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A9 TV; 3 October 2011
There will be a great Turkish-Islamic Union. An Islamic Union under Turkish leadership. This is something our Prophet (pbuh) says is destined to happen in the End Times. One fine aspect of it is that it will be under Hazrat Mahdi's (pbuh) leadership. Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), the King Messiah, will assume leadership of it. And it will amaze the world and be instrumental in great things taking place. There will be a glorious civilization. There will be an ease and wealth the like of which has never been seen before. People will be released from their pains and suffering. They will live longer. And with the coming of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) from the Presence of Almighty Allah. As we believe in the coming of Jesus the Messiah (pbuh). Jesus the Messiah (pbuh) will unite with Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) and act as his vizier, or assistant. They will cause peace and beauty to reign all over the world. There will be complete peace and security, insha'Allah. Islam will rule the world in all its glory. There will be no more bigotry, extremism or violence. Everyone will have freedom of ideas and belief.
Insha'Allah, we will see these fine days. You are entrusted to us by Allah; the children of the prophets Abraham (pbuh), Ishmael (pbuh) and Israel (pbuh). Insha'Allah, you will enjoy those fine days you deserve. We are in the time of the King Messiah. A fine age. May Allah bestow peace, ease and well-being on your hearts. Turkey is your friend, so you can be at ease. Turkey will protect you at all costs and is taking protective measures. You can also relax on that. This applies to the entire region, not just to Israel. Turkey is determined to protect the whole region at whatever cost. We are your friends and we love and embrace you.
A9 TV; 5 November 2011
Israel belongs to Allah. Russia belongs to Allah. America is Allah's. They are all under the Might of Allah. They are all under His control. They are all entities created weak by Allah. Of course Islam will rule in Israel, and in Russia. Islam will reign everywhere. Allah makes us His instruments, of course. Israel supports it, and the masons and the Templars. For the first time ever we are going and talking about the Qur'an in masonic lodges. We tell them of the existence and oneness of Allah, and of the invalidity of Darwinism and materialism. So we go there. We go to the most intensely protected and hard to enter places in the American Army and tell them about Islam and the Qur'an. We go to Israel and tell them. We speak in the Israeli Parliament. We go to places that extremists could never even imagine, alhamdulillah. We enter Pharaoh's palace and talk about the Qur'an there. Things the extremists could never dream of, alhamdulillah. Thanks be to Allah, many masons have become Muslims. That is snowballing, alhamdulillah.
A9 TV; 11 September 2011
Turkish-Islamic Union is everywhere. Look at the press. Look at the speeches and Turkish foreign policy. Have you ever seen anything like it in the previous 40-50 years? The last 60-70 years? You never will have. That is Turkish-Islamic Union. As early as 2011. Just imagine how it will be in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 or 2017. It will grow every year. But there will be plots against the supporters of Islamic Union and Turkish-Islamic Union. But Turkish-Islamic Union will still come about despite that, insha'Allah.
A9 TV, 15 September 2011
We used to hear about Islamic Union only once in three or five or ten years, but now we hear it every day. Thanks be to Allah, I have been instrumental in that. Two or three years ago nobody ever mentioned it. It was unthinkable, inconceivable. But now it is the main issue on the agenda. Alhamdulillah, Allah made me His instrument. This means the seeds sown have begun to grow. What does he say? "The seeds will sprout in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). And we will give thanks to Allah from our graves." We see that the followers of the Nur have now burst the seeds open and that the time for sprouting has come. They have begun talking about matters they never mentioned before.
A9 TV; 20 October 2011
(Regarding a report that "Gaddafi has been killed, but this has not yet been confirmed by NATO")
Killing that wretched fellow will be no victory. What is victory? Islamic Union. Turkish-Islamic Union. It is Muslims loving and protecting one another. Muslims, all Islamic countries, must bind themselves together against a policy of enmity and hatred toward Muslims, against this satanic plot. If you notice, they are implementing policies of hatred toward them all separately, toward every group and every community, just about. They are also implementing a policy of hatred toward Christians and against Jews, and against Muslim communities. They also have a policy of supporting irreligious, faithless, cheating, incestuous and lying types. I am not naming names, but in general terms. You can see. I have published it.
A9 TV; 26 September 2011
Hazrat Muhammed Mahdi (pbuh) is descended from our Prophet (pbuh), the Ahl al-Bayt. His appearance and everything have been described. His time has come. Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) is a rational, loving, affectionate and reasonable person. The whole Muslim world will follow him. But what would happen if they followed a phantom? Every lunatic will develop his own ideas, that is what. Every crazy, psycho and schizophrenic would have his own idea of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). One crazy will say, "I saw Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) on a wall." So what? "And he commanded me to kill and slaughter," he will say. Then the next crazy will say, "A mysterious voice came to me." And the next will say, "I saw an image in corporeal form. As real as anything." What can we say to people like that? Who are mad as hatters. Would we have to waste time on them? We do not need any of that craziness. From whoever it may be. I respect everyone's beliefs and am full of love. But I will not permit bloodshed because of a schizophrenic or paranoiac logic. From anyone. We will not allow our neighbors to do it, and will not allow ourselves. We will not let anyone do that We have a responsibility to the whole Middle East and the whole world, insha'Allah.
A9 TV; 26 September 2011
(Turkish-Islamic Union) resembles the Ottoman Empire in some ways. But it has nothing to do with the Ottoman Empire. Because the states in it are independent. Republics. All we have is a union around love, peace and brotherhood, a union against terror and anarchy, a union of economic solidarity. It is a union in which they watch over and protect one another and remain at an equal distance from everyone; Christian, Muslim or Jew. That is the basic model of the Turkish-Islamic Union. This is the model of the way of the Mahdi. The model of the King Messiah. That is what is described in the Torah and the hadiths. Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will rule the world like King Solomon. Peace and brotherhood will reign everywhere. The wolf will live alongside the lam, and weapons will be eliminated.
A9 TV; 31 October 2011
When we have Islamic Union these lovely faces will smile with sweetness. There will be no system that kills women. Women will be well-groomed and attractive. Bigots imagine that they will look like stoats, that life will die, that humanity will die, that art will die, that science and everything will die, that they will slay all of life's beauties and install an extremist system. No way. It will be like it was in the time of the Prophet Solomon (pbuh), like the Age of Felicity. Joy, beauty and delight will prevail everywhere. Being against make-up is terribly wrong. That is our Prophet's (pbuh) own personal advice, for women to put kohl on their eyes. If they do that, it means they do everything. Kohl has the greatest effect of all. Kohl shows women off best of all. When you have kohl, that means you have everything. There was also rouge at that time. A kind of make-up of the time. But the materials were more natural then. They used henna, for instance, and other things. Because human beings are weak. But they become attractive when they are well groomed. Of course they must be well groomed. Women must also be well groomed, and men must be clean and smart. Some people are disgusting and live like animals. That is unacceptable.
A9 TV; September 2nd, 2011
At some points destiny is closed, whereas at some points it is open. Even if people want it, they can not commit it. For instance, a Turkish-Islamic Union that will shed blood is impossible. But the Unity of Islam that will make peace, brotherhood, love, friendship prevail and that will open the path for Hazrat Mahdi (as) is entirely open. Why? Because it is an incident that has already happened. Think of as a videotape cassette; we are at the beginning of the cassette tape but soon we will be watching its end. Some time later, an hour later you start watching the middle of it; an hour and a half hour later, the cassette comes to an end. The cassette comes to an end in 1545. In 1545, the cassette comes to an end. It is the time of the Day of Judgment, insha'Allah. Until 1506, there is a vivid, joyful, active prevalence of the morality of Islam, insha'Allah.
A9 TV; November 6th, 2011
Have you ever demanded that the Islamic Union be established and has ever America rejected it? America says nothing. America is fervently attached to an understanding of Islam that advocates love and compassion and non-blood shedding. They want it profoundly. So does Israel.
A9 TV; September 8th, 2011
For the establishment of the unity of Islam, they must listen to the words of our Prophet (saas). Allah forbid, by not heeding our Prophet (saas), they can not unite. By, Allah forbid, not heeding the revelations our Prophet (saas) received, not heeding the information he provided, and saying "We know better", they can not attain their goals. Our Prophet (saas) described the End Times. He explained to us how we should act when those signs appeared. Neither the signs nor events nor the words of our Prophet (saas) are their concern. They say that they can find their own way. They say that there is no need for Hazrat Mahdi (as) to come and that there is no need. Can people of such a mindset establish the Unity of Islam? Would persecution around the world disappear?
