Medresetü’z-Zehra

Beloved, faithful brothers; Asâ-yi Mûsâ and Zülfikar, and the collections of Mu’cizât-ı Ahmediye and Kur’âniye, when you deem it appropriate, send them to the scholars around Ravza-i Mutahharan, and write to them: "The Nur Epistles' Medresetü'z-Zehra is a spiritually needy and humble student, a disciple who has been subjected to the attacks of fierce enemies, and a small circle and branch of your great medrese, which always turns towards the Islamic world. Therefore, we expect from those great teachers, compassionate fathers, and noble guides, full spiritual help for this poor child. The two books presented to our great teachers are like a student's evening submission to his teacher and father, to show how much he has understood his lessons. These two lessons of ours have been presented to those compassionate scholars for their kind and forgiving consideration. Please convey my greetings and respect, and my kiss upon their hands." The author of these epistles, Said Nursî, has been in seclusion for twenty-two years. Because of his complete isolation, he cannot meet with people. He can only speak briefly with others when absolutely necessary. He has no books with him. All his writings say, "The source and basis of these one hundred and thirty pieces of epistles is only the Qur’an." We also confirm this with all our strength. He is ill, in exile, and in a distressed condition. He asked us to request that you, like other scholars, look at his writings with kind and forgiving eyes, because sometimes mistakes may be found in the epistles he writes very quickly. We convey his request and kiss your hands. From the disciples of Nur, Tahirî, Hayri, Mustafa, Sadık, Osman, Hüsrev, Tahir • • •

Emirdağ Lâhikası - I ·Mektup 183 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

In the Name of Allah, the Most High 1 An appendix to the will! The seventh example from the six examples of Said's characteristics mentioned on the thirtieth page of the biography of life published by Esref Edib, which is the refusal to accept a priceless gift throughout one's life, based on the principles of contentment and economy, and with the same intensity of poverty, is now an example and a secret that has been understood after several years, so it is time to write this at the end of the will. Indeed, with the intensity of poverty and renunciation, and without accepting any gifts, may infinite thanks be to the Almighty, through the capital provided by the Risale-i Nur, which was spread by the non-prohibited typewriter, the spiritual Medresetü'z-Zehra in four or five provinces now has devoted Nur students who have dedicated their lives to the Risale-i Nur and cannot find time to work for their expenses. This miraculous abundance is sufficient for their stipends. I bequeath this blessed capital, which is the price of the Nur copies, to my pure and devoted brothers after my death, so that they apply exactly the same rule I followed sixty to seventy years ago to the current regulations seventy years later. God willing, if the Risale-i Nur's printing is free, this rule will develop even more. It is amazing that in those old days, the old Said accepted the stipends of five students in Van through waqf (endowment). At that time, with that small amount of money, sometimes his students numbered twenty, thirty, even sixty, yet he himself provided the stipends for his students. He did not break the principle of contentment and economy, even selling his own five or six rifles to maintain the principle of renunciation. Even with many helpers like the famous Tahir Pasha available at that time, he did not break his rule. For sixty to seventy years, his life's rule was such that, through a hidden sign, sixty to seventy years later, the fruit of that contentment and renunciation was bestowed by Divine compassion, despite so many trials, prohibitions, confiscations, and even the old letters not being allowed. For several years now, the Risale-i Nur itself has gifted the stipends of the devoted students of the spiritual Medresetü'z-Zehra in four or five provinces. Meanwhile, part of those copies—

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

Beloved, sincere brothers; First: The healthy, perfect, and beautiful publication of Siracü'n-Nur is a very important new lesson of Medresetü'z-Zehra, which will be eagerly read in the wide circle of Nuri, God willing. Second: As shown by the letters of Nihad and Abdurrahman İhsan, indicating that Mehmed Feyzi, the Husrev of Kastamonu, is working and encouraging others to work with unwavering enthusiasm for the Nuri, and teaching them, those coming from there also give the same news. He is fulfilling his apprenticeship perfectly, may Allah make him successful. Amen. And we congratulate the heroes of Nur, such as Mustafa Osman, who are working under the curtain in Karabük for the service of Nur, and the efforts and enthusiasm of the apprentices in that region and in Eflani, together with the Laylat al-Qadr. HAŞİYE • • •

Emirdağ Lâhikası - I ·Mektup 187 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Beloved, sincere brothers; First: I received fifty banknotes from the publishers of one hundred copies of Asa-i Musa from the Guide and gave them to them from my own copies. I sent you in place of the remaining sixty banknotes from the last price of Asa-i Musa that you sent me. You can send twenty to thirty of them to the Medresetü'z-Zehra and to places like Denizli, Milas, Burdur, Antalya, Aydın, and İzmir in the amount you have distributed. The real and important price of this is that the person who receives it at least teaches it to ten people. Because the number of copies is small. Second: I liked your defense in the court, it is good. It is good to delay until the 22nd of Teşrin. Anyway, the part they have is shares of official people in one aspect, let them read. Even if they don't read, the fact that they are located in their offices nearby and that they are occupied with their real duties, they are taking spiritual lessons, don't worry at all. The development and discoveries of the Lights are increasing, and they are including many official people. A kind of anxiety has fallen upon the official officials, they are looking for them. When they find them, they kiss their hands even though they have been beaten. Third: The letters from the heroes of small Isparta, Küçük İbrahim and Salih, made me extremely happy. A thousand praises to Allah! Our two brothers, in addition to visiting our important brothers in that region and writing about their health and safety, also wrote that places like Ordu, Sinop, Gerze, Ayancık, Bartın, Zonguldak on the Black Sea coast are adorned with Lights, and that Nurcü preachers in Üsküdar side of Istanbul are working for Nur. We received a beautiful letter from a new brother of ours who is very eager for Nur, has made a serious commitment to work for Nur, and is engaged in important trade from Gerze. We greet Ibrahim and Salih and that person with our warm greetings and pray for their success. Fourth: Our active brother, the imam of Alamescid, Ibrahim Edhem, found the preacher Ali Senturk and the preacher Osman Nuri as true Nurcü in his own system. They have been accepted into the circle of sincere and selfless and determined students in the service of Nur, as desired in their sincere and selfless and determined letters. May Allah

Emirdağ Lâhikası - I ·Mektup 198 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

We congratulate Hüsrev in his efforts, organization, precautions, communication, and in spreading and nurturing the Lights, and we pray for his success. Along with these important duties, we also see many copies of the writings of his sweet and brilliant pen. I also understand from his letter that he writes individual copies as well. Suddenly, I thought of the Medrese-i Nuriye (Sava) Hacı Hafız Mehmed, the late Hafız Mehmed and his brothers, the Mehmeds and Ahmeds, and the innocent Nuris, the blessed elders, and other heroes, and his disciples. Throughout my life, I have always wanted to be close to him with all my heart, and after his passing, I have longed to be buried in their cemetery. Suddenly, it was pointed out to me: "Although being physically present in the center of Medresetü'z-Zehra, which is in the Isparta Vilâyet, is beneficial and fortunate in many ways; however, because of the profession of Nur and the path of the Nuris, you are always together. Time and place cannot be barriers. Whether you are in the east, west, north, south, in the world, or in the sky, you are considered to be in the same gathering and together. Their spiritual support is always mutual and reaches you as well," and this reassured me. I said: If now the Nuris have strong and numerous hands supporting them everywhere and are fully committed to their protection and propagation, then certainly taking a little rest would not be laziness. • • •

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

Undoubtedly, the Supreme Sovereign, the All-Powerful, has granted the better form, through the grace of that Eternal Sultan, without owing to materialism, "This is from the favor of my Lord," praise be to God, in Isparta, the composition of the Risale-i Nur has become the source and has taken the form of the spiritual Madrasat al-Zehra, and by praying to the Most Merciful of the Merciful that this spiritual gathering may serve as a means to the construction of the fortress of our boundless faults, this spiritual platform has become evident in a more obvious way than the purpose and expenses of the precious and meaningful, loyal and famous report of Osman al-Halidi. After being convinced that these consecutive positive events have especially drawn our attention to our primary duty as helpless servants, we present our spiritual bodies one by one before the presence of the Master with gratitude and praise, and kiss his blessed hands. We also present this to our brothers Küçük Hüseyn, Feyzi, Nazif, Emin, Tahsin, Tevfik, Hilmi, who have assisted in this goal and are related to this gathering. From the disciples of Risale-i Nur: Hasan, Osman, Tahirî, Abdullah, Hulusi-i Sâni Sabri • • •

