Hutbe-i Şâmiye

A short translation of the preface of the Arabic version of the "Hutbe-i Şâmiye" (Identification of the Causes) In the Arabic preface of the "Hutbe-i Şâmiye," a very graceful representation is given of the spiritual and unbreakable heroism that arises from faith. In relation to this matter, we state the following conclusion: At the beginning of our freedom, on the occasion of Sultan Reşad's journey to Rumelia, I also accompanied him under the name of the eastern province. In our current school, a debate took place between two friends from different schools of thought. They asked me: "Which is stronger and more necessary, religious heroism or national heroism?" At that time, I said: We Muslims, in our time and in our surroundings, have religion and nationality as one and the same. There is only an apparent, superficial, and temporary separation. Perhaps religion is the life and soul of nationality. When the two are viewed as separate and different, religious heroism encompasses the common people and the elite. National heroism, on the other hand, is reserved for one in a hundred (that is, for those who sacrifice their personal interests for the nation). Therefore, within the framework of public law, religious heroism should be the foundation. National heroism should be its servant, its strength and fortress. Especially we of the East are not like those of the West. Within us, it is the religious feeling that dominates the heart. The fact that most of the prophets were sent to the East in eternal destiny indicates that only the religious feeling awakens the East and leads it to progress. The era of Bliss and the Tabi'in are an absolute proof of this. O my fellow students in this so-called mobile school who ask which of these two, religious or national heroism, should be given more importance! And now, all the students of every school who accompany us toward the future in this current era!

Hutbe-i Şâmiye ·Mektup 29 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

A short translation of the preface of the Arabic version of the "Hutbe-i Şâmiye" (Identification of the Causes) In the Arabic preface of the "Hutbe-i Şâmiye," a very graceful representation is given of the spiritual and unbreakable heroism that arises from faith. In relation to this matter, we state the following conclusion: At the beginning of our freedom, on the occasion of Sultan Reşad's journey to Rumelia, I also accompanied him under the name of the eastern province. In our current school, a debate took place between two friends from different schools of thought. They asked me: "Which is stronger and more necessary, religious heroism or national heroism?" At that time, I said: We Muslims, in our time and in our surroundings, have religion and nationality as one and the same. There is only an apparent, superficial, and temporary separation. Perhaps religion is the life and soul of nationality. When the two are viewed as separate and different, religious heroism encompasses the common people and the elite. National heroism, on the other hand, is reserved for one in a hundred (that is, for those who sacrifice their personal interests for the nation). Therefore, within the framework of public law, religious heroism should be the foundation. National heroism should be its servant, its strength and fortress. Especially we of the East are not like those of the West. Within us, it is the religious feeling that dominates the heart. The fact that most of the prophets were sent to the East in eternal destiny indicates that only the religious feeling awakens the East and leads it to progress. The era of Bliss and the Tabi'in are an absolute proof of this. O my fellow students in this so-called mobile school who ask which of these two, religious or national heroism, should be given more importance! And now, all the students of every school who accompany us toward the future in this current era!

Hutbe-i Şâmiye ·Teshisul Illet ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Then he goes from Van to Damascus. Because of the insistence and request of the scholars of Damascus, he delivers a sermon in the Umayyad Mosque to a congregation of about ten thousand, including approximately one hundred learned men. This sermon is received with extraordinary appreciation and praise. Later, this sermon is recorded under the name "Hutbe-i Şâmiye." This "Hutbe-i Şâmiye" is a very precious sermon and lesson for all Muslims, even for humanity, which informs about the material and spiritual diseases afflicting the Islamic world, the reasons for the calamities and enslavement they face, and provides a solution to overcome these, and with logical proofs, predicts that Islam will achieve the highest material and spiritual progress on the earth's surface, that Islamic civilization will emerge with its full glory, and that the earth will be cleansed of impurities. He did not stay in Damascus for long. He went to Istanbul to work on the foundation of the university he intended to establish in Eastern Anatolia under the name "Medresetü'z-Zehra." He accompanied the sultan on his journey to Rumelia. On the way, in Shimendifer, a debate arises between him and two school teachers. The conclusion of this debate in Shimendifer is written in the appendix of the work "Hutbe-i Şâmiye."

