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The Fourth Issue There is an explanation in the Youth Guide. My brothers, who once served me, asked me: "Fifty days have passed since the beginning of this terrible World War, which affects the globe and is related to the destiny of Islam (now seven years have passed and the same situation continues).1 You do not ask about it or show any concern. Meanwhile, some so-called learned and knowledgeable people leave their communities and mosques to run and listen to the radio. Is there any event greater than this? Or is there any harm in being occupied with it?" they said. I replied: "Life's capital is very limited; there are many necessary tasks. Like interwoven circles, from the circle of the heart and stomach, the circle of the body and home, the circle of the neighborhood and city, the circle of the homeland and country, the circle of the globe and humanity, up to the circle of life and the world, there are circles within circles. In each circle, every person may have a certain kind of duty. However, the smallest circle may contain the greatest, most important, and permanent duty. In the largest circle, there may be a small and temporary task. In this way, small and large duties can be proportionally appropriate. But the attraction of the larger circle may cause one to abandon the necessary and important service in the smaller circle and instead become occupied with unnecessary, trivial, and worldly matters. One's life capital is wasted in vain. One's precious life is spent on worthless things. Sometimes, those who eagerly follow these war struggles and take sides in their hearts, become accomplices to their injustices and accept them as justified. The answer to the first point is: Yes, there is a greater event than this World War and a more important cause than this general struggle for dominance on the earth's surface. A certain event and a certain cause have been opened for everyone, especially for Muslims. If every person had the strength and wealth of the Germans and the English, and also had wisdom, they would without hesitation dedicate themselves entirely to achieving this single cause. This cause is the unanimous agreement of the ten thousand outstanding figures of humanity and the countless guides of mankind, with the Owner of the Universe and

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

Summary of the Second Issue As the Youth Guide has clearly explained from the Risale-i Nur, death is as certain and evident as the coming of tonight's night and this autumn's winter; death will come to us just like that. This prison is, as it were, a temporary guesthouse for those constantly coming and going; similarly, this surface of the earth is also a caravanserai for the hurried travelers to rest and move on for a night. Death, which empties every city into a graveyard a hundred times, certainly has a preference more than life. Indeed, the Risale-i Nur has clarified and revealed this terrifying truth. A brief summary is as follows: Since death is not killing and the door of the grave is not closing, certainly there is a way to escape from the hand of this executioner of fate and from the solitary confinement of the grave. This is the greatest and most pressing concern and issue for a human being, surpassing everything else. Yes, there is a solution, and the Risale-i Nur has proven this solution with the secret of the Qur'an, as certain as two times two equals four. A very brief summary is as follows: Death is either eternal execution; it is a gallows that will hang not only the person but also all his loved ones and relatives. Or it is a discharge permit to go to another eternal world and to enter the palace of happiness with a certificate of faith. And the grave is either a dark solitary confinement and a bottomless pit. Or it is a door opening from this worldly prison to an eternal and luminous banquet hall and a paradise. This truth has been proven by the Youth Guide through an analogy. For example, in the garden of this prison, gallows have been set up for hanging, and behind the wall on which they are placed, a very large lottery office has been established, shared by the entire world. We, the five hundred people in this prison, without exception and with no possibility of escape, will be called one by one to that yard. Either it will say, "Come, receive your death sentence and go up to the gallows," or "Take your permanent solitary confinement ticket and enter this open door," or "Good news! A million gold lottery ticket has come out for you. Come and take it," and announcements are being made everywhere.

Asa-yı Musa ·Ikinci Mesele On Birinci Sua ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Telegram of Congratulations from Baghdad on the acquittal of Youth Guide of Risale-i Nur in the Istanbul Court To the journal Sebilürreşad, Istanbul The acquittal decision of the great Islamic scholar, Hazrat Bediüzzaman, left us in infinite joy. We express our thanks to the Turkish Court and the honorable lawyers, and our congratulations to our master and brothers through your journal, based on this just ruling that caused our joy. Iraq Emced Zuhavi • • • Letter sent by a Nur student in Iraq regarding the message requested by Nur students in Pakistan from Said Nursi A few days ago, there was a students' conference in Pakistan. They had requested a message from Hazrat Said Nursi, which would have a historical impact. We received news that Salih had sent a message on behalf of the Nur students. They also wrote to you, asking you to inform Hazrat Said Nursi urgently. At the conference, Hazrat Said Nursi and the Nurlis were greatly praised. Some objections were raised by communists. However, the leader rejected them all. The photographs of Hazrat Said Nursi were displayed. They will soon publish a long and illustrated article in a journal about Nur and the Nurlis. Infinite greetings and prayers. Ahmet Ramazan • • •