Sikke-i Tasdik-i Gaybi ·Yirmi Yedinci Mektuptan Muhim Parcalar ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

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

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

Beloved, sincere brothers; First: Our dear brother Hafiz Mustafa, who delivered the important collections of Nur to the noble city of Mecca and ensured their translation into Hindi and their sending to India, to the great scholar Ahmed Ali Shimshiri, we say thousands of baraka allah, mashallah, and es'adek allah. May the Medrese of Zehra correspond with that great person in Mecca. You can write a letter addressed as follows: "Ahmed Ali Shimshiri, Babusalam, Mecca." Second: This time's incident, we learned that due to a rumor, they built many domes for a single grain. One sign of this is: Under the order of the Interior Minister, the governor of Afyon and the head of security came here during the night and tried to raid my place. Since the general agreement did not approve, they waited until morning and then assigned two people who were most against us, broke my lock, and raided my place. Also, on the same day, when I left by carriage (HAŞİYE) - an event never seen before - five planes flew very low and circled around my carriage twice because they recognized it. The next day, when I went to a different direction, to a hidden and rarely seen stream, by carriage, we saw five planes flying low, as if searching for something, and realized they were looking for us. Again, just like the previous day, those five planes circled around us and over the town, and when we entered our room, they also left. This is a strong sign that a hundred domes were built for one grain. Here, such meaningless suffering caused to me due to rumors, and in the last three years, only one degree of suffering was inflicted on the heroes of Medresetuz Zehra compared to ten degrees elsewhere. Please inform the government and judiciary of Isparta of my gratitude and appreciation, and that I consider the sufferings they caused as permissible. Third: In this time's hardship, as always, I looked to the justice of destiny and the grace of divine care, and I saw that: Compared to other provinces, the remaining degree of Nur, which is close to the Nur circle, is Kutahya and its judiciary and government, and Ris such as Denizli, Kastamonu.

Emirdağ Lâhikası - I ·Mektup 213 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Beloved, sincere, and blessed brothers; First: The telegram sent to the President with the signature of Hüsnü, there is a possibility that the little Hüsnüs in Ankara might have taken a photograph of the Qur’an written with Hüsnü’s pen. Understand from the Isparta post office what kind of telegram it is. Please inform me as well. I am curious. Second: In my brother Rifat Filiz’s letter from Konya, some Sufis’ light criticisms of us are of no importance. Let them not be disturbed. Let them not respond in any way. Now, I consider the criticisms of the people of faith, especially the people of the path, and especially those directed at me, as a kind of advice and a kind of favor. I forgive them their right. Now, against the terrible harms of the people of disbelief, I consider the very light criticisms of our brothers, the people of faith, against me as a kind of warning and a kind of brotherly advice to lead us to caution. Third: Recently, in Afyon, weekly newspapers, incited by hidden hypocrites, have shown me to be related to something I have no connection with. The Nurites there have refuted it. There is no need to worry. We wholeheartedly congratulate the Medresetü’z-Zehra authorities on their wonderful, influential, and beneficial Nur services to the Islamic world. I send thousands of greetings and prayers to all my brothers and sisters, and I ask for your prayers. 1 The Everlasting is the Everlasting. Your brother Said Nursî • • •

Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 40 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Saniyen: Now, the ground is filled with fivefold material and spiritual, heartfelt, spiritual, and intellectual calamities. Our calamity is very light and profitable compared to theirs. There is the taste of the heart, the spirit, faith, safety, and health. Salisen: If we had not entered here during these storms, this light calamity would have become heavier through contact with the corrupt officials, and it would have been a disaster to be timid and cowardly toward them. Rabian: In this jobless and difficult material and spiritual winter, in this Yusufiye Madrasa, which is a school of the Medresetü'z-Zehra, it is possible to see, visit, and benefit from the special merits of many true friends who are more caring than brothers, and spiritual brothers like guides, at very low cost and with little expense. In terms of drawing strength from their noble qualities, from the light spreading in transparent things, from their spiritual help, comfort, and joy, this calamity changes its form and becomes like a veil of divine care. Yes, this hidden divine care has a subtle elegance, for all the students of the Risale-i Nur who come here are called "teachers." Everyone respectfully mentions them as "teachers, teachers." In this elegance, there is a subtle sign that, just as this prison has become a school, the students of the Risale-i Nur will also become teachers and instructors, and other prisons will, thanks to these teachers, become schools insha'Allah. • • • Brothers; If the short letters written earlier for consolation are read occasionally, and if the "Fruit" is read, especially the latter parts together, and if the issues of the Risale-i Nur that come to mind are discussed, insha'Allah, the honor of being a student of knowledge will be achieved. Great figures like Imam Shafi'i (may God have mercy on him) have given great importance to this, saying, "Even the sleep of a student of knowledge is considered worship." In such a time without schools, in such places of suffering, even if there are many difficulties because of this high status of being a student of knowledge, we should not mind; or rather, we should smile joyfully, saying "The best of affairs is the one that causes the most anxiety," because of these hardships.

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

Bediüzzaman came to Istanbul in order to establish a university called Medresetü'z-Zehrâ in Eastern Anatolia, or at least to set up a medrese equivalent to a university, either in Van or in Diyarbakir. A journalist described his arrival in Istanbul as follows: "From the rugged cliffs of the East, a blazing fire of intellect emerged into the horizons of Istanbul." Before coming to Istanbul, Tahir Pasha had once said to him, "You are challenging the scholars of the East, but will you be able to challenge the big fish in that sea as well?" As soon as he arrived in Istanbul, he invited the scholars to a debate. Thereupon, the famous scholars of Istanbul came to visit him in groups, asking questions, and he would correctly answer all of them. His aim was to draw attention to the scholarly and spiritual activities in Eastern Anatolia. However, Molla Said certainly did not like to show off. He acted completely free from any kind of display or ostentation. He was truly remarkable in terms of knowledge, courage, memory, and intellect. Equally, perhaps even more so, he was sincere and devoted. He absolutely did not like ostentation or pretentiousness. A sign was hung on the door of his residence in Istanbul which read: "All difficulties are resolved here, all questions are answered; but no questions are asked." FOOTNOTE

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

With boundless gratitude and praise, I thank you that your letters have dispelled my many anxious concerns regarding both Husrev and his friends and machines, and Nazif and his assistants and machine, and their ability to continue in this sacred new service. Praise be to Allah a thousand times. Even the day before I received your letters, I had gone out for a drive in the car. Suddenly, it seemed as if the bird of Solomon, praised in the Qur'an, wished to bring me a message. For about fifteen minutes, it followed our path, flying left and right, then landing and flying again, in a strange manner I had never seen before. I was convinced that I would receive good news the next day. I told this to Nuraddin, who was driving me. He, too, was amazed by the bird's strange behavior. Suddenly, as if we had uncovered its secret, the bird vanished. The next day, I received both the consoling letter from Nazif and the new product of his machine, and the letter of concern from Abdurrahman Salahaddin, and the resignation of the governor of Ankara, Nevzat, who had caused me trouble for a hat, along with his own punishment and the fact that no attack had occurred against Zülfikar and that the service continued. I also received letters from the brave men of Medresetü'z-Zehra, who calmly continued their support for Zülfikar and explained the true situation. I received letters of congratulations from my dear friends Atabey, from Lütfi's heirs, and from the capable friends of the late Hafız Ali, who were entrusted with his affairs and service to Nur. I also received a letter from Imam Ali of Ali Village, who had behaved very bravely in this new attack and had given noble and truthful answers to the government's questions, worthy of the disciples of Nur. I said, "Indeed, the bird's message has proven true." Just as the treatise "Asa-yi Musa" rescues those who are lost in nature and is necessary and essential for everyone, especially those who fall into doubt and disbelief in this age, so too is Zülfikar essential for the people of faith, the people of knowledge, and especially for the memorizers of the Qur'an. Every memorizer of the Qur'an has a strong need for this collection in this time. This work, which explains the forty ways of the recitation of the Qur'an, is essential for every hafiz.

