(Video Duration: 1 min. 35 secs.)
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| Fr. Thomas Michel |
A conference titled “
Muslims between Tradition and Modernity: The Gulen Movement as a Bridge between Cultures” was held at Potsdam University in Berlin on May 26-27, 2009.
Presenting a conference paper titled “The Concept of
Ikhlas [pure love for God and sincerity in Islamic literature] in
Gülen's Teachings,” American Professor Thomas Michel said “gaining the approval of God” without expecting anything in return from people is a central tenet in the teachings of
Fethullah Gülen. Noting that even reaching heaven is not a motivating factor in his teachings, he said the acquisition of worldly gains does not exist in
Gülen's understanding of Islam.
In this video, Fr. Thomas Michel responds to a question about the concept of
Ikhlas in
Gulen's teachings:
