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That said, how would the IU unify the Muslim
nations and dispel the notion of tribalism and
ethnicity?

MR. OKTAR: The love, understand-
ing, moderation, humility and rationality
set out in the Qur'an will represent the
essence of the Turkish-Islamic Union. Allah
has revealed in the Qur'an that superiority
lies in piety alone. It is not material advantages,
the color of a person's skin, his belief or ancestry that
makes one person superior to another. Only spiritual values
can make one superior to another. In other words, someone
who is humble, who has a greater fear of Allah, who loves
Allah more and is more keen to help others, more altruistic,
more patient and gentler therefore applies the moral values
of the Qur'an in a finer manner. Such manners are more valu-

able both in other people's eyes and in the Sight of Allah,
inshaAllah. But that superiority does not mean oppressing or
exploiting others. In speaking of the founding of a
Turkish-Islamic Union under the leadership of the
Turkish nation, when I say that the Turkish nation
will assume the role of leader, I am not referring
to any leadership based on force or compulsion.
On the contrary, accepting such a leadership
means putting up with troubles and difficulty. It
means serving all the societies belonging to the
union, and all mankind itself. We are all the chil-
dren of the Prophet Adam (peace be upon him). The

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