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| '''Adnan Oktar''' (also known as '''Adnan Hoca''') was born in ] in ] and lived there until he moved to ] in ]. He is one of the leading figures in Turkish ], and a fervent advocate of creationism in the ]. He is considered the leading ] advocate of creationism{{citation needed}}; unlike the majority of Christian creationists he subscribes to ]{{citation needed}}. He is an ] and ] which he sees as very interrelated movements. Although he rejects allegations of ], claiming ] and ] roots for anti-Semitism he is also credited as a ] , with his book ''Soykırım Yalanı'' (The Holocaust Hoax). | |||
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | |||
| In ], he founded ''Bilim Araşırma Vakfı'' (Foundation for Scientific Research), through which he still effectively functions. His followers gathered around the Foundation are usually named as ''Adnan Hocacılar'' ("Adherents of Adnan the Hodja") by the public. He is seen as a protagonist of the so-called "Moderate Islam" current in ], since ''Adnan Hocacılar'' have never been engaged in direct conflict with the secularist Turkish Establishment. He preserves good relations with various nationalist and mainstream Islamist currents to the right of Turkish political spectrum, with references to ]. In ], he also founded ''Millî Değerleri Koruma Vakfı'' (Foundation for Protection of National Values). Reportedly, he has been suffering from the ] of ] since ]. , | |||
| Adnan Oktar studied arts at Istanbul's Mimar Sinan University's Academy of Fine Arts and later philosophy at Istanbul University. Even though he often writes about science, he has never actually studied any science at a university level. (, , ) | |||
| ==Writings== | |||
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| Harun Yahya is a pen name used by Mr. Adnan Oktar. | |||
| Oktar has written numerous books using the pen name '''Harun Yahya''' (Harun (]) and Yahya (])), arguing against ]'s theory of ]. He also argues that evolution is directly related to the claimed evils of ], ] and ]. Most of his anti-evolution resources are identical to Christian creationist arguments and the ] have made identical critiques. <br> He also has produced various works on ] and ], accusing Zionists of ] and arguing that Zionism and Freemasonry have had significant negative effects on world history and politics. Finally, he has written more than a hundred books describing the morals of the ] and faith related issues. Literally hundreds of books are credited to Oktar. Some claim therefore that others must have contributed to, or simply written, many of the books. This charge is adamantly denied on his web site; he claims sole authorship of all of the books.{{citation needed}} | |||
| ⚫ | Many of Oktar's works have been or are being translated into English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Albanian, Serbo-Croat, Bosnian, Polish, Urdu, Indonesian, Kazakh, Azeri, Malay, Bangla, and Malayalam. And some of his works have been made available for free from the official . His books got wide publications throughout the world. | ||
| Born in Ankara in 1956, Adnan Oktar is a prominent Turkish intellectual. Completely devoted to moral values and dedicated to communicating the sacred values he cherishes to other people, Oktar started his intellectual struggle in 1979 during his education at Mimar Sinan University's Academy of Fine Arts. During his university years, he carried out detailed research into the prevalent materialistic philosophies and ideologies around him, to the extent of becoming even more knowledgeable about them than their advocates. As a result of his accumulation of knowledge, he has written various books on the fallacy of the theory of evolution. His dedicated intellectual effort against Darwinism and materialism has grown out to be a worldwide phenomenon. Quoting from the 22 April 2000 issue of New Scientist, Mr. Oktar became an "international hero" in communicating the fallacy of the theory of evolution and the fact of creation. The author's intellectual struggle against materialism and Darwinism has frequently been mentioned in such mainly evolutionist publications as National Geographic, Science, New Scientist and NSCE Reports. The English and German editions of the November, 2004, issue of National Geographic referred to the author's works concerning the Fact of Creation. The following quotation from the book The Evolution Deceit was also included: "The theory of evolution is nothing but a deception imposed on us by the | |||
| Oktar's books on faith-related topics attempt to communicate the existence and oneness of God according to the ] faith, and are written with the main purpose of introducing Islam to those who are strangers to religion. Each of his books on science-related topics stresses his views on the might, sublimity, and majesty of God in minute detail. These books attempt to display for non-Muslims what Oktar claims to be signs of the existence of God, and the excellence of his creation. A sub-group within this series are the series of "Books Demolishing the Lie of Evolution". The main purpose of these books is to attack the ideas of ], ], ], and ]. | |||
