After the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) migrated to Medina, Islam spread very rapidly across the Arabian Peninsula. After his death, through the devoted efforts of the Companions, the call to Islam reached unimaginable distances in a very short time. Through these distinguished individuals, different regions were colored with the spirit of Islam. Indeed, if we are Muslims today, the efforts of the Companions in spreading Islam played a major role in this. One of them, without a doubt, was Qutham ibn Abbas.

A human is incomplete and becomes whole only when they find their other half. Inner peace and order in one's life depend largely on completing this deficiency. From this perspective, marriage represents an important step in the aforementioned process of maturation. The institution of the family plays an active role in a person's journey toward perfection. A family established with a realistic understanding, a correct choice, and a sublime purpose completes the individual's shortcomings; it matures them spiritually and brings them to a climate of peace, trust, and well-being.

The family is a social community into which a human being is born, raised, and receives their initial education. The institution of family was formed the moment humanity stepped onto the earth. Almighty Allah created humans in pairs as male and female. In the verses of the Holy Quran regarding the creation of the first human, it is stated: "It is He who created you from one soul and created from it its mate that he might find tranquility in her." (Araf, 7/189.) "O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul and created from it its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women." (Nisa, 4/1.) As far as we understand from these verses, Adam and Eve were created from a single soul. The wisdom behind woman—created from the same soul and essence—being beside man is for her to be a good spouse and bring him to a state of serenity; likewise, the wisdom behind man being beside his spouse is to bring her to peace and serenity.

Before these talks, I always think the same thing; moreover, the process of thinking becomes increasingly longer and more painful. All these people (don’t mind me saying that, sometimes only three people show up) have come to listen to you; from different countries, different cultures, across long distances, with difficulty, with the excitement of hearing something new, hoping that a word, a sentence, an expression, or a gesture escaping my lips will be of use to them in their lives as readers or writers… Indeed, why else would they come!

The religion of Islam has put forward "halal living" principles that encompass nutritional life to ensure the happiness of human beings in this world and the hereafter, leaving no gaps that would cause the deterioration of physical and mental health. Furthermore, by keeping the scope of halal broad and narrowing the scope of haram (forbidden), it has expanded the sphere of human freedom as much as possible.

Homeland (vatan) is the living space and domain of sovereignty for social and cultural unity, holding together nations and communities bound by a shared ideal. It is the most meaningful word defining humankind’s relationship with land, air, and sea throughout history. In general terms, we call the entire land or territory "homeland" or "motherland" (yurt) where nations or national communities—living in a union of religion, language, law, customs, traditions, and culture—find the opportunity to live freely and equally, meeting their social, religious, and material needs. While the homeland necessary for states and communities to maintain their existence and independence includes a geographical definition, it does not consist merely of a piece of land or a maritime zone. Beyond being a home and a place of shelter, it requires a shared past, history, and cultural unity. With collective national and spiritual values, ideals, social memory, victories, defeats, and memories, the concept of homeland attains its true identity. Decorated visually with historical and artistic works inherited from ancestors, and kneaded with the blood of martyrs and veterans, the lands of the homeland lead the way in forming a material, spiritual, emotional, and national bond between the past and the future. Perhaps it is due to this spiritual dimension that we attribute more privileged meanings to the concept of "homeland" than to the concept of "country."