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

Third Issue The summary of an instructive event explained in the Youth Guide is as follows: Once, on a Republic Day, I was sitting by the window of the Eskişehir Prison. The young girls of the high school across the street were dancing and laughing in its courtyard. Suddenly, through a spiritual cinema, I saw their condition fifty years later. And I saw that forty or fifty of those fifty or sixty girls and students would become earth in graves, suffering torment. And I saw with certainty that ten of them, having grown ugly in their seventies or eighties, would be despised by the eyes that had once longed to love them, because they had not preserved their chastity in youth. I wept for their pitiable conditions. Some of my fellow prisoners in the prison heard me weeping and came to me, asking about it. I said, "Leave me now, go away." Yes, what I saw was the truth, not a dream. Just as winter follows summer and autumn, so too does the grave and the cold of the cemetery follow youth and old age. Just as the past events fifty years ago were shown to me in the present moment through a cinema, if there were a cinema showing the events fifty years from now, and the fifty or sixty years later conditions of those who indulge in vice and corruption were shown to them, they would weep with regret and sorrow for their current laughter and unlawful pleasures. While I was occupied with this observation in the Eskişehir Prison, a spiritual figure, like a human devil tempting toward vice and corruption, stood before me and said: "We want to taste and let others taste every kind of pleasure and joy of life; do not interfere with us."

Asa-yı Musa ·Ucuncu Mesele On Birinci Sua ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Summary of the Second Issue As the Youth Guide has clearly explained from the Risale-i Nur, death is as certain and evident as the coming of tonight's night and this autumn's winter; death will come to us just like that. This prison is, as it were, a temporary guesthouse for those constantly coming and going. Similarly, this surface of the earth is also a caravanserai for the hurried caravans to rest and move on for a night. Death, which empties every city into a graveyard a hundred times, certainly has a greater desire than life. This terrifying truth has been clarified and revealed by the Risale-i Nur. A brief summary of this is as follows: Since death is not killing and the door of the grave is not closing, it is certainly a matter of great concern and a problem for humanity, surpassing all else, to find a way to escape from the hand of this executioner of fate and from the solitary confinement of the grave. Yes, there is a solution, and the Risale-i Nur has proven this solution with the secret of the Qur'an, as certain as two times two equals four. A very brief summary is this: Death is either eternal execution; it is a gallows that will hang not only the person but also all his loved ones and relatives. Or it is a discharge permit to go to another eternal world and to enter the palace of happiness with a certificate of faith. And the grave is either a dark solitary confinement and a bottomless pit. Or it is a door opening from this worldly prison to an eternal and luminous banquet hall and a paradise. This truth has been proven by the Youth Guide through an analogy. For example, in the garden of this prison, gallows have been set up for hanging, and behind the wall on which they are placed, a very large lottery office has been established, shared by the entire world. We, the five hundred people in this prison, without exception and with no possibility of escape, will be called one by one to that yard. Either it will say, "Come, receive your death sentence and go up to the gallows," or "Take your permanent solitary confinement permit and enter this open door," or "Good news! A golden lottery ticket worth millions has come to you. Come and take it," and announcements are being made everywhere.

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

Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. By Him, the Exalted. Some people came to Ankara under the pretense of wanting to obtain the general Nur Publications, citing Asa-i Musa and the Youth Guide as an excuse. When that brother of ours showed them the acquittal decision of the Heavy Penal Court regarding Asa-i Musa, they gave up on taking Asa-i Musa. They had placed several Youth Guide books in front of their eyes to take away, but unknowingly placed some other books on top of them. While leaving, they searched as much as they could for the Youth Guide but could not find it. In this way, the Youth Guide protected itself through its own honor. They returned to the police and got back one collection and some writings, except for Asa-i Musa and the Youth Guide. 3 The Everlasting is the Everlasting. Said Nursi • • •

Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 108 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

In the Name of Him, the Sublime, 1 It is a conversation with the women, my eternal companions, who are part of the female community. In some provinces, I observed sincere and fervent interest from the female community towards the Lights. I noticed that they had great trust in my lessons about the Lights, far beyond what I deserve. At that time, when I came for the third time to the blessed city of Isparta and to the spiritual Madrasa of Zehra, I heard that my blessed eternal companions, the female community, were expecting a lesson from me. It was as if I was supposed to give them a lecture in the form of a sermon in the mosques. However, I am suffering from four or five ailments and am very weak, even unable to speak or think. Yet, tonight, a strong inner call came to my heart: "Since fifteen years ago, you wrote the Youth Guide at the request of the youth for them and it was widely used, the women, however, needed such a guide even more in this time." Therefore, with great distress and despite my weakness and helplessness, I am explaining some very concise and necessary points, through the Three Points, to my blessed companions and spiritual young children. FIRST POINT Since one of the most important principles of the Epistles of Light is compassion, the female community, being natural champions of compassion, are especially naturally connected to the Epistles of Light. And praise be to God, this natural connection is felt in many places. This selflessness in compassion means true sincerity and selflessness without expectation of return, and thus it is of great importance in this time.

