This publication of Shaykh Efendi's words of wisdom
consists of compiled excerpts from nearly 45 years of talks, and, by Allah's leave, the plan is to publish them as a series of three volumes. The Words of Wisdom series is not a book containing short aphorisms; it is a summary of nearly 11,000 pages of transcripts of the talks Shaykh Efendi gave in the course of almost 45 years, as well as what he transmitted through his heart. This first volume comprises the wisdom and counsel of the talks he gave between the years of 1967-2003.