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Gökhan!

My son.

Gökhan.

Gökhan!

Gökhan!

Brother!

Mother!

Gülcan!

Merve!

Merve!

Gülcan!

Mother!

SEMAVİ: WHY CHOOSE ME? WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

NO NEW MESSAGES

What do these dreams mean?

KÜBRA - MIGHTY - TAKBIR

THE MEANING OF KUBRA

KÜBRA: THOSE WHO FORSAKE FAITH AND EMBRACE DISCORD SEAL THEIR OWN FATE.

INSISTING ON DENIAL, EVEN A PROPHET'S SON WON'T EVADE DROWNING.

THE GRATEFUL: THE PARABLE OF NOAH'S TEST THROUGH HIS SON.

PARABLE OF NOAH'S TEST THROUGH HIS SON

As the waters began to rise, Noah, peace be upon him,

saw his son, who stood apart,

He advised him.

"O, my son, come aboard, and reach safety

with the rest of the believers."

"No one can escape drowning today!"

His son replied, "I will take refuge on a mountain,

which will protect me from the water."

"Today, no one is protected from Allah’s decree,

except those to whom He shows mercy," Noah replied.

The waves came between them, and his son was among the drowned.

LIFE DISRUPTED BY POWER CUTS

…in Kâğıthane, Şişli, Sarıyer,

Sultangazi, Silivri and Zeytinburnu.

Power cuts have lasted longer…

They have assured us they will be up and running in no time.

Ah, how are you, Auntie?

-Welcome. You didn't have to do this! -Here, let me give you these.

Oh, it's no bother.

Is he still in there?

He's-- He's in there resting.

Merve, you know, he was acting like this when he first came back from the army.

What if he's regressed?

-Oh no, that's not it. -Hm?

It's probably just because he works too hard.

I'm sure he's just tired. I'll go check on him.

Let me make him a fruit plate, you can bring it in. Maybe convince him to eat.

He won't eat anything, nothing.

I'll give you a hand, then.

"So do not ask Me about what you have no knowledge of!"

SOULTOUCH SPIRITUALITY

"I warn you so you do not fall into ignorance."

HELLESTIAL: MESSENGERS ARE TESTED THROUGH THEIR BELOVED.

THE WORD OF GOD SPREADS THROUGH SUFFERING…

And then, Noah, peace be upon him, pleaded,

"My Lord, I seek refuge in You

about what I have no knowledge of,

and unless You forgive me and have mercy on me

I will be one of those who will remain lost."

"My Lord, I seek refuge in You

about what I have no knowledge of,

and unless You forgive me and have mercy on me,

I will be one of those who will remain lost."

MESSENGERS ARE TESTED… THE WORD OF GOD…

Are You going to test me through my loved ones, then?

YES, UNDOUBTEDLY!

That's not possible.

You can see me.

You can hear me.

You can hear me.

Through who? Through who?

Gökhan?

Is it all right if I come in?

Merve.

Come in.

-Sweetie, will you look at me, please? -Huh?

What's going on?

Nothing, I'm fine.

I had a nightmare, and I can't shake it off.

That bad? I'm sure it'll pass soon.

Never mind.

I'm sure it will.

What's that? Are you writing a poem for me?

It's for the workshop. Just some financial stuff.

And you?

Why are you here?

I'm not allowed to worry about my boyfriend? You haven't left in three days.

When Serhat is slacking off, all the work falls on you, doesn't it?

And you get exhausted.

Plus, I'm always nagging you about when you're going to ask my dad

for his blessing to marry me and all that.

All right, come on, have a bite, you haven't touched it.

No, I don't want to.

Come on, Gökhan.

-At least have one bite. -I said I don't want to, Merve.

I don't want to.

What's going on?

I text you, and you don't text back, I call, and you don't answer.

I just keep telling myself, "He must have a good reason for this, yeah?"

I never complain, and now you're scolding me on top of everything?

Come here.

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I love you so much, you know that, right?

I love you very much too, Gökhan.

Let me help.

Did something happen to you?

Like what?

I don't know. Can you look me in the eye, please?

Is there something you'd like to tell me?

No.

No, nothing.

All right.

Mm.

Okay then, get yourself ready. We're going out.

-Can I just stay home? -You can't just stay home.

You haven't left the house in days.

I don't want any objections.

All right.

I'll go.

I'll shower first.

All right. I'll be waiting out there.

KÜBRA: YES, UNDOUBTEDLY…

MIGHTY - ARROGANCE - GREAT - GRAVE

So did you ask him what's going on? Did he say anything, hm?

What's wrong?

It's just, you know, work and everything.

What work? It's not that.

There's something wrong.

Something else is going on.

I just don't know what.

I'm his mother, I can feel that there's something else.

You think maybe…

What?

It's the anniversary of Nihat's passing, isn't it?

Gökhan was too worried about Gülcan to grieve properly.

Maybe the pain is surfacing now.

-You're up now, sweetheart? -No, Mom.

This is my ghost. I'm actually still asleep.

Hey, Merve.

