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A CALL FOR A TURKISH-ISLAMIC UNION

AN INTERVIEW WITH
MR. ADNAN OKTAR BY BASKENT
TV, FEBRUARY 13th, 2009

Ad nan Ok tar: No economic union can survive
without a spiritual foundation. Nobody will give anyone
money or help anyone else, and no Islamic country will give
anything to anyone else. The other Turkic states will not help
anyone else. The result is a terrible egoism and selfishness. The
aim of the Turkish-Islamic Union is a passionate and fervent
love. It is fear and love of Allah and a spiritual excitement.
People will have no greed in such a climate, and will rather
give things away. If they have oil, they will tell others to take
it away freely, they will give it as a gift. Turkey will send min-
erals to Saudi Arabia, for example. And they will send us oil.
Workers will leave from here and go and labor for Allah's ap-
proval. And they will be paid a lot of money, again for Allah's
approval. These things will flow in a climate of friendship and
brotherhood. This foundation will bring about wealth. Pros-
perity will result from that generosity, friendship and altruism
and from not being selfish and egotistical. If one approaches
matters with egoism and selfishness, with a materialist mindset
thinking merely in terms of economic unity, then there will be
an economic selfishness everywhere. This selfishness will
even stretch into the families. Families will become inter-
nally selfish, nations will become internally selfish, as
cities and districts. Bonds and love among peo-
ple will be severed. Wealth is inevitable
in a climate of love. I will give
money and opportu-

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