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

The Fourth Issue There is an explanation in the Youth Guide. My brothers, who once served me, asked me: "Fifty days have passed since the beginning of this terrible World War, which affects the globe and is related to the destiny of Islam (now seven years have passed and the same situation continues).1 You do not ask about it or show any concern. Meanwhile, some so-called learned and knowledgeable people leave their communities and mosques to run and listen to the radio. Is there any event greater than this? Or is there any harm in being occupied with it?" they said. I replied: "Life's capital is very limited; there are many necessary tasks. Like interwoven circles, from the circle of the heart and stomach, the circle of the body and home, the circle of the neighborhood and city, the circle of the homeland and country, the circle of the globe and humanity, up to the circle of life and the world, there are circles within circles. In each circle, every person may have a certain kind of duty. However, the smallest circle may contain the greatest, most important, and most permanent duty. In the largest circle, there may be a small and temporary task. In this way, small and large duties can be proportionally appropriate. But the attraction of the larger circle may cause one to abandon the necessary and important service in the smaller circle and instead become occupied with unnecessary, trivial, and worldly matters. One's life capital is wasted in vain. One's precious life is spent on worthless things. Sometimes, those who eagerly follow these war struggles and take sides in their hearts, become accomplices to their injustices and accept them as justified. The answer to the first point is: Yes, there is a greater event than this World War and a more important cause than this general struggle for dominance on the earth's surface. A certain event and a certain cause have been opened for everyone, especially for Muslims. If every person had the strength and wealth of the Germans and the English, and also had wisdom, they would without hesitation dedicate themselves entirely to achieving this single cause. This cause is the unanimous agreement of the ten thousand outstanding figures of humanity and the countless leaders of mankind, with the Owner of the Universe and

Asa-yı Musa ·Dorduncu Mesele On Birinci Sua ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

A small footnote of the Youth Guide In the name of Allah, the Most High 1 The prisoners are in great need of the true comfort found in the Epistles of Light. Especially those who have suffered the blow of youth and have spent their fresh and sweet lives in prison, they need the Lights as much as bread. Indeed, the youth's vein is fed more by feelings than by reason. Feelings and passions are blind, they do not see the consequences. They prefer a single dirham of immediate pleasure over a hundred batman of future pleasure; they kill for a minute of revengeful pleasure and suffer eighty thousand hours of prison pain. And for an hour of licentious delight, they ruin the happiness of their lives for thousands of days in both prison and the anxieties of enmity. Compared to these, poor youths have many pitfalls that turn their sweetest life into the bitterest and most pitiable existence. And especially in the north, a great state, by seizing the passions of youth, shakes this century with storms. Because the blind feelings that do not see the consequences move these youths to commit indecencies against the honorable women and wives of decent people. Perhaps they encourage such indecency by allowing men and women to enter baths together in a state of nakedness. Also, they make the wealth of the rich permissible for the vagabonds and the poor, which causes all of humanity to tremble against this calamity. Therefore, in this century, Muslim and Turkish youth must act heroically and confront this danger attacking from two fronts with the sharp swords of the Epistle of Light, such as the Fruit and the Youth Guide. Otherwise, that poor youth will turn both his worldly future and happy life, as well as his happiness and eternal life in the hereafter, into suffering and pain, and will fall into hospitals due to the abuse of lust and licentiousness, and into prisons due to the overflow of feelings. Alas, he will weep bitterly in his old age with regret and sorrow.

