1- WHAT SHOULD THE FEAR OF ALLAH BE LIKE?
MR. ADNAN OKTAR’S LIVE INTERVIEW ON EKIN TV (March 2nd, 2009)
ADNAN OKTAR:The fear of Allah is like the fear of a crazed lover who refrains from displeasing Allah, who fears to be deprived of Allah’s consent. A lover refrains from displeasing the beloved because he fears that this will destroy their love: this is what the fear of Allah is like. There is no other meaning in this. He may go to Hell and burn in its fire but what in fact makes him uncomfortable is his inability to express his love for Allah. So, this is how Allah tells the lover what the lover needs. If a person has a deep fear of Allah, he will be very meticulous to obey His commands; he will love Him and behaves very respectfully. For example, he will not be self-centered or selfish, but compassionate and caring. He will not give rein to his lower-self or seek his own ends, but he will be forgiving; he will fear Allah and be forgiving to others. For instance forgiveness is a force that fosters love, compassion is a force that fosters love. For the sake of Allah’s approval you take care of your beloved, take pains about what he eats and drinks and about the exercises that person should do. This is all a manifestation of one’s love for Allah. But the person who does not fear Allah becomes self-centered, selfish thinking only of himself; he becomes unforgiving and reacts harshly when his own interests are at stake. For instance such person would be skeptical , unaltruistic; he would be not generous and would not be able to put his life for Allah when he should. That is to say, lots of negative attitudes piles up on him. But in the case of fear of Allah, every sort of goodnesscomes upon him; that is to say every sort of goodness that ensure love and beauty fit perfectly on fear of Allah.
MR. ADNAN OKTAR’S LIVE INTERVIEW BY CAY TV (March 18th , 2009)
ADNAN OKTAR: A devout Muslim fears Allah and never behaves improperly in respect of courtesy towards Him. He speaks in perfect respect. We are beings who may die any second. We are the manifestations of Allah and Allah makes us speak in a tiny space and shows us images.
…if a person has lots of faith and fears Allah, he doesn’t even feel sleepy because of the joy he experiences. I mean he bursts with joy: the joy of Paradise, the joy of knowing that moral values of Islam will prevail the world, the joy of seeing that the words of blessed people come true, the joy of good morals, there are so many joys to experience, the joy of the blessings given by Allah. But above all else, there is the joy of Allah’s existence, I mean we all are under the control of His endless power. That is such a great blessing, praise be to Allah! Let people experience these joys. Of course, as a result of this, such a person becomes lively vivacious but this is not the purpose. That is a blessing of Allah upon us for having done such beautiful deeds.
2- WHY DO MUSLIMS FEAR ALLAH?
MR. ADNAN OKTAR’S INTERVIEW BY DENGE TV (December 9th , 2008)
INTERVIEWER: Why should we fear Allah?
ADNAN OKTAR: Fearing Allah gives us passion, love and affection. I mean, the fear of Allah constitutes the whole foundation of love. For instance it ensures us to be honest, it prevents us telling lies, it makes us trustworthy,faithful and it makes us amenable to tribulation. These are the roots of passion and love which both grow from this root. Love cannot grow on a foundation in which good morals do not exist. Affection cannot develop.
MR. ADNAN OKTAR’S LIVE INTERVIEW BY KACKAR TV (March 12th, 2009)
ADNAN OKTAR: Allah says the following in the Qur’an concerning the Hell and other pains, I take shelter in Allah from the satan: “Why should Allah punish you if you are thankful and have faith?” In other words Almighty Allah says, “I don’t desire to inflict pain on you. This is not My purpose; My purpose is your comfort, relief, joy and happiness”. But, for this, the Hell is necessary, fear of Allah is necessary. Because without that fear of Allah, as you know people say “fear the one who does not fear Allah”. Surely we do not fear people, that is another matter; but this is a proverb used by the public which means people who do not fear Allah are dangerous and risky. On the other hand, no danger whatsoever comes from the one who fears Allah. Such a person is rational, perceptive, insightful and loving and this is the widsom behind the existence of Hell. There is no other purpose for it. But if we see this point through the perspective of ilm al- Ladun (secret knowledge, such as the knowledge of Divine Providence), its secret can be more easily understood. Allah is the Sultan of ilm al- Ladun; Allah is the highest above all; He is above all the sultans. Allah is infinite Wisdom and He possesses infinite secret knowledge in ilm al-Ladun. But anyone who knows and undertands a little of this secret knowledge also understands what Allah means there insha’Allah.
