Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's live conversation with Dr. Gil Feiler on Channel A9 TV; December 4th, 2011; 20:00
GIL FEIER: I thought that this would be my last question, but I have another question, because of what you said now. In the Middle East, you said that in Europe that religion is going down, and that's why the economy is suffering, and some other decline; we know, we all know that in the Middle East, mainly in the Arab countries, that religion is an important issue, much more than in Turkey. Islam in the Middle East is much more important you know, not "important"; people are more religious than they are in Turkey, I believe. So my question is, if religiousness is so strong in the Arab countries, and in Turkey, in both, how come the religious leaders cannot sit with Israel and bring peace? I would expect that if the influence of the religious leaders is so strong, and as you say, the most important thing is religion, so how come the religious leaders are not making peace?
ADNAN OKTAR: The establishment of peace can only be accomplished by means of a leader. When 10 or 100 minds exist separately, they all repel one another. But when there is a single leader, that one leader attracts all of them. There is need for a single leader and this single leader is the King Messiah, the Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). He will gather them all; he will inspire them with enthusiasm and establish the bond of brotherhood. Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), the King Messiah (pbuh) will inspire that discipline. In his absence, hundreds of them will constantly push around. There will be the opposite effect of a magnet. Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), on the other hand, is the natural magnet; it collects them all and unites them like small magnets. Currently they push against one another. But Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), the King Messiah, who can be considered as the sole great magnet, will form unity. Examining Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), the King Messiah, is also a provision of the Torah. It is also an order upon the followers of Prophet Muhammad (saas). They will find him if they look for him. If they say, "We sought but we could not find", they must come to me. They cannot say, "We could not find him," before they look for him. They will first seek, and then they will see that they will find. But if they can ot find him, they must say it; but this is impossible, they will find him anyhow.