Adnan Oktar A9 TV; February 16th, 2013

The system of the dajjal (antichrist) is a sea. We collect our good deeds from that in buckets. That is because all acts aimed to deplete the system of the dajjal(antichrist) will be good deeds.

There is no antichrist (dajjal) around and you stand up and say "I've come to destroy the system of the antichrist." Well, you cannot acquire any good deeds by that. Even if you strive hard, you can only acquire very few good deeds. It has to be tough, it has to be dangerous, there have to be "assaulters", there have to be those who curse, there have to be those who shout out and scream; the treacherous and back stabbers should run rampant. There should be utmost dissension and disorder; then and only then good deeds will rain down upon you.

If Pharaoh were to act nice and democratic; if Pharaoh were to say; "Welcome, come on in, let us talk," then the merits attained through that would drop down to "one" or "two". What would become of the good deeds you acquire when the Pharaoh acts rabid and aggressive? They would be a "trillion" when compared.

Prophets are very sensitive. There is a spiritual sensitivity in Mahdis as well. They are all very sensitive. They see colors better, they hear voices better, they are more prone to sadness, they are more prone to worry. That is why the merits they acquire are even more.

It is a religious service to ask for their forgiveness in the absence of Muslims.

The increase in the number of people that stand against, that talks sharp and harsh words, that displays offensive manners would increase the good deeds a Muslim attains.

A Muslim would wake up for the morning prayers feeling in rejoice.

The person who is being communicated religion, should not be offered religious services at first but only faith.

Feeling affection and compassion towards people is a religious service for the good pleasure of Allah.

One needs to welcome all sorts of tests that come on his/her way with joy and do well by them with the utmost effort. A tough test coming on one's way means a ship full of gold is coming to him. Sometimes tests might seem to be difficult but they are all full of good deeds.

We are being educated for Heaven with troubles that are coming one after the other. Without the hardships you would become sick. Hardships beautify you. The more hardship raining down on you, the more good deeds you would be attaining.

Almighty Allah has created the End of Times very hard so that the deeds attained would be very rich. The more the troubles, the problems are, the higher will be the rank of that person.

You perform your prayers and that is a religious service. The system of the Mahdi is also a religious service. It is a religious service to stand by Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). It is a religious service to give the glad tidings of the Mahdi (pbuh). It is a religious service to feel the excitement of the system of the Mahdi. It is a religious service to miss the Jesus Messiah and to want to become his student. It is a religious service to be prepared to welcome Jesus Messiah.

People should approach very compassionately towards sick people abed. They shouldn’t even be said “Ugh”. That would be a grave persecution. Those people are gaining a lot of good deeds. It is a great deed to endure. For instance if you are acquiring merits while you are performing your prayers, you would be acquiring 10 thousand folds of merits in that. That is because it is difficult, it is not easy. We’ve come here to be tested. We have to show patience and acquire good deeds, insha’Allah.

The merit acquired by wholeheartedly coming close to God is great. The greatest merit is attained by increasing one’s faith and by becoming very sincere about faith. A person attains merits as much as he/she loves God.

Our Prophet (saas) declared that the Muslims in the End Times will gather fifty times more merits than the Companions.

A Muslim already prays five times a day, fasts, pays his alms but he is also responsible for learning, to make an effort for the Unity of Islam, to communicate the signs leading to faith, make effort to make people believe and strive against bigotry.

Many slanders are casted upon people working on the Way of God. Bediuzzaman was slandered. There are 90 different slanders and curses that have been responded to Treatise of Light. 90 slanders mean 90 thousand good deeds in the Hereafter insha'Allah.

Patience is an act of worship. Waiting as a form of worship is called patience. In toleration, one simply endures. Patience is the name of that act of worship. I mean like prayers, it is the name the act of worship.

God does not tell us to "worship Him," but He tells us to "sincerely worship Him." God lays that as a condition in any case. Love is given as a blessing reserved only for those sincere ones.

Information does not flow to the brain out of the blue. The brain should be disciplined; it should be educated. It is not possible to do by sitting back, one needs to work for it. Thinking is an act of worship, just like prayers.

We relish in worshiping God and performing prayer. How nice that prayer is a beauty that has been performed for thousands of years.

There is inherent peace and wisdom in acts of worship. If one gets tired while reading the Qur’an, taking ablution, paying charity and so on, satan must be troubling him. God created all acts of worship in such a way that they are both easy and pleasing to humans.

In the Qur'an, special attention is directed to "armour". It is a religious obligation to take precautions in order for Muslims to protect themselves.

The Qur'an demands freedom, democracy and humaneness from us.