The Miracles Of Qur'an MP3

The Miracles Of Qur'an MP3

Adnan Oktar was born in Ankara, Turkey, in 1956, and raised there through his high school years, where he studied the works of Islamic scholars like Said Nursi,[10][11] a Muslim Kurdish scholar who wrote Risale-i Nur, an extensive Qur'anic commentary which includes a comprehensive political and religious ideology.[12]

In 1979, Oktar came to Istanbul and entered Mimar Sinan University.[13] These years were marked with violence and repression which led to the installation of a military junta following the coup of September 1980. The environment in Turkey was one of political and cultural instability, threatened by Cold War politics, and a clash between Kemalist secular modernisers and a rising tide of Islamic militancy.[11] In this environment he regularly attended the Molla Mosque in Fındıklı locality, close to the academy of fine arts where he studied interior architecture,[14][15] to pray regardless of threats.[13] Edip Yuksel, who knew him during those years, described him as a "Sunni zealot."[10]

The Miracles Of Qur'an MP3

In 1994 the Islamist Welfare Party (Refah Partisi), the predecessor of the Justice and Development Party (AKP)[citation needed], won control of the municipalities of Istanbul and Ankara. The new mayors (in Istanbul this was Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, now Turkey’s President) sought broader support. The journalist and editor Fatih Altayli wrote that Oktar made business agreements with municipalities under the control of the Welfare party. This accusation was denied by Oktar, and resulted in libel suits against Fatih Altayli with various results. In 1995, Oktar founded Foundation for Protection of National Values (FPNV or in Turkish Millî Değerleri Koruma Vakfı), through which he networks with other conservative Turkish nationalist organizations and individuals based on the ideology of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey. In 1997, after another military intervention, the "bloodless coup" of 1997, the government of Erbakan stepped down and the Welfare Party disbanded. According to the New Humanist, the current AKP government avoids political connections with Oktar and his organization.[11]

In September 1999 Adnan Oktar was arrested and charged with using threats for personal benefit and creating an organization with the intent to commit a crime (see "Legal issues" below).[24] After a court case lasting two years, the charges were dismissed. After the World-Trade-Center attacks of September 11th, 2001, he published a book, titled Islam Denounces Terrorism.[25]

Between that time and the present, BAV has organized hundreds of conferences on creationism in Turkey[26][27] and worldwide.[28][29] He built a large publishing enterprise[30] with publications sold though Islamic bookstore worldwide.[31] He is considered "one of the most widely distributed authors in the Muslim world".[31] His television show is viewed by many in the Arab world.[32]

Oktar has been preaching about the "Turkish-Islamic Union", which would bring peace to the entire Muslim world under the leadership of Turkey.[11] In 2007 he sent out thousands of unsolicited copies of his Atlas of Creation advocating Islam and creationism to schools and colleges in several European countries and the USA.[4] In 1999, the case was reopened by another court (see "Legal issues" below). Oktar was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison.[24] But the verdict was appealed and in May 2010 it was overturned. During these years he engaged in numerous libel suits with various results (See "Legal Issues" below). In some cases he was successful in blocking high-profile websites in Turkey for slander (see "Blocking Internet Sites" below), including that of Richard Dawkins, as well as the complete Wordpress-site.