Emirdağ Lâhikası - I ·Mektup 126 ·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)

Beloved, sincere brothers; First: We congratulate you for beginning the first duty of Nuri, the service related to the Asâ of Mûsâ, and with our soul and spirit, we highly appreciate and commend your Isparta, not going back but advancing in religion and Islamic manners. Second: The stanzas written by Hasan Feyzi, the Husrev of Denizli, about the Risale-i Nur and the original and foundation of the Risale-i Nur, which is the Quranic truth, the secret of faith, and the knowledge of Ahmedi light, contain complete sincerity and a firm belief in faith. Since this is written by an intelligent person who does not accept everything quickly and does not surrender without evidence, especially a teacher, who has described the truth of the Risale-i Nur both in his own name and on behalf of his spiritual companions in an exceptional and pure manner, we considered it appropriate to write the "Sikke-i Tasdik-i Gaybi" at the end of the excerpts from the Lâhika and also record it separately in the Lâhika. Additionally, we also considered it appropriate to write Halil Ibrahim's description of the last Risale-i Nur in the same way behind the Sikke-i Tasdik-i Gaybi. Because such a strong and sincere belief can be a sign and indication of truth, similar to the hints in the Sikke-i Gaybi. Third: We send many greetings and congratulations to all the brothers mentioned in Hasan Feyzi's letter. The prisons, as a Nuri school, and may Allah make the province of Denizli also become a kind of Medresetü'z-Zehra. And there is a gift to us, in the sense that he has given more than the Risale-i Nur, which he gifted to each of the disciples of Nur, to those who strive to clear many faces and free the light of Nur from oppression. This is the commemoration of the Nur, and it is a commemoration of justice, which has been paid a hundredfold. Fourth: The sign of the unseen confirms the news of the unseen that "the Risale-i Nur will be completed in the year '64" in two ways. First: Although many important points are remembered, the Risale is not directed towards composition. Second: Working for the protection, publication, and support of the Risale-i Nur.

Emirdağ Lâhikası - I ·Mektup 69 ·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. When I came to the blessed city of Isparta and the spiritual Madrasa of Zehra for the third time, 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 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 has great importance in this time.

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

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

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

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

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

Since Sheikh Sinasî did not know the Kurdish language, they placed me in his place with a salary of three hundred liras as a general preacher in the southern provinces, and I was both a member of the Grand National Assembly and in the office of the Directorate of Religious Affairs, working alongside the members of the House of Wisdom, fulfilling my old duties and being satisfied with them. The foundation of the Medresetü'z-Zehrâ, which I laid in Van, and the Dârülfünun of the East, received from Sultan Reşad nineteen thousand gold liras, and was accepted with one hundred and fifty thousand banknotes, signed by one hundred and sixty-three of the two hundred members. But I saw part of the news given by the original of the Fifth Letter in that place, in a man. I was forced to leave those very important duties. And saying, "This man cannot be dealt with, he cannot be opposed," I gave up the world, politics, and social life, and spent my time trying to save my faith alone. But some cruel and unjust officials forced me to write two or three essays to look at the world. Later, some people, in connection with questioning similar hadiths that announce the events of the Last Days, I revised the original of that old essay. It took the name of the Fifth Letter of the Risale-i Nur. The numbering of the Risale-i Nur is not according to the order of composition. For example, the Thirty-Third Letter was composed before the First Letter, and the original of this Fifth Letter and some parts of the Risale-i Nur were composed before the Risale-i Nur itself. Whatever the case, in this position, the general loyalty of a certain person to Mustafa Kemal, with his fanatical friendship, forced me to make these unnecessary, illegal, and incorrect objections and questions to me, and to explain this simple explanation. I am giving as an example his completely personal and illegal statement under the name of the law of the judiciary. He said: "Have you never felt any regret in your heart for calling the Fifth Letter a water pump like rakı and wine, and thus mocking it?" I say to him, in its entirety, senseless and wrong, and in response to his fanatical friendship: The victory and honor of the heroic army cannot be given to him alone, only a share of it can be given to him. Just as it would be an injustice, a terrible injustice, to give the spoils, goods, and supplies of the army to a single commander.

