ADNAN OKTAR: Hazrat Mahdi (as) is therefore linked to everything going on in the world. The economic crisis, for instance, is a sign of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as). This is the first time they cannot explain an economic crisis.
They did try to produce explanations, ones based on economic science. They said it would last a year. They said it would not last long and would come to an end. I said it will continue until 2014. I made that clear. Then others stood up, most recently the IMF. Look, the IMF. They also gave a date for the end of the crisis. They said 2014.
Look, I am the only person in the world to say that, nobody else. And there is no academic basis for it, do you know that? In other words, the IMF has no scientific basis for saying that. It is something based on metaphysics.
PRESENTER: Could you tell us a bit more?
ADNAN OKTAR: There is no explanation, nothing technical... I mean, what is special about 2014? Why should it end in 2014? There is no explanation.
OKTAR BABUNA: It is a very long way off.
ADNAN OKTAR: There is no explanation. It is solely based on metaphysical knowledge. They have realized what is going on. They have realized it will not improve until 2014. Look, let me say it again, it will continue unless fear and love of Allah dominates the world. But I also say that this will come about.
OKTAR BABUNA: Insha’Allah.
ADNAN OKTAR: Rather than ending in 2014, the economic crisis will go on until 2114 unless people follow Hazrat Mahdi (as) and abide by the Qur’an and its moral values, and it will get worse and worse. Because Allah has pity on people out of His love and compassion... the radiance of Hazrat Mahdi (as) will begin to dazzle people after 2014.
OKTAR BABUNA: Insha’Allah.
ADNAN OKTAR: And the economic crisis will end in tandem with that. But not for any technical reasons. It will come to an end for metaphysical reasons after 2014.
PRESENTER: In other words, no matter what physical efforts people make, these will still not be reasons for the economic crisis to disappear.
ADNAN OKTAR: Do you know why the economic crisis happened? People’s minds are closed, some people’s, because they have no love or fear of Allah.
PRESENTER: They just work away, without thinking or believing.
ADNAN OKTAR: Then this comes with it. Think of a body, a body that has got cancer. The system is not currently working. People sell buns in the street, and they tell people to buy those buns to kick start the economy. But buns and rolls are not going to do it. It is obvious they are not. It cannot be done like that. The solution is love and fear of Allah, fervor and passion.