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

A letter written by a person who publishes the Risale-i Nur in Greece and has trained hundreds of Nur students to his Nur brothers in Turkey. Beloved brothers Abdullah, Hüsnü, Abdülkadir, Mehmed, and Süleyman Nurdaş, who serve religion and faith and destroy polytheism and disbelief: Firstly, I was very pleased to receive your sincere and heartfelt letter. Your devoted statements and inner congratulations, which arise from your passionate religious love and your souls that are deeply immersed in the true light, cannot help but move and uplift hearts with the electrification of that light. Therefore, just as our greetings and affection are boundless in response to yours, I embrace you with this connection and longing, and with Islamic yearning and sincerity, I kiss your eyes. Secondly, I was very pleased to receive the Shamiya Sermon, the Shikva, and the other court decisions and letters you kindly sent. While I was preparing a response to these, I received a collection of Sayings from my brother Ahmed Ramazan from Kirkuk. I was deeply impressed by the extraordinary care and effort evident in it. I am now writing a letter of thanks to you both. Our entire community also shares in this joy and gratitude, greeting you all and joining in brotherhood with you and your beloved Nurdaş brothers... Both I and all my brothers consider our loyalty to the Master as follows: Every era needs a perfect human being who can best interpret the infinite and clear signs from the heavens and the earth.

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

Translation of the Work "Arabî Hutbe-i Şâmiye" All living beings present to their Creator with the language of their actions, the spiritual gifts and praises and thanks in the language of their actions to that Necessary Being, we also present them, who said: 1 "Do not despair of the mercy of Allah," meaning, "Do not lose hope in the Divine Mercy." And may infinite prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad Mustafa, upon whom be prayers and peace, who said: 2 "I have come to complete the noble virtues," meaning, "My coming and being sent by the Almighty to humanity has an important wisdom, which is to perfect the noble characters and good qualities and to free humanity from moral corruption." After praise and prayers: O my Arab brothers who are listening to this lesson in this Umayyad Mosque! I did not come to this pulpit and this place beyond my capacity to guide you. Because giving you a lesson is beyond my capacity. Perhaps I am like a child going to a school, in front of a congregation where there are nearly a hundred scholars among you. That child goes to school in the morning, studies, and in the evening returns to his father and presents the lesson he studied to his father, to see whether he has learned the lesson correctly or not, and waits for his father's guidance or approval. Yes, we are like children in comparison to you and are your students. You are our and the Islamic nations' teachers.

Hutbe-i Şâmiye ·Hutbe I Samiye ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Call to the Asakir-i Muvahhidîn (Occasional Religious Journal, No. 110, April 30, 1909) O Asakir-i Muvahhidîn! I convey to you the command of the Master of the Universe (peace and blessings be upon him), that obedience to the commanders within the framework of the Sharia is obligatory. Your commanders and your masters are your officers. The military camp is similar to a brave and well-organized factory. If one wheel neglects discipline and obedience, the entire factory collapses. Your disciplined and strong military factory is the pivot and source of support for thirty million Ottomans and three hundred million Muslim populations. Because your two tremendous acts of obedience were bloodless and accomplished with great success, and because they revealed two great miracles of the sacred Sharia, you have demonstrated the strength of Islamic solidarity and the holiness of the Sharia with two clear proofs. Even if we had sacrificed thousands of martyrs for these two revolutions, it would have been a small price to pay. However, if even a thousandth part of your obedience were lost, it would cost us dearly. For the loss of your obedience is like the loss of the vital bond or the loss of natural warmth, which leads to death. History testifies that the interventions of the military in politics have caused great harm to the state and the nation. Surely, your Islamic solidarity will prevent you from reaching points that would harm the Islamic life you cherish. Those who think politically are your officers and commanders, who are considered as the thinking strength of your Islamic solidarity. Sometimes, what you consider harmful is actually in the interest of the state, because it prevents great political damage. Therefore, your experienced officers, based on their experience, see this and give you orders. There is no room for hesitation on your part. Unusual or special actions are not contrary to skill or art, nor do they corrupt the art itself. Just as one cannot prevent the use of the medicine of a skilled doctor or the engineering of a skilled engineer because of their unusual actions. Similarly, do not let your obedience be hindered by the occasional unusual actions of some of your experienced and skilled officers, who are adorned with Islamic solidarity and experienced in the art of war. For