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

Attorney Abdurrahman Şeref Lâç's defense The learned and distinguished attorney, who is a believer and powerful, and who, like other distinguished attorney colleagues, began the defense of the master honorably and voluntarily, started the defense. First, he made a preamble. He said: "The accused, who is over eighty years old, has completely demonstrated that there is no relation or connection between this blessed person and the alleged crime. I strongly hope that the high court has fully convinced of this and will decide on his acquittal. However, even if there is a one-in-a-thousand chance that a decision against us will be made, I consider neglecting the defense of an innocent person I have taken upon myself as a dereliction of duty. It is also necessary to take into account the opinion and point of view of the High Court of Cassation. I should not be considered to have committed a procedural deficiency just because it was not mentioned here. Therefore, I request the high court's permission to proceed with my defense." "So, Mr. Abdurrahman, we will listen to your final defense. Please proceed." "The work titled 'Youth Guide,' although it consists of the commands and interpretations of the Holy Qur'an, contains Islamic teachings and the commands and advice of this religion. According to Article 70 of the Constitution, the rights and freedoms of personal conviction, conscience, thought, speech, and publication are natural rights of the Turks. According to Article 75 of the Constitution, no one may be discriminated against because of the religion or sect to which they belong. Therefore, the client's being deprived of the religious and publication freedoms granted to him by the Constitution and being subjected to criminal punishment is contrary to the constitutional provisions..."

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

In the Name of Him, the Sublime, 1 It is a conversation with the women, my eternal companions, who are part of the female community. In some provinces, I observed sincere and fervent interest from the female community towards the Lights. I noticed that they had great trust in my lessons about the Lights, far beyond what I deserve. At that time, when I came for the third time to the blessed city of Isparta and to the spiritual Madrasa of Zehra, I heard that my blessed eternal companions, the female community, were expecting a lesson from me. It was as if I was supposed to give them a lecture in the form of a sermon in the mosques. However, I am suffering from four or five ailments and am in a very weak condition, even unable to speak or think. Yet, this night, a strong inner voice came to my heart: "Since fifteen years ago, you wrote the Youth Guide at the request of the youth for them and it was widely used, the female community in this age actually needed such a guide even more than the youth." Therefore, with great distress and despite my weakness and helplessness, I am explaining some very concise and necessary points through the Three Points to my blessed companions and spiritual young children. FIRST POINT Since one of the most important principles of the Epistles of Light is compassion, the female community, being natural champions of compassion, are especially naturally connected to the Epistles of Light. And praise be to God, this natural connection is felt in many places. Since this compassion involves true sincerity and selflessness, it has great importance in this age.

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

Firstly Our Creator generously grants us the capital of life for twenty-four hours every day, as stated in the Fourth Oath, so that we may obtain the things necessary for our two lives with that capital. How irrational and erroneous it is that we spend twenty-three of those short worldly hours and do not spend even one hour sufficient for the five obligatory prayers for our long, eternal spiritual life. And how much harm do we cause ourselves by suffering both spiritual and emotional distress as a result of this mistake, by corrupting our character and living a life of despair, not receiving education, but perhaps going against it entirely. If we were to spend one hour for the five obligatory prayers, then consider how profitable it would be: each hour of imprisonment and suffering could become, at times, a day of worship; a fleeting hour could become equivalent to lasting hours; partial relief from spiritual and emotional distress and sorrow; forgiveness for the sins that caused the imprisonment; and receiving the wisdom of imprisonment, which is education. Imagine how valuable an examination, a lesson, and a pleasant conversation with those who have suffered similar misfortunes it could be.

Asa-yı Musa ·Birinci Mesele On Birinci Sua ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

The crowd in the hall was so large that it was impossible to continue the trial. The police assigned to maintain order could not prevent the crowd from gathering. Eventually, when the judge addressed the crowd, saying, "If you love the master, give a little space so that we can continue the trial," the people began to move back. In this way, it became possible to continue the trial. The printer who published the Youth Guide and then the police were questioned. Afterward, the Master objected to the report prepared by the knowledgeable people. Since the time for the afternoon prayer was approaching, the Master requested permission to pray. The judge accepted this request and ended the trial. While the Master was passing through the corridors, protected by the arms of young university students and his devoted students, he was applauded by thousands of people, and he greeted his beloved students with both hands. Three to four thousand people had gathered in front of the courthouse, waiting to see the Master. The Master descended the stairs amid a storm of applause from thousands of people. In the meantime, some people were crying from excitement. Since it was impossible to walk on foot in this crowd, the Master was taken by car, driven by Nur students, to Sultanahmet Mosque, where he prayed with the congregation and then returned to his residence. • • • On March 5, 1952, the last day of the trial, the Master entered the courtroom again, surrounded by thousands of people who loved him, composed of young students and various segments of the public. To prevent the overcrowding in the courtroom from reaching the level that would prevent the trial from continuing, as it had previously, multiple police units had taken control of the stairs and corridors of the courthouse and closed the entrances. Nevertheless, the courtroom was packed to the brim, even up to the doors. The trial began; the university student who printed the Youth Guide was questioned as a witness. In his testimony, he stated that he had read works from both the East and the West, and later came into possession of the Risale-i Nur. He said that these works greatly benefited his mind, thoughts, spirit, and heart, and had a significant impact on his will and morality.

