Câmiü’l-Ezher

The treatise of Asâ-yı Mûsâ and Zülfikar presented to the blessed assembly of scholars around Ravza-i Mutahhara, upon whom be the best of prayers and peace, is both an intercessory means and sent to the author's behalf to visit those blessed places and hands to benefit from their auspicious prayers at the sacred site. This paragraph was written specifically for the Islamic communities of Cairo, Damascus, and India for those going to Ravza-i Mutahhara, the Mosque of al-Azhar, and the Islamic communities of Damascus and India. Exactly four Zülfikar and four Asâ-yı Mûsâ were written at the beginning, two copies each were sent to the scholars of Cairo's al-Azhar Mosque, the scholars of Damascus, and the group in India who requested Qur'ans in exchange for two million pounds.

Emirdağ Lâhikası - I ·Mektup 182 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

But the people of this province, in general, have a duty to defend me more than I do myself, because for these nine years, we have worked with hundreds of treatises that have actually and materially influenced the eternal life, the strength of faith, and the worldly happiness of this nation, which is both my brother, my friend, and my blessed people. No harm or damage has ever come to anyone because of those treatises, and no political or worldly conspiracies have ever been seen. Praise be to God, the Isparta province has, through the Risale-i Nur, gained a position of spiritual blessing similar to the blessedness of the ancient Holy Land of Damascus and the Islamic world's general university, the Al-Azhar University of Egypt, in terms of the strength of faith and religious excellence. Thus, the strength of faith dominates ignorance and the desire for worship dominates ignorance, and the Risale-i Nur has given this province a religious excellence superior to other provinces. Therefore, all the people in this province, even if someone is a non-believer, are obliged to defend me and the Risale-i Nur. Among their very important rights to defend, I have completed my duty, and praise be to God, thousands of humble students have worked in my place, just as I did. My insignificant personal right does not urge me to defend myself. A man who has thousands of lawyers for his cause does not defend it himself. SECOND NOTE This is a response to a critical question. People of the world say: "Why have you turned away from us? You have never once reached out or remained silent. You accuse us of being harsh and say, 'You are oppressing me.' But we have our own principles and specific rules as required by this age. You do not accept their application. The one who applies the law is not a tyrant. The one who refuses to accept is a rebel. Indeed, in this age of freedom and in this new era of republics we have begun, the principle of equality has become our fundamental law, yet you sometimes pretend to be a teacher and sometimes a mystic, and you appeal to the general populace.

Lem'alar ·Yirmi Ikinci Lema ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

The fact that this great Master, by himself, has come close to establishing a grand medrese, which would otherwise require the efforts of thousands of scholars like the Al-Azhar, shows that even patriots and nationalists must respect and appreciate this Master together with the scholars of the medreses. We have also decided to endure all hardships and difficulties because such a Master is in our hands. I have infinite respect for this outstanding scholar of our time, who has advanced me on the path of knowledge and faith through his scientific works and ninety or so sacred works. This respect of mine will, God willing, last forever. The accusation that the prosecution claims against me, and which they have investigated for months without reaching the truth, is that I am part of a secret society that violates the state's security by using religion and religious feelings as a tool. There is no such society, nor do we have any connection with it. Our only connection is the Risale-i Nur, which has received the respect it deserves in the most difficult examinations under the laws of the republican government, and has been acquitted by competent courts. This is not a betrayal of the country and the nation, but rather a work for the benefit of the country and the nation in the pursuit of true knowledge. There is no political goal or any other motive beyond this. Therefore, since our innocence and sincerity are evident in this matter, as in the case of the Denizli Court, I demand my acquittal from your high court of justice. Mehmed Feyzi Pamukçu, Kastamonu, confined in Afyon Prison • • •

Şualar ·On Dorduncu Sua ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

I received a letter stating that on behalf of our dear brothers from İnebolu, Nazif Çelebi sent Eid greetings, and that Zülfikar continued his service with great attention, importance, and caution, and completed the "Mu'cizât-ı Kur'âniye" and also completed a part of its copies. Additionally, it stated that Abdurrahman Salâhaddin, who taught the "Asâ-yı Mûsâ" and "Mu'cizât-ı Ahmediye" to American missionaries for four or five months, gifted and sent these works to the Câmiü'l-Ezher on our behalf through a reliable means. It also mentioned that an important Nur student, Ahmed Kureyşî, gave one hundred banknotes at the expense of their machine. To our brave brother Nazif, and to the very serious and persevering and fully committed İnebolu Nur adherents, and to Ahmed-i Kureyşî and his companions, we heartily and sincerely congratulate them on their Eid, their continuous service, their great loyalty, Zülfikar's printing and success, and Salâhaddin's efforts to establish relations with Câmiü'l-Ezher and Medresetü'z-Zehra. May Allah make them successful. Ameen. And may He accept their services completely. Ameen. • • •

