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s you know ‘’Ombudsman’’ is a word which we hear very much in the recent days. It means a respectable, trustworthy, honest person appointed by the government, a kind of  vice referee…
If, only a short time ago you used the word ‘’Ombudsman’’ consciously while talking to a person, I am sure he would have given you very strange answers because he wasn’t able to catch the meaning of the word and because he could not keep in pace with the new advancements.

Personally, I prefer to join the caravan of the new developments not only for the sake of  joining.   I join this caravan, because I think that the important thing is to be open  in such a way that there wouldn’t be any need for interpretation.
Otherwise, I have no interest in the artificial conditions created by the individuals for the sake of change.
The so called ‘’renovators’’ are trying to make  every situation natural, they approve all kinds of  conditions and even more they  make them very supreme. 
Here, we come at the cross roads and I do not follow their way, because I do not agree with that stage called ‘’evaluation’’.

On the other hand, some people do not take into consideration those who approach them in the most  positive way suspecting  that they are trying to play tricks on them. They look  down upon them and say ‘’Oh! They are the renovationists’’….
If they keep on insisting to evaluate themselves according to the others this would be the result.
Even if you say ‘’Why are you so frightened? There is nothing to fear!’’, they will never be convinced and will go on the path that they already know.
There cannot be a definition for this behaviour, but they have made their decisions  once and for all.

Everything is fine for them!
They will  dedicate themselves for the universality, but they should not loose  anything and they will never give up what they already know.
You can meet such people in every field.

Well, if we leave aside what has been told above, is the renovation so important?
Yes, it is really important…
It has to be.

The reason why is as follows:-
The infinite names and qualities that belong to Allah will also make up the infinity in this dimension in which we are  living  now;   in this respect  it would be possible to practice ‘’being  in a new state/a new glory at every instant’’.

Mawlana, who has studied this concept very well says
‘’My dear,  yesterday has remained in yesterday,
Today, we must say new  things’’.
By these words he has pointed out that mysticism is open to renewal and he has invited the individuals to use their brains and to think.

When we  think that
Renewal
To renew,
To re-structure are the qualities that are inherent in the nature of the individual; then it becomes a must  for the individual to bring these qualities out into the open.

On the other hand some questions such as the following come to the our minds :-
‘’Can renewal change the Oneness of existence?
In other words can the only one become many?
Is it necessary to have renewals in every dimension? ‘’

It is impossible for the one who has neither gave birth  to anything nor  who has not been born to change in terms of  numbers.
Hz. Abdulkerim Ceyli, in his book  Insan-I Kamil/ The perfect Human mentions the days of  Allah as ‘’The Revelations’’…
Meaning that what is already existing is coming out into the open…
While he is accepting these revelations as a divine decree, he is using the word ‘’Þen  /development’’.

He is giving the following verse (55/29) as an example for the process of change;
‘’That takes a new þe’n /development/standing everyday.’’
In his book he emphasizes  and calls the attention for the fact that there isn’t any change in the essence of Allah. However, change/differentiation/renewal is present in the revelations.
He has stated for certain that from the point of change Allah is supreme  and has a complete superiority.
As a matter of fact, the change in the humans and the communities does not show that the religion is also changing and getting renewed, because the Koran is the last book that has come and according to its own definition it is reflecting the universality. Anything  that is universal speaks to every instant. If , depending on the time and place the problems are changing , it means that the science which has been renewed according to the conditions of today  is perceiving the Koran more. It can  never be considered as a change and renewal in the Koran and the religion…

There has got to be renewals and  re-structuring.
Actually, the existence is showing a transformation, a change every instant…
We are already aware of this.
Now, let us stop here, take a deep breath and try to evaluate:

How should we look at the renewals and the benefits that come through it?
How can we be open to accept the proposed conditions?

In my opinion this  can be done by those whose lives are based on investigation, who have died before death has come to them, who can  colour themselves  with another colour everyday and who are able to put forth whatever they wish.
Renewal is related to production.  If you do not have the chance to be active, then all you can do would be to follow up what has been renewed.
I agree with them sincerely.

What is the use of being a renovator  without having purified one’s existence due to some reason let alone knowing and attaining one’s  essence.  How much would it make sense to be for renovation while having remained  insufficient in the deep pits of   human nature entangled by various feelings.  While having the characteristics such as regret, anger,  swearing,  feeling happy, looking  down upon the others what  is the use of being for renovation?  You should decide about this…
The folowing verse is bringing an openness to what has been told above:
‘’The humans could not have certainity on our verses’’ (27/82)

I think you will  say that I am right.
If  we have such a life, but it still brings us thoughts which are closed to renovation, then that is a mistake too.
It is a mistake which cannot be forgiven.

Perhaps, for the sake of renovation we can do the following:-
We can try to bring the abstract to the concerete level,
In order to perceive the mystical data we can put emphasis on popular science and have the possibility of renewing ourselves and evaluate the religion in a much better way through the benefaction, grace,  of  our times.

For example, the saints who have attained the essence say ‘’Actually all the universes are imaginary’’. Here, we must be able to think that the concept ‘’imaginary’’ which should be perceived from this statement is energy.

Is spite of the fact that the words of the famous philosopher Bertrand Russell ‘’There isn’t any new idea in this world. Every new idea is a dress that the old idea puts on’’ confuses us, we should not insist too much on it and  make  ourselves believe that we have to find the new.

Please, pay attention to the fact that  Islam is a liberal religion which is  always after advancements, which  always heads for the future, it is does not remain locked up in the past. 
It is the last religion and it has earned this title through vertical advancements.
There is no stopping in vertical advancement.

However,  those who wish for the new are sometimes running away from their feelings like the ones who run away from renovation are behaving in a strange way.
I just wanted you to know.

Istanbul- September 15th 2000 
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