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Phenomenology of Faith

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Aug 2026 Issue 2

A Metaphor for Waḥdat al-Wujūd

By Mahmut Erol KILIÇ

Suppose you and I are in a completely dark room, and I am holding a cigarette. When I light the tip, a small glowing point appears. Since the room is pitch-black, you cannot see my hand. If I ask, “What shape do you see now?”…

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Oct 2025 Issue 1

The People to Whom the Gates of Heaven Open Wide — A Short Phenomenology of Faith

By Prof. Dr. Şaban Ali Düzgün · Ankara University Faculty of Divinity

The Qur'an declares that the gates of heaven will open wide for people who show the will to build the common good together, and that the earth will become a fertile home for these people. A short phenomenological reading of faith — what abundance, prosperity, …

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