Hutbe-i Şâmiye ·Mektup 45 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Here, when I saw this human world in such darkness, my heart, soul, and mind, and perhaps all the subtle faculties of my humanity, were ready to weep aloud in agony, when suddenly the Light and the strength of faith from the Qur’an shattered that veil of delusion and gave me a new eye on my head. I saw that the Just Name of Allah, the Lord of the Throne of Wisdom, the Merciful Name of Allah, the Lord of the Throne of Forgiveness, the Creator Name of Allah, the Lord of the Throne of Possession, the Giver of Life Name of Allah, the Lord of the Throne of Benevolence, the Lord Name of Allah, the Lord of the Throne of Ownership, each shone like a sun. They illuminated and brightened the entire dark and multiverse-containing human world at once, bringing joy and light. They scattered the hellish conditions and opened windows from the luminous hereafter world, casting light upon that distressed human world. Countless as the atoms of the universe, I said, "Praise be to Allah, thanks be to Allah." And with certainty, I saw that in this world there is a spiritual paradise in faith and a spiritual hell in delusion, and I knew this with certainty. Then the world of the Earth appeared. In my imaginary journey, the dark scientific doctrines of philosophy that do not obey religion showed me a terrifying world. I saw the condition of poor humanity, traveling in the boundless void of the universe on that terrifying ship, a sphere that moves faster than seventy cannonballs, that traverses the distance of twenty-five thousand years in one year, always ready to break apart and fall apart, trembling within, very old and aged. This condition appeared to me in a very terrifying darkness, my head spun, my eyes darkened. I threw and shattered the glasses of philosophy to the ground. Suddenly, with an eye illuminated by the wisdom and faith of the Qur’an, I looked and saw that the Names of the Creator of the Earth and the Heavens—Almighty, All-Knowing, Lord, Allah, and Lord of the Heavens and the Earth, and the Revealer of the Sun and the Sky—shone like the sun in the spheres of mercy, majesty, and lordship.

Hutbe-i Şâmiye ·Hutbe I Samiye ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

FIFTH WORD: This is the lesson I have learned from the consultation of the Islamic Shura: In this era, the sin of a single person does not remain a single sin. Sometimes it grows, spreads, and becomes a hundred. A single good deed does not always remain a single one. It may sometimes advance to thousands of degrees. The wisdom behind this is as follows: The legitimate sovereignty of our true nationality was demonstrated through the freedom of Islamic Shura and the legitimate consultation. The foundation and spirit of our true nationality is Islam. And because the Ottoman Caliphate and the Turkish Army are the guardians of that nationality, the true brothers of Arab and Turkish origin, they are the custodians of that sacred fortress of Islam. Thus, through this sacred nationality, all the people of Islam become like a single tribe. Just as the members of a tribe are connected to each other with Islamic brotherhood and concern, the Islamic communities are also connected to each other with Islamic affection and care. They support each other spiritually—and if necessary, materially. It is as if all Islamic communities are connected to each other through a chain of light. Just as if a member of a tribe commits a murder, all the members of that tribe are regarded with suspicion by another tribe that is their enemy. It is as if each individual of that tribe had committed the murder, and the enemy tribe becomes hostile to them. That single murder becomes equivalent to thousands of murders. If, on the other hand, a member of that tribe performs a noble and honorable good deed that touches the essence of the tribe, all the members of that tribe take pride in it. It is as if each individual had done that good deed and takes pride in it. This is the truth behind the fact that, in this era, especially forty to fifty years later, the wrongdoer and the one who commits evil will not remain unpunished. Perhaps the rights of millions of Muslims will be violated. In forty to fifty years, many examples of this will be seen. O brothers who are listening to these words in this Umayyad Mosque, and O Muslim brothers who will be in the mosques of the Islamic world forty to fifty years from now! Do not make excuses like, "We are not causing harm, but we have no power to provide benefit. Therefore, we are excused." Such an excuse is not acceptable. Your laziness and your claim that you are too weak and therefore do not work, do not strive for the unity of Islam and for the true Islamic nationality, is not acceptable for you.

