Website: https://www.rumiforum.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/rumiforum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rumiforumDC Fethullah Gülen, an influential Islamic scholar, social thinker, and visionary, passed away on October 20, 2024, in Stroudsburg, PA. Born in Erzurum, Turkey, in 1938, Gülen dedicated his life to inspiring millions with his unique vision of a peaceful and harmonious world. His work emphasized values such as peace, education, and dialogue, guided by his belief that a balance between spiritual and material growth was essential for humanity's future. Despite spending his last 25 years in exile, his message of peaceful coexistence continued to thrive and gain acceptance worldwide. Following the footsteps of scholarly giants of the past, he taught until his final days, fostering dialogue across different walks of life—between secular and religious communities, East and West, science and faith. Now on the path to the stars and having returned to the Beloved, his legacy inspires a commitment to peaceful coexistence and service to humanity—principles that resonate powerfully in today’s polarized world.