In the past, unbelief was the result of ignorance. Then, when people learned about the truth, they were enlightened and found peace of mind. But recently unbelief, rejection and denial have been attitudes of those who consider themselves knowledgeable in all fields, who claim to accept and believe only on rational or scientific ground. Cloaked in science and rational philosophy, the activity of unbelief continues in many forms. The quality of believers’ submission is impaired, under constant threat and attack.

The author of this book, sensitive to the real questions people have the questions given rise to by the modern age has tried, through patient argument, to answer people’s doubts and questions.

This book is a compilation of some of the wise sayings of Fethullah Gülen, each of which is a criterion or pearl of wisdom by which we may seek and find our way in today’s world, or a light illuminating our way, to live as a responsible, devoted believer. It contains golden rules for the journeying through life.

Those who attempt to reform the world must first reform themselves. In order to be followed by others in the way to a better world, they must purify their inner worlds of hatred, rancor, and jealousy and adorn their outer worlds with all kinds of virtues. The utterances of those who are far removed from self-control and self-discipline, who have failed to refine their feelings, may seem attractive and insightful at first, but they will not be able to inspire others - or, if indeed they do, the sentiments they arouse will soon die away

Goodness, beauty, truthfulness and being virtuous lie in the essence of the world. Whatever happens, the world will one day find this essence and no one will be able to prevent that happening.

Through this book we learn to question and think our way through the ideas and attitudes we take for granted. For example, we are taught in schools to believe in (or rather accept unquestioningly) the theory that first existence, then life, then consciousness, then conscience, somehow evolved by themselves. Most people assent lazily to such theories without believing them in any proper sense of the word. The greatest merit of this book is that it rouses us out of such laziness and makes us think, really think, about what we say we believe.

Fethullah Gülen achieves a remarkable sanity and clarity in the gentle way he leads the reader away from extreme positions towards the balanced "middle position", the strong and healthy moderation, which has always characterized Islam at its best.

THE INFINITE LIGHT is a compilation of the sermons which F. Gülen gave every Friday of 1989 to introduce people, especially the young, to the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, in all his aspects. In this book, you will meet the "Mercy for all the worlds" as Prophet, educator, statesman, commander, sociologist, economist, psychologist, moralist, teacher, orator, preacher, father, husband, and a humble, compassionate, brave, wise, gracious, gentle, and trustworthy member of humanity, and most sincere and beloved servant of God Also, you will find out how to follow his example, and learn the meaning and establishment of Sunna and its place in Islam.

God sent the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, as a "Mercy" to the whole of creation. His compassion encompasses every creature. Indeed, he was also an invincible commander and an able statesman. His compassion required that lambs should be able to live in the utmost security against the attacks of wolves. He desired, of course, the guidance of everyone. This was his greatest concern as stated in the Qur’an: "Yet, it may be, if they believe not in this Message, you will consume yourself, following after them, with grief." But what could he do for those who persisted in unbelief and actually waged war against him? When he was even severely wounded in the Battle of Uhud, he held his hands open towards God and prayed: "O God, forgive my people, for they know not." His jihad was to revive people, for he came with a Message which decrees that a man who slays a soul unjustly is as if he slew all mankind and one who revives a soul or saves a life, is as if he saved the lives of all mankind.

This book is composed of Fethullah Gülen's selected articles which have so far been published in different magazines. In these articles, you will travel through the vivid expressions of Fethullah Gülen and see the collapse of one of the greatest civilizations of the world and inward decay of believing peoples all over the world, and you will witness the lament of a responsible Muslim thinker for the miserable conditions of the wronged peoples of the world. The flowery language of Fethullah Gülen will at times take you through a different world, the happy world of the future, where "flowers" sway on "sloping hills" and birds sing of spring everywhere, and you will come to know how it can be possible to found such a world.