Hutbe-i Şâmiye ·Mektup 24 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Here, I also declare to my masters, like you, part of the lesson I have learned: I took a lesson in the school of social life of the people of the world at this time and place, and I have learned that: While foreigners and Europeans soar in progress and the future, there are six diseases that have stopped and restrained us in the material century. These diseases are as follows: First: The birth and revival of despair within us. Second: The death of sincerity in political social life. Third: Love for enmity. Fourth: Not knowing the spiritual bonds that connect the people of faith to each other. Fifth: Tyranny spreading like various contagious diseases. Sixth: Neglecting the pursuit of personal interest. I am declaring the cure for these six terrible diseases, as a medical faculty, to our social life, with the "six words" I have learned from the Quranic pharmacy. I know the principles of this treatment. FIRST WORD: "El-emel." That is, to have a strong hope in the mercy of God. Yes, based on the lesson I have taken on my own account, I announce to the Muslim community: The worldly happiness of the current Islamic world, especially the happiness of the Ottomans, and especially the progress of Islam, begins with the awakening of the Arabs and the signs of a faithful dawn of happiness. And the sun of happiness is drawing near. Despite the nose of despair, I say with absolute certainty that I will make it known to the world: The future will belong to Islam alone. And the ruler will be the truths of the Quran and faith. Therefore, we must be content with our current divine destiny and fate, for we have been given a bright future and a past intertwined with foreigners. I have learned this cause from many proofs. Now I will mention a little more than half of these proofs. We begin with the introduction to that proof:

Hutbe-i Şâmiye ·Mektup 9 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Here, when I saw this human world in such darkness, my heart, soul, and mind, and perhaps all the subtle faculties of my humanity, were ready to weep aloud in anguish, when suddenly the Light and the strength of faith from the Qur’an shattered that veil of delusion and gave me a new eye on my head. I saw that the Just Name of Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, in the station of 'Adil, the Wise Name in the station of Hakîm, the Most Merciful Name in the station of Gafûr, the Creator Name in the station of Vâris, the Life-Giver Name in the station of Muhsin, and the Lord Name in the station of Mâlik, each shone like the sun. They illuminated and brightened the entire dark and complex human world, filled it with joy, shattered the hellish conditions, opened windows from the luminous hereafter world, and poured light upon that distressed human world. Countless as the atoms of the universe, I said, "Praise be to Allah, thanks be to Allah." And with certainty, I saw that in this world there is a spiritual paradise in faith and a spiritual hell in delusion, and I knew this with certainty. Then the world of the earth appeared. In my imaginary journey, the dark scientific doctrines of philosophy that do not obey religion showed me a terrifying world. I saw the pitiful condition of a kind of human being traveling in the boundless void of the universe on that terrifying ship, within the old and trembling, very aged, and earthquake-prone globe of the earth, which moves seventy times faster than a cannonball, traversing twenty-five thousand years' distance in one year, always ready to break apart and disintegrate. This situation appeared to me in a very terrifying darkness, my head spun, my eyes darkened. I threw down and shattered the glasses of philosophy. Suddenly, with the light of the wisdom and faith of the Qur’an, I looked with a newly enlightened eye and saw that the Names of the Creator of the earth and the heavens—Al-Kàdir, Al-‘Alîm, Ar-Rab, Allah, Ar-Rabbu’s-Semâvâti wa’l-Ard, and Al-Musahhiru’s-Şemsi wa’l-Kamer—shone like the sun in the stations of mercy, majesty, and lordship.

