Adnan Oktar A9 TV; May 25th, 2017

It is definitely not wrong to listen to music in Ramadan. Some people are hurting themselves by making things unlawful which God made lawful.

Europe is not against Islam. Europe is against radicalism that promotes violence, misogyny and backwardness. Europe is right to be against radicals who hate the beauty of women, cleanliness, quality, art and music. Those radicals are also against Islam.

Music, art, dance etc., they are all allowed by Islam. Some circles limit the freedom of people for no reason. Let the people live comfortably in peace, with joy. Due to their self-made and unnecessary rules, they are turning life into a living hell. Without love, arts and music, life itself becomes hellish.

There is nothing in the Qur’an that says that people who listen to music or dance will go to hell. Bigots are turning the world into a living hell. It is wrong to ban things when God allowed them.

Orthodox, traditional Muslims are so convinced that women should not be free and that there should be no art, nothing beautiful, as soon as they see something pleasant, they immediately reject it.

As we dance and have fun, our hearts are always with God. It would be outrageous to suggest that God should be forgotten while having fun.

Dance and music are among the most beautiful gifts in life.

Music is very nice when performed with love and passion. A cold, ceremonial performance will not have the same impact on our souls.

Even the most beautiful composition in this world, will sound dull and boring compared to the music in Heaven.

There will be the most beautiful, the most glorious music in Heaven. If it was possible to listen to the music of Heaven in this world, no one would ever want to hear the music in this world again.

In Heaven, there will be incredible music, breathtaking art, and exquisite tables. All these beauties are gifts for Muslims in this world, too. Muslims should be leaders in art, science, be very modern. They should enjoy beauties of life. Religion doesn't ban them from any of these.

The Islam of the companions is the true Islam. The mentality that opposes art, quality, beauty, freedom will be never successful.

Turkey should be a leader in the arts. In music, painting, sculpture and all others, we should be the pioneers. We should have recitals, operas.

Happiness, joy, freedom, art, music should be everywhere in Turkey. Women should feel completely free and not worry about disrespect.

Some people are trying to make the government look like it is against the freedom of people. They are working in vain.

Radicals are so predisposed to hate the arts, music and happiness that they cannot bring themselves to accept the fact that Islam champions these blessings. Radical men believe that they deserve freedom and having fun, but cannot accept that women have the same rights as well.

There is a plan to push Muslims into radicalism, and then use radicalism as an excuse to kill Muslims and Christians in a horrific war. The only way to foil this plot is being very modern, enlightened and being friends with Christians.

Every aspect of the understanding of religion outside the Qur’an is horrible; laughing, dancing, painting, statues, music, women’s going out, children wearing shorts are all forbidden in their twisted minds. In some Islamic scholars perverse understanding, the penalty for shaving one’s beard or not performing daily prayers is death. None of those have any place in the Qur’an. The religion that they promote that has no place in the Qur’an and it turns this world into a living hell.

Listening to music, taking photos, dancing, art, science, beauty, having fun; none of those are unlawful by religion.

There is no verse in the Qur'an that decrees music to be unlawful. The Qur’an is very clear and precise; there is no room in the Qur’an for implications.

Some who claim that music and low-cut dresses are illegal according to religion in fact make music themselves, and live with women wearing décolleté. This is insincere.

It is a breathtaking miracle to hear the atoms and electricity that enter into the ear in the form of speech and music with treble and bass arrangements made. Normally we would perceive the electricity that comes from the ears only as a humming sound. But we are capable of hearing it in the form of music, distinguishing the direction of sound and differences in treble and bass.

Modern Islam is the system in which people are friends with one another, where women are free and music and art flourish.

Those who make Turkey appear as antipathetical to art, dance and music are very wrong. Turkey is a very modern country.

Bigots claim people will go to hell if they take pleasure from the beauties of life. They deem chess, arts, music and democracy to be unlawful according to religion.