Emirdağ Lâhikası - I ·Mektup 136 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Beloved, sincere brothers; First: With all our soul and life, we congratulate you on the Night of Bara'at. Second: It is very good and very beautiful that an important commander and publisher of Nur, Re'fet Bey, is going to Istanbul for the service of Nur. Indeed, someone like him is needed there. May Allah make it successful. Amen. Third: I have prepared three Asas al-Musa and three Zülfikar, two of which are for the scholars of Al-Azhar Mosque, two for the scholars around the sacred garden of the Holy Medina, and two for the esteemed religious authority of Damascus. A letter addressed to you previously for the scholars of Al-Azhar is included at the beginning. We will send them as soon as possible, insha'Allah. Fourth: I have a strong need for your spiritual services and prayers, and for your support in the spiritual gains that I cannot achieve in my place. First reason: I have never felt the current weakness and the increasing frailty throughout my life. Despite many difficulties, I can manage my affairs, even if they are somewhat incomplete. However, I need to work a hundred times more during these blessed days and nights. While I should contribute to your spiritual company and join your prayers with a thousand times more sincerity, my lack of strength can only offer a very small help to that spiritual company. The solution is that, just as your duties in the Nur Service have been entrusted to you, I ask for divine mercy to work according to your good opinion of this weak brother, relying on your spiritual support and going far beyond my capacity and ability in that company. Second reason: Some people, both from you and from others, mistakenly attribute the extraordinary states and results that emerge from the essence of the Risale-i Nur and the spiritual character of its disciples to this poor brother of mine. Therefore, a great power and endurance are needed to face those great results. My very limited and personal efforts, along with this illness and weakness, certainly make me very dependent on your spiritual help. I also urge you to bring your spiritual support to me.

Emirdağ Lâhikası - I ·Mektup 181 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Beloved, sincere brothers; I refer an important matter to the authorities of Medresetü'z-Zehra. Sayyid Salih said, "During my travels in Arabia, I realized that there is a great need and benefit for 'Asa-i Musa there. Therefore, it seems necessary to translate it into Arabic." Since my condition and illness do not permit me to do so, I request the authorities of Medresetü'z-Zehra to arrange for a beautiful and accurate translation into Arabic in four places. One letter should be sent to Câmiü'l-Ezher through Emirdaglu Kılıç Ali, so that a few learned individuals there can translate it. Another letter should be sent to Ankara's Religious Affairs Directorate, so that one or two scholars who highly respect and are interested in the Risale-i Nur can translate it into Arabic. One should be addressed to my brother, Abdülmecid, the Mufti of Urgup in the district of Kayseri, so that he can translate it into Arabic with all his strength, as for twenty years he did not serve the Nur with all his strength as he should have. One should also be sent to the scholars in the Nur Directorate in Isparta, so that they can translate 'Asa-i Musa in parts, each one translating a portion. • • •

Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 32 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

To the Prime Ministry, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Interior 1 Those who have been part of the declaration of liberty, the First World War, the armistice periods, the first formation of the National Government, and the Republican era, all the government officials who have known me well, they know me very well. With your permission, let us look at my life together like a cinema film. I was born in the village of Nurs, under the Bitlis province. During my student life, I struggled with scholars I met, and with scientific debates, I overcame those who opposed me with divine grace until I reached Istanbul. In Istanbul, amidst this dangerous fame, I struggled, and finally, due to the corruption of my rivals and the order of the late Sultan Hamid, I was dragged to an asylum. With the declaration of liberty and my services during the 31st of March Incident, I attracted the attention of the Union and Progress government. I encountered a proposal to open an Islamic university named "Medresetü'z-Zehrâ" in Van, similar to Al-Azhar University. I even laid its foundation. When the First World War broke out, I gathered my students and participated in the war as the commander of a volunteer unit. I was captured as a prisoner of war on the Caucasus front in Bitlis. I escaped from captivity and returned to Istanbul.

