of motherhood aside, our general opinion about women is that, while taking into account their specific needs, it should be made possible for them to take on every role, including the jobs of physician, military officer, judge and president of a country.
I grew up in a humble family with a shy personality.
The lesser jihad is our active fulfillment of Islam’s commands and duties.
I have said time and again that the republican order, and secularism, when executed perfectly, are blessings from God.
I am neither a sociologist nor a psychologist, but you don’t have to be one to see that Turkey is in a vortex of problems, isolated from the world.
My message is, if someone beats you, act like you don’t have hands. If someone slurs you, act like you don’t have a tongue. Society is already polarized enough, don’t make it worse.
I think the United States is mindful of its reputation for its democracy and rule of law, and if they are willing to risk that reputation by extraditing me based on the request and claims made by Turkey, I would never say no. I would go willingly.
I don’t have a need to promote myself.
My core belief is to seek peace in the world, helping people eliminate certain malevolent attitudes through education as much as possible.
We are mortals, we will die one day.
Entrepreneurs and volunteers inspired by Hizmet’s values have invested in modern education and community service in more than 150 countries.
We will never be a part of any plot against those who are governing our country.
If I were to say anything to people I may say people should vote for those who are respectful to democracy, rule of law, who get on well with people.
My position on democracy is really clear. Any attempt to overthrow the country is a betrayal to our unity and is treason.
Under any circumstances, if I had to return to Turkey and face the gallows, I will not blink an eye.
I feel the pain of people who suffer in my own neurons and sometimes cannot even watch TV. It is impossible not to be worried. But I trust that however cruel treatment they receive, Hizmet sympathizers will continue to respect to the law and will remain peaceful.
Turkey initiated true multiparty elections in 1950 to join NATO. As a requirement of its membership, NATO can and should demand that Turkey honor its commitment to the alliance’s democratic norms.
I cannot accept concepts such as Gulenism or Gulenist. I was only a writer and an official preacher among people. I can have no direct influence on any person or activity. It is inconceivable that I can exert pressure on anybody.
If somebody who appears to be a Hizmet sympathizer has been involved in an attempted coup, he betrays my ideals.
I have always been against coups, and I cursed them.
Even if, at the helm of the country there are people who would like to replace me and suppress me and oppress me at the level of blood-sucking vampires, then I do not want to remove them with anti-democratic means. This is my attitude toward any and even the idea of the consideration of a military coup.
Erdogan thinks if he gets rid of me, he thinks ending me will end the movement. He couldn’t be more wrong.
Regardless of their religious observance, citizens can and should unite around universal human rights and freedoms, and democratically oppose those who violate them.
I even reject and condemn in the strongest terms the idea, the consideration of a military coup. If I had the chance I would stand in front of the people who would attempt such a thing and open my arms and beg them to stop.
My message to the Turkish people is never to view any military intervention positively because through military intervention, democracy cannot be achieved.
I consider myself an ordinary Muslim who is constantly working to put himself in the framework established by the Koran and the tradition of the Prophet Mohammed. I study the works of experts of jurisprudence, Koranic commentary, hadith commentary, and Sufism.
No citizen or social group can be completely isolated from politics, because policy decisions and actions affect their lives.
I have always believed in seeking happiness in the happiness of others and the virtue of seeking God’s pleasure in helping His people.
I’ve never sought to be known or recognized by people.
Throughout my life, I have publicly and privately denounced military interventions in domestic politics. In fact, I have been advocating for democracy for decades.
