Underlining that there is no loser in the Siyar-i al-Nabi (Life of Prophet) Competition, Turhan said, "We want to have values such as love, brotherhood, producing and sharing in the saddle of our youth. Those who put hatred, selfishness, passion for consumption and ambition of property on their saddles are those who turn the world into hell for their own paradise. We believe that the best example for young people is the prophets, especially our prophet Mohammad (PBUH)."
Salih Turhan, Chairman of the Anatolian Youth Association (AGD) and National Youth Foundation (MGV) answered our questions about the Siyar-i al-Nabi (Life of Prophet) Competition.
Turhan gave important information about the activities of AGD, which opened the ground in the world of ideas with the activities they organized, and made important recommendations to the youth.
What is your aim with the Siyar-i al-Nabi (Life of Prophet) Competition?
If we are talking about goodness, beauty, right and justice in the world, our interlocutor is human. The youth has a very different place in the adventure of the earth. Provisions to be put on the saddlebags before a long road are made during this period. We want our young people to have values such as love, brotherhood, producing and sharing. Those who put hatred, selfishness, passion for consumption and ambition of property on their saddles are those who turn the world into hell for their own paradise. We believe that the best example for young people is the prophets, especially our prophet Mohammad (PBUH). Because they didn't wait for the risk to pass for righteousness and justice, they didn't expect to be rich to be generous, they didn't expect them to be like them to communicate with people.
A NON-LOSE COMPETITION
Our goal with the Siyar-i al-Nabi Competition is not to make the correct answer rating in a multiple-choice exam among young people. To build a bridge between our youth and goodness and beauty, between the search for rights and justice, and the search for truth and truth. It will be possible to make life easier by greeting, getting to know and being acquainted. There is no obligation to participate in our contest which has no losers. Our problem is to reach out to all our young people without distinction, to touch, to establish a bond to all humanity through useful values.
Is the Siyar-i al-Nabi Competition a multiple-choice exam?
Of course no. We are not just running the contest process for a multiple choice exam. We open stands in schools and meet teachers, students and parents. We are giving conferences about our prophet (pbuh). We make promotional activities through posters, brochures and social media. We create reading groups. We're doing book analysis. We bring together young people with many social awareness activities from planting seedlings to feeding street animals. The process continues after the exam. We strive to strengthen the bonds of friendship and brotherhood among our youth through social, cultural activities, trekking and camps, sports competitions and tournaments.
This year, within the scope of the Siyar-i al-Nabi Contest, Do you have a essay written expression contest?
Yes... Some of our young people do not like to walk around the limited options, solve tests. They can express themselves very well by writing their thoughts and thoughts. We believe that an essay writing contest about our prophet will also lead our youth to read and think. The subject will be “Our Prophet (PBUH) and Brotherhood”. Details are available at efendimizinizinde.com. Our young people can get information from this address and Anatolian Youth Association which is closest to them.
Why should a youngster participate in this competition?
He/she has nothing to lose in the first place. He/she has a lot to gain both in terms of knowledge, in social environments, in terms of getting out of the routine and in terms of possible rewards. Moreover, it is of course sufficient to learn the life of a prophet, the last prophet, Mohammad (peace be upon him) as a mercy to the worlds, and to endeavor to embrace his beautiful morality. The Turkish translation of “peace” means that Islam is enough to make readings.