3- THE TRAITS THE FEAR OF ALLAH BRING ABOUT IN MUSLIMS
MR. ADNAN OKTAR’S LIVE INTERVIEW BY KARADENIZ TV (March 30th , 2009)
ADNAN OKTAR: Yes. The fear of Allah is the most important force that directs our activities and all our characteristics with regard to having good morals. For instance without the fear of Allah, a person may not feel the need to be patient or be able to endure hardship. He may not forgive. That is to say, he may not use his will in many instances. He may say, Allah will forgive me anyways. This rationale is also stated in the Qur’an as you know; he may say, “In any case I will go to Heaven”. But with the fear of Allah, everything is brought under control. For example, he may not wake up for the morning prayers, or fast, or sacrifice himself for his loved ones...These are the foundation of zeal, love and passion; without them all of these (concepts) are demolished. That person becomes utterly empty. With the fear of Allah, a person develops wonderful details. That is to say, he gains traits like assiduity and honesty. With the fear of Allah, for instance, a person tells the truth. Without the fear of Allah, a person may easily tell lies for his own gain.
INTERVIEWER: That’s what is going on today.
ADNAN OKTAR: Of course, the fear of Allah is at the root of honesty. A person tells the truth because he fears Allah. For instance such person is a truthful witness. The fear of Allah prevents various dissention, fucur (unbounded wickedness and sinfulness), tumult and the anarchy in theindividual’s soul. It allows us to take much more pleasure from Heaven. Without it, a person is beset by a stiff dullness.
MR. ADNAN OKTAR’S LIVE INTERVIEW BY KACKAR TV (March 12th, 2009)
ADNAN OKTAR: All the beautiful aspects and details of the love for Allah come from fear of Allah. For example, patience comes from the fear of Allah and the roots of self-sacrifice, courage, compassion and all favorable attributes come from the fear of Allah. Also fear of Allah is at the root of wisdom. That is to say, the minds of people are opened because of their fear of Allah; otherwise they remain closed and become atrophied. The fear of Allah opens the mind, ignites love for Allahand raises it to the heavens insha’Allah, it opens the love of Allah toward eternity. It is a great blessing and creates a passionate love for Heaven and for Allah. In other words, the more one fears Allah, the more intensively he loves Allah and the more of a spirit of a lover fills his soul. When one does not fear Allah, he loses his foresight, his perception, his benevolence, stability. All of his (positive) attributes begin to corrupt, or, Allah forbid, they corrupt entirely.
MR. ADNAN OKTAR’S LIVE INTERVIEW BY AZERBAYCAN AZERNEWS (October 23rd, 2008)
ADNAN OKTAR: The whole matter is being in the party of Allah. Those siding with Allah are not defeated, they simply cannot be defeated. For this reason, if we love Allah wholeheartedly, if we geniunely side with Allah , and fear Allah; and as long as we sincerely believe in Allah, we will never be defeated. In no way.
MR.ADNAN OKTAR’S LIVE INTERVIEW BY CAY TV (APRIL 8th, 2009)
ADNAN OKTAR: As a miracle, Allah creates the entire universe, in its boundless vastness and grandeur in our brains. He creates the love for Himself and fear of Himself also in our brains. A human being is a wonderful creation. As far as I recall, from a sacred hadith Almighty Allah says ‘“I do not fit into the heavens and the earth, but I fit within the heart of my faithful servant.” ” This is an expression implying, “I create everything within you; there exists a universe in the external world but its real one is within you”. But of course this is for one who can think and understand deeply. For a person with a superficial outlook, for a man who eats meatballs and bread on the streets and wipes his mouth with the sleeve of his shirt can not grasp this. However for someone thinking deeply, this is a subject that will give him a shiver. That is, someone who has a total grasp of this (subject) becomes unable to stand; he trembles with the fear of Allah and prostrates himself saying, “La Ilahe Illallah Muhammed er-Rasulullah- There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His prophet.” One recognizing this fact believes by one hundred percent. Yet there may be those kind of people who fail to grasp it and wander with open mouths. There may be those people unable to conceive this fact because of their ignorance. And there will be such people in all ages. Yet a time will come when Allah will manifest His attribute of al-Hadi on all people and show these facts to people.
