If you say, "The sheikhs sometimes interfere in our affairs. They sometimes call you a sheikh as well," I would say:
Hey sirs, I am not a sheikh. I am a teacher. The proof of this is that I have been here for four years. If I had given the tariqa to just one person, you would have had grounds for suspicion. Perhaps I have told every one who comes to me: "Faith is necessary, Islam is necessary. The time of tariqa is not now."
If you say, "They call you Said al-Kurdi. Perhaps you have ideas of tribalism, which is not suitable for us," I would say:
Hey sirs! The writings of the Old Said and the New Said are in the open. I present evidence that I have always looked at negative nationalism and tribalism with the same view as the killer poison, because of the decree of Said al-Kurdi: "Islam has brought back the ignorant tribalism," and because Europe is a kind of plague, a deadly poison. Europe has poured that plague into Islam, in order to divide it, break it apart, and make it ready to be swallowed. I have always worked to treat this plague, and my students and those who have come into contact with me know this.
Since this is the case, hey sirs, what is the reason for causing me trouble by taking every incident as an excuse? Taking a single incident in the East as a pretext to trouble me, punishing a person in the West for a military matter because of the mistake of another person; or condemning a shopkeeper in Baghdad for being a tradesman because of the crime of a tradesman in Istanbul—how is this done? What method is this? What conscience allows it? What interest demands it?
THIRD POINT
My friends, who consider my condition and rest, and who appreciate my patience and silence in the face of every hardship, have asked me a question: "How do you endure the troubles and hardships that come to you? Yet you used to be very angry and proud; you could not tolerate even a slight insult."
My answer: Listen to two small incidents and stories, and you will understand the answer.
Mektubat
·On Altinci Mektup
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Letter Six
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Those about whom people said, "Indeed, people have gathered against you, so fear them," but it increased them in faith, and they said, "Sufficient for us is Allah, and excellent is the guardian." 1
This Letter 2 is a response to a question that was secretly revealed and not written with intensity. It is an answer to a question that came from many people, both literally and metaphorically. I do not like to give this answer; I do not desire it. I had entrusted everything to the trust of Allah. But since I was not left in peace in my condition and world, and because they turned my face to the world, not the new Said but the old Said, compelled by necessity, not for myself, but perhaps to save my friends and my Words from the suspicions and torments of the people of the world, I am declaring the truth of my condition both to my friends, to the people of the world, and to the people of authority. I am stating the Five Points.
FIRST POINT
It was said: "Why have you withdrawn from politics, and why do you not approach it at all?"
The answer: The old Said of nine or ten years ago did enter into some politics. He unnecessarily toiled, thinking perhaps he could serve religion and knowledge through politics. And he saw that this path was doubtful and full of difficulties, and in my opinion, futile, and it was a path that hindered and harmed the most essential service. Most of it is falsehood; and there is a possibility of becoming an instrument for the hand of a stranger without knowing it.
Şualar
·On Dorduncu Sua
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Supplement and Second Part of the Twenty-First Letter
The anecdotes belong to our esteemed scholar, the learned and great Sabri Efendi.
I had begun to draft the fourth part of the Nineteenth Letter, which contains the extraordinary and miraculous signs of the Ahmediyya, which astonish the world and bestow complete faith upon those with partial insight, and which is of immense and certain value. I intended to send it to the esteemed Hulusi Bey, who is my representative in matters where the learned and noble ones exceed the limits of their duties.
The Nineteenth Letter, which is replete with countless Muhammadan miracles, as previously mentioned, has transformed my weak and helpless heart and soul into a blooming garden of spring, filled with lofty and luminous themes and events of prophethood, surpassing my expectations and bringing joy and glad tidings. I wish to praise and celebrate these matters in a very brilliant manner, but I must admit that, unfortunately, I am unable to express the feelings in my heart.
I only feel this: I imagine that although you were not physically present, you were spiritually with our Master of the Universe, the Honored One. For I am convinced and certain that you have witnessed and recorded these events in their entirety, in their position, and in their details.
I took the Sixteenth Letter with me when I went to Atabey. Most of the points moved a number of brothers to tears. My respected elder, Zühdü Efendi, said upon reading the Sixteenth Letter: "A new window has opened in my heart today, revealing a luminous and immense spiritual joy that I have never known or seen before. Although writing about the fruits of this window is beyond my power, it is my duty to present it with divine support. I request your acceptance of my endless greetings and respects."
Sabri
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Barla Lâhikası
·Mektup 25
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