| dominators of the world system." The author has also produced various works on Zionist racism and Freemasonry and their negative effects on world history and politics. The Zionism criticised by the author in his books is the baseless claims of Zionist extremists pretend to world sovereignty, regard other human beings as worthless entities, maintain that the Jews are the chosen people and that God is theirs alone. Yet the author's writings very definitely do not imply a rejection of the Jews' right to live in peace and security within the borders of their own state. | |||
| He even attacks ] as being a false religion built upon idolatry and falsehood. His calls Buddhist rituals "meaningless" and "empty". | |||
| The covers of all of Oktar's books bear the seal of the Prophet Muhammad. This seal is used on the Qur'an as an indication that the Qur'an is the last book and the last word of God, and the Prophet Muhammad is the last of His messengers. By taking this attribute of the Qur'an and the Prophet, Oktar claims that his books are the "last word" which will put a definite end to the arguments of his adversaries. | |||
| However, this "last word" contains for the most ]s and ] arguments.{{fact}} | |||
| Read "The Global Impact of the Works of Harun Yahya". | |||
| His pen-name, Harun Yahya, is formed from the names "Harun" (Aaron) and "Yahya" (John) in the esteemed memory of the two Prophets who struggled against infidelity. | |||
| For a simple example one can take a look in his on-line book: ''Fascism:The Bloody Ideology of Darwinism'' | |||
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| In this book, Oktar claims a direct link from atheism to fascism, and tries to show this by a quote from ]. And thus Oktar writes: | |||
| The common point in all the writer's works is that all the topics covered by his works are in full agreement with the Qur'an, and strongly affirmed by Qur'anic understanding. Even the topics addressed by science and mostly considered complicated and confusing are narrated very lucidly and explicitly in the books of Harun Yahya. For this reason, these books appeal to everyone, from every age and social group. | |||
| ''As a result of tactics similar to those employed in other fascist countries, the Church in Spain supported Franco. However, as we have already seen, fascists only maintain this positive attitude towards religion until they are in power, after which they generally lose no time waging war against it. The same happened in ]. | |||
| Harun Yahya's books on faith-related topics communicate the existence and oneness of God and are written with the main purpose of introducing Islam to those who are strangers to religion, and reconciling their hearts to the truth. For Muslims, these books are advice as well as a reminder. The writer has published works on all the basic issues referred to in the Qur'an that expand the dedication and contemplation of Muslims. | |||
| ''George Orwell describes the situation in revolutionary ] six months after the revolution: | |||
| Each of the author's books on science-related topics stresses the might, sublimity, and majesty of God in minute detail based on well-structured research and evidence, along with extensive contemplation. These books display, for non-Muslims, the signs of the existence of God, and the excellence of His creation in a very explicit and precise way. On the other hand, they add to the faith and submission of believers, and can serve as perfect materials for communicating Islam to other people (where religion is not practiced in its full sense). A sub-group within this series are the "Books Demolishing the Lie of Evolution". The main purpose of these books is to demolish the materialistic and atheistic philosophy which has been put forward as an alternative and rival to religion and has been imposed on the whole world since the 19th century. The great impact the books make on readers signifies that this purpose is fulfilled to a great extent. These books, just as it is stated in the Qur'an in the words "We hurl the Truth against falsehood, and it knocks out its brain" (Surat al-Anbiya, 18), demolish the brain, i.e., the thought system and ideology of the faithless system; and help complete (the revelation of) God's light (Surat as-Saff, 8). For these reasons, these books play a significant role in the intellectual war against non-belief. | |||
| '''''Almost every church had been gutted and its images burnt. Churches here and there were being systematically demolished by gangs of workman.'''(George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia, p. 4)'' | |||
| The symbolic meaning of the seal of the Prophet Muhammed (May God bless him and grant him peace) on the covers of all of the books by the writer is related to the content of the books. This seal is an indication that the Qur'an is the last book and the last word of God, and our Prophet Muhammad (May God bless him and grant him peace) is the last of His messengers. By taking this attribute of the Qur'an and the Prophet, the writer seeks, in all of his works, to refute all the basic claims of the systems of disbelief and utter the "last word" which will put a definite end to the assertions of infidelity. The stamp of the Prophet Muhammed (May God bless him and grant him peace) who has the greatest honour and wisdom, is used as a prayer for the intention of saying this last word. | |||
