Adnan Oktar A9 TV; February 24th, 2017

Those who lose their lives in earthquakes are considered as martyrs. Those who are injured are considered as ghazis and the properties lost are rewarded as alms by God’s leave.

We congratulate the blessed ranks of our martyrs who lost their lives serving our country. May God accept their martyrdom.

This world is transient and the trial here is difficult. How nice that our martyrs are blessed with a beautiful rank, we envy the rank they are given.

We congratulate the martydom of our martyrs. It’s a great blessing that we admire. May God give a blessed life to their families.

It was a lady who first heard the Qur’an from the Prophet (saas). Also, the first martyr was a lady. Ladies are highly esteemed and valued in Islam as described in the Qur’an.

A martyr is guaranteed to go to Heaven. It’s wrong to cry for a person that is in Heaven. Everyone should be happy about martyrdom.

According to Islam, to the Qur’an, it is wrong to grieve for a martyr. A true believer is proud of martyrdom.

Three of my very close friends have been martyred. Martyrdom is a celebration for us and we do not cry after those who are blessed with Heaven, we rejoice at their martyrdom.

In the dimension of the martyrs, there is nothing to be sad about. And their bodies, their souls cannot feel sad anyway. They feel only joy.

There is fear and worry in this world. But in the dimension of the martyrs, they only feel joy and happiness.

I constantly speak about the greatness of the rank of the martyrs. And I have repeatedly said I wanted to be a martyr myself.

Dying as a martyr is the greatest honor; it’s a blessing that a Muslim would most desire. What befits a valiant man is martyrdom.

Hundreds of thousands of our people were martyred in the Battle of Gallipoli yet we’ve never shed a tear. Martyrdom is an honor and a source of joy for our noble nation.

It is not acceptable to weep for martyrs; we can only congratulate their martyrdom.

In the realm of the martyrs the logic of this world is totally altered. In fact the life in this world is similar to the kingdom of dreams.

The realm of the martyrs is glorified place; martyrs continue their worship fastidiously there.

There is no gloom and sadness in the realm of the martyrs. Martyrs are always in delight.

Abdulaziz is a blessed, saintly Sultan who has attained the rank of martyrdom.

Martyrdom is a reason for joy. Martyrdom is an honor. It is wrong to grieve after martyrs; grieving is a pagan tradition.

For a believer martyrdom is a wedding, it is not a funeral. Martyrs are alive.

Our ancestors had given their lives at the Turkish War of Independence for the good pleasure of God. We would never give away a piece of Turkey nor would we let anyone harm our values.

Our martyrs who made their bodies shields before the coup plotters are lambs in Heaven. All of them are lions and so courageous.

Muslims are being martyred en masse, yet certain scholars still instigate conflict between Shia and Sunni. They don't strive for Islamic unity. Some scholars are oblivious to the disastrous bloodshed of Muslims. If they were mindful altogether, the Islamic world would unite right away. Bediuzzaman Said Nursi also emphasized that the only solution is to establish the Islamic Union on the foundations of the truth of the Qur'an.

It would be a grave mistake to use all our military power, weapons, means and munitions against ISIS when the activities of the PKK are so self-evident, when the PKK militants martyr our soldiers, our policemen every day, when they explode bombs all around Turkey.

We will not allow a Stalinist state to be established in the Southeast of Turkey. If needed we can have hundreds of thousands of martyrs but we won’t give away an acre of our land.