And indeed, nothing exists but praises Him. In His name, exalted is He.
Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
Dear, sincere, and noble brother; from Süleyman Efendi, I have learned that you are encountering some particular difficulties. It is more appropriate to advise people like you, who are steadfast, to be patient. I think the sacredness of service and the joy and enthusiasm in that service will overcome and defeat those particular painful difficulties. You should not pay attention to them as much as possible. The owner of a precious and flawless item does not need to beg customers. If the customer has sense, let them beg. The best of matters is the one that is most difficult in secret, according to the saying. The difficulties of great good deeds are many. As the difficulties increase, the people of perseverance do not diminish, but rather increase their efforts and endurance. I hope that you are also one of those steadfast and persevering individuals.
The Everlasting remains.
Your brother,
Sayyid Nursi
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Barla Lâhikası
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It is that Ercüze from the 582nd page to the 597th page of the Mecmuatü'l-Ahzab. The subject of that Ercüze and the purpose of its original intention is to explain the importance of six names that denote the Glorious Name, and also to hint at some future matters of the unseen and some struggles in the establishment of Islam.
Indeed, Hazrat Imam (r.a.) mentions in a symbolic manner a part of the lesson he received from his teacher, Habibullah (peace be upon him). He mentions the miraculous event of the conquest of Khaybar, which was both a Prophetic miracle and an Alevi miracle, and also touches upon important points related to the establishment of Islam. Then he looks to the future. With anger at some Arab rebellions against the Prophet of Zishan (peace and blessings be upon him), he said:
"In the knowledge of the Persian calculation of ninety, after the ninth century of sins,
The Persians will appear over the Arabs, killing them like the killing of animals,
They will be the beginning of terrible calamities, dark ones like the darkness of the Hanadis."
That is, "After nine centuries, the Persians, that is, the Eastern nations, will attack the Arabs, defeat them, and kill them like animals. Such terrible trials and dark misfortunes that they will be darker than the darkest nights."
This is one of the miraculous signs of Hazrat Ali (r.a.), who foretold the famous event of Hulagu, who came five hundred years after him, destroyed the Abbasid Arab state, poured countless Islamic books into the Tigris River, and brutally killed the Arabs.
Sikke-i Tasdik-i Gaybi
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In His Name - and indeed, everything praises Him. 1
Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you. 2
Dear, sincere brother Re'fet Bey; Praise be to Allah, now you are following and writing the treatises in the way I had hoped. Even a little effort from people like you has great effect, for many rely on you and imitate you. Having found such serious brothers like you in this land of exile, this place has become for me like a true homeland, making me forget my real homeland. After the lofty works written, the height of the works is the serious desire and complete understanding of the audience like yourselves. If you were to thank me for having found you, I would thank a thousand times for having found you.
In your letter, you ask about the Name of the Exalted. The Name of the Exalted is hidden. Just as in life there is the Hour of Death, and in Ramadan the Night of Power, in the Names, the manifestation of the Name of the Exalted holds a significant wisdom. In my own view, the true Name of the Exalted is hidden and is revealed only to the elect. Yet, each Name has a level of grandeur, and that level becomes the rank of the Name of the Exalted. The fact that the saints discover the Name of the Exalted individually is due to this secret. Hazrat Ali (r.a.) has a poem titled Ercuze in Mecmuatü'l-Ahzab. In it, he mentions the Name of the Exalted in six names. Imam Ghazali, in his treatise titled Cünnetü'l-Esmâ, explained and elaborated on the six names mentioned by Hazrat Ali, which are the surrounding names of the Name of the Exalted. Those six names are: Ferd, Hayy, Kayyûm, Hakem, Adl, and Kuddûs.
We have corrected the second part of the supernatural gift and added a little more, and sent it. Bedreddin's rapid progress is due to the grace of the sublime honor of the Qur'an. May Allah make you successful.
I send special greetings to Hajji Ibrahim Effendi. We send greetings to Lutfi, Rüştü, Hafız Ahmed, and Sezai Effendi. I also pray for my fellow believer in the Hereafter. A part of your latest letter has been included in the Collection of Letters.
3 The Everlasting is the Everlasting
Your brother
Said Nursi
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Barla Lâhikası
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It is a letter from Bey Hulusi.
1 And indeed, nothing exists but praises Him.
2 Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings from eternity to eternity without interruption.
O Esteemed Master; although I am the most helpless, the weakest, and the most selfless part of the spiritual body of the disciples of the Risale-i Nur, with the strength given by this belonging, relying on the prayers and sacred protection of the spiritual members, and the grace and care of the Merciful Lord, I am writing this short letter with the intention of conveying my gratitude and debt of prayer to the esteemed and deeply concerned and beloved Master, and to the most precious assistants of the Master, who are always active and supportive in the spiritual bodies of the disciples of the Risale-i Nur, and to my brothers who are the narrators and publishers.
First, I will speak of the lofty and unseen blessings: In the collection of "Mecma'at al-Ahzab," I found the blessed poem named "Ercuze" (in the style of Fethi Bey). I have read many parts of it, but I could not examine it thoroughly. However, I found six names given as "Sekine," which claim the Great Name: Hayy, Kayyûm, Hakem, Adl, Kuddûs (Glory be to Him). I request your permission regarding the recitation of these blessed names and how to continue.
At the time when the tradition of the miracles of the saints, which I previously presented as "Kerâmâtü'l-evliyâi hakkun," was confirmed, and when the narration of this blessed work was published there, it is indeed astonishing and shows that our affairs are not coincidental. It is also a small evidence that the events related to the Risale-i Nur, which are derived from the Qur'an, the great miracle of the Ahmediyya (a.s.m.), will not be incomplete. 3 Praise be to Allah, this is the grace of my Lord.
At the end of this lofty work, I have placed my humble name on behalf of the disciples of the Risale-i Nur.
Barla Lâhikası
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