ADNAN OKTAR: Now, there is the fashion of talking about Islam very sanctimoniously. [Their attitude is like ] “You don’t know the Qur'an. You don’t know Islam. Come to us. We will teach you Islam.” Islam is not complicated. The Qur'an is very simple. God says, “I do exist”, “I am One”, “There are halal [permitted] and haram [forbidden] things”, there are very few haram things whereas the halal things are infinite. God says, “You shall perform prayer [salat]”, “You shall fast [sawm]”, “You shall give alms [zakat], “You shall go on pilgrimage to Mecca [Hajj]”, “You shall declare the faith and say [Shahada].” That’s all. They talk as if they have great knowledge. They do not put emphasis on the miracles of creation. They just want to show off. But it [Islam] is not like that. Islam is not like that. Islam means deep faith in God an
