Takva: A Man's Fear of God

تقوى: خوف الرجل من الله

A Turkish–German film about a devout doorkeeper hired to collect money for a Sufi order, whose piety is shaken by wealth and power — a study of religion and modern life.

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Spirituality and SufismThe poor and the worker

Screening Room

Format
Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released
2006 CE · 1427 AH†
Countries
TR · DE
Languages
tr (original)
Approach
drama of Muslim life
Titles in other languages
TakvaTakva: A Man's Fear of God

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Erkan Can· Meray Ülgen· Güven Kıraç· Erman Saban· Settar Tanrıöğen· Engin Günaydın· Murat Cemcir· Fatima Adoum
Directed by
Özer Kızıltan
Written by
Önder Çakar

People and things also explored

Abu Dharr al-Ghifari· Prophetic adab (proper conduct)· Righteousness (birr)· Remembrance of God (dhikr)· The economic condition of the Arabs before Islam· Ghadab (anger)· Resolve for an act (hamm)· Envy (hasad)

Sources

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  • IMDb
  • elCinema
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islam.museum contributors. “Takva: A Man's Fear of God”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/takva-2006/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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Practices, the Islamic year, festivals, food, dress and music by region.
Related

Abu Dharr al-Ghifari

A tribesman of Ghifar among the very first converts, remembered for fierce asceticism and for denouncing the hoarding of wealth; Uthman exiled him to al-Rabadha, where he died.