Şualar ·On Dorduncu Sua ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

O distinguished class of officials! We, the common people and the students of the madrasa, demand our rights from you. Question: What do you want? Answer: We want your words to confirm your actions. Do not use another's fault as an excuse for yourselves. Do not shift the burden onto each other. Do not neglect the duties imposed upon you. Compensate for the losses caused through your intermediaries. Listen to our conditions, consult with us regarding our needs, give up a little of your luxury, and ask about our comforts. In short: We want to secure the future of the eastern provinces and their scholars. We want our share in the spirit of Union and Progress. We want something light upon you and great strength on our side. Question: Do not keep your purpose ambiguous, what do you want? Answer: We want the establishment of a high-level madrasa, named "Medresetü'z-Zehrâ," the sister of Al-Azhar University, in Bitlis and with two companions, in the two wings of Bitlis, Van and Diyarbakır. Be assured, we Kurds are not like others. We know well that our social life derives from the life and happiness of the Turks. Question: How? In what way? Why? Answer: There are certain signs, causes, and results for this. Question: What are the signs? Answer: There are eight. First: Although the name "madrasa" is common, known, and attractive, this blessed madrasa bears the name that awakens respect because it assumes a great truth. Second: Mix and arrange the modern sciences with the traditional sciences of the madrasa; and make Arabic compulsory, Kurdish permissible, and Turkish necessary.

Münâzarat ·Mektup 62 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

O distinguished class of officials! We, the common people and the students of the madrasa, demand our rights from you. Question: What do you want? Answer: We want your words to confirm your actions. Do not use another's fault as an excuse for yourselves. Do not shift the burden onto each other. Do not neglect the duties imposed upon you. Compensate for the losses caused through your intermediaries. Listen to our conditions, consult with us regarding our needs, give up a little of your luxury, and ask about our comforts. In short: We want to secure the future of the eastern provinces and their scholars. We want our share in the spirit of Union and Progress. We want something light upon you and great strength on our side. Question: Do not keep your purpose ambiguous, what do you want? Answer: We want the establishment of a high-level madrasa, named "Medresetü'z-Zehrâ," the sister of Al-Azhar University, in Bitlis and with two companions, in the two wings of Bitlis, Van and Diyarbakır. Be assured, we Kurds are not like others. We know well that our social life derives from the life and happiness of the Turks. Question: How? In what way? Why? Answer: There are certain signs, causes, and results for this. Question: What are the signs? Answer: There are eight. First: Although the name "madrasa" is common, known, and attractive, it carries a great truth, and thus it is named with the blessed name of the madrasa, which awakens respect. Second: Combine the modern sciences with the traditional sciences of the madrasa; and make Arabic compulsory, Kurdish permissible, and Turkish necessary.

Münâzarat ·Maksadini Muphem Birakma Ne Istersin ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Four years ago, when our Master entrusted me to follow the matters related to the courts of the Risale-i Nur in Ankara due to his illness, we are once again presenting the letter we sent to some members of parliament to you and the esteemed members of parliament for their consideration. The reason for this is the continuation of the same issue, especially the recent attempts in the eastern provinces to establish a new university. The extraordinary spread of the Risale-i Nur both within and outside Turkey over these thirty years, and the efforts to establish a major university in the eastern provinces for fifty-five years, are two important issues that have deeply concerned the Islamic world during this period of successive and complementary developments. These two significant outcomes are two important events that have affected and influenced not only this nation, especially the eastern provinces, but also the four hundred million Muslim nations and the Christian world, which is in need of general peace. They are two important sources of pride and are the comprehensive and universal disseminators and promoters of the Islamic religion and the truths of the Qur'an. For fifty-five years, our Master has tirelessly and through various means worked to establish an Islamic university in Eastern Anatolia, named Medresetü'z-Zehra, corresponding to the Al-Azhar University, and has always emphasized its absolute necessity. As stated in the letter of our Master addressed to the President and the Prime Minister, congratulating them on this matter, the Eastern University will gain a position of pride as a central place for the Islamic world. The many esteemed and blessed scholars, sages, martyrs, and intellectuals from the past generations in those provinces, whose spiritual and enduring achievements were of great and sacred religious significance, will continue their spiritual duties on a broader scale through this university. The fundamental course that can be considered as the core of the program for the Eastern University is the study of the truths of the Qur'an's beliefs, interpreting them through intellectual disciplines, logical and positive evidence, and convincing the rational minds.

Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 117 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

O distinguished class of officials! We, the common people and the students of the madrasa, demand our rights from you. Question: What do you want? Answer: We want your words to confirm your actions. Do not use another's fault as an excuse for yourselves. Do not shift the burden onto each other. Do not neglect the duties imposed upon you. Compensate for the losses caused through your intermediaries. Listen to our conditions, consult with us regarding our needs, give up a little of your luxury, and ask about our comforts. In short: We want to secure the future of the eastern provinces and their scholars. We want our share in the spirit of Union and Progress. We want something light upon you and great strength on our side. Question: Do not keep your purpose ambiguous, what do you want? Answer: We want to establish a high-level madrasa, named "Medresetü'z-Zehrâ," the sister of Al-Azhar University, in Bitlis and with two companions, in the two wings of Bitlis, Van and Diyarbakır. Be assured, we Kurds are not like others. We know well that our social life derives from the life and happiness of the Turks. Question: How? In what way? Why? Answer: There are some characteristics and reasons and results. Question: What are the characteristics? Answer: There are eight. First: Although the name "madrasa" is traditional, known, and attractive, it carries a great truth, and thus it is named with the blessed name of the madrasa, which awakens hope. Second: Combine the modern sciences with the traditional sciences of the madrasa; and make Arabic compulsory, Kurdish permissible, and Turkish necessary.

Münâzarat ·Munazarat ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

And in the same way, after a dispute, within five days he obtained the non-organic chemistry and entered into a debate with his chemistry teacher, and also compelled him. Thus, the learned men who witnessed the extraordinary achievements of the young Molla Said and his possession of a vast knowledge, gave him the title "Bediüzzaman." While Bediüzzaman was in Van, he developed a unique teaching method by considering the ideas and observations he had acquired until then, and by taking into account the urgent needs of the time. This method consisted of converting his students by proving the religious truths through the most modern explanations and expressions suitable for the understanding of the age. While Molla Said was in Van, he was at times in opposition to the scholars of that region on certain matters. FOOTNOTE These matters are as follows: 1. Never accepting money as a gift from anyone, and not even accepting a salary. Indeed, it was observed that despite his life of complete material poverty, being without any possessions, and enduring many severe and terrifying hardships due to constant expenses and imprisonments, he never accepted money or any gifts without compensation. 2. Never asking questions from any scholar. For twenty years, he only answered questions that were asked of him. On this matter, he would say: "I do not deny the knowledge of the scholars; therefore, it is more than enough to ask them questions. If there are those who doubt my knowledge, let them ask me, and I will answer them." 3. Preventing his students who were with him from accepting alms or gifts, just as he himself did. He would only encourage them to work for the pleasure of God. Indeed, many times he would bear the expenses of his students himself. 4. Always remaining independent and having no connection with anything in the world. For this reason, he said, "I should be able to carry all my possessions with one hand." When asked about the reason for this condition, he would say, "A time will come when everyone will envy my condition. Wealth and property do not give me any pleasure; I regard the world only as a guesthouse."

Tarihçe-i Hayat ·Ilk Hayati ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

The Epistles of Light and Foreign Countries A brief look at the spread of the Epistles of Light in foreign countries Because the Epistles of Light have reached people through a positive method suitable for the level of science and knowledge of the twentieth century, appealing to both reason and heart, and convincing and proving their points, they have been well received not only in Turkey but also in foreign countries. Before the works were printed in the new Turkish script in our country, they were translated into Arabic, Urdu, English, and Hindi, especially in Islamic countries such as Pakistan and Iraq, and introduced to the entire Islamic world. They have been widely read and received with great enthusiasm, finding a large readership. Bediüzzaman has been a distinguished personality recognized not only in the Islamic world but also throughout the entire world for forty to fifty years. Because he was not trained in a traditional academic environment from an early age, he has drawn attention both within and outside the Islamic world. While the Islamic world's center of learning, Al-Azhar University, came to understand his level of knowledge and high intelligence through learned scholars such as the University Rector Sheikh Bahi, his deep understanding of the positive sciences was spreading throughout the world. Egyptian newspapers described him as "the Conqueror of the Age" and published articles about him. More than forty to fifty years ago, in Damascus, he delivered an important sermon to a huge congregation of ten thousand people, including a hundred scholars, in the Umayyad Mosque, explaining the reasons for the backwardness of the Islamic world and how it could progress, and stating how necessary the unity of the Islamic world is. This sermon was received with great admiration throughout the Islamic world, and his name began to be mentioned frequently in academic circles. Thousands of people who heard about his struggles and read his works began to develop a great interest in him.

