Ahmed Hulusi
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Ahmed Hulusi (born 1945 in Istanbul, Turkey) is an Islamic author from Turkey, whose works focus on philosophical and religious ideas.
Biography
He was born on 21 January 1945 in Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, and was named
He commenced his religious education by studying the eleven volumes of
Ahmed Hulusi bases his understanding of religion on the system and order denoted in the Quran by the One named Allah and has committed himself to “reading” reality as disclosed by Muhammad. Hulusi focuses on the underlying unity of everything and the oneness of existence, which he refers to as Allah. He stresses understanding the spirit of the Qur'an and the Sunnah rather than taking them out of context. He shares all of his perspectives through his writings on his website. Having studied preeminent collections of Islamic law and evaluated the works of many renowned Sufi saints (wali) and scholars, he synthesizes his findings with scientific truths and presents them as an integrated system of reality.
In order to refrain from self-promotion, he has not put his surname on any of the books he has written over the last 40 years. He does not claim to be a guru or a teacher to anybody; he chooses to have very little contact with people. He was forced to put his photo in his books after a few impostors started claiming to be Ahmed Hulusi.
He has never been a member of any political, social, religious organization, foundation, or establishment. He has spent his life as a journalist researching Islamic mysticism, or Sufism, and the modern sciences.
Due to the 28 February 1997 ‘postmodern coup’ in Turkey, Ahmed Hulusi and his wife, Cemile, moved to London, where they lived for a year, before settling in the US, where they reside currently.
Perspective on Islam
He considers his teachings a spiritual understanding of Islam in a modern context. Based on
, he denies the idea of a deity/god to worship, claiming there is no separate external god, there is only the One, referred to as Allah in the Qur'an. His principle has always been, “Do not be a blind follower of anyone. In the light of Muhammad’s teachings, choose and walk your own path in life independently.” He recommends that people re-evaluate the original teachings of Muhammad and the Quran in the light of science, without depending on any intermediary forces. Every individual has the right, indeed, is obliged, to directly interact with the teachings of the universal system through Muhammad and shape their lives accordingly.Due to the nature of the universal system revealed to Muhammad, jobs and positions of a religious nature are illegitimate. The only person one must follow is Muhammad. Because of this, Ahmed Hulusi does not encourage anyone to become his ‘follower’. He prefers to live a relatively reclusive life in his small town and advises people to question his teachings and to do their own research. He says, “Don’t believe me; find and verify the truth for yourself.”
Publications
Books
- Decoding the Quran
- Prologue to Decoding Quran on the iBookstore
- The Essence of Man also available on the iBookstore
- Muhammad's Allah also available on the iBookstore
- The Beautiful Names also available on the iBookstore
- The Observing One also available on the iBookstore
- Universal Mysteries also available on the iBookstore
- The Truth of Life also available on the iBookstore
- Know Yourself also available on the iBookstore
- Spirit Man Jinn also available on the iBookstore
- Revelations also available on the iBookstore
- The Power of prayer
Videos
See also
References
External links
- / Ahmed Hulusi's website in English
- / scientific facts which support Ahmed Hulusi's books and thoughts video links
- Ahmed Hulusi's Twitter account
iTunes links
- Decoding the Quran app in Turkish
- Du'a and Dhikr app in Turkish
- The Beautiful Names / The Divine Names app in Turkish
- From Friend to Friend app in Turkish
- Quran recording in Arabic