A9TV; September 17th, 2011
The reason why sudden developments related to the Unity of Islam has begun is the blessing of Hazrat Mahdi (as), the system of Hazrat Mahdi (as). Allah currently makes the morality of Islam dominate the world for the sake of Hazrat Mahdi (as).
Otherwise it did not appear as if it would dominate. For instance Allah demolished the regimes, the abnormal systems. It advances step by step. They even do not want to express the words, "The system of Hazrat Mahdi (as)." Allah makes everything happen in favor of Muslims. It proceeds step by step. They do not want to express it, but the system of Hazrat Mahdi (as) is instrumental in all these. After a certain while they will see this clearly. They will accept it very late. For this reason some will feel ashamed of it. It is very awkward not to be able to see it for ten or fifteen years. Our Prophet (saas) says it; the Qur'an indicates it. Bediuzzaman gives the date, the place and what he will do. They cover it in an incredible way.
Why does the Unity of Islam happen? Why is the Day of Judgment stopped? Allah stops the Day of Judgment. Why? They do not seek to know why. Why does the Islamic World dominate? Allah makes Hazrat Mahdi (as) instrumental for it. Just as how Allah had made our Prophet (saas) instrumental in the domination of the world, now He makes Hazrat Mahdi (as) instrumental in the domination of Islam in the world. Insha'Allah.
A9 TV; October 30th, 2011
When the Unity of Islam is established there will be ladies in their scarves, in burqa as well as ladies with a western-looking appearance. We will show the same respect and love to all of them. They are all one hundred percent pure Muslims. There is no difference among them. But some bigots have a longing; they assume that ladies will not be free; they want to put them into a particular form. They want to impose scarves, beards, cloaks. Those who do not abide by such dress codes will be beaten. This is the system of the dajjal. We will not let your system of dajjal reign. Never have such a longing for bigotry; it is not possible, simply forget it. We will rub bigotry off the face of the world and history. Such a system will never appear in this world again. Forget it. Ladies will be free as much as it can be. You are merely sadists; you are free yourselves but you tend to create an incomprehensible pressure upon women.
A9 TV; October 30th, 2011
Turkey is a teacher of the world. It will teach love, peace, brotherhood, exuberance, self-sacrifice, generosity to the world.
A9TV; September 12th, 2011
(In response to the question; "When the Turkish-Islamic Union is established would Israel not have a war with us?")
These people [the Jews] are in need of compassion, they are people who are in need of friendship. They have always been hated, have always been suppressed, they have always been humiliated, always been beaten up and been sworn at. If Muslims were to show them compassion and mercy -the whole Islamic world- if one and a half billion Muslims were to embrace them and say " we will protect and watch over you," if they were to say "you are free as you like". Then what would be wrong with those men my brother? Are they crazy? Why would they do that? If they did, it would be something else, the response to those who act like that would be given; that would not be a matter of discussion; that is completely a different matter. But what is just is to treat them compassionately, I mean it is to show them compassion and mercy, to protect them and to watch over them.
A9 TV; September 14th, 2011
Russians are really very beautiful people, they really are very polite and inoffensive. They do carry the spirit of the Ottomans, that is amazing. Everyone knows. In respect of culture, in respect of good manners, in respect of cleanliness, in respect of education; they are very nice in every aspect. They are also physically beautiful people, masha'Allah. That is why Russia will be very important within the Turkish Islamic Union, insha'Allah.
The Turkish nation is a noble nation. They would not hold a grudge towards any group, any community or any race. My people love all the world. Turkish people are very sweet, they are very good mannered and very humane, they are very hospitable. But of course it is very important to ensure that justice has been served. It is very important to be fair. One should be very painstaking in order to ensure justice.
A9 TV, 30 April 2012
What does the Torah say? Zohar 2/212; "When Elohim [Allah] created the world... and brought forth the being of the Messiah." When He created the world He first created Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh,), it says. He created Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). According to the Torah "He said to him:" Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) "'Will you heal and redeem My sons [servants] after 6000 years?'" these 6000 years exactly equate to 2012. "He [King Messiah] answered Him, 'I will.'" Yes, I will perform this duty, O Lord, he says. "Then Elohim [Allah] said to him: 'Will you then also bear the punishment." Allah asks. Because Almighty Allah says, "as it is written, "But he bore our diseases…" I have written it thus, He says. "The Messiah" Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) "And the Messiah answered Him; I will joyfully bear them." This is in the Zohar.
A9 TV, 24 March 2012
Turkish-Islamic Union includes Kurds, Turks, Laz people, Zaza people, Bosniaks and all of them. Everyone who thinks of himself as a Turk is a Turk. When we ask our Kurdish brothers, they say, "I am Turkish." Our Kurdish brother Ahmet Türk takes pride in his surname coming from that name. He says, "I am Turkish."
A9 TV, 30 august 2011
(About the Organization of the Islamic Conference statement that it will put an end to the persecution of Muslims)
No institution or body can ensure unity. The Messenger of Allah (saas) has told us who will bring about union, and how. You cannot diagnosis it with a modern mindset. You cannot establish unity with a modern mindset. It is Muhammad the Mahdi (as) and his followers who will bring union about. The Arab Spring is actually the Spring of Hazrat Mahdi (as). The Spring of Islamic Union. The world is rocking on its heels. Typhoons, hurricanes, earthquakes and uprisings. The world is reeling with the portents of Hazrat Mahdi (as). But institutions and organizations can do nothing on the subject. If they could, they would already have done so. They just eat cake, drink tea and go their own separate ways again. They meet very often. They have been meeting for years, show off their learning, and talk and talk. But nothing comes of it. Then they all go their own separate ways. You need passion, burning passion. You need love of Allah and love of Hazrat Mahdi (as). It is impossible without them. You cannot do it with official language and statements. You need a passionate love. You must love the nation. You must love Muslims and, above all, you must love Allah, and you must love our Prophet (saas). Once you have people filled with a burning love, once that fire is lit, it will burn up the world. Ice-cold people cannot get anywhere by smoking and being proud and arrogant. My apologies to the people there, of course. The moral values of Islam cannot rule if people are ashamed of the hadiths of our Prophet (saas), if they say that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will not come, may Allah forbid.
Some people are all dried up. They just draw their salaries. They have become professors, so their work is all right and they have their families at home. Their wives cook them rice and beans in the evening. They then have a bowl of pickle and go to bed. They even ask, "who can interfere with us?" Fethullah Hodja cannot come here. That blessed person cannot come. But some people say, "He has a huge respect for Muslims." Some say, "We are quite comfortable everywhere." All the religious scholars have migrated abroad and cannot come here. Esad Coşan Hodja went and died. He saved his soul, but nobody can come.
Some people wander round taking part in pleasant discourses after drawing vast sums in salary. But they do not think of the Muslims of the world. They do not think about how Darwinism has gripped 99% of the world. They do not think how Darwinist and materialist education, atheist education in other words, is compulsory in just about all countries. They do not think about how education in which people say "There is one Allah, we believe in Allah," is impossible. That has never happened before. They never think about how the whole world, and especially the Arab world, fell into the hands of communists, how their regimes are just now being torn down and how Muslims are crying out. They never think about how much Muslims are being humiliated and oppressed in Afghanistan and Iraq. They just say, "We are quite happy here, we can eat and drink and everything is fine."
There are 1.5 billion Muslims in the world, but they are captive. Three hundred people are persecuting 1.5 billion Muslims. They go off and invade Libya or Iraq. When we talk to ignorant, supposed, religious scholars, they are very sure of themselves and refuse to listen. They put their noses up in the air. Then after they have caused Muslims to suffer a terrible disaster, they say "Oh well, what's done is done." But the perfect structure resulting from the unification of Muslims would resolve the matter totally. In other words, Islamic Union, Turkish-Islamic Union will appear as soon as the defective and abnormal aspects within Muslims are corrected. But the 'leading Islamic scholars', the scholars obstruct the truth and our telling the truth and also prevent people progressing swiftly on to Islamic Union, Turkish-Islamic Union, and the spread of the way of the Mahdi. Of course they can never succeed in that. That is another matter. But we have to provide a rational, well documented criticism. If you have noticed, I never criticize in an unconstructive manner. My criticism is positive and constructive. So people can straighten themselves out as a result.
