Adnan Oktar A9 TV; February 12th, 2018

Let us develop a very modern Turkey in line with the Qur’an, shaped with the understanding of freedom defined in the Qur’an. If Turkey becomes ultra-modern, if women are provided an environment in which they would live freely as they like, if freedoms are broadened, Turkey would become the strongest state of Europe.

Religion brings freedom to people. Some people got into a panic when they saw that religion brings freedom. Actually, religion is the system that brings the highest level of freedom to this world.

Utmost freedom within the limits of the Qur’an, without preventing another’s happiness, without causing pain to anyone is the only limit to freedom.

I only abide by the Qur’an. It is freedom that I like. Both women and men should enjoy freedom. Pressure would disrupt one’s ability to think, ability to compilation, ability to create. It would depress people, get them down and disrupt their ability to speak. The Qur’an is a blessing of freedom presented to the Qur’an by God, it is the book of freedom. There is no system, no faith, no understanding of morality that brings as much freedom to people as the Qur’an does.

True religions bring freedoms. Hypocrites are jealous about the freedom religion brings and they criticize that freedom. Hypocrites unite with those who are against religion and strive together to prevent the practice of the freedoms religion brings. They do not like the religion prophets bring –may God forbid the thought. They step out with the appearance of a conservative hardliner and regard themselves superior than the prophets. Furthermore, they claim that they have even higher moral stance than God Himself, may God forbid the thought. They are incredibly jealous of the freedom the Prophets enjoy, their love for beauty, their living in wealth and abundance, their being vivacious. To cover up their jealousy, they claim that they are more conservative and that the Prophets stray away from the religion. In fact the hypocrites are super corrupted and characterless. They are vindictive, they lack quality and have aggressive souls. Hypocrites carry this same characteristics at every period of time.

Hypocrites constantly attack believers claiming that they are against the freedoms believers are enjoying and that freedoms should be limited somehow. They step up saying ‘We are conservative, we have greater piety and taqwa ,’ yet in fact they are incredibly corrupted. They need to present themselves as devout, honest people who have taqwa to be able to carry out their dissension, so they persistently emphasize that they are against freedoms.

In the subconscious of some people, there is a flawed logic which states that one should endure pain for religion, that people should not laugh, should not have fun and that otherwise it would not be possible to go to Heaven. According to this mentality, the flawed mindset claiming that ‘religion should be inextricably difficult for people to advance well in religion,’ prevails among them. In fact, Islam always brings the freedom of Heaven. All true religions, including the religion the Prophet Abraham brought, the one the Prophet Solomon brought and the religion our Prophet (saas) brought bring the spirit, the beauty, the freedom, the quality and the joy of Heaven. The hypocritical systems on the other hand bring the dilemma of hell, the fruitlessness and the torment of hell. With the Qur’an, Our Prophet (saas) brought utmost freedom and preached this to people. God deemed the freedoms people want in their hearts lawful with the Qur’an. He removed all the pressures on people. Commands bringing freedoms came one after the other with the Qur’an. God removed the heavy chains on people. As the freedoms enjoyed by the believers increased, the hypocrites got jealous and imagined that they had thus attained an advantage in front of the public. They tried to influence people by saying ‘we are more conservative, they are (the prophets and the companions) are living by religion easier and are changing our religion.” All the hypocrites talk about is their criticisms about how the Prophet lived religion. They state that they do not trust the Prophet in every speech they make. They regard every command about the freedoms God revealed to our Prophet with suspicion. Those hypocrites with that treacherous and ignoble mentality became stronger after our Prophet (saas) passed away and created the foundation of the Orthodox Islamic understanding. They added their own horrifying interpretations that humiliate women and claim that women are satanic and should be beaten as if they were in Islam. Muslims that came afterwards claimed that false, fabricated interpretations unknowingly as if they were the commands of God. We will insha’Allah correct this error that reached today from those days by preaching the true Islam as explained in the Qur’an.

One other good aspect of our activities is that we have an understanding that conciliates the conservative part of the society with the secular part. There is a lack of communication between these two parts that is being used by those who want to dissociate the society. Many examples of these have been experienced in the past. Our activities are of crucial importance to avoid experiencing similar incidents again. Both parts are the children of this country, both sides are valuable. When there is a rigid understanding, it would not be possible for the conservative part to reach people who live by the shores, to the secular ones. Both sides continue their lives among themselves. By explaining the fact that the Qur’an brings democracy, secularity and freedom, we remove the prejudices of both parties. But it seems as though some bigots are determined to divide society, so we are trying to correct this. We will insha’Allah live together as brothers with love.

Youngsters want to be free. The children of the families that are known to be conservative want to live vivaciously, comfortably and free as well. That request for freedom is in compliance with the Qur’an. The number of people who have a bigoted mindset is very few in Turkey yet they imagine themselves as a relentless force. Youngsters want to be free. The children of the families that are known to be conservative want to live vivaciously, comfortably and free as well. That request for freedom is in compliance with the Qur’an. God is the One Who wants His servants to live free. The number of people who have a bigoted mindset is very few in Turkey but they imagine themselves as a relentless force. In fact their impact is very weak. They present the smallest spec of sand they find on the floor, as the Mount Everest, mocking the intelligence of our public, so to speak.

Some circles misrepresented Islam as if it were introverted, joyless and far removed from freedoms. It is not possible to live by the religion they portray. Many people who appear to be conservative do not even perform their prayers. Because they have presented prayers as if it were an intricate, complex form of worship that is impossible to perform. The religion God described in the Qur’an is easy.

A person who only abides by the Qur'an is free in the true sense of the word.

Degeneracy does not arise from modernity or freedom, but rather from the excessive attacks of the system of the dajjal. By doing so, they are trying to force the world towards Judgment Day.

Every person has the right to live freely according to their belief. But bigotry does not know how to approach people with compassion.

Freedom will make streets liven up with the joy of young men and women. Now most of them are compelled to live unhappily.

I only tell people what I learn from the Qur’an. Many people are surprised because they do not know the Qur’an and they see the freedoms given in the Qur’an for the first time.

People are crushed underneath thousands of meaningless societal rules. The Qur’an eliminates all these. People can only be completely free when they live according to the moral values of the Qur’an.

People are unaware of the freedom in religion. Religion eliminates conflicting, society-made rules that weigh down on people.

Some rules of the society make life very difficult. People build a self-destructive system. The Qur’an, on the other hand, frees people.

The best freedom comes with religion. Religion saves people from peer pressure and the harsh rules of society.

The best kind of freedom is to do goodness to all and to befriend all.

The boundaries of a person’s freedom is found in not demoralizing others or tarnishing one’s honor.

The Qur’an is freedom, joy, life and quality. One who does not see the Qur’an as a sufficient guide, falls into the sea of superstitions.

The Qur’an provides a system that gives people the highest level of freedom.

There is a false claim that if people embrace Islam, they will have to live an introverted life and women will be deprived of their freedoms. This does not reflect true Islam. Islam is full of freedoms for women and all.

Turkey needs to emphasize that she is a modern, democratic and liberal country. Then Turkey would be on good terms with the EU.