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

Second witness: I have succeeded in writing nearly six hundred copies of these Nur works, which have brought great benefits to this country, this nation, religion, and good character for twenty years. In fact, my friends know that I succeeded in writing fourteen treatises in a short period of one month. I consider it unnecessary to separately defend the points that the prosecution has imagined as accusations against me in my service to my esteemed master. I fully confirm the protest and statement written by my master and submit them as my own protest to the high court. Honorable judges; the esteemed master, who is currently in your court and who has not pursued any worldly or political aims through his blessed, sacred, and luminous works containing the truths of faith and the Qur'an, has rendered sacred services to this country and nation. I and my friends confirm this, as do the patriots in the Union and Progress government. At that time, they gave 19,000 gold liras to my master's "Medresetü'z-Zehra" University in Van. Even the nationalists have confirmed with admiration the patriotic and nationalist scientific services of our master. At that time, when the value of the banknote was high, they allocated 150,000 liras to his Eastern University, accepted by the signatures of 163 out of 200 deputies. I proudly declare to the high court that in the sacred service of my master, who is this blessed and sacred master, whose entire life has been devoted to the sacred service of this nation and country, and in all his scientific aims, for twenty years I have served as a scribe and have contributed to the Risale-i Nur, and that I have never submitted to his most persistent and envious rivals or to those who worked the most for his conviction in the courts, despite their harsh and hurtful words. Defendant Hüsrev Altınbaşak • • •

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

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

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

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)

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

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

While I was greatly affected by the harm caused by many accusers and to the Nurlar, a divine providence came to our aid. I began to read with great eagerness and attention those important treatises, which were hidden and needed by the people in power, and the great official institutions practically became a Nuri school. They began to appreciate with critical thinking. Indeed, in Denizli, without our knowledge, under extraordinary secrecy, many people, both official and unofficial, read the printed Âyetü’l-Kübrâ, strengthened their faith, and reduced our imprisonment to nothing. Then they took us to the Denizli prison. They put me in a small, damp, cold cell in complete isolation. While I was writhing in great sorrow due to old age, illness, and the sufferings of my innocent companions, and in great regret and distress from the suspension and cancellation of the Nurlar, suddenly a divine providence came to our aid. Suddenly, they turned that large prison into a Nuri school and proved it to be a Yusufi medrese (a.s.). The heroes of Medresetü’z-Zehrâ began to spread the Nurlar with their diamond-like pens. Indeed, in those difficult conditions, the hero of the Nurlar wrote more than twenty treatises from the Fruits and Defense series in three or four months. They began to make progress both inside and outside the prison. Our loss in that hardship turned into great benefits, and our sorrows into joy. 1 Perhaps you dislike something, yet it is good for you, it revealed the secret again. Then, based on the first group of knowledgeable people's erroneous and superficial records, they made strong criticisms against us, and together with the fierce attacks of the Minister of Education, they even issued a statement against us, and even tried to execute some of us with certain news. At that time, a divine providence came to our aid. While we were expecting the strong criticisms of the Ankara group of knowledgeable people, the appreciative reports, even though they found five or ten errors in five boxes of Nuri treatises, in court the points they indicated as errors and mistakes were found to be the truth, and the matters they called errors and mistakes were found to be their own errors.

