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This book is a look into the exemplary family life of the Prophet Muhammad from Halime Demiresik's pen. What kind of a husband the Prophet was? How did he treat to hıs wives? Who were his wives? And some information about their lives… What was their common and differing characteristics? Had they ever been in disagreement? If yes, how were they solved? In short, this book opens a window for us from the exemplary family life of our beloved Prophet. Today this book is a must read when the concept of family and social relations are under a constant attack from several enemies.

This book contains the wisdom and lessons to be learnt from the prophets who are mentioned in the Qur’an and their lives since the first page of the history of prophethood until the last. In it you will find pearls of wisdom which have the ability to illuminate humanity and be a means for understanding the modern person’s convulsions of the spirit and their pain by relating the events that took place in the lives of the prophets and their peoples such as: the prophet Adam to whom the angels were commanded to prostrate to; the prophet Idris who bore the mysterious wonders of the heavens; the prophet Salih of the people of Thamud whose house’s foundations were shaken by the earthquake due to their rebelliousness and wildness; the prophet Ibrahim for whom the fire of Nimrod became a garden of roses for him due to his submission to Allah; the prophet Ismail who was an embodiment of sincerity, loyalty, reliance upon Allah and submission to Him (upon all of whom be peace).

This book contains the wisdom and lessons to be learnt from the prophets who are mentioned in the Qur’an and their lives since the first page of the history of prophethood until the last. In it, you will find pearls of wisdom which have the ability to illuminate humanity and be a means for understanding the modern person’s convulsions of the spirit and their pain by relating the events that took place in the lives of the prophets and their peoples such as: Shu’ayb, Moses and his brother Aaron, Uzair, and a monument of patience Job along with others (upon all of whom be peace).

We had a conversation with our young fellow townsmen on 17 March 2018 in our city Konya which despite being a city of history, culture, and civilization, receives its real value by being the home for one of the prominent friends of Allah and one of sultans of the spiritual world, Mawlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi.
The main subject of our conversation was about what the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) taught and how he taught it to his companions and in their personality to his entire ummah. However, as our addressees were the youth we were asked to make this conversation in the form of question and answer, considering the fact that it would yield more benefits. Consequently we took our main subject, the education system of our Prophet Muhammed, as our first question and tried to answer the other questions asked by our young brothers too. Because our time was not enough to answer all fifty questions asked by them, we dealt with the ones that had priority.
It was requested by the Konya Metropolitan Municipality that this fruitful program could be published as a booklet in order to keep it as a pleasant memory in our souls. In this way, we had the opportunity to make some reviews and additions by including some issues that we could not express during the program due to the limited time.
I hope that this humble booklet may become an opportunity for the good and I pray Allah to bestow happiness both in this world and the Hereafter upon Konya Metropolitan Municipality personnel who provided valuable contribution to the performance of this program and upon those who personally attended in our conversation or who attend it by their hearts by means of this booklet.

The almighty has given us minds so that we can separate good from evil. Having a sound mind is the condition for a person being responsible for his actions.
So what are atheism and deism? They are an error of reason.
This book has been written to give the sparkling minds of our people a proper insight into this matter and prevent their pure worlds from being muddied.
And it aims to respond to the lunacies of atheism and deism and lay bare the swamp of denial that underlies both.
We ask Allah the almighty to make his book a guide for our brothers busy conveying Islam and educating others in tackling the cunning questions and propaganda that appears on the internet and elsewhere which target the clear and unblemished minds of our youth.

There are people who, although they are still alive, are old times.
On the other hand, there are people who, although they lived centuries ago, see their breaths give life to hearts and are still full of energy today. That is, no matter how long the time has passed, these people will never be gone.
Thus the letter written centuries ago to humanity sincerely by this great friend of Allah always finds an effect in the world today and arouses excitement. Because his works, which are also a legacy for humanity, help the person to recognize himself by holding a mirror of his inner world, to return to his origin and to solve his spiritual problems. In our day, the hearts of the oppressed, who are under the authority of the materialistic spirit, find peace and tranquillity, and are also an opportunity to find the right path.
Mawlânâ Djalâl ad-Dîn Rûmî is one of those exceptional friends of Allah to whom He has given a richness through the series of times that aim to guide and make hearts live.

