İhlâs Risalesi

It is the defense of Ceylân. To the Afyon Heavy Penal Court: While the court has proudly accepted my master and my service to the Risale-i Nur, depicting me as a great diplomat and a scheming man, and giving me a large share in the alleged crime against the Nurlar, I say in return: I am closely related to my master Bediüzzaman, from whose religious, faith-based, and moral works I have benefited to such an extent that I would unhesitatingly sacrifice my life for them. However, this relationship is not, as the court claims, harmful to the country and the nation, nor is it encouraging the people against the state. Rather, it is an unbreakable and unbreakable bond aimed at saving my faith and the faith of my religious brothers who, in this dangerous time, need to save their faith, correct their morals, and become useful members of the country and the nation. Even if no one else can save themselves from the eternal punishment of the grave, I am related to him in this way. I am one of his close ones. For about four years, I have occasionally served him with sincerity. During this period, I have witnessed nothing else but his virtues. I never heard even a single word from his mouth regarding his Mahdihood or his renewal. The hundreds of thousands of Nur copies and the hundreds of thousands of pure Nur disciples who have saved their faith by reading them are witnesses to the fact that he is in the highest degree of humility.

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

Beloved, sincere brothers and companions of my solace in this world and tireless friends in the service of truth; if, during these blessed months and in this arduous spiritual retreat, you can spend your difficult times as much as possible in a spiritual occupation with the Qur'anic and Nuri (Nur-related) matters, there are many benefits. The distress will lessen, and for the precious heart and soul, it will be a source of comfort, a noble act of worship. Engaging in the light of these Nuri realities in the realm of faith is both a contemplative act of worship and, as stated at the end of the "Ihlâs Sermon," can be considered a form of worship in five ways. Recently, while regretting my preoccupation with defending myself mentally, it occurred to my heart that: "Even that engagement is a form of knowledge, a service to the dissemination and freedom of spiritual truths, and in this respect, it is a kind of worship." Whenever I feel distressed, I begin again with great pleasure to study the Nur matters that I have seen a hundred times. Indeed, I even regard my defenses as if they were scholarly writings of Nur. A brother of mine once told me: "I have read the Tenth Word thirty times, yet I still feel a desire and need to read it again." From this, I understood that the excellence of not tiring the listener, which is a distinguished feature of the Qur'an, has also been reflected in the Nur Writings, which are a kind of veil, a ritual, and a truthful interpretation of the truths of the Qur'an. Said Nursî • • •

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

To the Afyon Police Department! I have never met you before, but from the moment I saw you, I considered you to be just and fair above all others. Therefore, I am informing you of a truth that concerns me deeply. It is your duty to report this truth to the relevant authorities, and I leave that to you. That truth is as follows: My current condition has no parallel in history. I am completely isolated from everything and everyone, even from the people in the mosque and from any contact. Despite being in a state of old age, illness, and poverty, it suddenly came to my heart that: Since I am also a child of this homeland, it is my duty to serve the happiness of this country. I cannot do anything in the material sense. I have only allowed some of my brothers to print the "Fruits of the Spirit" and "The Proof of the Mature" with new letters, based on what I have understood from the Qur'an and written down. These two treatises were officially handed over to us by the relevant Ankara authorities and the knowledgeable people, after the Denizli Court investigated them for about two years and found nothing that could be considered a liability. I also replied that they should show these works to censors and major editors, and then proceed with the printing. After printing, it is customary to officially submit them to twelve government offices. Then, the "Treatise on Devotion" and the "Treatise on Economy" should also be appended to these two treatises and printed with the new letters. I am definitely telling you that my intention in this printing is to protect this blessed nation and homeland from spiritual and material anarchy, to provide spiritual support for peace and order, to prevent the spread of an external current that awakens anarchy, and to eliminate the complaints and accusations of the Islamic world against us and to restore the old affection and brotherhood. However, unfortunately, because I have no connection with the world, I have not met with the administrators, I do not know the state of the world, and I have suffered from the consequences of establishing relationships without permission, some people who have been my enemies behind the scenes from the beginning have taken the opportunity to fabricate accusations, either against the judiciary or the administration. In short: I heard by a strange coincidence that the copies of my four treatises and the letters I wrote in these two years were taken

Emirdağ Lâhikası - I ·Mektup 65 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