Hutbe-i Şâmiye ·Mektup 5 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Yes, eight terrible obstacles stood in the way of the complete conquest of Islamic truths. First, second, and third obstacles: The ignorance, barbarism, and fanaticism of the foreigners at that time. These three obstacles were shattered by the treasures of knowledge and civilization, and they are beginning to crumble. Fourth and fifth obstacles: The leadership and aggressiveness of the priests and spiritual leaders, and the blind imitation of them by the foreigners. These two obstacles are also beginning to weaken, as the idea of freedom and the tendency toward the pursuit of truth in the human race is starting to emerge. Sixth and seventh obstacles: The tyranny and the moral corruption resulting from the opposition to the sharia in our own society. The individual tyranny that once existed in a single person is now weakening, and this indicates that the collective and committee-based tyrannies, which will emerge thirty to forty years later, will also weaken. Moreover, with the intense revival of Islamic enthusiasm and the ugly results of moral corruption, these two obstacles are also beginning to weaken and will surely weaken completely. God willing. Eighth obstacle: Some positive scientific issues of the exact sciences were mistakenly thought to contradict the literal meanings of Islamic truths, thus creating a barrier to their complete conquest in the past. For example, the two spiritual angels "Sevr" and "Hût," who were entrusted with the supervision of the globe under divine command, were imagined as a terrifying physical bull and a fish. Because people of science and philosophy did not know the truth, they came to oppose Islam. There are a hundred such examples like this one, and once the truth is known, even the most skeptical philosopher is forced to admit it. Indeed, the Risale-i Nur, in the essay "Mu'cizat-ı Kur'âniye," demonstrates the miraculous nature of the Qur'an by showing, under each of the verses related to science, a unique miracle of the Qur'an. It reveals the high truths of the Qur'an, which are beyond the reach of science, in its sentences and words, and thus compels even the most skeptical philosopher to admit the truth. It is all there; anyone who wishes can look. Let them look and see how this obstacle was broken after that statement was made forty or fifty years ago. Yes, some of the Islamic scholars...

Hutbe-i Şâmiye ·Mektup 13 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

SECOND WORD: What has been born in my mind through my experiences during the course of my life is this: Despair is the most terrible disease that has entered the heart of the Islamic world. It is this despair that has killed us, turning a small state of one or two million in the West into a servant of twenty million Muslims in the East, and has made their homeland a colony. It is this despair that has killed our high morals, causing us to abandon the common good and to focus only on our own personal interests. It is this despair that has broken our spiritual strength. With a little strength, with the spiritual power that comes from faith, the Islamic world has been invaded from East to West. But because this miraculous spiritual power was broken by despair, for four hundred years, the tyrannical foreigners have enslaved three hundred million Muslims. Indeed, because of this despair, people excuse their own laziness and weakness by claiming that others are also lazy, saying, "Everyone is as lazy as I am," and thus they abandon the courage of faith and do not perform Islamic service. Since this disease has caused such oppression and is killing us, we must take revenge from this killer and kill it. 1 "Do not despair of the mercy of Allah" – with this sword, we will shatter the head of despair. 2 "What cannot be comprehended in its entirety cannot be left in its entirety" – with the truth of this hadith, we will break its back, insha'Allah. Despair is the most terrible disease of nations and peoples, called "seretan." It is an obstacle to perfection and is contrary to the truth of 3 "I am with the thought of My servant about Me." It is the excuse of the cowardly, the lowly, and the helpless, not the excuse of Islamic courage. Especially, it cannot be the excuse of a people like the Arabs, who are distinguished by high honor and pride. The nations of the Islamic world have learned lessons from the dignity of the Arabs. Insha'Allah, once again, the Arabs will abandon despair and, by joining hands with the heroic Turkish army of Islam, form a true alliance and cooperation, and raise the banner of the Qur'an in every corner of the world.

Hutbe-i Şâmiye ·Hutbe I Samiye ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)