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

A supplementary and explanatory note to the statement I gave during the investigation in Emirdağ, submitted to the judicial official and the internal affairs officer. For twenty-five years, I have never read or listened to any newspaper, but yesterday a man who serves me read a part of a newspaper to me. In it, I heard that the Ankara Education Office suffered a loss of two million, that a car garage building in Ankara, a significant factory in Izmir, and a large building in Ada were all completely burned down at the same time. At that moment, filled with many concerns and sorrows, I felt great pity for this poor nation, and at the same time, I was in a state of distress I had never experienced in my entire life. At a time when I, an old and sick man, was forced to give a four-and-a-half-hour statement continuously in court without rest, I had firmly decided that, with such harsh words, I would not allow myself to be imprisoned in this cold and with this illness. Indeed, I had even decided to put one of my servants to sleep in my room and to strike another and send him to prison for coming to me. However, the humanity of this local judiciary and the divine care granted me patience, and I endured. I was curious about the cause of this strange situation and these baseless suspicions. The official publication and distribution of the Guide to Youth has greatly influenced many schools, even causing the valuable young people at Ankara and Istanbul Universities to become aware that the principles of the Risale-i Nur (Epistles of Light) can be a means to the prosperity of this nation. Many teachers, out of national and patriotic enthusiasm and academic dignity, have shown great interest in the Risale-i Nur, which has drawn the attention of the Education Office. They have attempted to show some degree of disapproval of the Nuriyya (followers of the Risale-i Nur). Indeed, here it was reported that "they are gaining the youth, turning the eyes of school students to religion through the printed Guide to Youth." As a result, some provinces have taken action against me and many followers of the Risale-i Nur. However, I am not a teacher because I graduated from a madrasa.

Emirdağ Lâhikası - I ·Mektup 219 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

It was clearly expressed that the printing of the work "Guide for Youth" by university students must have caused great satisfaction, and that the widespread dissemination of all the remedies of Risale-i Nur, especially "Guide for Youth," against the negative trends of our era, particularly the epidemic of immorality and irreligion shaking our social structure, and the teaching of these works to youth, innocent children, and women in general, is absolutely essential from the perspective of the happiness of the homeland and the nation. It was also stated that the students had taken part in these goals without the knowledge of the authorities. The court was adjourned until February 19, 1952. On the second day of the trial, a large crowd composed of many university students and people of knowledge, who made extensive use of the Risale-i Nur Külliyat, had already filled the corridors early to listen to the court proceedings. The Master entered the courtroom amid applause, supported by the arms of Nur students, sat in the designated chair. The lawyers arrived and took their places. The courtroom was extremely crowded. Thousands of people wanted to enter the hall to listen to the trial, and the crowd was surging through the doors in waves. The apparent grandeur and splendor of this event conveyed an even greater and more magnificent meaning. The youth, raised without religious culture, were expressing their gratitude and reverence to Said Nursî, the living embodiment of the light of Islam. As if through the language of their actions, they were saying, "O great warrior who illuminated the darkness of the twentieth century with the light of the Qur'an, who showed the people of Islam luminous and hopeful horizons, and who called humanity to a high and eternal happiness in accordance with its nature! We warmly thank you for the great service you have rendered to humanity, especially to the children of this homeland. The future will also remember you with respect. You performed a very valuable and noble service as a physician who brought a generation facing spiritual death to the water of life. You saved a nation and future generations, who were about to be cast into eternal despair, from the light of the Qur'an.

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

Istanbul Court Some university students printed the Guide for Youth in Istanbul with the aim of serving the faith and morality of youth. As a result, the Public Prosecutor's Office, citing Article 163, claimed that the work was contrary to secularism and that it was written with the intent of adapting the state's fundamental principles to religious foundations, and that it had a nature of propaganda and incitement, and thus the Master was referred to the Istanbul First High Criminal Court. On the trial day, January 22, 1952, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi came from Isparta to Istanbul and appeared in court. The Master's students, young university students, filled the courtroom. A large crowd was noticeable in the corridors. First, the indictment and the expert report were read, and the Master's defense was presented. In the expert report, it was stated at length that "the author tried to spread religious thought in this work, presented ideas that would guide the youth, that the author was a supporter of modesty, that he stated the fact that women walking half-naked and with exposed legs was contrary to Islam and against the nature of women, that he said the thing that beautifies women is the adornment of the Qur'anic manners within the framework of Islamic upbringing, that he was a supporter of religious education, and therefore he aimed to adapt the state's fundamental principles to religious foundations..." The defense of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi was conducted by Istanbul lawyers Seniyyuddin Başak, Mihri Helav, and Abdurrahman Şeref Laç. In response to the read indictment and report, the Master Said Nursi stated that his thirty-five-year life was an example, that he had no connection with politics, worldly and negative currents, that the only thing that occupied and attracted his attention was the truths of faith and the service of the Qur'an, and that he had been proceeding with all his strength in the cause of saving faith, and he mentioned the acquittal and dismissal decisions of various courts.