(About an article in daily Yeni Şafak saying that Muslims will continue to be oppressed in the absence of Islamic Union)
This [Islamic Union] does not come about from a few leading Muslims coming together. People have come together and created communities. They are all scholars. The leading most eminent people from that country are sent there, but there is no leader. A body without a head dies and cannot do anything. Because it has no Hazrat Mahdi (as). That is what happens with no Hazrat Mahdi (as) to lead them. Because he is like a electrical power plant. It is he who will provide the electricity, the fervor. It is he who, by Allah's leave, will resuscitate the dead body. It has the quality of a collective entity. But I thought the collective entity was supposed to resolve everything. I thought that was going to put an end to these things. There is the collective personality. But they cannot do anything. The Islamic world cannot rise to its feet without Hazrat Mahdi (as). That is impossible. They must get that through their heads; impossible. The leading Islamic scholars insist on trying to hinder the way of the Mahdi. The scholars who lead. The scholars are trying to prevent the coming of the way of the Mahdi.
If you try to prevent Islamic Union, you are obeying the dajjal (antichrist). No matter what appearance it assumes, the movement diametrically opposed to the way of the Mahdi is the way of the dajjal. Look, the movement diametrically opposed to the way of the Mahdi is the way of the dajjal. Every movement that seeks to prevent Islamic Union, Turkish-Islamic Union is the way of the dajjal. Whether people follow it deliberately or unknowingly, they will be destroyed, may Allah forbid. Following it unaware is known as heedlessness.
A9 TV, 30 August 2011
(About the Organization of the Islamic Conference statement that it will put an end to the persecution of Muslims)
No institution or body can ensure unity. The Messenger of Allah (saas) has told us who will bring about union, and how. You cannot diagnosis it with a modern mindset. You cannot establish unity with a modern mindset. It is Muhammad the Mahdi (as) and his followers who will bring union about. The Arab Spring is actually the Spring of Hazrat Mahdi (as). The Spring of Islamic Union. The world is rocking on its heels. Typhoons, hurricanes, earthquakes and uprisings. The world is reeling with the portents of Hazrat Mahdi (as). But institutions and organizations can do nothing on the subject. If they could, they would already have done so. They just eat cake, drink tea and go their own separate ways again. They meet very often. They have been meeting for years, show off their learning, and talk and talk. But nothing comes of it. Then they all go their own separate ways. You need passion, burning passion. You need love of Allah and love of Hazrat Mahdi (as). It is impossible without them. You cannot do it with official language and statements. You need a passionate love. You must love the nation. You must love Muslims and, above all, you must love Allah, and you must love our Prophet (saas). Once you have people filled with a burning love, once that fire is lit, it will burn up the world. Ice-cold people cannot get anywhere by smoking and being proud and arrogant. My apologies to the people there, of course. The moral values of Islam cannot rule if people are ashamed of the hadiths of our Prophet (saas), if they say that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will not come, may Allah forbid.
Some people are all dried up. They just draw their salaries. They have become professors, so their work is all right and they have their families at home. Their wives cook them rice and beans in the evening. They then have a bowl of pickle and go to bed. They even ask, "who can interfere with us?" Fethullah Hodja cannot come here. That blessed person cannot come. But some people say, "He has a huge respect for Muslims." Some say, "We are quite comfortable everywhere." All the religious scholars have migrated abroad and cannot come here. Esad Coşan Hodja went and died. He saved his soul, but nobody can come.
Some people wander round taking part in pleasant discourses after drawing vast sums in salary. But they do not think of the Muslims of the world. They do not think about how Darwinism has gripped 99% of the world. They do not think how Darwinist and materialist education, atheist education in other words, is compulsory in just about all countries. They do not think about how education in which people say "There is one Allah, we believe in Allah," is impossible. That has never happened before. They never think about how the whole world, and especially the Arab world, fell into the hands of communists, how their regimes are just now being torn down and how Muslims are crying out. They never think about how much Muslims are being humiliated and oppressed in Afghanistan and Iraq. They just say, "We are quite happy here, we can eat and drink and everything is fine."
(About a piece by daily Hürriyet writer Hasan Pulur backing the call for the Ramadan evening meal to be cancelled)
In that case, by that logic, people should not go on the hajj, either, or sacrifice animals. They spend money on putting gas in their cars to go to the mosque, so they should not go to the mosques, either. They will say people should send money there rather than spending it there. Instead of saying that, they should call for Turkish-Islamic Union, for Islamic Union. Ramadan evening meals are excellent environments in which Muslims see one another and all come together. What would happen if they were cancelled? Muslims would not see one another. The evening meal is an act of worship for Muslims, like going to the mosque. Muslims see one another there. That is a good thing, insha'Allah. The best aid will come out of Islamic Union.
People will live well and at ease if they are full of love. Human beings are weak entities, and their bodies cannot withstand conflict, strife, disagreement and envy. Human beings are delicate, rather like flowers. Allah tells us that man is created to be weak. There is a verse of the Qur'an to that effect. But people can live easy lives in a climate of peace and love. The solution is to live by Qur'anic moral values. Thinking the best, being well-intentioned, forgiving and peace-loving and eliminating tumult and conflict. That is the peaceful and secure climate. And that is what we want, insha'Allah.
A9 TV, 28 August 2011
There are 1.5 billion Muslims in the world, but they are captive. Three hundred people are persecuting 1.5 billion Muslims. They go off and invade Libya or Iraq. When we talk to ignorant, supposed, religious scholars, they are very sure of themselves and refuse to listen. They put their noses up in the air. Then after they have caused Muslims to suffer a terrible disaster, they say "Oh well, what's done is done." But the perfect structure resulting from the unification of Muslims would resolve the matter totally. In other words, Islamic Union, Turkish-Islamic Union will appear as soon as the defective and abnormal aspects within Muslims are corrected. But the 'leading Islamic scholars', the scholars obstruct the truth and our telling the truth and also prevent people progressing swiftly on to Islamic Union, Turkish-Islamic Union, and the spread of the way of the Mahdi. Of course they can never succeed in that. That is another matter. But we have to provide a rational, well documented criticism. If you have noticed, I never criticize in an unconstructive manner. My criticism is positive and constructive. So people can straighten themselves out as a result.
(About an article in daily Yeni Şafak saying that Muslims will continue to be oppressed in the absence of Islamic Union)
This [Islamic Union] does not come about from a few leading Muslims coming together. People have come together and created communities. They are all scholars. The leading most eminent people from that country are sent there, but there is no leader. A body without a head dies and cannot do anything. Because it has no Hazrat Mahdi (as). That is what happens with no Hazrat Mahdi (as) to lead them. Because he is like a electrical power plant. It is he who will provide the electricity, the fervor. It is he who, by Allah's leave, will resuscitate the dead body. It has the quality of a collective entity. But I thought the collective entity was supposed to resolve everything. I thought that was going to put an end to these things. There is the collective personality. But they cannot do anything. The Islamic world cannot rise to its feet without Hazrat Mahdi (as). That is impossible. They must get that through their heads; impossible. The leading Islamic scholars insist on trying to hinder the way of the Mahdi. The scholars who lead. The scholars are trying to prevent the coming of the way of the Mahdi.
If you try to prevent Islamic Union, you are obeying the dajjal (antichrist). No matter what appearance it assumes, the movement diametrically opposed to the way of the Mahdi is the way of the dajjal. Look, the movement diametrically opposed to the way of the Mahdi is the way of the dajjal. Every movement that seeks to prevent Islamic Union, Turkish-Islamic Union is the way of the dajjal. Whether people follow it deliberately or unknowingly, they will be destroyed, may Allah forbid. Following it unaware is known as heedlessness.