4- IT IS HARAM (UNLAWFUL) TO FEAR ANYTHING ELSE APART FROM ALLAH
MR.ADNAN OKTAR’S LIVEINTERVIEW ON KACKAR TV (December 15th, 2008)
ADNAN OKTAR: I only fear Allah. To fear anything or anyone else besides Him is unlawful anyways. Allah forbids this in the Qur’an saying, ‘Fear only me’. That is illogical in any case; the beings created by Allah are created to be the manifestations of Allah. So, since there is nothing, no one else to fear apart from Allah, why should I fear human beings?
5- ONLY THOSE WITH KNOWLEDGE FEAR ALLAH AS HE OUGHT TO BE FEARED.
MR.ADNAN OKTAR’S LIVE INTERVIEW BY TEMPO TV (March 31st, 2009)
Adnan Oktar: Certainly. I take shelter in Allah from satan, Almighty Allah says, “Only those of His slaves with knowledge have fear of Allah.” That is the ones with knowledge. When one is ignorant, he wanders around eating meatball sandwiches, vacantly wiping his nose with the back of his hand and strolls around looking with empty eyes, tripping on stones. You see many of these people on streets. Their heads are entirely empty. They do not care about the establishment of Turkish-Islam Union or anything else for that matter. They only know to call out “hey man, give me some from those” and have it placed in their sandwiches and walk around in the streets bumping into one another. There are many such people around. However Allah does not create them to live like this. He didn’t create so many wonders for no reason. Take the atom, for instance; it is such a universe that one can talk about it for months without exhausting the subject; it is founded on such a magnificent mathematical order.
CHILDREN MUST BE BROUGHT UP WITH THE FEAR AND LOVE OF ALLAH.
ADNAN OKTAR’S LIVE INTERVIEW BY CHANNEL 35 (Izmir) (February 14th , 2009)
ADNAN OKTAR: If they are not taught to love and fear Allah, if they are not taught about compassion, profundity and if they are not taught to love Allah passionately then of course, such children will be half crazy. We see the role of the parents here. There is also reference to this in the Qur’an and also in the hadiths. They go and put a very young child into the hands of dajjal. Dajjal crushes him and sends the child back to his parents; this time the child becomes a trouble for his parents. He beats his father and mother and insults them, he becomes ill-tempered. I know mothers and fathers, I know a lot of families who live a life of great tension because of their children. The father cannot sleep in peace. The old man, the father feels terrified, the child becomes aggressive toward his parents. In order to clear away these, it is very important that the fear and love of Allah become prevalent in the society.
MR.ADNAN OKTAR’S LIVE INTERVIEW BY CHANNEL 35, IZMIR. (MARCH 14th , 2009)
INTERVIEWER: A 17 year-old boy acting on the logic that no one takes him seriously, that no one listens to him and no one appreciates his ideas; finds a gun and kills other people with no remorse. This may be again due to family relations; as you say, the reason of this may be raising that kid without love, failing to give that love may be?.
ADNAN OKTAR: How can anyone who fears Allah do such a thing?
INTERVIEWER: Indeed!
ADNAN OKTAR: This happens when there is no fear of Allah.
MR.ADNAN OKTAR’S LIVE INTERVIEW BY KACKAR TV (January 29th, 2009)
ADNAN OKTAR: If love and fear of Allah is explained, if the Qur’an is taught, a very strong structure is built. Sometimes people think that a child brought up with the love of a family would be more normal; a child brought up without this love would be like this. However, there have been cases in which a child brought up in the love of a family cut his mother and father to pieces. That is to say, the love of family is not enough. The love of Qur’an and Allah are basic.People who are brought up with the fear and love of Allah become good moraled , balanced and consistentpeople.
