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HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)

As is the case with all Islamic states, the Ottoman sultans
treated the non-Muslims in the conquered lands with the
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utmost justice. That is because according to the Qur'an, the
people of the conquered lands were Allah‘s trusts to the
sultans. The protection of these people and keeping them safe
from the cruelty of others were the responsibilities of

administrators who ruled with justice. That is why, while
European kingdoms subjected native peoples to genocide and
cruelty, and exploited all the natural resources in the countries
they occupied, the Ottoman sultans made it their main goal to
bring welfare to the conquered lands. They never resorted to
coercion to convert the natives. On the contrary, they
provided them all the means to worship in peace. 23
Muslim Turks never intervened in the language, religion
and many of the social and administrative structures of the
people living under their rule. In brief, the cultures of these
people were kept intact. That is why people whose religions,
languages and cultures were completely different could live
together in peace and harmony under one roof. Regarding this
subject, historian André Miquel states the following:
The Christian communities lived under a well administered state
that they did not have during the Byzantine and Latin periods.

They were never subjected to systematic persecution. On the
contrary, the empire and especially Istanbul had become a refuge
for Spanish Jews who were tortured. People were never Islamized
by force; the movements of Islamisation took place as a result of
social processes. 24
Turkish lands, which were then ruled in compliance with
Islamic justice, provided great comfort for people of all
religions. Non-Muslims living in Ottoman territories in