Adnan Oktar A9 TV; April 13th, 2016

Having fun together, having dinners together, these are all good; but it should be without the alcohol. Alcohol devastates the body. Losing one’s control completely so that one can barely stand up due to alcohol is nothing fun. There is nothing fun about getting intoxicated.

Some people are so much used to assuming that happiness can only come through drinking alcohol and the like that they cannot grasp the joy and happiness of believers who do not drink alcohol.

Alcoholic beverages have nothing good about them. Before all else it’s forbidden according to religion. It’s very harmful, it harms the liver and the brain.

The first Rakı, a popular alcoholic drink, factory was built in 1880s at the time of Sultan Abdul Hamid II, by the chief chamberlain Sarıcazade Ragıp Paşa in Umurca Farm.

In the time of Abdul Hamid, the Bomonti Beer Factory was opened. This is documented.

Drinking wine, rakı and whisky, being poisoned and wasted is not having fun. There is such a false culture of alcohol and that is a grave mistake. Alcohol is by no manner of means entertaining. It is a very harmful and very disruptive substance.

Some people keep saying they cannot feel relaxed unless they consume alcoholic beverage. The truth is they poison themselves with alcoholic drinks and losing their consciousness always causes them regret afterwards.

Widely acknowledged hadith reference books like Bukhari and Muslim include non-Qur'anic orders like killing people who shave or drink alcohol. In order to end violence, it is crucial that such non-Qur'anic orders are immediately removed from hadith books.

According to the Qur'an, those who abandon religion, become atheists, drink alcohol, abandon prayer, shave their beard and so on are not killed. There is no pressure on anyone when it comes to religion.

Alcohol causes great destruction. It poisons the body and the metabolism tries to get rid of it as soon as possible.

There is nothing good in alcohol. It tastes bad, smells bad and it only gives dizziness and discomfort.

Drinking alcohol is wrong according to Islam. Alcohol is nothing but pure poison; there is nothing fun about poisoning oneself. Even if it was allowed by Islam, it is not something to be drunk.

It is not right to see those who drink alcohol as irreligious. Of course we can tell them why it is wrong, but we will still see that person as our brother or sister.

There is no pleasure or fun that alcohol can ever provide. Wine is a terrible drink that poisons the body.

Alcohol drags people into pessimism and triggers sadness but never brings happiness. On the contrary, it results in spiritual collapse.

Alcohol is not entertaining at all. It causes many discomforts and health problems at the moment of consumption and afterwards. It is meaningless to try to present alcohol consumption as if it is fun.

Both for health and safety purposes and for social reasons, serving alcoholic beverages to passengers on airplanes is not a reasonable practice.

If you exert pressure, people would feel abased. You would make people who normally would not consume alcohol start consuming alcohol, you would cause people who would normally perform their prayers, stand apart from prayers; things that would not normally happen would start to happen. I mean oppression would disrupt a person’s balance.

The government is acting sagacious with the precautions they have taken about the sales of alcohol. People taking alcohol are numbed. We need a robust, alive generation.

A person who drinks alcohol will become a sinner but that person would not be abandoning religion.

The Qur'an teaches us how to use this world. The world will be ruined when the commands of the Qur'an are not implemented.

Martyrs are our lions, they protect our nation with great courage. Their rank is so esteemed; we are in admiration of their martyrdom.

Love is the medicine for the entire world. Let us call all to love.

Flowers live in the most difficult conditions on the streets, but without soap or water, they are pure and clean. All are God's artistry.

Some of my friends wear jilbab, some others wear revealing clothes. Also there are others wearing neither, but others. I have respect and love for all of them.