MR.ADNAN OKTAR’S LIVE INTERVIEW BY CHANNEL 35 (February 1st , 2009)
ADNAN OKTAR: You will notice that they always regard children as crazy. They even speak in their presence, they talk as if they were talking to a cray person. They would say it is the mind of a child. In fact the children are very intelligent. I remember that even when I was 3 years old I had an open conscious and I considered everything logically. That is, my conscience and my logic were fully developed. But they used to treat me like a child, I remember. And I acted as a child only to please them. I did everything deliberately. They would be happy with my childishness. We must treat children with deep respect and approach them sensibly. We must approach children sincerely and with the love of Allah. When a child sees this sincere belief, Allah will open his spirit and bless the child. For example, what was Jesus like from his childhood; what were the prophets like? They were all very well cultivated from childhood; they grasped the love of Allahvery sharply. Children should be taught the love of Allah from their childhood and they must be approached with love, affection and intelligence. Along with this superstitions are very dangerous. I mean people are very open to superstitions. They recall superstitions when you talk about religion and religion when you talk about superstitions. There is no such thing! Religion is the system in which a person with the highest quality live. That is to say, a religious person is the person with the highest quality in the world; he is most intelligent, insightful, perceptive, trustworthy, sensible and conscientious. The religion is the system in which we can most profitably use the world. The Qur’an is also Allah’s work of artistry that teaches us how we should make use of this world. If we approach a child gently in this spirit, in such compassion that would be great. But again I say, let them access Harun Yahya websites and download my books; but if there is anything they still cannot figure out, they can write to us and we will provide them with the general information.
6- HOW DOES FEAR OF ALLAH INCREASE?
MR.ADNAN OKTAR’S INTERVIEW ON DENGE TV ( December 9th , 2008)
ADNAN OKTAR: The fear of Allah does not develop without rhyme and reason. There are causes for its development: for instance being generous helping the poor are things that help increasing the fear of Allah. Postponing a poor person’s debt or clearing it off competely are singled out in the Qur’an as a moral quality. If these are done, and the Qur’an is read and the depths of the Qur’an is comprehended, people’s trust in Allah will develop. Trust in Allah brings blessings and inner peace. For example, trees put their trusts in Allah; He gives them sustenance where they are; while wolves and foxes do not have this trust in Allah and so they always wander in the mountains in hunger; they go for days without food because they are greedy. Not putting trust in Allah does not befit a human being; a human being should submit to Allah, recognize that his sustenance comes from Allah and banish this panic and stress completely from his mind.
MR.ADNAN OKTAR’S LIVE INTERVIEW BY CAY TV ( January 19th , 2009)
ADNAN OKTAR: When a deep thinking person decides to consider, he will use the great blessing that Allah has given him—sincerity. And he will use his conscience. When he sincerely considers the structure of a cell or the life of a mosquito, for example, he sees an exciting structure that takes his breath away. When we look into a cell, again it takes our breath away. A human cell is just like a city. It reminds you of Istanbul. It has a structure like that. It amazes us. Being amazed by it increases our fear of Allah. When our fear of Allah grows, our carefulness about the way Allah has shown us-Islam-also grows. And we attain moral perfection.
7- IMPOTENCIES IN THE LIFE OF THIS WORLD INCREASES A PERSON’S LOVE AND FEAR OF ALLAH
MR.ADNAN OKTAR’S INTERVIEW ON HILAL TV (December 27th , 2008)
ADNAN OKTAR: If there were no such impotencies, a great arrogance would appear, Allah forbid, like that of Namrud or Pharaoh. Allah created us in impotencies so that we submit to Him and desire the next world and the Heaven. Otherwise, people would not want to die and go to the next world, I mean a number of people, I consider some of them to be free of this, those people have no sense of thankfulness to Allah in their hearts. They don’t think about giving thanks and praise or of expressing gratitude towards Him. To remedy this, Allah has given many kinds of weaknesses to human beings. We have weaknesses throughout our whole body. In every part of our body there are signs of weaknesses which bring us closer to Allah. These make us grow cold to the world, long for the next world and set our hearts on the love and fear of Allah.