The secret of Bediüzzaman Said Nursî's exceptional success and victory in his service to the universe, to faith and Islam, and of the strong influence of the Risale-i Nur, lies in the fact that he had attained the sincerity of total devotion. That is, he had made the sole and only purpose of his life the pleasure of God. In this respect, he says: "The basis of our profession is the highest sincerity and the abandonment of self-interest. A single dirham of sincere action is more valuable than a hundred batman of insincere action. I strongly avoid the gifts and flattery of people, their material and spiritual favors, and fame." The reason he does not receive visitors must also be due to this secret. His great emphasis on sincerity is also evident from the fact that among his one hundred and thirty works, he alone placed the note "This should be read once every fifteen days" at the beginning of "The Treatise of Sincerity." In the book "The Great Court Defense," he says: "The Risale-i Nur cannot be used for the world, nor for the universe; our aim is the pleasure of God." It is this secret of sincerity that a learned and meticulous scholar, who studied the works of the most famous Islamic scholars like Imam al-Ghazali (may God have mercy on him), says: "The benefit I gain from reading a single page of the Risale-i Nur is greater than from ten pages of other works." A teacher engaged in philosophical works: "For so many years, I have studied scientific and philosophical works. I have not seen a work that convinced me as much as the Risale-i Nur, healed the wounds I had from other works and philosophy, and fully met the needs of this time." A literary figure: "My mind was dark and my heart was unconverted. The Risale-i Nur transformed my mind and heart and compelled my soul. It saved me from the torment of Hell." A doctor: "The day I began to benefit from the Risale-i Nur, I consider it the day I opened my eyes to life." A grateful university student: "I would prefer to deliver a letter from one place to another in Istanbul belonging to our master and the Risale-i Nur over being a government official."

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

Beloved, sincere, brothers; This time, in Hâfız Ali’s letter, we felt a great omen that there are worthy people to carry our blessed Qur’an, and no obstacles. Since the blessed Hüsnü has come, the first right in this matter is his. And since the two Alis and Tahir, Hâfız Mustafa, with their extraordinary cooperation and the services they have brought joy to all the students of the Risale-i Nur and have pleased and made grateful the people of faith, and since the brave Rüştü has shown his loyalty, it is necessary to work with the utmost cooperation for this great, heavy, and precious service of the Qur’an together with Hüsnü. Beware! Be careful not to let the people of deviation take advantage of your differences, your weak points, and your needs, and not to give them a chance to provoke you to criticize each other. Protect your opinions from being influenced by worldly matters through consultation in accordance with Islamic law. Always keep the principles of the Ihlas Risale in front of your eyes. Otherwise, even a small disagreement at this time can cause great harm to the Risale-i Nur. In fact, I will not hide from you that now Feyzi and Emin know that a very insignificant criticism between you is causing us harm here. Because of this, I wrote two letters to you about this point, without knowing anything, and was very worried in spirit. I was anxious, thinking, "Is there a new attack?" Indeed, because of this harm, the new enthusiasm and speed brought by the blessed Hüsnü caused the part of the Nur Party that joined us from behind to be delayed for fifteen days. I had expected it to come to us fifteen days earlier. No person is perfect and has no rivals. Just as the brave students of the Risale-i Nur have overcome all difficulties, I hope that in this important and terrible season they will overcome this difficulty again. They will not lose their purity and sincerity and will not abandon their services. You know the material precautions better than I do; but since Hüsnü and Rüştü are very important parts of the Risale-i Nur, and since around them are many important students of the Risale-i Nur, and since Hâfız Ali, Tahir, Hâfız Mustafa, and Küçük Ali have achieved complete success in the service of the Risale-i Nur.

Kastamonu Lâhikası ·Mektup 152 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

And indeed, nothing exists but praises Him. In His name, the Most High. Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Beloved, sincere brothers; We congratulate you on your blessed Ramadan. May the Most Merciful of the merciful, out of respect for this blessed Ramadan, assist His ummah with His mercy. Amen. May He protect you from the calamities and deceptions, which are the manifestations of divine wrath. Amen. And may He make the students of the Risale-i Nur successful in spreading the lights of the Qur'an. Amen. We eagerly await the coming of the great party of the Qur'an. Secondly: In Hâfız Ali's letter, we announce the coming of the brave Süleyman Rüştü. We also greet him with "You have come through thousands of trials," and we congratulate him and his innocent ones in three respects. Also, the long letter that Hasan Âtıf wrote to our desert brother, whom he named Demirci Mehmet, has a significant effect on our brothers here in terms of sincerity. His effort to establish the secrets and principles of the Book of Sincerity made us very happy. May Allah increase such sincere brothers. And in Âtıf's letter, the precious connection of one or two distinguished elders from the Nuri School to the Risale-i Nur made us weep with joy. This time, as a repetition of the previous warning sent to you, we are sending a paragraph in the form of a warning to the young people in this dangerous situation; so that the direction, chastity, and following of the Sunnah of the young students of the Risale-i Nur, and how precious they are in terms of youth, and that true and joyful youth is the youth of those fortunate ones, can be proven once again, and to show who the true young Turks are. We greet and pray for all our brothers and sisters. And we ask for their blessed prayers during this blessed Ramadan and in these blessed days and nights that bring a thousandfold reward. 4 The Everlasting is the Everlasting Your brother Said Nursî • • •

Kastamonu Lâhikası ·Mektup 109 ·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)