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The Alawi creed is not a system which can be ignored or opposed.

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It is also an Islamic school, madhab.

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For example, within a neighborhood, an Alawi should be greeted with respect.

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He should be treated with respect.

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But this is not a favor.

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It shouldn't be done as a favor.

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It should be done because they deserve it.

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The freedom of Alawi citizens, their freedom of worship, their freedom of life should be supported as well as respected.

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If this is done, then no problem will arise for any Alawi.

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I love Jafaris, I love Alawis, I also love Bektashis, I also love Wahhabis.

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They are all my brothers.

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Each has their own particular form of pity.

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They are all committed in love to Allah, to religion.

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We have always lived together in harmony with the confines of the Ottoman Empire.

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We have always been living closely connected with Alawis, Bektashis, Jafaris.

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We are all members of the same nation.

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We are all a part of the nation of Islam.

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We are all Turks, thanks to Allah.

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This is why it's not right to consider us as a part.

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All should be appreciated in love.

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Because we all worship the one and only Allah,

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we have the same book and we turn to the same Qibla,

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direction be faced praying during Salah.

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What more could we want?

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Let's strengthen our brotherly ties.

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We are all brothers, whether rightist, leftist, Alavi or Sunni.

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We are children of His Fatherland.

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Allah has granted every one of us different traits and different thoughts.

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It's the creation of Allah.

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This doesn't require us to be against one another.

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Let's live in this beautiful homeland of ours, united in love, peace and brotherhood.

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We are in possession of the most beautiful country in the world

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and of fertile and beautiful grounds.

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Allah has blessed us with it, Elhamdulillah.

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Praise be to Allah.

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The people of Turkey are all full of love.

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They enjoy love, friendship, brotherhood in a deep manner.

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But a kind of lovelessness has taken root,

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as if some people adopted spirit litigiousness, incredulity, loating over.

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Let's pull ourselves together at once.

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We are brothers.

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We live in a very, very beautiful country.

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That is, it is exquisitely beautiful.

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Let's get attached to each other with love and friendship.

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It doesn't matter whether someone is rightist or leftist.

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Especially the Alavi Sunni disunity is inglorious.

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It's not possible to defy the hatred and anger which ensues from this disunity.

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Because our Allah is the same, our book is the same,

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our Prophet is the same, our Qibla is the same,

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it is unbelievable.

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Let them have assembly houses, places of worship.

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Let them live like they please.

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Let them read the holy book like they please.

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Oppression doesn't go with respect to humanity.

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Let the people open assembly houses.

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They remember Allah in these houses.

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It's very nice.

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They talk about the love of Hazretu Ali in these houses.

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They engage in conversations together.

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It's not as if they are talking about atheism or having no faith.

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They talk about Allah, religion, faith, Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam,

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line of our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, the 12 imams.

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The 12 imams are our soul.

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They are very dear to us.

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They talk about them.

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They have made pictures of them and placed them all around.

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These are nice things.

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There is nothing to become uneasy about.

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Nothing to be done but to embrace them.

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This issue can be solved with a friendly attitude and approach.

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What do you think of when you hear the word Alevi?

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Let me first of all say that I belong to the progeny of Hazretu Ali.

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I am his spiritual child.

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I am his grandchild.

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I pertain to the arm of Hazretu Hasan.

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Going back to Hazretu Ali, I am a seyyid.

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For that reason, I am Alevi.

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I am an Alevi in that sense.

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But I know the Alevis well.

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My brother-in-laws were Alevi.

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I went to Haji Bektashi Wali.

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I stayed there for about a week.

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I stayed in an Alevi home.

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I know Alevis.

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As far as I know,

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the Alevi creed aims at being a mature,

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virtuous and wise person.

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Perfect person.

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Yes, perfect person.

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Not ostentatious,

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it is a nice point of view which values depth.

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That is, it is a nice interpretation of Islam,

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an interpretation of the Quran.

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There are many interpretations of Quran which are more beautiful than the other.

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This is one of those very beautiful interpretations.

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Truly, when talking to Alevis,

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particularly people above middle age,

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what I saw there was that their maturity,

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depth, humane beauty,

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spiritual beauty are all amazing.

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They are compassionate,

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mature.

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Their sense of mercy is high.

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Yes, their sense of mercy is high.

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They consider events in a moderate way.

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They are far removed from extremism.

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They possess an amazing moral beauty.

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That's what I saw.

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Closely tied to love.

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That is, for instance,

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also very surprising.

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Love for animals,

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such a grace,

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I mean such a grace from the heart.

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very beautiful in this sense.

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When are we,

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Alevi brothers and Sunni brothers,

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going to act together?

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What are the reasons for this disunity?

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What do you think?

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We are already together.

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One should take no notice of anybody who says such things.

