Adnan Oktar A9 TV; January 22nd, 2015

Wealth that comes with faith and with love of God is very nice. Only then one becomes generous, only then one becomes friendly and spends his wealth on children, on people. One would then earn plenty but also spend plenty. Right now there is neither earning plenty nor spending plenty. There is poverty everywhere.

The whole world is in misery right now because of their stinginess. There are a handful of wealthy people and they constitute, let us say, 1% of the world's population and the other 99% is in poverty. As the manifestation of the Qur'anic verses, the whole world is in misery. If they give up that tight-fisted attitude, the whole world would become rich.

Since the system that organizes poverty in the world will be ended at the time of the Mahdi, there will be no more organized poverty in the world. That is because poverty is obtained in an organized manner right now.

There is a worldwide special organization for poverty. This is attained with the support of the notables of great states, famous capitalists and many central banks.

There is a specifically attained great lobby of poverty. Mahdi (pbuh) will clear away this poverty lobby, this system that organizes poverty. At that time, the world will become wealthy on its own automatically. But that will be the last wealth of the world.

The lobby of poverty is under the control of the system of the Antichrist. The Antichrist has been using this system specifically to crush people. It crushes villagers and the workers. It is a special system: It causes pain, it commits murders, it sheds blood. The system of the Antichrist, the system of the satan feeds on that pain. But the system of the Mahdi will stop the bloodshed, stop the pain and solves poverty.

There is a lobby for poverty in the world. They are keeping the whole world in poverty by means of a special system. That is a system that has been working unfalteringly for 100 - 150 years. Only at the time of the Ottoman Empire that system did not work; they could not order the Ottomans around.

There is a special system organizing poverty in the world. There are individuals leading that system and there are those who give orders to them as well. There are those who give orders to those who give orders. There are those who they cannot see giving orders. Poverty is specifically being organized and they cannot stop it. God says, "I bring about poverty when they fail to be thankful." What God says happens, people cannot stop it.

God makes the whole world grovel, the whole world is in a wretched state right now. And that is created specifically. There is no real reason for this world to be poor. There are vast lands. It is possible to carry out all sorts of agricultural activities. There is technology, there is everything. Amazingly, God creates economic crises and famines. There is no real reason for those. They are created miraculously. That is because people forget God. Had they praised God and invoked His Name, riches would have flowed all over them profusely.

A Muslim could be poor or rich. Our Prophet was poor in the beginning and God says, "Did He not find you impoverished and enrich you?" Muslims are patient in times of difficulty and they are good- mannered in times of richness. Our Prophet lived as an orphan for years and all his childhood passed in poverty.

The festivities of the Islamic world will start with the system of the Mahdi. There will not be a single person in need. Goods will constantly be distributed among them.

Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will start a festive period. The hearts of the people will become rich in an instant. They will give what they have to one another, they will share their money and their means and everyone will watch over one another. An immense richness will come about. Goods will be distributed profusely. The whole ummah will rejoice. The whole world, the poor and the needy, those living in misery, everyone will rejoice.

Poverty might appear to be a pitiful concept on the outside, but actually poverty makes people humble, devout and good-mannered. It makes people appreciative of blessings and makes them recognize the value of those blessings.

Communism provides equality in poverty and impoverishes everyone. The morality of the Qur’an advises equality in wealth. Everyone becomes rich and happy.

In the guardianship system that Islam brings, poor and needy will be taken care of, orphans will be cherished. There will be no poverty, only happiness. In this guardianship system, no one will expect ‘thank you’s. Because God is the owner of everything.

If you are handing out charity to the poor, why do you care about how much it weighs? You may give or hand out as much as you can afford. You may give as much clothes or food as one can carry. Why are you measuring it in grams or whatnot? It is not befitting of the morals of Islam for one to weigh the goods to be handed out. One should hand them out by handfuls, in abundance.

There is a profundity in the hearts of poor people. They have a deep love. Their love, their affection is very beautiful. Their love for God is very beautiful. Their tendency towards arts and aesthetics is very high. Poor people are generally very well-mannered in every aspect.

The hearts of poor people are very beautiful. By the time they get richer – by the wisdom of God - a stiffness grows in their hearts, that is how it is for many people. Of course there are some among them who really are very good people.

In the Qur'an, God says " Did He not find you impoverished and enrich you?" to our Prophet. Our Prophet was very wealthy.

Wild capitalists have always oppressed Muslims, caused them sufferings and coerced them. Islam takes social justice and a spirit that protects those in need as basis. The system of the Mahdi is the perfect execution of this idea.

If the US spent 5 billion dollars for books explaining that the Qur’an should be obeyed, not superstition, and the invalidity of Darwinism instead of warfare, terror would already be over and no poverty would be left on the face of the earth.

If the Qur’an had been fully practiced, there would be no poverty. Muslim are obliged to donate what is more than needed for the sake of God.

God commands us to distribute wealth among those in need and not to let it circulate among a certain wealthy class.

In the 8th verse of Surat Ad-Dhuha Allah says; "Did He not find you impoverished and enrich you?" to our Prophet (saas). The bigots say- may Allah forbid-" No he was not rich." This claim is not complaint with the Qur'an. Our Prophet (saas) was the richest man in his time.

While Islam loves those in need, rich people with wild capitalist mentality hate them.