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

Summary of the Second Issue As the Youth Guide has clearly explained from the Risale-i Nur, death is as certain and evident as the coming of tonight's night and this autumn's winter; death will come to us just like that. This prison is, as it were, a temporary guesthouse for those constantly coming and going; similarly, this surface of the earth is also a caravanserai for the hurried caravans to rest and move on for a night. Death, which empties every city into a graveyard a hundred times, certainly has a preference more than life. Indeed, the Risale-i Nur has clarified and revealed this terrifying truth. A brief summary is as follows: Since death is not killing and the door of the grave is not closing, certainly there is a way to escape from this executioner of fate and from the solitary confinement of the grave. This is the greatest and most pressing concern and issue for a human being, surpassing everything else. Yes, there is a solution, and the Risale-i Nur has proven this solution with the secret of the Qur'an, as certain as two times two equals four. A very brief summary is as follows: Death is either eternal execution; it is a gallows that will hang not only the person but also all his loved ones and relatives. Or it is a discharge permit to go to another eternal world and to enter the palace of happiness with a certificate of faith. And the grave is either a dark solitary confinement and a bottomless pit. Or it is a door opening from this worldly prison to an eternal and luminous banquet hall and a paradise. This truth has been proven by the Youth Guide through an analogy. For example, in the garden of this prison, gallows have been set up for hanging, and behind the wall on which they are placed, a very large lottery office has been established, shared by the entire world. We, the five hundred people in this prison, without exception and with no possibility of escape, will be called one by one to that yard. Either it will say, "Come, receive your death sentence and go up to the gallows," or "Take your permanent solitary confinement permit and enter this open door," or "Good news! A million gold ticket has been drawn for you. Come and take it," and announcements are being made everywhere.

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

The Fourth Issue There is an explanation in the Youth Guide. My brothers, who once served me, asked me: "Fifty days have passed since the beginning of this terrible World War, which affects the globe and is related to the destiny of Islam (now seven years have passed and the same situation continues).1 You do not ask about it or show any concern. Meanwhile, some so-called learned and knowledgeable people leave their communities and mosques to run and listen to the radio. Is there any event greater than this? Or is there any harm in being occupied with it?" they said. I replied: "Life's capital is very limited; there are many necessary tasks. Like interwoven circles, from the circle of the heart and stomach, the circle of the body and home, the circle of the neighborhood and city, the circle of the homeland and country, the circle of the globe and humanity, up to the circle of life and the world, there are circles within circles. In each circle, every person may have a certain kind of duty. However, the smallest circle may contain the greatest, most important, and most permanent duty. In the largest circle, there may be a small and temporary duty. In this way, small and large duties may be proportionally appropriate. But the attraction of the larger circle may cause one to abandon the necessary and important service in the smaller circle and instead become occupied with unnecessary, trivial, and worldly matters. One's life capital is wasted in vain. One's precious life is spent on worthless things. Sometimes, those who eagerly follow these war struggles and take sides in their hearts, become accomplices to their injustices and accept them as justified. The answer to the first point is: Yes, there is an event greater than this World War and a cause more important than this general struggle for dominance on the earth's surface. A significant event and a crucial cause has been opened for everyone, especially for Muslims. If every person had the strength and wealth of the Germans and the English, and also had wisdom, they would without hesitation dedicate themselves entirely to achieving this single cause. This cause is the unanimous agreement of the ten thousand outstanding figures of humanity and the countless guides of mankind, with the Owner of the Universe and