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Alevis are the lions of Allah.

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They are our soul brothers,

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whom we love very much.

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Alevis are very brave and strong.

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They are passionate.

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They are trustworthy,

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like all of our people.

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People talking against them

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should not be taken seriously.

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It's not important when three or five people

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appear saying such things.

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These are anyhow people

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who have no tie with religion,

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with Islam.

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Alevis are pious in the utmost.

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They love Allah very much.

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They love our Prophet

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and feel a deep affection for the Ahlul Bayt.

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They have great love for Ahlul Bayt,

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for Hazret Ali,

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for Imam Hassan

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and Imam Hussain.

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Definitely.

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They are beautiful people

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living in that enthusiasm,

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who feel love for the Mehdi,

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are passionately waiting for his coming.

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They are our soul brothers.

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There is no problem at all.

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Our Alevi brothers

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are a boon for Turkey,

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a boon for the Islamic world.

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There is no problem at all.

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Don't take notice of these people

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who are against Alevis,

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inshaAllah.

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Alevis are admirers of Hazret Ali.

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They are our lions,

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admirers of the Rasulullah.

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And they are brave and strong.

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And they are pure Turks,

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mashallah.

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They are people

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who live the spirit of Turkishness,

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the character of Turkishness,

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which they obtained from Islam.

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it's an important weapon

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to be able not to allot importance

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to something.

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Every impertinent action

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should be countered with love.

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we have another message

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from our Alevi brothers.

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It says that,

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I visited your website,

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www.alewilarkardesinizder.com.

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It's been prepared very nicely.

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He says that,

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only you can establish brotherhood

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between Alevis and Sunnis.

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There is such a wish.

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I will be one of those

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who will conduce

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to that brotherhood,

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inshaAllah.

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He asks,

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what your advice would be

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to Alevis?

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What can they do?

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Alevis should increase

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their love and enthusiasm

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they have for Hazret Ali

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and for the Prophet of Allah.

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We know that,

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they already have deep affection

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for our Prophet.

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They have strong love

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for our Prophet

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and his companions.

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Let them continue on this path

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with this love, inshaAllah.

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Let them pray Allah

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for the appearance

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of the Mehdi,

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for the coming of Jesus,

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inshaAllah.

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we have another message

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from our Alevi brothers.

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First of all,

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the Alevi creed is committed

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to Hazret Ali

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and Hazret Muhammad

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with love.

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They are the lovers of Allah.

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They turn with the love of Allah.

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They play the saz,

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traditional stringed instrument,

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with the love of Allah.

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They sing with the love of Allah.

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Some people want to destroy that love

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and then talks about the Alevi creed.

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If there is no love,

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there can be no Alevi creed.

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The Alevi creed means love.

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Love means the Alevi creed.

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Our nation is very good-natured.

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Our nation is easy-going, modest.

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Our people do not like commotion.

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The Turkish nation has lived Islam

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in a perfect way

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since the Ottoman times.

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Turkish nation is very noble,

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very reasonable.

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You mentioned the Alevi-Sunni disunity.

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Let Alevi's imagine

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there are many Hazret Ali's,

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many Hazret Abu Bakr's

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around themselves.

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there are many Hazret Abu Bakr's

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and Hazret Ali's.

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Was there a conflict

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between Alevi's and Sunni's

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in the days of Hazret Abu Bakr

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and Hazret Ali?

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There are many Hazret Abu Bakr's

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and Hazret Ali's everywhere.

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We embrace each other.

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We are brothers.

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In no way is there such a problem.

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Let them,

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the ones who try to separate

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Alevi's and Sunni's,

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do whatever they can.

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They cannot do anything.

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Alevi's are brave.

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They are men of integrity.

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They are all like lions.

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These people are the cement of Turkey.

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They are pure-blood Turkish.

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Let me tell you this

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as an extra information about them.

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Alevi's are very strong and upright.

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Our Sunni brothers are like that too.

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They are very fastidious

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as are the Alevi's.

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There is no disunity between us.

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It is not even necessary

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to reply to such words.

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Let everyone say what they want.

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Alevi's are wonderful people.

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They have great love for Allah,

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for the Prophet Muhammad

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sallallahu alayhi wa sallam,

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and Hazrat Ali.

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In the time of the Mehdi,

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all Methabs will be abolished

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and an understanding of religion

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will be established

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as it was in the time of the Companions

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and it will be purely compatible

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with Qur'an again.

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But the Mehdi is not going to enforce this.

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He will bring it as a model

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and people will conform willingly.

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All Methabs are beautiful.

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When I was a child,

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disagreeable things were said

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about the Alevi's.

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But they are perfect, noble people.

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The Jafaris as well as the Alevi's

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are marvelous people.

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This is a game of the devil

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which the Mehdi will obliterate from the root.