Adnan Oktar A9 TV; July 5th, 2013

Prohibitions in Islam could be counted with the fingers of a hand, yet if you try to count the halals (permissible acts) in Islam, your lifetime would not suffice to do so. The prohibitions in Islam are very few and easily be counted with the fingers of a hand. Yet halals are endless.

It is not possible to procure religiousness through governments; that can only be made possible with the system of the Mahdi. The system, the spirit that would come about in religiousness is love. I mean the system of the Mahdi brings about a lot of love, compassion, mercy, understanding, tolerance, sweetness, broadness of perspective, arts and science, it would bring about social justice; none of which can be attained through impositions. In the system of the Mahdi there is no place for impositions.

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.

Targeting the happiness of people is the characteristic of the system of the Mahdi. The system of the Mahdi is not oppressive, it would interfere with anyone else's faith or opinion. Everyone will be free. A very devout center will present love to everyone.

The system of the Mahdi is not oppressive, I mean some people would be performing their prayers and some won't in the system of the Mahdi. Some would not be covering their heads, some will wear low neck clothes, some will wear hijab but everyone will be happy. Everyone will be free.

We cannot impose our understanding of morality to others, we cannot interfere anyone’s beliefs.

Youngsters are living the essence of religion. That is because religion is love, compassion, goodness, beauty and good morals.

There is no need for prohibitions, constant supply of information would be enough. Instead of prohibiting something, their damaging nature should be explained abundantly.

Our nation behaves with religion and lives with religion. Without religion there is no meaning to life. There is no meaning to living. Without religion why would we want to live anyway? What meaning would life have then? The only reason for living is religion, Hereafter, love for God. Without love of God, without belief in Hereafter there is no meaning to life.

Religion and science are one within the other. Islam increases the strength of science and science increases the strength of Islam.

If the people – may Allah forbid- becomes irreligious, Turkey would be devastated. There will be no Turkish Nation or Turkey left behind. It is religion that keeps Turkey straight. Allah keeps Turkey straight by means of religion. What is the unifying aspeck? It is religion. What is integrating? Religion. When religion is gone, there will be no family, no morality, no state, nothing left behind.

The Bediuzzaman says; "the East will be strengthened only with religion." No country has ever gained power through philosophy. That has always been attained with religion. The same is valid with Christians as well; in Europe they have always gained strength with religion. Also the Jews; they have always gained strength with religion. The only reason for the strength of Jews in this world is the Torah.

Mahdi (pbuh) will suffer oppression and hardships. In the World of souls Allah asks him "Will you be able to endure these hardships?" And he says; "I will my Lord. With honor and pride."Mahdi is sent to this World 6000 years after the World of souls and fulfills the promise he made in the World of souls.

Because of the bigoted mindset, many people stand aloof to religion.

Banning books is a disgraceful act.

Religion exists because of the love of Allah. It would not be appropriate to see religion as –may Allah forbid- a remedy for straits. Religion is not to be implemented to be at ease or to find peace. Religion is practiced only for Allah.

If our brothers and sisters act maturely, if they have their hearts in the right place they will see that everything will be at ease. If they remove fear upon people, if they create such a mature environment there will be no need for any kind of restriction.

Bigoted mindset would even prohibit laughing. It destroys people's merriness and healthiness. It ruins people.

In our religion, here is no compulsion against Christianity and Judaism. They will be able to live by their religion everywhere.

The committee of the dajjal (antichrist) and the dajjal will attempt to exert pressure on Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) and his students in order to prohibit their just and right activities, they will threaten them and attempt to cast them out according to their own twisted minds. Under such conditions the students of Hazrat Mahdi will continue their scientific struggle with love, compassion, reason, science and culture. That is the reason of the increase in their good deeds, their being the lions of the End Times, their being worshippers at night, their being appraised; that is the reason why they attain more good deeds than the Companions.

Religion is the Qur'an. If you live by the Qur'an, then it is okay. Or else putting lights on pine trees and putting lights for one's garden and on streets would not contravene religion.

Allah communicates His commands and the things He forbids not through implications but through verses containing clear judgments. Allah lays stress on the judgments that are deemed obligatory, for several times.

Banning ladies having fun is like uprooting an essential beauty out of this world. Women are the most important ornaments of the world. If women have fun, if they are happy, if they are cheerful, if they are able to show their beauty, it would be great.

Within the course of world history, they [bigots] have generally turned this world into a living hell for women. When born a woman, she doesn’t have the opportunity to have fun, to wear what she likes or to dress up. Loving and being loved is forbidden, being joyous is forbidden, everything is forbidden for them. Let them have fun, let them be joyous and wear whatever they like. Leave them alone so that they can live in peace.

Everyone knows what radicalism means by heart. Radical ideas would never be accepted anywhere in the world.