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The Alawi creed is not a system which can be ignored or opposed.
It is also an Islamic school, madhab.
For example, within a neighborhood, an Alawi should be greeted with respect.
He should be treated with respect.
But this is not a favor.
It shouldn't be done as a favor.
It should be done because they deserve it.
The freedom of Alawi citizens, their freedom of worship, their freedom of life should be supported as well as respected.
If this is done, then no problem will arise for any Alawi.
I love Jafaris, I love Alawis, I also love Bektashis, I also love Wahhabis.
They are all my brothers.
Each has their own particular form of pity.
They are all committed in love to Allah, to religion.
We have always lived together in harmony with the confines of the Ottoman Empire.
We have always been living closely connected with Alawis, Bektashis, Jafaris.
We are all members of the same nation.
We are all a part of the nation of Islam.
We are all Turks, thanks to Allah.
This is why it's not right to consider us as a part.
All should be appreciated in love.
Because we all worship the one and only Allah,
we have the same book and we turn to the same Qibla,
direction be faced praying during Salah.
What more could we want?
Let's strengthen our brotherly ties.
We are all brothers, whether rightist, leftist, Alavi or Sunni.
We are children of His Fatherland.
Allah has granted every one of us different traits and different thoughts.
It's the creation of Allah.
This doesn't require us to be against one another.
Let's live in this beautiful homeland of ours, united in love, peace and brotherhood.
We are in possession of the most beautiful country in the world
and of fertile and beautiful grounds.
Allah has blessed us with it, Elhamdulillah.
Praise be to Allah.
The people of Turkey are all full of love.
They enjoy love, friendship, brotherhood in a deep manner.
But a kind of lovelessness has taken root,
as if some people adopted spirit litigiousness, incredulity, loating over.
Let's pull ourselves together at once.
We are brothers.
We live in a very, very beautiful country.
That is, it is exquisitely beautiful.
Let's get attached to each other with love and friendship.
It doesn't matter whether someone is rightist or leftist.
Especially the Alavi Sunni disunity is inglorious.
It's not possible to defy the hatred and anger which ensues from this disunity.
Because our Allah is the same, our book is the same,
our Prophet is the same, our Qibla is the same,
it is unbelievable.
Let them have assembly houses, places of worship.
Let them live like they please.
Let them read the holy book like they please.
Oppression doesn't go with respect to humanity.
Let the people open assembly houses.
They remember Allah in these houses.
It's very nice.
They talk about the love of Hazretu Ali in these houses.
They engage in conversations together.
It's not as if they are talking about atheism or having no faith.
They talk about Allah, religion, faith, Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam,
line of our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, the 12 imams.
The 12 imams are our soul.
They are very dear to us.
They talk about them.
They have made pictures of them and placed them all around.
These are nice things.
There is nothing to become uneasy about.
Nothing to be done but to embrace them.
This issue can be solved with a friendly attitude and approach.
What do you think of when you hear the word Alevi?
Let me first of all say that I belong to the progeny of Hazretu Ali.
I am his spiritual child.
I am his grandchild.
I pertain to the arm of Hazretu Hasan.
Going back to Hazretu Ali, I am a seyyid.
For that reason, I am Alevi.
I am an Alevi in that sense.
But I know the Alevis well.
My brother-in-laws were Alevi.
I went to Haji Bektashi Wali.
I stayed there for about a week.
I stayed in an Alevi home.
I know Alevis.
As far as I know,
the Alevi creed aims at being a mature,
virtuous and wise person.
Perfect person.
Yes, perfect person.
Not ostentatious,
it is a nice point of view which values depth.
That is, it is a nice interpretation of Islam,
an interpretation of the Quran.
There are many interpretations of Quran which are more beautiful than the other.
This is one of those very beautiful interpretations.
Truly, when talking to Alevis,
particularly people above middle age,
what I saw there was that their maturity,
depth, humane beauty,
spiritual beauty are all amazing.
They are compassionate,
mature.
Their sense of mercy is high.
Yes, their sense of mercy is high.
They consider events in a moderate way.
They are far removed from extremism.
They possess an amazing moral beauty.
That's what I saw.
Closely tied to love.
That is, for instance,
also very surprising.
Love for animals,
such a grace,
I mean such a grace from the heart.
Indeed,
very beautiful in this sense.
When are we,
Alevi brothers and Sunni brothers,
going to act together?
What are the reasons for this disunity?
What do you think?
We are already together.
