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Although you can find his biography and general information about the movement, here I want to tell something which you won't find.

It is by far the largest Jamaah rooted in Turkey, then spread out all over the globe. Fethullah Gulen, a very respected and reputable scholar and hafiz of Qur'an, has traditional Ijazah from high caliber scholars of the late Ottoman. The movement has more than 500 schools (teaching both positive sciences and akhlaq), and number of Universities all over the world. His scholarship is amazing; he has countless of bayans, lectures, books and talks. In that regard he is like an ocean - a true Allamah indeed; his knowledge stretches from classical Arabic morphology, grammar, prose, balaghah, Persian language, to usul al-fiqh, hadith, rijal, tafsir, qiraat, da'wah, akhlaq, tasawwuf and positive sciences. He instilled the love of Rasulullah (s.a.w) and his companions (r.a) in the millions of people. He made popular previous works such as hayatu's-sahabah, hilyatul awliyah, sifatu's-safwa and others. In of his speeches he said: "I may not recognize my nephews, but Alhamdulillah I know 10.000 Sahabah by their names, distinctions and all." I don't remember any of his lectures in which he mentioned the name of Rasulullah and didn't cry. That's how he loves Him. Really he has influenced millions till this days. He is the man who moves the mountains by the help, grace and permission of Allah.


Here are some of the books he studied under his scholars:

Sarf: Amthila, Bina, Maksud, Izzi wa Marah
Nahw: Awamil, Izhar, Kafiyah, Sharh Kafiyah Molla Jami
Balaghah: Talhis, Muhtasaru’l-Maani, Majmau’l-Mutun
Fiqh: Multaqa’l-Abhur, Mir’atu’l-Usul
Kalam: Bad'ul Amali Sharh Aliyyul Qari, Tawailul Anwar by Qadi Baydawi
Tafsir: Anwaru't-Tanzil by Qadi Baydawi, and Jalalain
Mantiq: Mugni't-Tullab

and many others.

And here is the list of the books he taught:

Tafsir:

1. Tafsir-i Jalalayn
2. anwaru’t-Tanzil and asraru’t-Ta’wil
3. Ibn Kasir’in
4. Kashaf of Zamahshari
5. Fi Zilali’l-Kur’an
6. Rawaiu’l-Bayan Tafsir-i ayati’l-Ahkam Muhammad Ali as-Sabuni
7. Isharatu’l-I’caz
8. M. almalılı Hamdi Yazır
9. al-Ikna fi’l-kıraati’s-sab’of Ibn Bazish
10.Ta’wilatu’l-Kur’an of Imam Maturidi

Hadith

1. Sahih al-Bukhari with tha Sharh of Qastalani, Badruddin al-Ayni and Fathul Bari
2. Sahih Muslim
3. Sunan Abu Dawud with tha Sharh of Halil Ahmad as-Saharanfuri and Mahmud Muhammad Hattab as-Subki
4. Sunan at-Tirmizi’nin with tha sharh of al-Mubarakfuri callad Tuhfatu'l-ahwaz
5. Muwatta of Imam Malik
6. Sunan an-Nasai
7. at-Tacu’l-Jami of M. Ali Nasif
8. Uqudu Jawahiri’l-Munifa of Murtaza az-Zabidi
9. Kanzu’l-ummal of Ali al-Muttaki
10.Riyadu’s-Salihin of Zakariya an-Nawawi
11. Ash-Shifa of Kadı Iyaz
12. Al-Lu’luu wa’l-marcan of Muhammad Fuad Abdulbaki

Fiqh

1. Quduri
2. al-Ihtiyar lita’- lili’l-mukhtar
3. al-Hidaya
4. al-Hadiyya-tu’l-Alaiyya
5. Multaka’l-abhur
6. al-Fiqhu’l-Islami wa adillatuhu of wahba Zuhayli
7. al-Fiqhu’l-Hanafi wa adillatuhu of asad Muhammad Said Sagharji
8. Fathu Babi’l-inaya bi sharhi’n-Nuqaya of Ali al-Qari

Usul al-Fiqh

1. Mir’atu’l-Usul
2. al-waciz of Abdulkarim Zaydan
3. al-Muwafakat of Ibrahim ash-shatıbi
4. Madhal of Sayyid Bey

Tasawwuf

1. ar-Risalatu’l-Kushayriyya fi Ulumi’t-Tasawwuf by Kushayri
2. Maktubat of Imam Rabbani
3. ar-Riaya Lihukillah of Haris al-Muhasibi
4. Ihyau ulumi’d-din
5. Nafahatu’l-uns
6. ar-Riyadu’t-Tasawwufiyya of Abdulhakim Arwasi

Arabic Grammar - sarf:

1. Amthila
2. Bina
3. Maqsud
4. Izzi

Arabic Grammar - nahw:

1. Awamil
2. Izhar
3. Al-Kafiyah of Ibul Hajib
4. Nahwu’l-wadih
5. Sharh of Alfiyah by Ibnul Aqil
6. Jamiu'd-Durusul Arabiyyah
7. Mabadiu’d-Durusi’l-Arabiyya by Muhammad Muhyiddin Abdulhamid
8. al-Muntahap wa’l-muktadab fi kawaiidi’s-sarf wa’n-nahw by Mahmad Zihni afandi
9. Takallum his own book series for practical Arabic

Arabic Grammar - balaghah:

1. Talhisu’l-Miftah of Hatib al-Kazwini
2. Jawahiru’l-balağa fi’l-maani wa’l-bayan wa’l-badi’ of Ahmat al-Hashimi
3. al-Balagatu’l-wadiha of Ali Jarim-Mustafa amin

Kalam:

1. Sharhu akaidi’n-Nasafiyya of Sadaddin at-Taftazani
2. Risala-i Nur collections
3. Al-Akaidu’l-Hayriyya of Mahmad Wahbi afandi
4. Imam Maturidi-Kitab-ı Tawhid

Various books:

1. ar-Rasail by Hasan al-Banna
2. Makalat of Muhammad Zahid al-Kawsari
4. Qasidatul Bur'a Sharh Harputi

Hope this helps to understand his status.