| However, George Orwell did not even hint to fascists in the original fragment: | |||
| ''Practically every building of any size had been seized by the workers and was draped with red flags or with the red and black flag of the ]; every wall was scrawled with the hammer and sickle and with the initials of the revolutionary parties; '''almost every church had been gutted and its images burnt. Churches here and there were being systematically demolished by gangs of workmen.''' Every shop and cafe had an inscription saying that it had been collectivized; even the bootblacks had been collectivized and their boxes painted red and black. Waiters and shop-walkers looked you in the face and treated you as an equal. Servile and even ceremonial forms of speech had temporarily disappeared. Nobody said 'Senior' or 'Don' or even 'Usted'; everyone called everyone else 'Comrade' and 'Thou', and said 'Salud!' instead of 'Buenos dias'.'' | |||
| A Further Note on The Books of Harun Yahya | |||
| (see also for his allegations about evolution: | |||
| In all the books by the author, faith-related issues are explained in the light of the Qur'anic verses and the Hadith and people are invited to learn God's words and to live by them. All the subjects that concern God's verses are explained in such a way as to leave no room for doubt or question marks in the reader's mind. The sincere, plain and fluent style employed ensures that everyone of every age and from every social group can easily understand the books. This effective and lucid narrative makes it possible to read them in a single sitting. Even those who rigorously reject spirituality are influenced by the facts recounted in these books and cannot refute the truthfulness of their contents. | |||
| All the books of the author can be read individually or discussed in a group at a time of conversation. Those readers who are willing to profit from the books will find discussion very useful in the sense that they will be able to relate their own reflections and experiences to one another. | |||
| In addition, it will be a great service to the religion to contribute to the presentation and reading of these books, which are written solely for the good pleasure of God. All the books of the author are extremely convincing. For this reason, for those who want to communicate the religion to other people, one of the most effective methods is to encourage them to read these books. | |||
| You will not find, as in some other books, the personal views of the author, explanations based on dubious sources, styles that are unobservant of the respect and reverence due to sacred subjects, nor hopeless, doubt-creating, and pessimistic accounts that create deviations in the heart. | |||
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Revision as of 03:33, 29 July 2006
Adnan Oktar (also known as Adnan Hoca) was born in Ankara in 1956 and lived there until he moved to Istanbul in 1979. He is one of the leading figures in Turkish creationism, and a fervent advocate of creationism in the creation vs. evolution debate. He is considered the leading Muslim advocate of creationism; unlike the majority of Christian creationists he subscribes to Old Earth creationism. He is an anti-zionist and anti-mason which he sees as very interrelated movements. Although he rejects allegations of anti-Semitism, claiming pagan and Darwinist roots for anti-Semitism he is also credited as a Holocaust denier , with his book Soykırım Yalanı (The Holocaust Hoax).
In 1990, he founded Bilim Araşırma Vakfı (Foundation for Scientific Research), through which he still effectively functions. His followers gathered around the Foundation are usually named as Adnan Hocacılar ("Adherents of Adnan the Hodja") by the public. He is seen as a protagonist of the so-called "Moderate Islam" current in Turkey, since Adnan Hocacılar have never been engaged in direct conflict with the secularist Turkish Establishment. He preserves good relations with various nationalist and mainstream Islamist currents to the right of Turkish political spectrum, with references to Atatürk. In 1995, he also founded Millî Değerleri Koruma Vakfı (Foundation for Protection of National Values). Reportedly, he has been suffering from the mental disorder of paranoid schizophrenia since 1983. ,
Adnan Oktar studied arts at Istanbul's Mimar Sinan University's Academy of Fine Arts and later philosophy at Istanbul University. Even though he often writes about science, he has never actually studied any science at a university level. (, , )
Writings
Oktar has written numerous books using the pen name Harun Yahya (Harun (Aron) and Yahya (John)), arguing against Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. He also argues that evolution is directly related to the claimed evils of materialism, nazism and communism. Most of his anti-evolution resources are identical to Christian creationist arguments and the scientific community have made identical critiques.
