My philosophy – inclusive and pluralist Islam, dedicated to service to human beings from every faith – is antithetical to armed rebellion. Fethullah Gulen Read Quote
Entrepreneurs and volunteers inspired by Hizmet’s values have invested in modern education and community service in more than 150 countries. Fethullah Gulen Read Quote
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. Fethullah Gulen Read Quote
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. Fethullah Gulen Read Quote
Islam’s basic principles of belief, worship, morality, and behavior are not affected by changing times. Islam does not propose a certain unchangeable form of government or attempt to shape it. Islam has never offered nor established a theocracy in its name. Fethullah Gulen Read Quote
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. Fethullah Gulen Read Quote
My message to the Turkish people is never to view any military intervention positively because through military intervention, democracy cannot be achieved. Fethullah Gulen Read Quote