A9 TV, 24 August 2011
About the Syrian Opposition's Decision to Set up a Syrian National Assembly against the Assad Regime in Turkey
They seem to have frightened Assad. Because the Syrian secret state is really psychopathic. Since they complete implement what the sufyan wants, they have set up a rabid and maniacal system. Winning him over will not resolve the issue. Even if he said, "you are right, we really must go back to democracy. And I am going to step down," they would rip his head off. His brother and the rest are also psychopaths. They would kill him at once. Because this is a murder gang, a mafia system, where they all support one another. That is why Iran and Turkey must make an immediate military intervention, without shedding blood. They just need to say, "We are coming." They will not be able to resist or hold out in any way. That is all. Iran will enter with a few brigades from one side and Turkey from the other, and that is that. That will be it. They will say, "Our aim is not to shed blood. So do not oppose us. We are coming to bring democracy. There must be immediate elections." And that will be it. Nothing else. Now they have to free Assad. He is terrified there. They are holding onto him like a puppet. He is purely symbolic. The real state there is the secret state, a branch of the alleged terror organization Ergenekon. That is what is in power in Syria now. A godless, bookless, ruthless killing machine made up of maniacs, and army of killers, a mafia organization. But none of them will be crazy enough to try and resist Turkey and Iran. That will be an end to it. They just have to say, "We want elections right away, within a month," and that will be that. The other way they will tear Syria apart. But look, they will not do this, despite my saying so. They will tear Syria apart, just like Libya. The UN will intervene. Then they will say, "We have lost all these men and rockets, and spent all this money. So, sorry guys, but we have earned a slice of Syrian oil."
Now they will seize Libya's oil. I said right from the start that "Turkey should intervene. Establish Turkish-Islamic Union and Islamic Union, and that will be an end to it." Nobody is opposed to that, but they all have this imaginary fear. "America will never allow it." There is no question of America not allowing it. Have you ever asked America, "would you allow that?" No question. America wants it. Where did you get that idea from? Israel wants it, too.
Why should America reject a system that is peaceful, loving, brotherly, friendly and embraces all? Why should the American public reject it? For one thing, you are espousing a system that the public and the whole world will agree to. Nobody will object. You will be espousing peace, brotherhood and democracy. You will be saying, "I will protect Christians, Jews and Muslims on an equal basis, and I will also protect atheists." Nobody will say they are not going to allow that. There can be no question.
The whole world is looking for peace. Those who are seeking peace are in the majority now. Ninety-five percent of people in the world are looking for peace. But since those who seek peace are not allied among themselves, it is those who seek bloodshed who are running the world. They are shedding rivers of blood everywhere. That is the solution for Syria but, Allah knows the truth, they will not do it. Because it is very rare for people to speak about Turkish-Islamic Union, and Islamic Union. But I persistently talk about it. Allah clouded the eyes and understanding of most people. But they do not realize. The way out is clear, goodness sis clear, but they cannot see it. They are ignoring it. There is also an element of cowardice, a sense of fear, of timidity. But psychopaths have no fear. The five percent that are psychopaths are quite fearless. But those who seek peace are generally timid.
We need people with a cause and principles if insincerity is to be eliminated. Sitting on the fence produces weakness. Because people then fear both sides. Both right and left. The branches on both sides appear to have spilt away. But if they are on the right they should be committed to the right.
(About Fatih Altaylı's article titled "The Post-Cold War Spring" in which he interprets the events in the Middle East as the continuation of the collapse of the Berlin Wall)
It is also Allah Who destroyed the Berlin Wall. It has nothing to do with anything else. Events that take place suddenly and out of the blue are under the control of Hazrat Khidr (as). These things do not happen for no reason. Because they have to be well organized. It is not easy for people to risk their lives and pour onto the streets. Such things will not happen without intervention by Hazrat Khidr (as). But these things will happen if Hazrat Khidr (as) intervenes, under Allah's influence. Can one not see it is metaphysical? Things are happening at the same time in all countries. What is going on? And they are all being shaped and developing according to the way of the Mahdi. He is unaware of it, but the way of the Mahdi is enfolding the world from all directions, right and left, above and below.
Wherever you have Hazrat Khidr (as), you also have Hazrat Mahdi (as). Hazrat Khidr (as) does not appear alone. Hazrat Khidr (as) is always in the forefront of major events. It is his time in particular. Although Hazrat Khidr (as) has been active in all times.
Daily Vatan carrying that headline shows that various leftist groups in Germany, Denmark, Norway and Sweden, Darwinists, materialists and atheists, are absolutely terrified. Allah is creating a total panic, insha'Allah. Because Turkish-Islamic Union, Islamic Union is coming. They did not believe me when I first said that. But now they see it is really happening. Really. And they will see it becoming even more serious. And Islam will rule the whole world. They will see Jesus the Messiah (as) and Muhammad the Mahdi (as), insha'Allah. We are just their weak and feeble servants, insha'Allah.
Islamic moral values will come to reign through ideas, thoughts, love, reason, art and science. With not a drop of blood being shed. By when? By the last times. Islam, Christianity and Judaism will vanish for a time. But after that there will be no bloodshed. The Day of Reckoning will come when there is no more Islam, Christianity and Judaism. But at the end, of course the moral values of Islam will rule the world. No other faith will remain. Islam will rule. Christians will have become genuine Christians. Jews will have become genuine Jews. And Muslims will have become genuine followers of Muhammad. There will be no more ascribing equals to Allah or fanaticism among Muslims. The Christian world will also taste the joy of following Muhammad. They will see the beauty of being true Christians. Jews will enjoy the delight of being true Jews, insha'Allah.
A9 TV, 18 August 2011
Response to the question, "We cannot even cope with two or three terrorists, so how is Turkish-Islamic Union meant to come about?":
There are terrorists everywhere in the world. Terrorists are cunning. They are like germs. They made not be visible, but it is a huge danger for terrorists to take over anywhere or establish a political authority anywhere. That danger is in the PKK. Otherwise, you always have terrorist actions. There are terrorist actions everywhere. Our Prophet (saas) spoke of Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the Prophet Jesus (as) and Allah speaks of them and if you open the books of hadiths they speak of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the Prophet Jesus (as), and you can see they have come from these things. Was there no terror when Uthman founded the Ottoman state? No anarchy? People were killing each other all over the world. He built it with faith, with love and fear of Allah. And Turkish-Islamic Union will come about through faith and love. Did Uthman have money in the bank? Possessions and belongings? He had nothing at all. He had only faith and fervor, and Allah bestowed the empire on him. But because he had a profound faith, Allah bestowed great dominion upon him. And He will now bestow the same opportunity on Hazrat Mahdi (as), insha'Allah.
The way of the dajjal [antichrist] is causing the economic crisis in order to inflict communism on the world. The way of the dajjal has a global secret state of 300 people. They caused the economic crisis so that communism would rule the world and so the way of the dajjal could enjoy global dominion. People will be in a despairing state in the economic crisis, and they will thus incite immorality. They will then say the solution is communism. They want to set it in motion from Asian countries and the Southeast. They have best installed it there. Because the structure is ideal, the geography is ideal, and since education levels are very low there communism can spread very easily. And since they are aware of that, they want to make the best use of it. These are people who have been raised full of hatred. People full of feelings of revenge. They are not the kind to say it is all over so everyone can go back home. They will only just be beginning than, and that is when the real attack aimed at establishing a communist state will begin.
A9 TV, 17 August 2011
(About Muslims being united)
Muslims are "those who, when they are oppressed, help and defend themselves.", Allah says in one verse. Allah regards Muslims as a single nation, a single community in the Qur'an. For example, if anything is done to Muslims in Eritrea, according to that same commandment, all Muslims, all, must ally themselves against that, with knowledge and love and reason. The Qur'an makes that an obligation. This verse is one of the proofs of the obligatory nature of Islamic Union. When any Muslim is harmed, anywhere, Allah says, "help and defend themselves" in the verse. For example, in the event of an attack by the PKK terror organization, Muslims in Eritrea, Egypt, Mora, Chad and everywhere have an obligation to oppose it together. If Muslims are persecuted in Syria, for instance, all Muslims have an obligation to oppose that in the form of an alliance. There will be no corruption on earth when that is done. There is a verse of the Qur'an that reads, "Fight them until there is no more corruption and the religion is Allah's alone." This is an application of the verse. Because there is corruption? Where is there corruption? In any country at all. All Muslims have a duty to unite, to intellectually fight that corruption. Allah does not say, "Some of you take an interest in it, while the others need not bother." It is a verse that addresses all of them. Allah does not tell some of us to pray while the others need not bother. He addresses us all. When He tells us to fast, He means all of us. The verse "those who, when they are oppressed, help and defend themselves" also refers to all Muslims. They all have a responsibility. I have a responsibility, as do Mahmut Hodja, and Fethullah Hodja, and religious scholars in Egypt and people in Pakistan and Libya. It is a duty incumbent on all. Indeed, even when the People of the Book are persecuted, when Christians and Jews are oppressed, Muslims in their own countries have a duty to protect them. Indeed, they even have a duty to protect polytheists. There is a verse in which Allah says, "If any of the idolaters ask you for protection, give them protection until they have heard the words of Allah." Who will do that? All Muslims. The responsibility is not given to any particular group. The verse is a command to all, to everyone. The verses of the Qur'an are commands addressed to all the Muslims in the world. If people refuse to understand, then Allah will make them understand. Pretending not to understand is unacceptable. Libya pretended not to understand, for instance. Now look at it. Syria pretended not to understand. And now look at Syria. And this is the reason for hunger. There is an assault being made against all Muslims' rights. There is famine and misery. We must all oppose it together. But who is taking any notice? Very few.