8- THE PROPHET JONAH’S (AS) TEST AND THE FEAR OF ALLAH
Mr.ADNAN OKTAR’S LIVE INTERVIEW ON KARADENIZ TV (March 30th , 2009)
ADNAN OKTAR: There is a very important proof to show us how useful the fear of Allah is for us. Look at one shock after another: the sea and the skies grow dark; men drew the lots and the lot fell to him, his being thrown into the sea,and there is the fish swallowing him, and he stays in the darkness. He experienced great excitement and tension. As a result of these, he changes a lot. That is how the fear of Allah brings a person to an important, conceivable line. The Qur’an gives a sign of this, it explains this.
9- THINKING ABOUT DEATH INCREASES THE FEAR OF ALLAH.
MR.ADNAN OKTAR’S LIVE INTERVIEW BY TEMPO TV (January 13th, 2009)
ADNAN OKTAR: Death is a great blessing. It is, we hope, a door opening to the Heaven, for humans to attain Allah, insha’Allah for the believers. And it is a clear proof that destroys desire for this world. Death is one of the first amongst the reasons which discipline us and is one of the most important causes for composing a good morale. Death deeply affects us, it deeply effects all the humans . And the fear from Hell, that is the fear of Allah. When these are present, a person becomes kinder, more compassionate, merciful; he becomes more intelligent, tender, agreeable and easy-going. And this is the foundation and root of a good moral life. For this reason, we regard death as a means to draw us close to Allah, and as a means to Heaven. And in this way, we know that it is a blessing, insha’Allah.
10- SATAN’S FEAR OF ALLAH
MR.ADNAN OKTAR’S LIVE INTERVIEW BY Tempo TV (March 24th . 2009)
ADNAN OKTAR: In that environment this creature (satan) had not yet seen the Hell. He did not know the fear of Allah. Allah showed satan the Hell later, and also to Adam and Eve.
Therefore Adam and Eve sinned; that is, they believed what he said; but they should have been determined about their attachment to Allah and His word. For some reason, with a purpose their minds and their hearts moved toward satan’s words. But after they saw the fear of Allah and after they saw the Hell and understood the existence of Hell; and after they had come to understand that this world is a testing place, all their attitude have changed. Their whole make-up changed. This is because they were very comfortable in Paradise; there is food and drink and everything else; their clothes were appropriate but, when Allah sent them down to Earth, as Allah states in a verse, their private parts were disclosed to them and they began to have natural needs. Even as it is stated in an account, Adam wept when he saw this suituation. Allah made him feel the feeling of regret and he understood what pain and suffering were. In this situation he felt the fear of Allah even more. After that, his character improved greatly but satan was a classic psychopath and we can detect this also in human beings. Tell all the truth you want, speak as sweetly as you want, the satan continues that bloodless, amoral character peculiar to a harlot. Satan has the classic character of a prostitute; that is he has the chracter of a harlot. That is, an emotional character of a harlot. He says he fears Allah and even thinks to advise him (Allah forbid); and all this within the spirit of a harlot. It is strange. This goes on forever; then he acts with treachery. He says to his followers, “I have not called you; you came on your own.” ...
INTERVIEWER: Of course.
ADNAN OKTAR: He says he fears Allah but he is a total psychopath. A classical psychopath. He is the same as the psychopaths you see on the street; there is no difference in their character. Allah forbid, he approaches Allah with the emotional and crazed mind of a harlot. He says about Adam; You created Adam from mud and me from fire; therefore, he is lower than I am, he says Adam is ordinary. He is mud and I am fire. That blockhead advises Allah;he says even though it is Allah Who created, I will not bow down to him. That is, he is arrogant and prideful. That blockhead does not know that it is his destiny but still he tries to make Allah, Allah is beyond that, regret.
…But Allah shows him His Mehdis, prophets and his faithful believers. When he sees them satan burns. For example, Allah says, look, they also know what you know but they bow down before Me. They serve Me. Every time satan sees believers bowing before Allah, it plunges him into deep sadness. For this reason, Muslims must be very meticulous in fulfilling their regular prayers. In other words, a Muslim shows him that Allah speaks the truth. This shows that Allah tells the truth……For example, with his every act of obedience and reverence (a Muslim) disproves the satan. A Muslim sides with Allah.