He also has produced various works on Zionism and Freemasonry, accusing Zionists of racism and arguing that Zionism and Freemasonry have had significant negative effects on world history and politics. Finally, he has written more than a hundred books describing the morals of the Qur'an and faith related issues. Literally hundreds of books are credited to Oktar. Some claim therefore that others must have contributed to, or simply written, many of the books. This charge is adamantly denied on his web site; he claims sole authorship of all of the books.
Many of Oktar's works have been or are being translated into English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Albanian, Serbo-Croat, Bosnian, Polish, Urdu, Indonesian, Kazakh, Azeri, Malay, Bangla, and Malayalam. And some of his works have been made available for free from the official Harun Yahya website. His books got wide publications throughout the world.
Oktar's books on faith-related topics attempt to communicate the existence and oneness of God according to the Islamic faith, and are written with the main purpose of introducing Islam to those who are strangers to religion. Each of his books on science-related topics stresses his views on the might, sublimity, and majesty of God in minute detail. These books attempt to display for non-Muslims what Oktar claims to be signs of the existence of God, and the excellence of his creation. A sub-group within this series are the series of "Books Demolishing the Lie of Evolution". The main purpose of these books is to attack the ideas of Materialism, Evolution, Darwinism, and atheism.
He even attacks Buddhism as being a false religion built upon idolatry and falsehood. His calls Buddhist rituals "meaningless" and "empty".
The covers of all of Oktar's books bear the seal of the Prophet Muhammad. This seal is used on the Qur'an as an indication that the Qur'an is the last book and the last word of God, and the Prophet Muhammad is the last of His messengers. By taking this attribute of the Qur'an and the Prophet, Oktar claims that his books are the "last word" which will put a definite end to the arguments of his adversaries.
However, this "last word" contains for the most misquotes and strawman arguments.
For a simple example one can take a look in his on-line book: Fascism:The Bloody Ideology of Darwinism
In this book, Oktar claims a direct link from atheism to fascism, and tries to show this by a quote from George Orwell. And thus Oktar writes:
As a result of tactics similar to those employed in other fascist countries, the Church in Spain supported Franco. However, as we have already seen, fascists only maintain this positive attitude towards religion until they are in power, after which they generally lose no time waging war against it. The same happened in Spain.
George Orwell describes the situation in revolutionary Barcelona six months after the revolution:
Almost every church had been gutted and its images burnt. Churches here and there were being systematically demolished by gangs of workman.(George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia, p. 4)
However, George Orwell did not even hint to fascists in the original fragment:
Practically every building of any size had been seized by the workers and was draped with red flags or with the red and black flag of the Anarchists; every wall was scrawled with the hammer and sickle and with the initials of the revolutionary parties; almost every church had been gutted and its images burnt. Churches here and there were being systematically demolished by gangs of workmen. Every shop and cafe had an inscription saying that it had been collectivized; even the bootblacks had been collectivized and their boxes painted red and black. Waiters and shop-walkers looked you in the face and treated you as an equal. Servile and even ceremonial forms of speech had temporarily disappeared. Nobody said 'Senior' or 'Don' or even 'Usted'; everyone called everyone else 'Comrade' and 'Thou', and said 'Salud!' instead of 'Buenos dias'.
(see also for his allegations about evolution: .)
Bibliography (Partial)
Credited works
- The 'Secret Hand' in Bosnia
- Behind the Scenes of Terrorism
- Israel's Kurdish Card
- A National Strategy for Turkey
- Solution: The Morals of the Qur'an
- The Winter of Islam and Its Expected Spring
- Communism in Ambush
- The Bloody Ideology of Darwinism: Fascism
- Darwin's Antagonism Against the Turks
- The Disasters Darwinism Brought to Humanity
- The Evolution Deceit
- Articles 1-2-3
- A Weapon of Satan: Romanticism
- Truths 1-2
- The Western World Turns to God
- Perished Nations
- The Prophet Moses
- The Prophet Joseph
- The Golden Age
- Allah's Artistry in Colour
- Glory is Everywhere
- The Truth of the Life of This World
- Confessions of Evolutionists
- Precise Answers to Evolutionists
- Evolutionary Falsehoods
- The Dark Magic of Darwinism
- The Religion of Darwinism
- The Collapse of the Theory of Evolution in 20 Questions
- The Qur'an Leads the Way to Science
- The Real Origin of Life
- The Creation of the Universe
- Miracles of the Qur'an
- Consciousness in the Cell
- A String of Miracles
- The Design in Nature
- Self-Sacrifice and Intelligent Behaviour Models in Animals
- Eternity Has Already Begun
- Children Darwin Was Lying!