They are collecting money by SMS and things in Turkey. Some people say, "There is no need to hold Ramadan evening meal gatherings. Don't go on the hajj, send them the money instead. There is no need to build mosques. Send the money to the hungry, instead." But Ramadan evening meal gatherings are hugely important. It is a once in a year opportunity for Muslims to get to know one another. It is an excellent and very useful thing. In the same way the Friday prayers are good and useful, or the way Muslims come together at feasts and Ramadan. They pray all together. They perform the final prayer in the evening. That is a good thing. As is this in the same kind of way. Ask those who try to prevent Muslims doing it how many millions their wives spend on diamond rings. Tell them to go and sell them. Instead of giving advice, send the money you get from selling their rings off. Instead of sending their sons of abroad, they can send that money to the hungry instead. They can provide food for Muslims in that way. But it is obvious that will not resolve the problem. The solution is Turkish-Islamic Union, Islamic Union. Sending 5 or 10 cents is no good. The matter can only be completely resolved when we have Turkish-Islamic Union. Neither Jews will go hungry then, or Christians or Muslims. There will be no anarchy or terror or anything. The PKK will just fade away. By resistance, I don't mean with sticks and stones, but using scientific methods. With love and affection and intelligence. Muslims must not fall into their trap in the fight against the way of the dajjal [antichrist]. You cannot fight bloodshed with bloodshed. Bloodshed can only be halted and neutralized through reason, love, art and science. For example, take the PKK; if Marxist-Leninist thinking is eliminated, the PKK will disappear. But if there is no such campaign against them, they will just carry on as they are. What we must do is wage an intellectual and rational campaign.
(About those who are upset by talk of Islamic Union, the way of the Mahdi and Turkish-Islamic Union)
They describe how garlic and onion are prepared. They describe the benefits of rice and how long one's trousers should be. But I speak of Islamic Union. I speak of the greatest religious obligation. Bediüzzaman also says, "it is the greatest religious obligation." Whichever page of the Qur'an you open up, it speaks of Islamic Union. With their gracious permission, I alone speak of Islamic Union and Turkish-Islamic Union.
Allah explicitly tells us in the Qur'an not to fast if we are sick. It is unlawful for a sick person to fast. It is a religious obligation for him not to fast. Because then he is obeying Allah's command. That means merit. In other words, the sick person acquires merit by not fasting. So those brothers of ours who are seriously ill should not even think about fasting. People with severe gastric diseases, kidney diseases, blood pressure diseases and who have to take medicines all the time must not fast. If they do, that is unlawful. You must seek medical advice. All right, if a few doctors say there is no problem with fasting, then that is fine. But if he says you must not fast, then you have a religious obligation not to.
(About a report headed "Wearied by the European Union, Turkey has decided to establish an Ottoman Union.")
The Ottoman Empire came and went at a certain time. There is no question of a new Ottoman Empire. But Islamic Union is something else, Turkish-Islamic Union is something else. It means Muslims being united. Every state will remain separate and independent and there will be no interference with their regimes. Everyone will be free in internal and external affairs. This is a bond of love and brotherhood. The ottoman political structure was rather different. It had a policy of conquest. It appeared to have political dominion, but it never assimilated people. It never touched their religions or languages. And there will be no interference under Turkish-Islamic Union. It will be based on love, brotherhood and friendship. On mutual aid. It is a bond of profound love. Imagine a great religious scholar. Think how scrupulous he will be toward his children and spouse and mother. This will be the same. Islamic Union, Turkish-Islamic Union, is like a father, deeply attached to his family, watching over and protecting his children. Can a person interfere with his children? They come and go as they wish, and study at school and he never interferes with them, but when the time comes he will protect them. That is Islamic Union, insha'Allah.
A9 TV, 10 August 2011
"Let us cancel the Ramadan evening meal invitations and use that money to eliminate hunger in Muslim countries," he says. That money would not be even a drop in the bucket of Muslim countries. Muslims come together at these Ramadan evening meals. They raise their consciousness. They become acquainted. It is a vital matter. They encourage a logic of let us not build any mosques, there is no need for Qur'anic courses and we should send the money there, instead. What is the answer? Turkish-Islamic Union. Islamic Union. You should be loudly espousing that. What are you afraid of? Weeping and wailing is no use. Condemnation is no use. You can only do it with ideas. That is the kind of struggle we need against communism.
A9 TV, 9 August 2011
(About a report that people should not break their Ramadan fast in a showy manner, and should send money to Somalia)
How much good can superficial measures do? Say you have called 300 people for the Ramadan evening meal. They you changed your mind and gave the money over instead. Let us imagine you fed another 300 people with that money. But what will they eat the next morning? The next day? And not just them. Hundreds of millions of Muslims are now hungry and wretched. What is the solution? Turkish-Islamic Union. Do you ever say a word about Turkish-Islamic Union? No. Do you mention the way of the Mahdi? No. But Turkish-Islamic Union, Islamic Union is the way to totally resolve it. The money from that evening meal is no use if you never mention Islamic Union. Nothing has ever to date come of the money from those evening meals or from sheep hides. And 80% or 90% or the Muslim world is in a wretched state. The solution is Turkish-Islamic Union. There is no sense in ignoring that fact. Turkish-Islamic Union is also the solution to the PKK. That and anti-Darwinist, anti-materialist activity. But what do you say? "Down with you, damn you. You are utterly ruthless." But they say that about themselves, too. They say that they are communists and that they believe that this is a necessary part of communism. You just keep repeating something that is already out in the open. These words are thus empty and of no avail. The solution lies in scientific anti-Darwinist, anti-Marxist and anti-communist activities. Damning them will get us nowhere. Calling them cruel and ruthless gets us nowhere. There is no point in delaying the solution, either. The true solution needs to be set in motion without delay.
Islamic Union is a Merciful force. It is the force of Allah, the force of the people of Allah and nobody can defeat it. And the way of the Mahdi therefore represents it. They are hypnotized, bewitched in the face of the way of the Mahdi. A force they can never overcome.
Some people say, "Is the timing right in Syria? How can you kill people during Ramadan?" So which month is it all right to kill people, then? In which month can you cut their heads off? What nonsense is that! They have taken people's heads off with shells and rockets. But they say, "You cannot do that in Ramadan." So when can you, in that case? They are suggesting they should have held off until December. That is out of the question. There must be no bloodshed whatsoever. There can be no justification for bloodshed. Bloodshed is savagery. Something unique to animals. People have to be won over with words. May Allah forbid, arms can be used only in self-defense. They cannot be used otherwise. Bloodshed is something satan desires. We must scrupulously avoid it. Satan always wants bloodshed. Good people avoid bloodshed. That is why the way of the Mahdi will never shed blood.
"Why do you keep bringing up Islamic Union?" they ask. Well, why are you so wretched now? Because there is no Islamic Union. Why is the Islamic world fragmented? Why this suffering? Why do we have the PKK [terror organization] problem? Why the Syrian problem? Why are people being blown to bits in Syria? Why are Muslims in Egypt being martyred en masse? Why is Afghanistan in a state of captivity? Or Iraq? Why is East Turkestan so wretched? Hundreds or thousands of people are being slaughtered every day. Because we have no Islamic Union. Because this commandment of the Qur'an is ignored. That is why Islamic Union is so essential.
All systems will change. People imagine it will always stay the same. No. They will all change in a manner pleasing to people. The religion of Muhammad (saas) will rule the world, insha'Allah.