Esteemed readers,
Let us never forget that we have come to this World to earn our place in the Next World and let us never forget that a difficult journey awaits us. Our last breath, the grave, the resurrection, the Day of Reckoning, the Balance, the Judgment and the bridge of Sirât… are waiting for us.
Imam Rabbani says:
“Death is not a calamity. The real calamity is ignorance of what will come to pass after death.”
Countless warning and words of counsel confirm these truths in the Qur’an and Prophetic traditions. It is with the intention of enabling these important truths to become duly imprinted in our hearts and minds that we present this humble work to our readers.

Dear readers! As you know, we have started to present to you our Altınoluk articles, in which we have tried to explain and interpret the wise words of the friends of Allah, as separate booklets for each friend of Allah. This humble work, in which we have compiled our writings on Khalid al-Baghdadi, is a continuation of this series.
In this humble booklet, you will find Khalid al Baghdadi’s realization that eternal salvation cannot be achieved without going through a purification of the heart and his inclination toward the spiritual training in the hands of a doctor of the heart. He was undoubtedly a great scholar and was famously known as “The Sun of the Suns”. You will encounter pearls of wisdom presented to us as precious gifts from the journey of a man transformed into a spiritual sultan as a result of his deep yearning and spiritual aspiration. They are the gifts of his journey from material knowledge to spiritual knowledge, from imitation to certainty, and from belief to complete realization of belief.

The Holy Qur’an statutes that:
“And let there arise from among you a community inviting to good, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong. It is they who have found salvation.” (Al-i Imran, 3:104)
And after that our Lord make this sentence:
And who could be better of speech than he who calls [his fellow-men] unto God, and does what is just and right, and says, “Verily, I am of those who have surrendered themselves to God”?
This was the attitude of our Beloved and Blessed Prophet who embarked upon his duty of tabligh with great fervour and a deep feeling of responsibility. Only a handful of people believed him. Most of his relatives and clans remained fiercely opposed. The assaults, torture, injustice and abuse, however, did nothing to hold the Prophet back from the call.
After his departure to the hereafter his companions took the flag of guidance and carried it to the four corners of the world. They went on journeys of guidance and teaching all the way to Samarkand, China, Kairouan and deep into Africa. And by this way due to their blessed efforts we can now still live as Muslims. But this is from them a legacy that we’ve to transmit to the coming generations. And for that the most important and valuable way is to be a “guiding light” as was our prophet, his companions and those who follow them after that. Tabligh and promoting good amongst society also gain value according to the times in which they are conducted. Our times have become an age of ignorance which the Prophet foretold in his hadith explaining the trials and tribulations towards the end of times.
In this book our guide Sheikh Osman Nuri Topbaş provide us examples to be this one guiding light with the full conviction that He who sees the light does not turn back to return to the darkness but want to see more light.

This book that you carry in your hand is a humble but important step in attempting to describe the model of the insan-i kamil (the perfected human being). The Murshid-i Kamil these blessed people who have transcended time, are representatives of prophetic guidance and good behaviour. That is, they are models for those who did not have the honour of seeing the prophet r or his Companions y whose guidance is worthy of being followed. Their guidance and advice reflect the words and counsel of the Messenger of Allah. Just like the moon takes its light from the sun, the Friends of Allah are like mirrors that reflect the beauty of the prophetic character. This is why those who observe their state and behaviour with a gentle and loving heart will witness the subtle manifestations of prophetic character. The Golden Chain is a current of spiritual energy that has linked itself to an invisible line of love and that has reached us today, transferred from heart to heart. The lives of these Perfect Guides, their ‘sayr u suluk’ of having passed through their spiritual training and being given the duty of guiding others, are filled with lessons from which we can take heed, whether it be from periods in which they were in training or when they were training others. To take heed from their stories, to listen to their wise advice, to deeply contemplate on their profound states will undoubtedly benefit our correct understanding of aspects of Islam such as zuhd (abstention), ihsan, khushu(deep reverence), taqwa (God-consciousness), rabbaniyya (godliness), ruhaniyyah (spirituality), that is, in short TASAWWUF.

This study book as for aim to transmit h the religion’s history as the Muslims teachers have taught. This book include a global definition of religion notions and then after the specificity of each religion called “monotheist”. You will find in this book as for all other study books questions of revision and tests of knowledge.

İSTANBUL! AH İSTANBUL! Only the fact to claim as mentioned the name of İstanbul can be enough to understand how this city is full of stories happened in his great history. This book has not the purpose to describe İstanbul as it is quite impossible in few words but it try to not only show the places which can be sawn in İstanbul but also a part of history of those points. The one who is looking for a guide more near from history can and should take it, read it before to visit this wonderful city.