Emerald Hills of the Heart: Key Concepts in the Practice of Sufism

by M. Fethullah G len

Overview

Concluding a textually long but spiritually endless journey toward insan al-kamil—the perfect human—this fourth volume approaches Sufism through the middle way, an approach that revives the legacy of the Prophet Muhammad. With an awareness of the social realities of the 21st century, concepts such as tranquility, the truth of divinity, life beyond the physical realm, the preserved tablet, the glorified attributes, and the beautiful names are delicately explained.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781597842136
Publisher:	Paramus Publishing
Publication date:	07/16/2010
Pages:	306
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.90(d)

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