Speech and Power of Expression

by M. Fethullah G len

Overview

Emphasizing the esthetic concerns of the Islamic civilization as well as underlining the true nature of the religion, this insightful opus contains a collection of essays on the art of language from a revered contemporary scholar of Islam. Written separately as lead articles for the Turkish literary magazine, Yagmur, the volume eloquently articulates the author's approach to speech as well as his definitions of poetry, history, and beauty, all of which are deeply embroidered around the lacework of Islam. With powerful emphasis on belief in God, each essay addresses an important matter of language that aptly relates to the current state of affairs in the Muslim world and the nature of human existence in the 21st century as a whole.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781597842167
Publisher:	Paramus Publishing
Publication date:	07/16/2010
Pages:	186
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

M. Fethullah Gülen is a writer, a poet, and a public speaker on issues related to Islam. He is the author of Toward a Global Civilization of Love and Tolerance. He lives in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Speech and Power of Expression 1

The power of Literature 9

Language and Thought 17

Beauty and the Beautiful 23

From Beauty to Divine Love 29

Poetry from a Humble Perspective 39

Woman: a Source of Mercy 47

The Horizon of the Heart and Spirit 51

An Extensive wish in the view of Historical Recurrences 61

Implications of the Birth of the prophet 69

A Blessed Region's Years of Alienation 77

A Season to Weep 83

The Walls Around Peace have Come Down 93

Those were the Days 101

The Entire Cosmos is a Mirror to the Divine 107

A Radiant Month in a Darkening World 113

Jalal Al-Din Rumi 117

Index 131