Good morning, sweetie.

Please don't tell your brother about this.

I'd actually quit but I felt like having just one this morning.

No, why would she? She won't say a word.

Sit down and have some breakfast. Sit.

Gülcan.

-Good morning. -Son.

Sit, I'll pour you some tea.

PROF. NAZMİ ÖZER ANSWERS PEOPLE'S QUESTIONS

You said you were going to take a shower.

Gökhan?

-Gökhan? -Huh?

You said you were gonna shower.

Changed my mind.

Here.

LIFE DISRUPTED BY POWER CUTS WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?

There was a power outage, something that doesn't happen around here.

It was a shock for a lot of us. Everyone was freaked out.

-Are you listening, sweetheart? -Huh?

You say something?

No, never mind.

Stop trying to suppress it.

The more you push it down, the worse it gets.

Just let go, feel your pain.

Cry, yell, let it out.

I don't get it.

Sweetheart, it's been almost two years since your father passed away.

You've had to take care of Gülcan and ended up neglecting yourself.

You're wound awfully tight.

You're right, I am.

You're right.

I felt exactly the same way, Gökhan.

I mean, I lost my mother years ago now.

But every year on the anniversary of her death I still feel sad.

Gökhan, you're such a strong person.

You're truly selfless.

Look, Gülcan was a mess but you took her to doctors and therapists.

You did everything you could, and now she's back on her feet.

You should know how proud I am of you.

Gülcan means the world to me. I'd never let anything happen to her.

Merve, I'm going to the bathroom.

Papa, how do you feel today?

-I'm really happy. -Awww.

Hey, um, that's a nice haircut, Gökhan.

Real funny…

Delicious. With my greasy lips.

-Ahhh! -Smoochy smooch!

It's so greasy. Hey, hand me my purse over there.

Oh, you're such a rascal!

-Papa? -Honey?

Why don't you come join us?

Okay but then who's gonna record all of this, huh?

Excuse me, sir?

-To remember this day, right? -Yes.

Oh, you're the best papa.

-Is this a picture or video? -Video.

SERHAT, WHERE ARE YOU? WHY AREN'T YOU ANSWERING YOUR PHONE?

Papa?

There, it's like nothing ever happened.

Nice and clean.

What a mess.

That's much better. Oh.

Just takes a little scrubbing. Good as new.

Sir, are you going to make a statement about the power outage?

As part of the ongoing investigation into last night's power outage…

THE LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE POWER OUTAGES

…207 individuals were detained, and existing security measures

around all power plants, dams, and specific transformers

have been significantly heightened.

Sir, one more question…

Did you take it?

-Did I take what? -You know what I mean.

So where is it?

Huh?

Where is it, Mom?

I smoked it, actually. It's all gone, I smoked the whole thing.

There's no way, you wouldn't dare do that to me.

Just tell me where you hid it, okay.

Where is it?

You think holding onto this one cigarette will keep your father alive somehow?

That's how you want to make yourself feel better?

Here you go, then. Take it.

What do you mean by that?

-What's that mean? -I didn't mean anything.

-Tell me what you meant. -Stop!

-You always run away! -I didn't--

You'll spit it out, right now!

Just say it, I know you think it was my fault that he died!

Say that my father died because of me!

You ever think he wasn't just your father! He was also my husband!

My husband!

What's going on here?

I could hear you all the way down the street.

-Gülcan? -Oh, you don't know?

-This is our daily routine. -Where are you going?

-Please move! -Gülcan?

I didn't say anything.

-Clearly, you did. -I didn't. Enough! I didn't. Let me go.

-Wait, where are you going? -I'm going out, let me go, Gökhan, move!

Mom!

Gülcan!

Gülcan, wait a minute! Wait Mom, where are you going?

Gülcan!

Gülcan, can you please just stop for a second.

What's going on, tell me?

What is it?

I can't come.

My father's sick, you know, and my mother and brother aren't home.

I can't leave him alone.

You're so bad. Fine, but just for an hour.

Okay, I'll start getting ready.

Papa's death was because of me.

Shhhhhh.

You know that's not true, Gülcan.

No. We've talked about this so many times.

Look at me.

Did Mom say something?

She didn't need to.

Listen to me, huh?

Nobody thinks that any of that was your fault.

-Okay. -You hear me? Nobody thinks that.

So please, stop doing this.

Come on. Why don't we go somewhere, just the two of us?

I just want-- I just need to be alone for a while.

-I'm gonna go for a walk. -Fine, let's go for a walk together.

Come on, please.

Please don't do this to me.

I just want to spend some time with my friends, okay?

Gülcan!

Allah, will you please give me a sign?

Please.

The number of steps you've taken, the number of miles you've walked,

the distance of each step, your pulse, your blood pressure,

they're all right here on your wrist, in this watch.

But the most important thing is your heart.

If there's even the slightest arrhythmia, the tiniest issue,

this watch will alert you.

Listen to your heart.

Listen to your heart. It will reveal the truth.

Ooooh, look who it is.

