Fethullah Gülen
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| Muhammed Fethullah Gülen | |
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| Full name | Muhammed Fethullah Gülen |
| Born | 27 April 1941 Erzurum, Turkey |
| Era | Modern era |
| Region | Muslim scholar |
| School | Hanafi, Sufi |
| Main interests | Sufism, Mainstream Islamic thought, education, interfaith dialogue among the People of the Book |
| Notable ideas | Service (hizmet); interfaith dialogue; civil society |
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M. Fethullah Gülen is a Turkish preacher, author, educator and Muslim scholar. He lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania (USA).
Gülen teaches a moderate version of Sunni / Hanafi Islam, deriving from that of Said Nursi's teachings and modernizing them. Gülen condemns terrorism,[1] supports communication between people of different religions, and has initiated such dialogue with the Vatican and some Jewish organisations.[2]
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