INTERVIEWER: Yes
ADNAN OKTAR: That is because, satan says that everyone is like him. Allah says this is not true. Allah says that His faithful servants will be obedient to him. And what Almighty Allah says becomes to be true. For example, we are obedient and submissive to Allah; we bow down before him, prostrate before him. If Allah tells me to throw myself into the fire, I would do it without a blink of eye; but satan would not. He is a bad-tempered creature. For this reason, Allah has created such a testing system. But Allah is the All-Mighty; if He had willed to do so,He would not have created satan, He would have made satan prostrate before Him…. If Allah had willed, He would break his mouth and nose; satan would not have the power to do all these. But for the sake of testing, we are in need of this. In order for us to know the value of Pradise. We need this for the sake of the fear of Allah. Allah has established a wonderful system. Satan is needed in this wonderful system; so it was necessary for satan to be created. But there is a particular way of life containing all the elements that belong to his life. For this reason, a believer’s heart may be secure. All believers are in Paradise. Unbelievers, on the other hand, are in Hell. But every time believers see them (in Hell), they will more appreciate Paradise. This is very important. In a verse Allah states this. I take shelter in Allah from satan. Allah says; “Why should Allah punish you if you are thankful and have faith?”
11- THE TRUE SOURCE OF PEACE AND HAPPINESS IS THE FEAR AND LOVE OF ALLAH.
MR.ADNAN OKTAR’S LIVE INTERVIEW ON Channel 35 (February 1st , 2009)
ADNAN OKTAR: …….. people’s faces are pulled as long as a fiddle. In order to be happy, a person needs people who he trusts and loves and who do not tell lies , people who are afraid of Allah and who are genuine.If you note people are always alone, they do not have any friends.
INTERVIEWER: Yes
ADNAN OKTAR: For example, I sometimes talk to young people and ask them questions. I speak to girls and boys. I ask, for example, if they have someone they really trust. They just say; “if I am to tell the truth I actuallydon’t have even a single one I sincerely trust.” They say “I don’t have anyone that I trust” or “ I have one close girl-friend but I do not trust her at all.” But this is very important; a person must have intimate friends who they wholeheartedly trust, whom they trust as much as they trust themselves. People can only then be happy. Otherwise, inevitably you will be in the company of liars continuously, whom you cannot trust. This is something like living in a room of Hell. Then, we see the faces of people living in a room of Hell, they can never be happy. For this reason, it is very important to live completely according to the moral teachings of the Qur’an. It is very important to wholeheartedly live by the love and fear of Allah. Then, true happiness will spread over all the world and human beings need this.
MR. ADNAN OKTAR’S LIVE INTERVIEW ON KARADENIZ TV (January 16th , 2009)
ADNAN OKTAR: Happiness comes from the love and fear of Allah. Without this the human heart cannot find peace. Allah has made this clear. (In the Qur’an), I take shelter in Allah from satan, Allah states that “hearts find peace only in the remembrance of Allah.”A person cannot be happy in any other way.
MR.ADNAN OKTAR’S INTERVIEW ON KARADENIZ TV ( April 3rd, 2009)
ADNAN OKTAR: Look, I will tell you the truth of the matter, so that no one would claim that I did not say it. The world will go through a total economic collapse. That is the capitalist system will collapse. All the large corporations all over the world will totally collapse. The world will suffer famine and distress. I am saying this earnestly and this is going on increasingly. . Turkey will experience the economic crisis as well but thanks be to Allah that this blessed country will come through it with thanksgiving (to Allah) and economising. With thanksgiving to Allah and economizing. On the other hand, it will destroy the entire world. The reason: lack of love and trust. When excitement, the love and fear of Allah abandon the human heart there is no meaning in life. Then such people would not have the desire to do anything, to expand somethings, build businesses or beautify their lives. They only strive not to die and try to stay alive. At the moment, since the lack of trust in Allah, lovelessness, egotism and selfishness had prevailed the world under the influence of Darwinist and materialistic system, the world is almost in paralysis. There is no escape from this, let me tell you. I mean no technical precaution that can be taken could ever save this. Let them print as much money as they want, let them shake the world as much as they want, the world is immersed in savage egotism and selfishness. This is an issue that can only be remedied by spirituality, by the fear and love of Allah, by love and the soul of a crazed lover. And the only cure for this is the Mahdi and the Prophet Jesus(as); there is no other salvation. Let them try and you will see! There is no other salvation. Insha’Allah.