இயேசுவை அறிந்து கொண்ட அலி(துருக்கி)

அலி

(துருக்கி);குடிப்பழக்கத்திற்கு அடிமையாகி இருந்த இந்த துருக்கி மனிதர் இயேசுவை ஒரு கனவில் பார்த்தார் .அவருடைய வாழ்க்கை மாறியது.குடிபழக்கத்திலிருந்து விடுபட, நம்பிக்கையற்ற இவர் ஆல்கஹால் தடைசெய்யப்பட்ட சவுதி அரேபியாவுக்கு சென்றார்.ஆனால் அங்கு வேறு பானங்கள் அவரைத் தொற்றிக்கொண்டது. அங்கேயிருந்து நம்பிக்கையோடு இந்தக்குடியில் இருந்து விடுபட்டு உண்மை முஸ்லீம் ஆக வாழ வேண்டும் என்பதற்காக மெக்காவிற்கு புனிதப் பயணம்(ஹஜ் ) எல்லாம் மேற்கொணடார்.பயனேதும் இல்லை.ஆனால் ஆச்சரியமான விதத்தில் அவர் இயேசுகிறிஸ்துவை சந்தித்தார் .அவர் வாழ்க்கை முற்றும் மாறிற்று.

Ali (Turkey)

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Ali is the oldest of nine children but he doesn't have many warm memories of being part of such a large family. They teased him and said that he looked different than everyone else in the family. His mother said she hated him and that he was the child who resembled her the least. He always felt rejected by his family and cried a lot as a child. For four months every year, Ali worked as a shepherd. This began when he was eight years old and continued until he was 18. He took the sheep to the mountains and since he spent a lot of time alone he wanted someone to talk to so he "created a god" in his heart. This god was like a friend to Ali. Ali would have lengthy conversations with him saying things like, "How beautiful are your creations," as he looked at the flowers, the sun, the rocks and the grass. He would also ask this god questions like, "Where does an apple's sweetness come from?" because he believed that there was a God who made everything good. When he was 20, he started drinking alcohol. By the time he was 25, he was an alcoholic. Sometimes he started drinking before nine in the morning. When he arrived home, his wife often asked him if he had been drinking. This made him angry so he began beating her daily. His children witnessed this abuse and were afraid to come home after school so they would often go to a friend's house until they knew their father was asleep. Ali wanted to stop drinking and he felt bad that he was abusing his wife. He decided to move to Saudi Arabia to work in construction because he'd heard that alcohol was forbidden there. However, the first night he was in Saudi Arabia he found alcohol and drank it. Although Ali wasn't a religious man—his family said they were Muslims but they didn't really know much about the religion—he decided to go to Mecca, hoping that this would free him from alcoholism. He says, "I made a decision in my heart. I am going to be a true pilgrim. I am going to be a true Muslim and I will quit drinking." The first night he was at Mecca, Ali had a dream. In the dream, Jesus took Ali's hand and said, "You belong to me." He also put His finger on Ali's forehead and said, "You need to leave this place and go right now." When Ali woke up, he felt like he was floating so he touched the carpet to make sure that he was still on the ground. He continued to hear Jesus' voice saying, "You need to come with me. You belong to me." Ali's friends saw a shiny spot on his forehead where Jesus had touched him, but when Ali looked in the mirror, he couldn't see it. (This spot on his forehead looked like "sim," a glittery type of makeup that Turkish brides wear.) Ali decided to continue his pilgrimage. However, his one-month old car would not start. He kept hearing Jesus' voice saying, "You need to go from here." Once he changed his mind and decided to leave Mecca, his car started. He went home to his apartment and heard the same voice again. This time Jesus told him that he should go back to Turkey. Within three days, he was at a "welcome home" party in Turkey. Again, he heard the voice. This time, Jesus told him to tell everyone at the party that he was now a Christian. He did this, but the people didn't really take him seriously. It wasn't until several years after the dream that Ali began to understand what it really meant to be a Christian. He was listening to the radio when he heard a voice say, "Jesus died, rose from the dead after three days and is seated at the right hand of the Father." He called for his wife and told her that he had found the voice of Jesus—inside the radio. Through this radio program, he received Bible study material and a New Testament. He was 38 years old at the time and says the day he received the New Testament in the mail was "maybe the happiest moment of my life." After completing various correspondence courses, Ali and his family moved to Istanbul so he could attend Bible school. He continues to share his Christian faith openly and unashamedly. Alcohol no longer has dominion over him, and he cherishes the wife he once treated so badly. Truly, he has become a "new creation in Christ."

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துருக்கியில் இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாதிகளால் கொல்லப்படும் கிறிஸ்தவர்கள்

3 கிறிஸ்துவ மிஷனரிகளை கொன்ற துருக்கர்கள் மீது விசாரணை

துருக்கியில் கிறிஸ்துவர்கள் மீதான வன்முறை அதிகரிப்பதால், ஏராளமான துருக்கி கிறிஸ்துவர்கள் துருக்கியிலிருந்து வெளியேறிவருகிறார்கள்
Turks in Christian murder trial

Many Christians moved out of Malatya after the murders
The trial has started in eastern Turkey of five men accused of killing three Christians earlier this year.
The Christians, who included a pastor and a German missionary, were stabbed repeatedly and had their throats cut.

The suspects, aged 19 and 20, were detained at the scene of the crime, a Protestant publishing house in Malatya.

The trial was adjourned after defence lawyers argued they needed more time to prepare. The hearing is now expected to resume in mid-January.

Turkey is a candidate for EU membership. The bloc has asked Ankara to protect the human rights of the country's ethnic and religious minorities, as a precondition for membership.

Germany has accused Turkey of "unacceptable intolerance" towards non-Muslims.

The murders prompted three Christian families to leave Malatya, in eastern Turkey.

The attack came months after the killing of the ethnic Armenian journalist Hrant Dink and a year after the killing of a Catholic priest in northern Turkey.

In all cases, the alleged killers were nationalist-minded young men or even teenagers.

Turkish nationalists often view missionaries as a threat, especially in remote places like Malatya, says the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Istanbul.

Life sentences

In Malatya, the defendants reportedly told police they were acting to foil a plot to undermine Islam and divide Turkey.


The three victims were found bound by hand and foot

The killings were condemned by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The five suspects face three life sentences each, while two others are charged with membership of a terrorist organisation.


A lawyer acting for the victims' families earlier said he was concerned by the tone of the indictment against the accused.

More than half the 31 files in the indictment focus on the missionary work of the men murdered. They include contact details of people they approached.

The lawyer believes that will help those accused plead provocation.

The town's Protestant community now numbers only about two dozen people.

There are only around 100,000 Christians left in Turkey - less than 1% of the population.