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

Beloved, sincere brothers, members of the Medresetü’z-Zehra, and disseminators of the Light: First of all, we have considered a matter to be appropriate; it has occurred to our hearts to refer the matter to the members of the Medresetü’z-Zehra, who are the authorities on the original Light, for their approval. Namely: Recently, due to the desire of our three assistants, who have temporarily wanted to take lessons from me for a few days, and also due to my desire to revive a precious memory I had given to my students in the past, I was teaching a page of the printed Lemeat every day. Both I and they were receiving it with great amazement and appreciation. We came to the conclusion that the reason why there are no copies of this printed treatise, like other printed treatises, is that some of the enemies, who know its great value, have prevented its dissemination, while some of the friends have not parted with it because of its value. We also observed that this Lemeat contains the essence and seeds of an important part of the Risale-i Nur. It contains very beautiful parables and presents a great social truth, which cannot be imitated, in a style that no poet or thinker has succeeded in achieving, similar to a simple and easily readable prose book, without any poetic rhythm. We also noticed that thirty-seven years ago, during the holy month of Ramadan, by devoting one or two hours each day, a style was developed in which a long book, almost like a masnavi, was written. In twenty places within it, we noted that there were hints of a kind of esoteric indication, and thirty to forty years later, the meaning of these hints emerged exactly as they were, and we found a copy with marks at those very points. This shows that we believe the Lemeat is a herald, an index, and a sample of the nursery of the Risale-i Nur. Secondly, we refer the matter of writing the parts indicated by this Lemeat at the end of the "Thirtieth and Third Word" to the opinion of the Brave Hero of Light, Husrev, and the members of the Medresetü’z-Zehra. We ask for peace and prayers from all my brothers and sisters. FOOTNOTE 1. The Everlasting is the Everlasting. Said Nursî • • •

Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 42 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Beloved, sincere brothers; Since you are bound with the Risale-i Nur for the hereafter, for good, for worship and virtue, for faith and the hereafter; certainly, under these heavy circumstances, every hour is equivalent to twenty hours of worship, and those twenty hours are as precious as a hundred hours because of the spiritual struggle in the service of the Qur’an and faith, and those hundred hours are as important as meeting with true fighting brothers, each of whom is as important as a hundred men, to strengthen and be strengthened, to comfort and be comforted, to continue with true solidarity in sacred service with steadfastness, to benefit from their good qualities, and to obtain the position and destiny allocated in this Yusufiyya school, which is an examination hall opened to gain the status of a worthy student of the Medresetü’z-Zehra, to receive the destined portion and eat the destined sustenance, and to gain reward from that eating. Therefore, you must be grateful for coming here for these reasons. It is necessary to face all hardships with patience and endurance, considering the aforementioned benefits. Said Nursî • • • Brothers; From my heart, I wish that, just like the steadfast heroes of Isparta and its surroundings, who are as resolute as steel and iron (such as Hüseyn, Hâfız Ali, etc.), similar brave men from Kastamonu also appear here. I am endlessly grateful that the province of Kastamonu has fully fulfilled my wish and sent many heroes to our aid. I always imagine them in my mind, but since I cannot write their names, I greet each of my selfless brothers one by one and pray for their safety and well-being.

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

Dear, sincere brothers; First of all: We received with utmost joy and safety, two hours after the news brought by the sparrow on Friday night, the fruits of Paradise (Jannat al-Firdaws), the books of deeds and the register of good deeds of Zülfikar and his companions, from the assembly of the builders of the Madrasa of Zehra. Just as we congratulate you with the words, "May Allah bless you and grant you success and happiness in both the worldly and the hereafter," we also congratulate this country. And with the emergence of the signs of the appearance of Zülfikar, the strengthening of currents in favor of religion, the cessation of aggressions against it, and the return of some to repair the old corruption, it is now clearly manifest and celebrated, and insha'Allah, it will bring great benefit to the country in terms of Islam and scatter the shadows. Yes, only the Risale-i Nur can stop the absolute wave of disbelief coming from the north. Politics and diplomacy cannot fulfill this duty. Therefore, patriots, nationalists, and politicians are compelled to turn to the Nurlar. We pray to the divine mercy that the spiritual essence of those working for the emergence of Zülfikar, perhaps each one of them, will have a single page of good deeds in their register of good deeds in the Day of Judgment, equivalent to seven hundred pages. Since those truths of faith are a high form of worship and good deed, and saving the faith of many is equivalent to thousands of good deeds, each one of those working for the emergence of Zülfikar, by reading and believing in it, will have a spiritual document, just like the register of other miracles. Naturally, the fact that Zülfikar will be published in their register of good deeds in the hereafter, as one single page equivalent to seven hundred pages, is a sign of boundless divine mercy. Secondly: Although the Nurlar always triumph wherever they enter; yet, the confused and rebellious materialists and skeptics try to spread false ideas and mislead the people and politicians as much as they can to hinder the progress of the Nurlar. Insha'Allah, they cannot achieve anything. However, caution is always good. The principle of secret movement is a cure.

