ADNAN OKTAR: Look at what Almighty Allah says about the People of the Book, about the Christians in Surat Al-Maidah, I seek refuge with Allah from the satan. Some people keep saying; "It is not acceptable to talk to Christians." And they call it a "dialogue". First of all you should leave aside such odd words like "dialogue", etc. I really become irritated by those words. What dialogue are you talking about? You talk to Christians, you communicate the religion, you have discourses. I mean when we go to the grocery, do we call it a "dialogue" when we talk to them? Is it a dialogue when we talk to our mothers, sisters? We just talk to them, we have discourses. You do talk with Christians as well. This was the case ever since the old days. We talked to them in the times of our Prophet (saas) as well. There is no need to give it a special name, calling it "a dialogue" or something.
Masons performing prayers have caused a great stirring in the other French Masonic Lodges, in the English Masonic Lodges. They have had news published saying ;"They betrayed Freemasonry," "Muslim agents have infiltrated to masonic lodges," etc. Masons performing prayers has caused an enormous reaction in the masonic lodges, in the atheistic masonic lodges. These friends we have here are reacting on the other hand as well. They also make a commotion saying "Why did they perform prayers?" That is really, really a shame! This is not how Muslims should be. In Islam, we feel happy about all those who invoke the name of "Allah." We feel happy about those who perform prayers. Saying; "You said "Allah" yet you didn't say that sincerely." Well then they might claim that you are a hypocrite as well, right? What are you going to do then? He can come up and say; "You are not sincere. If you were a Muslim, you would be proud that I performed my prayers. That means you are a hypocrite," he might say. What would you then say? That is not acceptable. Neither of them are acceptable. Surat Al-Maidah, verse 5.
YASEMİN AYŞE: Insha'Allah. I seek refuge with Allah from the satan. "Today all good things have been made lawful for you. And the food of those given the Book is also lawful for you and your food is lawful for them. So are free women from among the muminun and free women of those given the Book before you, once you have given them their dowries in marriage, not in fornication or taking them as lovers. But as for anyone who rejects iman, his actions will come to nothing and in the Next World he will be among the losers."
ADNAN OKTAR: Look, Allah says "you can marry Christian women." Now what will you say about that dialogue in that concept? Are you not going to utter any words when you get married, are you not going to speak at all? Are you just going to stare at the woman constantly? You will speak to them when you get married, so there is no need to call that a dialogue. You simply converse, you speak to them. She becomes your spouse, a woman from the People of the Book; a Christian or a Jew, right? She becomes your loved one, your friend. She becomes your confidante, your friend in life. Allah says "you can marry" them. You eat their food. You go to their tables, will you not talk to them? Are you just go and eat your meal and leave without uttering a word? Almighty Allah says;" you can eat their food." That means if you see a Muslim go visit a Christian and have their meal you would say; "look, they are causing unrest, they are playing games, they are attempting to harm Muslims. The man visited a Christian and is eating their meal!" you would say. That is the command of Allah, Allah says that. That means you would go and make news on papers saying "they are causing unrest" if you see a Muslim marrying a Christian, you will then make scenes and blame Muslims just because they acted according to the command of Allah. What does Almighty Allah say in this verse? Allah says; "marry" them. You are feeling disturbed by a man who goes to a mosque and performs prayers. That means if that woman, that Christian woman, one day envies Islam and performs prayers, you would then say; "You are playing us, you are deceiving us, you have laid a trap for us." How is that acceptable? How atrocious this is! Be proud, encourage them. Encourage them to perform prayers again. Yes, then..
Gülgün you read then. This second verse, here it is;
GÜLGÜN GÖKTAN: Okay. I seek refuge with my Lord from the satan; "Among the people of Musa there is a group who guide by the truth and act justly in accordance with it." (Surat Al-Araf, 159)
"They are not all the same. There is a community among the People of the Book who are upright. They recite Allah's Signs throughout the night, a