Tarihçe-i Hayat ·Isparta Hayati ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Beloved, sincere brothers; Praise be to the All-Merciful that a sign of the acceptance of the Risale-i Nur by the two Holy Sanctuaries is this: Denizli's hero, Hafiz Mustafa, who had received Zülfikar, Asa-yi Musa, and Siracü'n-Nur, which were to be sent to the scholars of India, took them, read them to some pilgrims on the way, and delivered them to a very famous scholar from Kashmir in the Holy City of Medina, who knows Turkish well. That scholar highly appreciated them and was going to send them securely to the center of the scholars of India. Also, the collections meant specifically for Medina and those sent to other places had safely arrived. Denizli's Hafiz Mustafa, along with a young and pious pilgrim from Afyon and another pilgrim, who were traveling and reading the Nur Collection, brought me this joyful news and announced the importance and acceptance of the Risale-i Nur abroad. Only one of the three collections intended for Al-Azhar University remained here, and we could not send it; the other two have already been sent. The wisdom behind this is as follows: Zülfikar is a broad scientific course. It was not appropriate to send it to Al-Azhar University, the great Islamic university, in the form of a course. Also, due to the cholera outbreak there, Zülfikar would certainly not have received the attention it deserves at this time.

Emirdağ Lâhikası - I ·Mektup 212 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Our highly esteemed brother Salih; our Master sends you and two pious and sincere members of parliament much greetings and prayers, and says "Baraka to you both." Our Master says: "For a long time I was waiting for strong hands to emerge in favor of the Risale-i Nur in the Urfa region. Because that area is the center of Anatolia, Arabia, and Kurdistan. If the Risale-i Nur is established there, it will serve as a means for its spread in those three countries. I give boundless thanks to the Almighty for this. I am grateful that a young hero like Sayyid Salih and two precious, courageous, and pious members of parliament from that region have begun to support the Risale-i Nur. I am also sending them some of the collections that I have personally purchased and corrected in the midst of the severe illness of poison. Although they were requested by many places and important people, I prefer Urfa above all else. God willing, I will send them another part. "I hope and expect from the mercy of God that Sayyid Salih and the courageous members of parliament will fully serve the Quran and faith there, and that they will lead to the establishment of a small model of the Medresetü'z-Zehra in Isparta and the Camiü'z-Ezher in Egypt, and to the opening of a model of the Islamic madrasas in Damascus and Baghdad. "Moreover, since the work of the Risale-i Nur is the covenant of Abraham, and Urfa is one of the stations of Abraham, may God willing, the covenant of Abraham shine there. "Also, if God willing, I recover from this terrible skin disease, I sincerely wish to go to Urfa next winter." Our Master's words ended. We again send greetings and express our respect. Your brother in the service of the Risale-i Nur Ziya and Mehmed • • •

Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 113 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

O distinguished class of officials! We, the common people and the students of the madrasa, demand our rights from you. Question: What do you want? Answer: We want your words to confirm your actions. Do not use another's fault as an excuse for yourselves. Do not shift the burden onto each other. Do not neglect the duties imposed upon you. Compensate for the losses caused through your intermediaries. Listen to our conditions, consult with us regarding our needs, give up a little of your luxury, and ask about our comforts. In short: We want to secure the future of the eastern provinces and their scholars. We want our share in the spirit of Union and Progress. We want something light upon you and great in our favor. Question: Do not keep your purpose ambiguous, what do you want? Answer: We want the establishment of a high-level madrasa, named "Medresetü'z-Zehrâ," the sister of Al-Azhar University, in Bitlis and with two companions, in the two wings of Bitlis, Van and Diyarbakır. Be assured, we Kurds are not like others. We know well that our social life derives from the life and happiness of the Turks. Question: How? In what way? Why? Answer: There are certain signs, causes, and results for this. Question: What are the signs? Answer: There are eight. First: Although the name "madrasa" is common, known, and attractive, it carries a great truth, and thus it is named with the blessed name of the madrasa, which awakens hope. Second: Mix and arrange the modern sciences with the traditional sciences of the madrasa; and make Arabic compulsory, Kurdish permissible, and Turkish necessary.

Münâzarat ·Maksadini Muphem Birakma Ne Istersin ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Dear, sincere brothers; First of all, with all our soul and heart, we congratulate you on your activities and success. The cure for all my sorrows and illnesses comes from the activities and success of Medresetü’z-Zehra. Secondly, I had written a letter for the beautiful translation of Asâ-yı Mûsâ into Arabic. I was going to send it today to Zübeyir and Seyyid Salih who are going to Ankara. Also, I received a sincere letter from a responsible person in Tarsus, requesting some books from Risale-i Nur, and I was going to send that to you through Ankara. Suddenly, from Antalya Elmalı, who has very pure Nur followers, and also Ibrahim Efendi, who came all the way to Afyon with his family and was the means of spreading the Light there, has now arrived; I sent him to you as well. Greetings to all.

Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 31 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

A few weeks ago, Ali Riza, a great scholar of the Al-Azhar Mosque in Egypt, sent a special representative here, and two days ago, another distinguished scholar originally from Bukhara, who is a contemporary in Medina and has close relations with the great scholars of Egypt, especially with our former Sheikh-ul-Islam and my friend Mustafa Sabri Efendi at the House of Wisdom, came here on their behalf after discussing with them and to some extent representing them. I gave this distinguished scholar through that representative eleven of my special collections as a gift to the Al-Azhar Mosque, which is the great Islamic university and now has twenty-seven thousand students, as a waqf gift from me to the Al-Azhar Mosque. I also said: "Let Mustafa Sabri, Ali Riza, and Mehmed Zahid Kevseri be the inheritors and supporters of the Nur collections and let them work on translating them into Arabic." We also wrote a letter. He accepted it and left. I greet all my brothers and companions and ask for their prayers. The Everlasting is the Everlasting. Your brother, Said Nursi • • •

Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 55 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

The two copies sent to the ulemas of Câmiü’l-Ezher have not passed through my proofreading, so there are certainly some errors in the diacritics and Arabic words. Especially in the Arabic Hülâsatü’l-Hülâsa at the end, I have seen multiple errors in terms of grammar and in other copies. Therefore, if you deem it appropriate, I will send a copy each from Asâ-yı Mûsâ HAŞİYE and Zülfikar, which have been thoroughly checked by experienced Arabic teachers, to Câmiü’l-Ezher, and you should write to them that: The Risaleleri Nur's Medresetü’z-Zehra is a humble and needy student under the care of Câmiü’l-Ezher, a devoted disciple who has become a target of attacks by fierce enemies, and a small branch and department of the great Câmiü’l-Ezher, which is the head of all madrasas and has always illuminated the Islamic world. Therefore, we expect that the great master, the compassionate father, and the noble guide, who is so capable and caring, will fully support his poor children and disciples, and we hope for his full support from his great compassion. The two books presented to our great master are like a student writing and submitting a lesson to his father and teacher in the evening to show how well he has understood the lesson. In the same way, these two lessons of ours have been submitted to the compassionate scholars for their kind and forgiving consideration, and you should write this letter.

Emirdağ Lâhikası - I ·Mektup 137 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

First reason: It is the Risale-i Nur that provides an absolute proof that it served the development of Islamic brotherhood with the strength of faith, being written in a unique state of oppression and helplessness, and now showing its influence in most parts of the Islamic world as well as in Europe and America, and having triumphed over revolutionaries and godless philosophies, and for thirty years, it has successfully resisted godless ideas such as materialism and naturalism, and no court or knowledgeable people have been able to refute it. Insha'Allah, one day, people like you who have found the key to Islamic brotherhood will make the miracle of this Qur'anic phenomenon known to the Islamic world. Second reason: Sixty-five years ago, I wanted to go to Al-Azhar University. Since it is considered the university of the Islamic world, I intended to take a course in that blessed institution. But it was not to be. By the grace of Allah, a thought came to my mind: Just as Al-Azhar University is a general university in Africa, an even greater university, an Islamic university, is needed in Asia, as Asia is much greater than Africa. So that the Islamic nations, for example, the peoples of Arabia, India, Iran, the Caucasus, Turkistan, and Kurdistan, may not fall into the trap of negative racism. They should be exposed to the true, positive, sacred, and universal real nationality of Islam, which is the true brotherhood of believers, as stated in the Qur'an: "Indeed, the believers are brothers." Thus, philosophy and religious sciences should be in harmony with each other, and European civilization should fully reconcile with the true teachings of Islam. And so that the people of Anatolian schools and madrasas may unite and support each other, I have worked for fifty-five years on the truths of the Risale-i Nur, just as I have worked for a university in the center of the eastern provinces, in the middle of India, Arabia, Iran, the Caucasus, and Turkistan, as a university in the sense of Medresetü'z-Zehra, in the style of Al-Azhar, as both a school and a madrasa. At first, the value of this was recognized by Sultan Reshad (may Allah have mercy on him), who not only appreciated it but also gave twenty thousand gold lira for the construction of the building.

Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 139 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)