Table of Contents
Preface M. Fethullah Gülen Emerald Hills of The Heart vii
Talib, Murid, Salik, Wasil (The Seeker, The One Who Wills, The Initiate, The One Who Has Attained or Reached) 1
The Initiate from a Different Perspective 14
Wasil (One Who Has Attained or Reached) 24
Khushu and Hurma (Reverent Awe and Respect) 38
The Horizon of "the Secret" and What Lies Beyond 47
Haqq (The Truth), Haqiqa (The Genuine) and What Lies Beyond 56
God and the Truth of Divinity 62
Metaphysical Realms 75
The 'Arsh (The Supreme Throne of God) 75
The Kursiyy (The Supreme Seat of God) 83
Sidratu'l-Muntaha (The Lote-Tree of the Furthest Limit) 88
Al-Baytu'l-Ma'mur (The Prosperous House) 90
Lawhun Mahfuz (The Supreme Preserved Tablet) and What Lies Before 93
(Ta'ayyunat) Identifications and What Lies Before 103
God's Attributes of Glory 115
The Divine Attributes from the Perspective of the Essentials or Basic Foundations of the Religion 124
The Attributes in the Negative or the Attributes of Exemption or Freedom 124
The Essential Attributes 126
Wujud ([The All-Holy, Self-]Existence) 126
Wahdaniyya (Oneness) 127
Qidam (Having No Beginning) 129
Baqa (Eternal Permanence) 129
Muhalafatun lil-Hawadith (Being Unlike the Created) 131
Qiyam bi-Nafsihi (Self-Subsistence) 132
The Positive or Affirmative Attributes 132
Hayah (Life) 133
'Ilm (Knowledge) 134
Sam'a (Hearing) 136
Basar (Sight) 137
Irada (Will) 138
Qudra (Power) 140
Kalam (Speech) 141
Takwin (Making Exist) 143
The Attributes of Action 144
Khalq (Creation) 144
Ibda' (Originating Uniquely) 146
Insha' (Producing) 146
Ihya'and Imata (Giving Life and Reviving, and Causing to Die) 147
Tarziq (Providing) 148
God's Figurative Attributes 149
The All-Beautiful Names of God 154
The Names Indicating the Divine Essence 168
The Names Originating in Divine Attributes of Glory 170
The Names Indicating Divine Acts 171
The Foundational Names 173
The Names of Majesty 174
The Names of Grace 174
Putting an End to a Long Journey 175
Bibliography 191
Index 195