You let yourself out on parole, huh?

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Go on inside.

Here you go, boss.

Take this.

-Salih? -Yeah?

What's up with the boss?

What's it to you? Back to work.

Gökhan, what's going on?

If you're still not feeling well, go back home. We'll take care of things.

Gökhan?

-Gökhan! -Ah!

Hey, we're friends, aren't we?

Tell me what's bothering you?

You know… how I told you someone's been messaging me?

Oh, yeah. Kübra, wasn't it?

And you said you blocked them.

I couldn't block them.

I can't block them.

Ah, man, I thought something bad had happened to you.

Man, I was worried sick about…

Stop listening in! Get back to work! Go on.

So are you in love with her, or something?

-Take it back, Salih. -I take it back.

It's not human.

Kübra is something else.

Really? She's that beautiful?

Like, "If she's human, what does that make us?"

Hey.

Are you having an affair?

You should be careful. It'll be bad if Merve catches you.

Oh, dude, tell me, did Merve already catch you?

Oh, fuck!

That's why you're acting like this?

What'd she do, did she leave you?

-Gökhan, where are you going? -Let go, Salih.

-Hey, listen, man-- -I said, let go, Salih!

Gökhan! Hey, listen to your heart!

It will reveal the truth!

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Papa?

Papa? Papa!

Papa!

Papa!

Come on…

I need an ambulance now, it's urgent!

Ormancılar, please!

Papa? Papa!

What happened?

Papa! No! Papa!

Papa!

It's finished, honey.

-Thank you, sir. -You're very welcome.

How much do I owe you?

Fifty liras.

Okay.

Okay, Hodja, you're right.

Maybe He didn't allow Abraham to sacrifice his own son.

But Abraham wasn't the only one to be tested.

What about, for instance, Noah.

Why did He let Noah's son drown in the flood?

-'Cause he was a sinner? -No, listen.

We'll never be able to understand His intentions.

Because our perceptions are limited.

Let me put it this way, Gökhan.

Everything has a conspicuous, or a visible side

and an inconspicuous, or hidden side.

We only see what Allah intends for us to see,

and we understand only what He intends us to.

I get it, Hodja. I get it.

Doesn't he say, "I gave you a mind" as well?

And don't all the holy books say that,

"Only Allah can take the life He has given"?

Doesn't He strictly forbid suicide and murder?

Gökhan…

As I've said,

comprehending the will of Allah is beyond the capacity of our feeble minds.

We're human.

We make mistakes.

But what do we always say? "Allahu Akbar," and why do we say that?

Allah is absolute.

And the truth lies in having faith. All right?

True.

All right, Hodja.

Well, sorry for taking up so much of your time today.

Don't mention it, and please take as much of my time as you like,

anytime you want, Gökhan, all right?

-Okay? -Thanks, Hodja.

Hey, Gökhan…

All your questions and these discussions we've been having lately…

Is this about Kübra?

Allah will be your guide.

You hear me.

Everywhere I go… you see me.

Forgive me.

I lost my way.

And I questioned Your wisdom.

Please, Allah, don't forsake me.

Forgive me.

I embrace whatever you send to me.

I embrace whatever you send to me.

I embrace whatever you send to me.

KÜBRA: MESSENGERS ARE TESTED THROUGH THEIR LOVED ONES.

THE WORD OF ALLAH SPREADS THROUGH BLOOD, TEARS, AND SUFFERING…

WHEN YOUR TRIAL COMES, WILL YOU TURN FROM ALLAH?

OR WILL YOU BE ONE OF THOSE WHO PERSEVERE?

I will, Allah, I swear it.

I'll be one of those who perseveres.

I will embrace Your judgment.

KÜBRA: THEN IT IS TIME.

Gülcan?

KÜBRA: SILENCE IMPLIES CONSENT

KÜBRA: WHEN IT'S TIME FOR TRIAL, PERSEVERE, EMBRACE, AND SHOW SELFLESSNESS.

No!

No!

Don't do it! Don't do it!

Do you think you can forgive me for joining you, Papa?

Don't do it, Gülcan!

It's not your fault, sunshine.

Papa?

If you love me, keep living, my beautiful girl.

Papa?

Papa?

You will live a wonderful life.

Only then can my soul find peace.

I love you, sunshine.

I love you, sunshine.

Papa, I love you too, so much!

I love you, I love you so much!

Papa!

Papa!

Gülcan!

Gökhan?

Gülcan! Gülcan!

-Gülcan! -Gökhan?

Gülcan!

Ah! Gülcan!

Gökhan!

Papa spoke to me, Gökhan!

He really spoke to me!

I know, sweetheart.

I know.

Allah, thank you for sparing her, thank you for sparing my sister.

Thank You!

Are you all right, my son?

Gökhan, can you say something already?

Come on, you're scaring us.

I know I've been acting weird the last few days.

And I know that you've all been worried.

There's a reason for all this.

And I wanted to share it with you first.

-Gökhan, say it already. -What's going on, sweetheart?

Allah has been speaking to me.