One should take no notice of anybody who says such things.
Alevis are the lions of Allah.
They are our soul brothers,
whom we love very much.
Alevis are very brave and strong.
They are passionate.
They are trustworthy,
like all of our people.
People talking against them
should not be taken seriously.
It's not important when three or five people
appear saying such things.
These are anyhow people
who have no tie with religion,
with Islam.
Alevis are pious in the utmost.
They love Allah very much.
They love our Prophet
and feel a deep affection for the Ahlul Bayt.
They have great love for Ahlul Bayt,
for Hazret Ali,
for Imam Hassan
and Imam Hussain.
Definitely.
They are beautiful people
living in that enthusiasm,
who feel love for the Mehdi,
are passionately waiting for his coming.
They are our soul brothers.
There is no problem at all.
Our Alevi brothers
are a boon for Turkey,
a boon for the Islamic world.
There is no problem at all.
Don't take notice of these people
who are against Alevis,
inshaAllah.
Alevis are admirers of Hazret Ali.
They are our lions,
admirers of the Rasulullah.
And they are brave and strong.
And they are pure Turks,
mashallah.
They are people
who live the spirit of Turkishness,
the character of Turkishness,
which they obtained from Islam.
I mean,
it's an important weapon
to be able not to allot importance
to something.
Every impertinent action
should be countered with love.
Yes, sir,
we have another message
from our Alevi brothers.
It says that,
I visited your website,
www.alewilarkardesinizder.com.
It's been prepared very nicely.
He says that,
only you can establish brotherhood
between Alevis and Sunnis.
There is such a wish.
I will be one of those
who will conduce
to that brotherhood,
inshaAllah.
He asks,
what your advice would be
to Alevis?
What can they do?
Alevis should increase
their love and enthusiasm
they have for Hazret Ali
and for the Prophet of Allah.
We know that,
they already have deep affection
for our Prophet.
They have strong love
for our Prophet
and his companions.
Let them continue on this path
with this love, inshaAllah.
Let them pray Allah
for the appearance
of the Mehdi,
for the coming of Jesus,
inshaAllah.
Yes, sir,
we have another message
from our Alevi brothers.
First of all,
the Alevi creed is committed
to Hazret Ali
and Hazret Muhammad
with love.
They are the lovers of Allah.
They turn with the love of Allah.
They play the saz,
traditional stringed instrument,
with the love of Allah.
They sing with the love of Allah.
Some people want to destroy that love
and then talks about the Alevi creed.
If there is no love,
there can be no Alevi creed.
The Alevi creed means love.
Love means the Alevi creed.
Our nation is very good-natured.
Our nation is easy-going, modest.
Our people do not like commotion.
The Turkish nation has lived Islam
in a perfect way
since the Ottoman times.
Turkish nation is very noble,
very reasonable.
You mentioned the Alevi-Sunni disunity.
Let Alevi's imagine
there are many Hazret Ali's,
many Hazret Abu Bakr's
around themselves.
Let Sunni's imagine that
there are many Hazret Abu Bakr's
and Hazret Ali's.
Was there a conflict
between Alevi's and Sunni's
in the days of Hazret Abu Bakr
and Hazret Ali?
There are many Hazret Abu Bakr's
and Hazret Ali's everywhere.
We embrace each other.
We are brothers.
In no way is there such a problem.
Let them,
the ones who try to separate
Alevi's and Sunni's,
do whatever they can.
They cannot do anything.
Alevi's are brave.
They are men of integrity.
They are all like lions.
These people are the cement of Turkey.
They are pure-blood Turkish.
Let me tell you this
as an extra information about them.
Alevi's are very strong and upright.
Our Sunni brothers are like that too.
They are very fastidious
as are the Alevi's.
There is no disunity between us.
It is not even necessary
to reply to such words.
Let everyone say what they want.
Alevi's are wonderful people.
They have great love for Allah,
for the Prophet Muhammad
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam,
and Hazrat Ali.
In the time of the Mehdi,
all Methabs will be abolished
and an understanding of religion
will be established
as it was in the time of the Companions
and it will be purely compatible
with Qur'an again.
But the Mehdi is not going to enforce this.
He will bring it as a model
and people will conform willingly.
All Methabs are beautiful.
When I was a child,
disagreeable things were said
about the Alevi's.
But they are perfect, noble people.
The Jafaris as well as the Alevi's
are marvelous people.
This is a game of the devil
which the Mehdi will obliterate from the root.