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

This is an objection submitted to the Youth Guide court case in Istanbul in 1952, in response to the expert opinion. We have read the report of the so-called experts who, under the guise of expertise, completely distorted the truths and evaluated the work as godless and hostile to Islam, thereby creating a charge, which was submitted to the court by the author of the Youth Guide, Bediüzzaman Said Nursî, for the purpose of examining the nature of the Youth Guide, to the First Heavy Penal Court. We know and have proven that the Youth Guide is one part of the 130-part treasure of faith, knowledge, and virtue of the Risale-i Nur Collection, and that the works of Risale-i Nur are deeply connected to the high truths in it with spirit and life, and that these works are a guide to happiness in the material and spiritual life of this nation. Therefore, we reject with all our strength and declare and prove that the so-called expert opinions against the Guide are baseless and that the so-called experts are ignorant. And we present to the court: The submitted expert report is an example of a conspiracy that is completely alien to the life, history, traditions, sacredness, and laws of the homeland and the nation, that slanders the current laws, belittles the government, mocks the history of this nation for a thousand years, and belittles the ancestors of the entire nation, and attacks the spirituality of twenty million of our brothers living in this country today. The court of justice cannot possibly take this into account. So we ask those who have taken the name of an expert and signed this document of conspiracy: Is this nation, God forbid, godless? Has this nation, for centuries, been in a state of being deprived of religion and faith, and is it the most ignorant nation? Has this nation and its ancestors, who have adorned its glorious history with gold, lived their lives on the path of blasphemy, spreading corruption and misguidance in the world? The nation that opened a new era in world life with the conquest of Istanbul, who spread light, knowledge, and virtue across East and West under the banner of the Qur'an, who taught true civilization to Europe, and who illuminated humanity with the brilliance of Islamic civilization.

Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 89 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Letter of Congratulations from Turkish Students at Al-Azhar University on the Acquittal of "Guide to Youth" Letter: Cairo, April 13, 1952 To our esteemed Teacher, Hazrat Bediuzzaman Said Nursi! We learned with immeasurable joy of the acquittal decision in the trial of your work "Guide to Youth," which was accused of being a criminal offense. We sincerely congratulate our blessed Teacher and the fair judges of the Turkish democratic judiciary. Our Teacher, who dedicated his life to the health of Islam, who considers serving the Turkish nation as an honor, and who is a rare religious fighter in our age! The Islamic world and humanity are grateful to you. We, in our small way, express our respect and gratitude, and we ask for your blessed prayers. May Allah be pleased with you and those who love you. On behalf of Turkish students at Al-Azhar University (University) Hacı Ali Kılıncalp • • •

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

My blessed Master considers himself a student of Nur, just like us, and claims so. This can be easily seen in many of the letters you have in your possession, especially in the essay "Ihlâs" within the collection "Asâ-yı Mûsâ." Although he repeatedly states in his essays and letters that "eternal truths, like the Bâki and the sun and diamonds, are not based on transient individuals, and transient individuals cannot claim those precious truths," to claim that this person is the Mahdi or a renewer is not the achievement of any sound mind. For if you read all his essays and letters with fairness and attention, you will also come to the firm conviction that this esteemed scholar of our time is a religious scholar whose like has not been seen for centuries, and a reviver of faith without equal, and a patriot who, at a time when the red sparks of Bolshevism were trying to wrap around our borders, brought more benefit and blessing to the country and the nation than an army. I regret that I could not become a disciple of such a work and such a respected Master earlier. Honorable judges, for the benefit of my fellow countrymen, just like me, from the inexhaustible benefits I have experienced in the Risale-i Nur, I have entrusted the printing of the Risale-i Nur in Eskisehir, under the idea of a sacred national service, as a guide for youth. It is necessary and greatly in need of encouragement that the service to the faith and the true and irrefutable interpretation of the Qur'an, which is the Risale-i Nur, should be met with congratulations and appreciation, especially for someone like me, a helpless person. Yet, to be treated so harshly contradicts the truth of justice, and I ask you. I request your honorable court to decide on the freedom of the Nur essays, which are the food of our souls, the cause of our salvation, and the key to our eternal happiness. If the situations I have mentioned above, in part, constitute a crime in your eyes, I would like to express that I will accept the harshest punishment you may impose with the utmost satisfaction of my heart. Ceylân Çalışkan, detained in Afyon Prison • • •

