Muhammad Emin Er

Muhammad Emin Er (born c. 1914) is an Islamic scholar trained in the Ottoman tradition. A former student of Bediüzzaman Said Nursi, he is one of a very small number of such scholars still alive. He was born in the Ottoman province of Diyarbakır.

Emin Er has published a large number of books in Arabic, focusing on the basic disciplines within Arabic linguistics (such as morphology, syntax, and logic), as well as more advanced disciplines (such as Islamic law, especially in relation to spiritual psychology, or Sufism). He has stated that a major goal of his scholarship is to adapt the traditional religious sciences of Islam to present-day needs and concerns.^[1]

Emin Er is known for statements concerning the compatibility of Islamic thought with the teachings of the Judeo-Christian tradition, in particular that the rigorous emulation of the life of the Prophet Muhammad necessarily leads the believer to the emulation of Jesus and Moses.^[2]

References

1. ^ See biographical introduction to Muhammad Emin Er, The Soul of Islam: Essential Doctrines and Beliefs, Shifâ Publishers, 2008, ISBN 978-0-9815196-0-9
2. ^ Muhammad Emin Er, Laws of the Heart: A Practical Introduction to the Sufi Path, Shifâ Publishers, 2008, ISBN 978-0-9815196-1-6

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Name	Muhammad Emin Er
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Short description	Muslim scholar
Date of birth	c. 1914
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