Emirdağ Lâhikası - I ·Mektup 153 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

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

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

Beloved, faithful brothers; First of all: I congratulate you. And this time, Husrev's letter written to the ministers is a very excellent historical document. However, a day or two ago, in a telegram we received from Sungur, an order was given to return 185 works. We could not understand this strange sentence. We asked the manager at the telegraph office. The clerk had received it incorrectly. I heard it myself from the machine, it said, "And the return of all the works." We remembered that perhaps some of the 130 treatises were combined into individual treatises, making a total of 185, and we thought that might be the case. But we still could not understand. Also, as the newspaper Yeni Sabah wrote, the Medresetü'z-Zehra, now called the Eastern University, is being established as a major Islamic Institute, and the President said, "They will strive to accomplish all the difficulties." We have heard that they will try to do so. God willing, an important goal we have pursued for forty years will be achieved for the benefit of the homeland and the nation. Secondly: From the ones you sent, I sent a few important ones to important places from the three who were in prison like us, Zülfikar and Asâ-yı Mûsâ. In particular, the mosque imam of Cezire, Vastanlı Abdurrahim, is one of my former students who came here. I gave him ten important books. However, I remembered that in Zülfikar's Mu'cizât-ı Kur'âniye Dördüncü Zeylin, in two places—one in the eighth line and one in the twelfth line—"lâ" was written instead of "lâm." Whereas "lâm" occurs thirty thousand times in the Qur'an, and "lâ" occurs nineteen thousand times. This error has been partially corrected in other copies. However, it has not been corrected in the Zülfikar copies that remained with your court. I also forgot to mention it here. You can write to the imam Abdurrahim through the mufti of Cezire to correct this error in the manuscript. So that the Medresetü'z-Zehra's members can have a connection with Cezire through this means, I entrust this to you. Also, this time I realized that Husrev mistakenly sent the envelope that Zubeyir was supposed to send to Nazif in his letter. Husrev also made a small mistake. Because it was not the Twenty-Fourth Letter, but a short letter regarding the Tenth Original of the Twenty-Fourth Statement to Nazif. The copy is here.

Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 35 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

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

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

And indeed, there is nothing but exalts Him with praise; by His name, the Most High. Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings forevermore. Beloved, sincere brothers and the disciples of the Nur of the Spiritual Madrasa of Zehra; when I came to Isparta, I heard that an Imam-Hatip and preacher school would be opened there. Because most of the students registering for that school would be Nur followers, the idea came to my heart to unofficially open a Nur madrasa near that school and to transform it into a kind of Nuri madrasa. After one or two days, it was said that I would give a lecture, and as a result, many groups of men and women came from the surrounding areas to listen to that lecture. It became clear that if such an unofficial and general Nuri madrasa were opened, it would become so crowded and chaotic that it would be impossible. Because of the possibility of many unnecessary expenses, similar to those that occurred when we went to the court in Afyon, this idea was abandoned, and the second truth was revealed to my heart. The truth is as follows: "Each person, if he has four or five children in his house, should turn his home into a small Nuri madrasa. If not, even if he is alone, three or four neighbors who are very interested should come together and form a group to treat the house they are in as a small Nuri madrasa. At least, when they have no work or duties, even for five or ten minutes, they should be occupied with reading, listening to, or writing the Risale-i Nur. In this way, they will be blessed with the rewards and honors of true seekers of knowledge, and they will also be blessed with the five types of worship mentioned in the Risale of Ikhlas. In addition, the ordinary treatment of providing for their livelihoods can also become a form of worship, just as it is for true seekers of knowledge." I am informing my brothers about this. The Everlasting is the Everlasting. Your Sick Brother Said Nursi • • •

Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 77 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)