America, Russia, China and the rest are in an arms race. When we have Turkish-Islamic Union it will say, "Stop this arms race. We have excellent weapons and an excellent army. An army of 30 million. We can do anything if we so wish. But we do not. You must not, and neither will we. The bloodshed must cease. This arms race must stop. Let us agree to give the money you would spend on arms to the poor and hungry in the world. Let us pay for drugs, food, shelter, hygiene and all their needs from these funds. First we will reduce it by half, then by half again." That will be that. Then we will have paradise on earth. Otherwise, this evil will never stop. Look, America is on the verge of bankruptcy. They invest 60% of the money they receive in arms. How can you invest in killing people? Invest in keeping them alive, instead! Invest your money in love, brotherhood, happiness, festivals, art and science. How can you invest it in oppression? Let's build a bomb to evaporate people! Then someone else says, instead of evaporating them, let's make a bomb to ionize them! Let's build a bomb that explodes inside the building and pulls their lungs out! Instead of spending time on cruelty like that, build a system that will keep people alive, that will ensure people's happiness, ease and joy and the approval of Allah. They do whatever satan says. Islamic Union is essential to put an end to satan's dominion. The way of the Mahdi is essential. Jesus the Messiah is essential. They must not try and resist them. They must surrender themselves to the way of the Mahdi, to Jesus the Messiah, and that will be an end of it. Is it up to them? No, it will happen anyway. I am saying this to make a historical point. But it will happen whether they want it or not. But it is important to add a footnote to history, because my words are recorded. You will see that what I say happens. We will leave no arms in this world. All materials for shedding blood will be eradicated. We will abolish all systems intended for killing.
There are disasters everywhere. A U.S. human aid official says, "29,000 children below the age of 5 have died in Somalia." In one way, it is those who do not want Islamic Union, who want to stop it, who are responsible. In one sense, they are responsible. At least let them not work against Islamic Union. They should stop distracting our people. The money it would cost to buy a hand grenade would feed these children for a month. They could eat for months on the money it costs to buy a rocket. The arms industry needs to be eradicated entirely. Arms must be banned all over the world. The money that goes on arms should be handed out to the poor.
Journalists and commentators should support Turkish-Islamic Union. They must want Turkey to be a global power. Which is better, a tiny room or a whole palace? Is it better if we unite with the whole Islamic world and are free within a whole boundless expanse of land, or if we are squeezed within the confines of one tiny country? It will be great if the obstacles before us are lifted. Let us unite with everyone and eliminate the borders. Let us unite with Lithuania, let passports be done away with. Let this whole territory be free. Let us be free to trade as we like, to talk to and visit one another, to eliminate arms and tanks and war planes and bombs. Let there be no more guns. Let us live as brothers. Let us serve Allah and love one another. Let bigotry be done away with, and fascism, and irreligion. Let there be a climate of liberty, a modern environment, in which science and art grow to their full extent.
Everything does not end with the liberation of a single country or region. The important thing is the salvation of the Islamic world. There is the Egyptian problem. Solve that and it is all resolved, they say. Then what? Will you sit back and smoke your pipes? The answer is Islamic Union, Turkish-Islamic Union. If people openly talk about and discuss Islamic Union, Allah will soon bring it about. Allah does not bestow what people do not want; His servants have to want it, then He will grant it. If just 10% of Muslims openly wanted it, if they wrote about it on their web sites and talked about it, then it would come about. Egypt is in disorder, what do you want, I ask. Nothing, just to live in comfort, they say. But Allah will grant no comfort in that case, only scourges and sickness. We did not come to this world to live in comfort. We came to be tested. They have to say they want Islamic Union and Turkish-Islamic Union, and then it will happen, insha'Allah.
Turkish-Islamic Union must be established at once. They are all getting together in and concentrating on Palestine; founding a Palestinian state, improving things in Palestine. What about Iraq? And Somalia? Or Chad? They never mention them. That is wrong. They must talk about everywhere as a single whole. It is unfortunate and dishonest to only include certain parts; one must include everywhere and persistently repeat the same thing. Anything else is selfish. Like saying, "as long as I'm all right, who cares about anyone else?" What do you want? "The embargo to be lifted." What else? "To live at ease." Anything else? "No, thank you, that is all." That is no good. The important things are Turkish-Islamic Union, Islamic Union, the liberation of all these places. That is what people should talk about. The same thing must be talked about in Iraq, and Afghanistan and everywhere else. We must talk with a single voice.
Someone emerges from the people. The Sun warms him, but he is unaware of the nature of the Sun. He does not know its diameter, or where it is or what it is made of. It is the same with the way of the Mahdi; it warms and illuminates people, but people do not know its source. For example, the reason why the right has prevailed in Turkey ever since the time of the Democrat Party is the way of the Mahdi. Allah bestows abundance on Turkey by means of the Mahdi (as). The reason why there is no economic crisis here is the way of the Mahdi. And it the reason why the Day of Reckoning has not come. Turkey's leading the Turkish-Islamic Union and that leadership being accepted worldwide is also due to the way of the Mahdi. That is why there is no operation against Turkey, no maneuvering against it. And the way of the Mahdi is why 95% of the nation are fervently devoted to Allah and why we have the highest level of belief in Allah in all the Middle East and the Balkans.
Turkish-Islamic Union is a system that protects everyone. It will protect Jews, Christians, Muslims, atheists and everyone. But Christians and Jews will also protect Muslims under this system. It does not mean that only Muslims will do the protecting. Those moral values will prevail under Islamic justice. Otherwise, of course the Jews will protect people who go to Israel and the people there. Christians will protect people when they visit them. That is a custom among the Circassians. A guest is escorted right back to his own home. In that sense. It does not mean that they are helpless and Muslims will watch out for them. Everyone is weak. It is dishonest to misinterpret this. One must be honest. For example, if you visit a Christian's home, you are under his protection. Allah makes him His instrument. Of course Allah does the protecting. Why does Allah use armies? Our Prophet (saas) had an army. The Prophet Dawud (as) had an army. The Prophet Dawud (as) said Allah would protect him, but he also looked to natural causes. Allah makes people His instruments. When we say that Allah will protect, He will do so using His servants. If the Turkish-Islamic Union has an (spiritual) army of 30 million of course it will put a stop to anarchy and terror. But who will really do that? Allah. Allah stops it, but using the army of Islam as His instrument.
Turkish-Islamic Union will have come about within the next 10 years. Everywhere will be happy, well-off and joyful.
Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Armenia and all of them will unite. We will bring all the Turkic states together and establish a giant Turkish-Islamic Union.
You cannot exclude a whole society, saying they are immoral and irreligious and can never be Muslims and that we must have nothing to do with them. Everyone has the possibility of becoming a Muslim. They have the opportunity to repent. The doors and paths will open up for them. The way to salvation is clear, they must pray to Allah. Without compulsion. We will bring about the rule of Islamic moral values through love, affection, learning, science and art. The world cannot survive apart from through Islam. Allah wants the world to be Muslim. Otherwise, the result is suffering, as you see. What is the sole reason? The absence of Islamic Union and Turkish-Islamic Union. A policy of hatred puts people in this state. That dajjal, that man [perpetrator of Norwegian attacks] has a policy of hatred. See, he kills 90 young people. He says he is right in his own eyes. Fascists also think they are right, and communists, too. Bigots think they are in the right, and they all have a desire for bloodshed, if you notice. They all want blood and pus. Bigots are bloodthirsty, the dajjal's team are bloodthirsty. But the way of the Mahdi will put an end to bloodshed. It is stopping the bloodshed now. We are a team that are putting a stop to bloodshed, insha'Allah.
We talk about the way of the Mahdi and the Prophet Jesus (as), and they ask what we mean by the Mahdi and Jesus (as). What need is there for Islamic Union, they ask? What need is there for Turkish-Islamic Union? And autonomy? Ah, that we need right away. They say the Kurdish region must be set up straight away. But if we had Turkish-Islamic Union it would be even stronger than NATO. The whole world would abandon that depravity. The countries that engage in depraved behavior. The result would be an excellent peace force. The army that results will not be an oppressive one, but a deterrent force. Because there will be no bloodshed, since this is the time of the Mahdi. Is the PKK strong enough to impose its will in that way? No. So it is not that hard a task. Books and activities espousing Turkish-Islamic Union, faith-related activities, are very important. For example, the A9 TV channel is doing very good work on that subject, insha'Allah. The channel needs to be supported as it spreads. People should be encouraged to watch it all over the world. Books espousing Turkish-Islamic Union can be read en masse. Conferences can be held. Presentations can be arranged. There is no question of one not having the means. Everything is possible. If people use their intelligence and will. How do I do it? I was alone when I came from Ankara in 1979. And look at the results. Look where Turkey is now. Islam has grown wonderfully strong. Materialism and Darwinism have been intellectually annihilated in Turkey. And intellectually annihilated in Europe. The other side cannot open their mouths any more. They brought the rabbis together as a last resort. Religious teachers and Christian priests. They got them all to sign a piece of paper saying they are Darwinists. It is like a comedy film. Why bother with all these last, desperate measures? With all this wretchedness? The important thing is you have been annihilated intellectually. No signatures are going to change that. Look at that final move and see how wretched it is.
