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Confucius

Who Is Confucius?

Who Is Confucius? Confucius was born around the year 551 BC in China, in a very humble environment. It is said that he was orphaned as a small boy, since there is no records of his parents. While he was growing up China was in despair with warfare and corruption...

M. Fethullah Gülen

M. Fethullah Gülen

M. Fethullah Gülen A BRIEF HISTORY A man for all seasons, M. Fethullah Gülen was born in tiny village of Korucuk, in Erzurum Province, Eastern Turkey, in November 1938. His family tree is traced to a noble lineage. He comes from a long line of learned scholars. Born with an...

Sufi dance

Jalaladdin al – Rumi

Jalaladdin al – Rumi Rumi was born in the city of Balkh in 1207, at a time when all of Asia was suffering from social, political, and military problems. His father, Muhammad Bahauddin al-Siddiqi, was part of the tenth generation of the descendants of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, the first caliph...

St Ignatius of Loyola

St Ignatius of Loyola

St Ignatius of Loyola Saint Ignatius of Loyola is best known as the founder and first Superior General of the ‘Society of Jesus‘. Writer of the book ‘Spiritual Exercises’, Ignatius was a Spanish soldier in the early years of his life. However, a tragic incident changed the course of living...

The Death of Socrates, by Jacques-Louis David (1787)

Greek Philosophers Belief In The Resurrection

Greek Philosophers Belief In The Resurrection This article covers Greek Philosophers and The Resurrection. Ancient Greek poet, Homers, writes about the shelters of souls. He believed that the souls, which manifest themselves here in bodies, have shelters in another place. Pythagoras, a Greek mathematician, believed in the Resurrection and argued...