ADNAN OKTAR: Our Prophet (saas) had already stated that there will be degeneration in the End Times. Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will not appear before this degeneration insha'Allah. That is a fact. But Christian's saying Allah is something Allah demands in the Qur'an. Allah says "Make them say that Allah is One." Allah tells us to say this to them. I mean the first thing Muslims will demand from the Christians is to accept the Oneness of Allah and to talk about Allah, to call Allah. If they are saying this; that is a great thing. That means the command of the Qur'an is fulfilled. The first phase is completed. I mean love is founded in their hearts towards Allah. They have befriended Allah, I mean they know themselves to be friends of Allah. Now for Allah to accept them as friends, they have to say Mohammed ar-Rasul Allah, insha'Allah. We are at this phase insha'Allah. Now first we will have them say La ilahe illa Allah ; and then we will have them say Mohammed ar-Rasul Allah, insha'Allah. In the Qur'an Allah explicitly reveals us that we should approach the People of the Book with compassion. Some groups of bigots are carrying out a direct hatred policy according to their own minds, away from the Qur'an. Such acts, such behaviors would be in conflict with the commands of Qur'an. That is because in the Qur'an Allah commands us; "Only argue with the People of the Book in the kindest way." That is the verse of the Qur'an. Atrocious behaviors, insults and attacks are forbidden. The Qur'an forbids them. Those murders and so, are the plots of the bigots gang, a Muslim should not fall for that. They are to carry out the commands of Allah. The command of Allah is explicit; we are to be compassionate towards them and we are to only argue with them in the kindest way. And we will say : "People of the Book! come to a proposition which is the same for us and you", we will say; Allah is One. That is the verse of the Qur'an. Some gangs of bigots are against this. They claim that this is not the way and that we should directly hang them, cut them; that we should directly hate them. We act according to the Qur'an, not according to the bigots.

ALTUG BERKER:There are pictures of some Christians and Jews who are performing prayers.

ADNAN OKTAR:Show them to me, let me see.

Yes, in the verse of the Qur'an, Allah says : " Certainly, when it is recited to them, those who were given knowledge before it fall on their faces in prostration." Yes.

Look some of them fall in prostration. Yes..

And these are the Jews. They are performing their prayers. This one as well. They are falling on their faces in prostration. This is how it is mentioned in the Qur'an.  Their falling on their faces in prostration; insha'Allah when the Qur'an is recited to them they will fall on their faces in prostration just like this. Insha'Allah.

ALTUG BERKER:That was all Master.

ADNAN OKTAR: Yes.. But if we do not approach them with compassion and with love; if we approach them with hatred it would be impossible for us to preach them the light of Islam. For that reason our brothers should definitely avoid approaching this hatred policy of the bigot gang with sympathy.  Islam can be preached with love and compassion. It is preached with affection and in goodness. Moreover financial support is provided for those whose hearts will be reconciled with Islam. That has a place in the Qur'an.. They are provided with financial support so that their hearts will be reconciled and come close to the Qur'an and Islam. Our Prophet (saas) had approached both Jews and the Christians with compassion and with love and thus he had reconciled their hearts with Islam. Consequently hatred has no place in Islam. Approaching with rage has no place. Islam can be preached with love and affection, we are to know that. Insha'Allah.