Surat al-Anfal, 73
Those who are unbelievers are the friends and protectors of one another. If you do not act in this way there will be turmoil in the land and great corruption.
Allah says that unbelievers watch over and protect one another. They are organized. If one of them is harmed they all hear about it and do their best to rescue them and imagine they have done so. "If you do not act in this way," if you also do not do this, if you do not act as a single body, as brothers, if you are not friends, if you do not establish Islamic Union and Turkish-Islamic Union, then Allah says He will produce corruption upon the Earth. If you weary, I will inflict poverty upon you and ruin you, Allah says. I will hurt you, He says. I will cause you to be crushed by disbelief, madness, atheists, materialists and Darwinists, and you will be defeated, He says.
How excellent it would be for us to unite with Syria, and Iraq. Let us open the borders up and be brothers. Let young people loudly sing songs, drink and travel around freely, with nobody frightened of anyone. Fear makes people ill. For example, go to Iraq and ask a young person what he is afraid of. He will fear the police, and the military, and anyone who is not from his own sect, judges, prosecutors and everyone. So what is going on here? They are frightened of everything. The human soul is feeble. Allah says in one verse that "man was created weak". Nobody can stand so much pressure. Bans to the right and fear to the left. May Allah forbid, people are losing their foresight and strength. That is why liberty and democracy are so essential. In a secular, sincere environment, everyone will be able to freely express his ideas. But insults, insolence and aggression all hurt people, and are immoral and a violation of good conscience. Of course, these have to stop. Someone may be a communist, but I will respect and not insult him. I may criticize him scientifically, but I will not swear at him. Swearing is very vulgar. If freemasonry has positive aspects, I will praise these. I will also criticize what is wrong about it, but I will not swear at them. Swearing is wretched, facile and a characteristic of foolish people. Of course, someone can apologize if an oath slips from his mouth by mistake due to ignorance. He must not persist in rudeness and disrespect and riding rough over any opposition. That has to be stopped.
109- So be in no doubt about what these people worship. They only worship as their forebears worshipped previously. We will pay them their portion in full, with no rebate!
What do Darwinists do? They worship just like their forebears. How did the Sumerians worship, what did they say? They said that human beings emerged by chance from mud. What did ancient Egypt say? They said they emerged spontaneously from the mud of the Nile. What are today's lot saying? That they emerged from mud, by chance. "They only worship as their forefathers worshipped previously," Allah says. They share the same mentality.
115- And be steadfast. Allah does not let the wage of good-doers go to waste.
116- Would that there had been more people with a vestige of good among the generations of those who came before you, who forbade corruption in the earth, other than the few among them whom We saved. Those who did wrong gladly pursued the life of luxury that they were given and were evildoers.
117- Your Lord would never have destroyed the cities wrongfully as long as their inhabitants were putting things right.
"Your Lord would never have destroyed the cities wrongfully" while Hazrat Mahdi (as) is present and active. That is one meaning of this verse. That is why Turkey will always prosper. It will never be divided, or fragmented or brought down. Nothing will happen to it, insha'Allah. Turkish-Islamic Union will come, to great fanfare. I describe these things as pleasant memories. I will be with you again in 2 and 5 years' time. And you will be amazed each and every time. Bediüzzaman tells the truth. The Prophet (saas) told the truth. The verses are true. Allah exists. The Prophet (saas) tells the truth. Religion is true. The hadiths of our Prophet (saas) and everything he said is true. The events are true. What Bediüzzaman said is true.
America spends billions of dollars on arms. Is that not a waste? Great Britain spends billions on arms. They are dropping tons of bombs on Muslims. But arms will be eliminated once Turkish-Islamic Union is established. With the money set aside for armaments, not a single poor person will be left in the world. But this tragedy will persist so long as do not have Turkish-Islamic Union. Spending on arms is all countries' greatest expenditure. In some countries it reaches 50%-60% of the budget. Quadrillions of dollars are spent on armaments. That money could produce enormous wealth in Africa and Islamic countries. Hazrat Mahdi (as) will have tanks and guns melted down and used for good works. There would not be any poor people anywhere if that money were spent on them. Peace, first. That spirit of war will be lifted first. They kill people, and other applaud it. Why applaud bloodshed and suffering? How can you applaud the infliction of pain. They regard it as a good thing. But war is utterly terrible. Their eyes shine if you say, let us all go off to war. If they cannot do that, they attack the police. How can you throw rocks the size of a fist at police officers? What they are doing is very dangerous. We must strive to the end for peace. Many people are sick. People who strive to the end for peace are very rare. Despite being commander-in-chief of a 30-million member army, the largest in the world, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will not cause a drop of blood to be shed.
Surat an-Nur, 46-51
Allah guides whoever He wills to a straight path.
In other words, He bestows happiness and guides people to the true path. The abjad (numerological) value of the verse is 2044, the date of global dominion, insha'Allah.
They say, 'We have belief in Allah and in the Messenger and we obey.' Then after that a group of them turn away. Such people are not believers.
If you have obeyed Allah and His messenger, then you must behave according to the Qur'an. Why do you behave according to superstition?
When they are summoned to Allah and His Messenger, so that he can judge between them, a group of them immediately turn away.
They do not act according to the Qur'an. But if you speak nonsense, they go into action right away.
But if right is on their side, they come to him most submissively!
In other words, there is no Islamic Union or Turkish-Islamic Union. But eating rice is fine. If you say their turbans should be 8 meters long, that is fine. But if you talk about Islamic Union, Turkish-Islamic Union, that seems very difficult for them. In that case it will all take much longer. They are busy with their marriages, work and eating and drinking. They are busy having fun. So they turn it down. But if something is easy and suits them, that is fine.
Is there a sickness in their hearts or do they have misgivings or do they fear that Allah and His Messenger will be unjust to them? No, it is simply that they are wrongdoers.
They are wrongdoers, Allah says.
The reply of the believers when they are summoned to Allah and His Messenger so that he can judge between them, is to say, 'We hear and we obey.' They are ones who are successful.
Allah makes Islamic Union obligatory in many verses. The most important obligation. What must a Muslim do? He must say, "We hear and we obey." They will abide by the commandment of the Qur'an, insha'Allah.
Hazrat Mahdi (as) has truly come, and there will be Turkish-Islamic Union. The Prophet Jesus (as) has truly come. It is all true, all of it. What our Prophet (saas) says in the hadiths is all coming true, every word. He says the Sun and Moon will be eclipsed, and it happened. What Bediüzzaman said is also coming true.
We love Europe, but we do not like the oppression handed out by states. We love the people and the arts of Europe. We want to unite with Europe. When you tell them of Islam and the Qur'an, they listen. They are civilized people.
(A response to a comment by a viewer demanding that the Israeli troops in the Mavi Marmara incident be put on trial)
True, they should be put on trial, but these troops are not in Turkey. They would be put on trial if they were in Turkey. We can only suggest it to Israel. But they will not try them. But this is not an isolated matter in the Islamic world. One million of our brothers have been martyred in Iraq. Are the people who martyred them not murderers, too? Should they not be put on trial, as well? Does it not involve these people, too? No. Because there is no spirit of the Islamic Union. The number of our brothers martyred in Afghanistan is nearly 2 million. These people are stone cold killers. They even cut their ears off and sent them to America. Should they not be out on trial, as well? Yes they should. But is anyone interested? No. They oppose Islamic Union solely for the sake of opposing Hazrat Mahdi (as). That is unacceptable. These things will not happen if Turkish-Islamic Union comes about. The crime lies with those who do not want Islamic Union. Those who do not want Turkish-Islamic Union are responsible. Judge yourself before judging others. Could they martyr people if we had Islamic Union? The reason why a young person is shot 3 or 4 times in the head is the absence of Islamic Union. You did not want Islamic Union, so there is no question of this or that person being judged instead. You will be judged in the Sight of Allah. You will be judged in the Hereafter for not wanting the way of the Mahdi and Islamic Union2012-10-31 16:55:05


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Chances are you've never even given a second thought as to exactly why it is we, say, cover our mouth when we yawn, or shake hands when we meet someone new. You do it because some grownup told you to, before you were able to comprehend how random and pointless it all is.