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

To the Medical Council: As it was written at the beginning of the Guide fifteen years ago, some young people came to me for the preservation of their worldly and spiritual lives. I also gave them that course on the Guide for the sake of Allah. That treatise, except for a couple of footnotes, was in the hands of the Isparta government, the Denizli Court, and the Ankara High Court and Appeals Court for two years, and as a result, it was acquitted and returned completely, including the Guide, and a copy of it came into the hands of the Director of the Ankara Police Department. As it was written at the beginning of the Guide, when one reads the sentence that follows the single word mentioned, one understands the truth and does not hinder its dissemination. Even though thousands of copies were distributed, no harm or objection was seen anywhere. Indeed, in the district of Tarsus in Mersin, a few Nur books, including the Guide for Youth, were confiscated and sent to Ankara for investigation. After the investigation, the governor issued an official document stating that it was completely free. When it was submitted to Istanbul, it was sent to five or six legal authorities by law and remained in their hands for five or six months, yet no connection was made. This proves the importance of the Guide and its legal freedom. Later, more than a thousand young people used it in the schools of Ankara and other provinces for the benefit of the country, the nation, and morality, and no one suffered any harm. Suddenly, they created a criminal issue based on a couple of words without any responsible context, for example, by giving it the title "Guide for Youth." One of them, who had not even published the author's work, while the author was himself a poor and sickly person in bed, and while the youth had published it, created a criminal issue by claiming it was written to gain personal influence, and instead of punishing the one who published it, they sentenced the author to a heavy punishment and forced him to come there, even though it was written fifteen years ago and had already been acquitted by the amnesty law and the passage of time. Therefore, based on such an illegal and unjust act, they are now targeting the author so harshly without any legal basis. I say: This is an illegal act in ten ways, and such an unjust and cruel treatment of my illness at a time when I have no power.

Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 90 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

The court case of the Youth Guide, an important part of the Risale-i Nur and a guide that has educated thousands of youth for the benefit of the homeland, the nation, and public order, caused our Master to go to Istanbul twice while ill for the court proceedings. In that court, where the police tried to disperse a crowd of 120 officers, the Youth Guide was acquitted both for its author and publisher, and five courts also acquitted the general Risale-i Nur collection, which includes the Youth Guide. However, the Youth Guide, which should have been delivered within 15 days, has not been delivered for 15 months. While the Denizli and Ankara High Courts decided to acquit and return it within five months, the Afyon Court delayed its delivery for five years. In Diyarbakır and the eastern provinces, a person whose faith, religion, and public order have benefited the country and the nation to the extent of about 100 imams, had purchased special copies of Nur himself. Despite five courts having issued acquittal decisions for these copies, they were confiscated, hindering his beneficial service to the country and the nation. Thus, this accepted charity, which should have removed the calamity, was hidden in this way, and this calamity, which caused a loss of one and a half billion liras, found an opportunity and came. If the Youth Guide had been distributed based on the acquittal decisions of five courts and Istanbul, the Muslim youth who would be inspired by its lessons would certainly have made efforts and strived to save this nation from a loss of one and a half billion liras by not allowing space for the corruption of others or revolutionaries. Yes, our Master realized during his imprisonment in Russia in the previous world war that the danger of spiritual corruption of youth would also reach our country. Therefore, from that time on, he worked with all his strength to be a shield against spiritual corruption and wrote many works, such as the Youth Guide. He spread the lessons of the Holy Qur'an. Praise be to God, he succeeded in saving many young people. Now, since the political people want general peace and national unity, quickly, even Pakistan has taken this seriously and the journal es-Sıddık is...

Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 106 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Secularism, being a freedom of conscience and thought, allows non-believers and enemies of religion to launch all sorts of attacks and assaults against Islam, and to spread their anarchic ideas under the pretext of that freedom of conscience and thought. However, an Islamic scholar is accused of violating secularism for delivering a religious lesson within a nation that has been the leader of Islam for a thousand years, following its traditions and laws, and for the sake of the happiness of that nation, in order to preserve morality and honor. The scholar is portrayed as wanting to adjust the state's regulations to religious beliefs. We do not believe such an impossible thing is even possible. We certainly know that justice would not allow it. In reality, Gençlik Rehberi, one of the 130 parts of the Risale-i Nur, which the previous courts acquitted and fully returned, is one of the most important causes of the happiness of the homeland and the nation. Hundreds of Nur students, who stated in court that they had read these works and had escaped from the whirlpools of ignorance and error through their teachings, and thousands of Turkish youth who have now become beneficial members of the homeland and the nation through these very works, and who prove this with their lives and services, we strike these baseless accusations in the face of those calumniators. Indeed, how bitter it is that a work which has contributed to public order and the preservation of morality, and which has benefited thousands of the judiciary and the police, is now being falsely accused and considered harmful, contrary to the truth. In the face of such an obvious contradiction, we entrust the matter to the conscience and fairness of those who possess them. In response to those who claim our master is "using religion as a tool for politics," we say: Those people are using the judiciary as a tool for irreligion. In the expert report, one accusation states, "The author is speaking in the name of the spiritual personality of the Risale-i Nur." By taking some sentences such as "It is addressed to the heart," and "An important matter that came to the heart on the Night of Power," it claims that this is a personal...

Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 89 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)