- The End of Darwinism
- Deep Thinking
- Timelessness and the Reality of Fate
- Knowing the Truth
- Never Plead Ignorance
- The Secrets of DNA
- The Miracle in the Atom
- The Miracle in the Cell
- The Miracle of the Immune System
- The Miracle in the Eye
- The Miracle of Creation in Plants
- The Miracle in the Spider
- The Miracle in the Ant
- The Miracle in the Gnat
- The Miracle in the Honeybee
- The Miracle of the Seed
- The Miracle of the Termite
- The Green Miracle: Photosynthesis
- The Miracle of Hormone
- The Miracle of the Human Being
- The Miracle of Man's Creation
- The Miracle of Protein.
Children's books
- Children Darwin Was Lying!
- The World of Animals
- The Splendour in the Skies
- The World of Our Little Friends: The Ants
- Honeybees That Build Perfect Combs
- Skillful Dam Builders: Beavers
Booklets
- The Mystery of the Atom
- The Collapse of the Theory of Evolution: The Fact of Creation
- The Collapse of Materialism
- The End of Materialism
- The Blunders of Evolutionists 1
- The Blunders of Evolutionists 2
- The Microbiological Collapse of Evolution
- The Fact of Creation
- The Collapse of the Theory of Evolution in 20 Questions
- The Biggest Deception in the History of Biology: Darwinism.
Works on Quranic topics
- The Basic Concepts in the Qur'an
- The Moral Values of the Qur'an
- Quick Grasp of Faith 1-2-3
- Ever Thought About the Truth?
- Crude Understanding of Disbelief
- Devoted to Allah
- Abandoning the Society of Ignorance
- The Real Home of Believers: Paradise
- Knowledge of the Qur'an
- Qur'an Index
- Emigrating for the Cause of Allah
- The Character of the Hypocrite in the Qur'an
- The Secrets of the Hypocrite
- The Names of Allah
- Communicating the Message and Disputing in the Qur'an
- Answers from the Qur'an
- Death Resurrection Hell
- The Struggle of the Messengers
- The Avowed Enemy of Man: Satan
- The Greatest Slander: Idolatry
- The Religion of the Ignorant
- The Arrogance of Satan
- Prayer in the Qur'an
- The Importance of Conscience in the Qur'an
- The Day of Resurrection
- Never Forget
- Disregarded Judgements of the Qur'an
- Human Characters in the Society of Ignorance
- The Importance of Patience in the Qur'an
- General Information from the Qur'an
- The Mature Faith
- Before You Regret
- Our Messengers Say
- The Mercy of Believers
- The Fear of Allah
- The Nightmare of Disbelief
- Jesus Will Return
- Beauties Presented by the Qur'an for Life
- A Bouquet of the Beauties of Allah 1-2-3-4
- The Iniquity Called "Mockery"
- The Mystery of the Test
- The True Wisdom According to the Qur'an
- The Struggle with the Religion of Irreligion
- The School of Yusuf
- The Alliance of the Good
- Slanders Spread Against Muslims Throughout History
- The Importance of Following the Good Word
- Why Do You Deceive Yourself?
- Islam: The Religion of Ease
- Enthusiasm and Excitement in the Qur'an
- Seeing Good in Everything
- How does the Unwise Interpret the Qur'an?
- Some Secrets of the Qur'an
- The Courage of Believers
- Being Hopeful in the Qur'an
- Justice and Tolerance in the Qur'an
- Basic Tenets of Islam
- Those Who do not Listen to the Qur'an.
External links
- Foundation for Scientific Research
- Foundation for Protection of National Values
- Harun Yahya official site
- Other Harun Yahya official site
- Who is Harun Yahya?
Critical articles
- Harun Yahya and Islamic Creationism
- Cloning Creationism in Turkey
- Harun Yahya or Adnan Oktar: The Promised Mahdi?
- Turkish refutation of Harun Yahya's work
- Mahdi as Hell: Look out Darwin
- Harun Yahya: an Invitation to Dogmatism
An Invitation to The Truth ~ videos download
- Harun Yahya official video download page (HTTP download)
- Harun Yahya video download page (bit torrent)