Well, it turns out that the origins of the traditions you think of as mundane run the gamut from freaking odd to downright sinister. For example ...
#5. Handshakes Were to Check for Murder Weapons
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The Tradition You Know:
Somewhere around the time that we outgrow Indian burns and wedgies as our standard social interactions of choice, shaking hands takes over as the common courtesy shown when greeting friends and strangers alike. It's an action so ingrained that we do it with nary a second thought as to where the somewhat moist, unnaturally warm hand that we're reflexively fondling has been. Except for next time. Next time, you're going to think about where that hand's been. You're welcome.
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"I just spanked a cow directly in the asshole."
Where It Actually Comes From:
Handshakes are a relic of an era when everyone was a paranoid wreck expecting to be murdered to death by anyone and everyone they saw ... maybe even more so than nowadays.
You see, in the distant past, extending an empty hand was more than a friendly gesture -- it was an indication that a person wasn't holding some sort of sharp rock/knife/wrist-mounted miniature catapult about to be used against you. As history progressed, the practice became more and more complicated to address increasing fears: When ancient Romans got together, for example, they latched onto each other's arms clear up to the elbow to feel for daggers hidden up sleeves.
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It's like Wolverine, but way, way weirder and more inconvenient.
And have you ever noticed that handshakes always involve the right hand? Obviously that's because it's the one most likely to be brandishing a surprise abdomen aerator. At least, that's why some cultures favored the right over the left -- others used the right hand because, in those pre-toilet paper days, your left hand was your ass-wipin' hand.
Medieval Europeans built on the tradition passed down by the Romans, following up the simple arm clasp with a vigorous shake intended to dislodge any particularly well-tucked armaments, which presumably often resulted in a cartoonish pile of impossibly large weapons around the feet of the shakee. Thus what we today know as the handshake was truly born, to remain pretty much unimproved upon until the 20th century invention of hand sanitizer.
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"Shit, that was the last of it. Don't introduce anyone to me until after I get back from the store."
#4. Driving on the Right (or Left) Comes from Being Able to Conveniently Murder People
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The Tradition You Know:
Unless you're British, Australian, or a free-wheeling, high-spirited maniac, you probably drive on the right-hand side of the road. It's one of those things we never really question because it just works, but the truth is that traffic didn't always follow this rule of the road -- in fact, it used to be the exact opposite.
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"Aaaaaand SWITCH!"
Where It Actually Comes From:
Going all the way back to ancient Rome, inventor of everything, traffic generally stayed to the left. The reason? You never knew what type of sketchy passersby you might run into along the way, and since people lacking mutant superpowers tend to be right-handed, traveling to the left allowed them ample head-cleaving room.
Think about it: If you were passing on the right and went to swing your sword at your newly made acquaintance/enemy on your left, you'd end up stranded in the breakdown lane with a headless horse. So instead you'd stay to the left in order to be better prepared should a fight ensue or if, conversely, friendly fist bumps were offered. The habit of traveling to the left eventually became so ensconced that it was officially codified into law in 1300 by Pope Boniface.
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That's an interesting fashion choice for a guy whose name sounds like "boner face."
So how did we end up switching sides? Well, popular legend has it that Napoleon mandated the change because ... he was short, or something? But while it's true that Napoleon (and, um, Hitler) helped spread right-hand road travel, the switch had already in large part taken place before the 19th century -- and once again, it was directly linked to our species' nascent road rage tendencies.
You see, with the introduction of firearms, it no longer made sense for right-handed people to stay to the left, because you'd have to pull some seriously sexy contortions to aim your even sexier arquebus at someone passing you. So instead, travelers kept their guns tucked into their left arms and traveled to the right, thereby being better prepared to fire at someone passing on their left. Take into account that another reason was the poorly designed Conestoga wagon, which forced the driver to sit on the left-rear horse in order to properly yield his whip in his right hand, and it turns out that our tradition of driving on the right came about through a combination of our desires to more easily cap some asses and more efficiently beat our animals.
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"When I evolve thumbs, you're all going to pay."
#3. Covering a Yawn and Saying "God Bless You" After a Sneeze Were to Stave Off a Horrific Death
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The Traditions You Know:
At some point in human history, it became important for us to be overly concerned with the air intake of other humans. Think about it: When you yawn (which, having just read the word "yawn," you have an overwhelming urge to do right now), you feel irresistibly compelled to cover your mouth, because ever since you were a kid your mom told you that fully exposing your taco tunnel to everyone around you was just not a proper thing to do. And when the goo-flecked air is traveling in the opposite direction in the form of a sneeze, our instinctual reaction is to utter the phrase "God bless you" -- unless said sneeze happens to be aimed directly at your face, to which the societally accepted reaction is to administer a severe beating with the nearest rusty pipe.
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Good girl. You get to live another day. Now, let's work on your farting problem.
Where They Actually Come From:
Early Islamic cultures viewed yawning as an open invitation for Satan to slither his scaly way into your body, presumably to do really evil stuff like use your uvula as a punching bag while tickling your pancreas with his bifurcated tail. Meanwhile, in India, yawning was more of a two-way street: Not only did it allow bhuts (spirits) to enter your body and run amok with their spiritual shenanigans, but it also allowed a little bit of your own soul to escape. Luckily, we humans come equipped with a handy Satan/spirit/soul blocker at the end of each arm. That didn't do much good for infants with their little Jell-O hands, though, which is why early physicians instructed mothers to be constantly attentive to the task of covering their babies' yawns in order to prevent all their soul-stuff from leaking out.
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Which explains why hippos have no souls.
Now let's take an Indiana Jones-style plane jaunt over to medieval Europe, where covering yawns was less spiritual and more of an actual physical necessity. You see, with bubonic plague running rampant across the continent, unlatching your jaw and gulping in a heaping dose of your fellow man's filth was seen as a surefire way to become the next contestant on Watch Your Own Groin Rot Off. During this period, it became common to not only cover your gaping maw during a yawn, but also make the sign of the cross in front of it to ward off the invisible disease gremlins.
Similarly, the custom of saying "God bless you" after someone sneezes also finds its origins in the plague. That's because those who were infected could be identified by a few telltale symptoms, one of which was sneezing -- and since catching the plague was basically an inescapable death sentence, Pope Gregory instructed the populace to start blessing anyone who sneezed. Thus "God bless you" promptly replaced the previous refrain of "Good luck in the afterlife, motherfucker" and, incidentally, anyone with allergies suddenly found themselves with far fewer friends.
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That's sign language for "Get the fuck out of my office."


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Retired U.S. Circuit Judge Deanell Reece Tacha, Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law, will deliver the Second Annual Judge Leonard I. Garth Lecture at Rutgers School of Law–Newark at 6 pm on April 8, 2013. Her topic is "Who Needs a Lawyer Anyway?"
Pre-registration is required at http://law.newark.rutgers.edu/garth.
Dean Tacha is widely esteemed for her career in the federal judiciary and higher education. She was a Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit for more than 25 years, including seven years as Chief Judge. She has been a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States and served on the Conference's Executive Committee. She also has represented the U.S. judiciary internationally on several occasions.
Dean Tacha is a recipient of the Devitt Award, the highest honor given to a federal judge for distinguished lifetime service, and the ABA's John Marshall Award for her positive impact on the justice system.
Judge Garth is U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was in private practice before his 1969 nomination by President Richard M. Nixon as a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He was elevated to the Third Circuit in 1973 and assumed senior status in 1986. The law clerks and family of Judge Garth, and his former firm, Cole Schotz Meisel Forman & Leonard, PA, created the Garth Lecture Series in honor of their mentor and to promote the advancement of the law as the foundation of a just and free society so amply demonstrated by the judge's example.
|Second Annual Judge Leonard I. Garth Lecture
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