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I became a member of the Islamic House of Wisdom. During the truce period, I worked in Istanbul with all my strength against the occupying forces. Upon the victory of the national government, my services were recognized by the Ankara government, and the proposal to open a university in Van was revived. Until now, my life had been one of patriotism. I carried the feeling of serving religion through politics. But from this moment on, I completely turned my back on the world and buried the "old Said" according to my own terminology. I, a true believer of the hereafter, withdrew from the world as the "New Said." I completely withdrew and went to the Yusha Hill in Istanbul. Later, I went back to Bitlis and Van, the place of my birth, and secluded myself in caves. I remained alone with my spiritual and conscience-based joys. "A'udhu billahi min ash-shaitan was-siyasat," meaning "I seek refuge in Allah from Satan and politics," became my guiding principle, and I immersed myself in my spiritual world. I began living as the "New Said," spending my time studying and meditating on the Glorious Qur'an. However, the twists of fate placed me in various places in a negative way. During this time, I wrote some treatises by recording the spiritual insights that arose in my heart from the blessings of the Qur'an for the people around me. I named the collection of these treatises "Risale-i Nur," which means "Treatises of Light." Indeed, this name arose from my conscience because these treatises are based on the light of the Qur'an. I am firmly convinced with all my faith that this is an inspiration from God, and I said "Baraka Allahu" to those who benefited from them. Because it was impossible to withhold the light of faith from others. These treatises were copied and circulated among some believers. This gave me the conviction that it was a divine call to strengthen the weakened faith of Muslims. I felt that no true believer could hinder this divine call, and that I was religiously obliged to encourage it. Indeed, these 130 treatises, which have been completed up to now, are entirely about the hereafter and faith, and deliberately avoid mentioning politics and the world. Nevertheless, they also became a subject of interest for some opportunists. Investigations were conducted in Eskisehir, K

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Here I also ask: Would it be given such a shape that an entire country is occupied and alarmed over a scientific matter that does not deserve such a severe punishment? Indeed, hitting me and my five or ten friends with such an ordinary and insignificant punishment, launching a strong propaganda campaign against us throughout the country, frightening the people and making them hate us, and having the Interior Minister, Şükrü Kaya, mobilize a significant force to Isparta just to see the work of a single soldier, that is, to arrest me, and having the President of the Council of State, İsmet, travel to the Eastern Province for this matter, and keeping me completely prevented from speaking for two months while in prison, and not allowing anyone to visit or send greetings to me in this state of exile and loneliness, all show that it is meaningless, senseless, and unlawful to have such a single fruit on a mountain-like tree. It is not the act of any government, not even the most law-abiding and legal government like the republican government, nor is it the act of any government in the world that is supposed to act with wisdom. I want my rights within the framework of the law. I accuse those who commit lawlessness in the name of law of committing a crime. I am certainly confident that the laws of the republican government will reject such criminals and restore my rights. Said Nursî • • •

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In the Name of Him, the Sublime, 1 Beloved, sincere brothers; An important and meaningful question has been asked from an important quarter. They asked me: "Although it appears that there is no organization among you, and three courts have acquitted you in that matter, and for twenty years the six provinces under surveillance and oversight have not connected to that point, the Nurites have such an amazing concern that there is none like it in any organization or committee. We ask you to resolve this difficulty." I replied: Yes, the Nurites are not and cannot be organizations or committees formed for worldly, political, personal, or communal interests. However, the descendants of the brave heroes of this homeland, who sacrificed their souls with great joy to attain the rank of martyrdom, have inherited the veins of these Islamic martyrs. These descendants, the sons and daughters of these martyrs, have shown this amazing concern and caused the following sentence to be spoken on behalf of these helpless and pitiful brothers in the Denizli Court: "A million brave heads were sacrificed for this truth; let our head be sacrificed as well!" They said this in their name and silenced the court with amazement and admiration. Indeed, the Nurites have true, pure, and selfless martyrs who act solely for the pleasure of God, and positive, spiritual sacrifices. Organizations like the Freemasons, communists, corrupters, heretics, apostates, and bandits cannot find a solution for these Nurites and are trying to break and scatter them by deceiving the government and judiciary with rubbery laws. God willing, they will not succeed. Perhaps they will even contribute to increasing the number of martyrs of the Light and faith. Said Nursî • • •

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Dear, sincere brothers; I am not condoling you, but perhaps congratulating you. Since the Divine fate has led us to this third Yusufiyya school for a wisdom, and a portion of our sustenance is being given here and our sustenance has called us here. And since up to now, through definite experiences, we have been made aware of the Divine care for the secret of the verse: "Perhaps you dislike something, but it is good for you." And since our new brothers in the Yusufiyya school need the most comfort from the Lights, and the judges and officials need the rules of Nur and other sacred laws more than the clerks and bureaucrats. And since the copies of Nur are doing your external duties in great numbers and not neglecting the revelations. And since here, every finite hour becomes an eternal worship hour. Surely, we must be grateful with perfect patience and humility for this incident regarding the mentioned points. I repeat to you exactly the same small letters we wrote in Denizli prison for comfort. God willing, those truthful jokes will comfort you too. • • • Dear, sincere brothers; First: I thank God that from the true owners of the Risale-i Nur, spiritual heroes have emerged from the muftis, preachers, imams, and teachers. Until now, the young people, students, and teachers were the ones who sacrificed for the Light. A thousand blessings upon them, Ethem, Ibrahim, Ali Osman, and others have made the faces of the medrese people bright and turned their timidity into courage. Second: They should not regret this incident entirely arising from their activities and excitement. Because, in the end, the Denizli imprisonment has blessed those who acted without caution. The hardship was very little, but the spiritual benefit was very great. God willing, this third Yusufiyya school will not fall behind the second one. Third: We should be grateful for this intense situation in terms of increasing the reward in proportion to the hardship. We should strive to perform our religious service with sincerity and not mix in the pursuit of success and good results, which is a Divine duty. 2 "The best of affairs is the one you are most prepared for," and with patience, be grateful for the hardships in this place of trials.

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The Fourth Letter, Hüve Nüktesi, is a refined point of tawhid (oneness) seen in the recitation of the sacred verses 1 "Say: He is Allah, the One," and 2 "There is none worthy of worship except Him," in the physical aspect of the word "Hûve." In the beloved Master's imaginative intellectual journey, this point is expressed with a brief indication, making the matter of faith very easy and resolving the infinite difficulties of the profession of misguidance with a simple sign. The miracles observed in the word "Hûve," such as the power of the Divine, where different seeds placed in a handful of soil and the command and will in a part of the sky (another kind of "arsh") sprout and flourish, demonstrate that when causes are given, terrifying difficulties arise, and when the Unique and Sole (Vâhid-i Ehade) is given, extraordinary ease emerges. This is proven in a very sweet, beautiful, and pleasant, as well as very convincing and appealing manner, not only to the people of misguidance, especially the materialists and naturalists, but also to the people of faith. This valuable writing of yours, which gives the impression of being a summary of the Twenty-Third Letter, the Nature Letter, and especially the Thirtieth Word on the subtle speculations, makes the Risale-i Nur from beginning to end transform and elevate every reader, and at the same time, causes infinite gratitude toward the beloved Master. Hüsrev • • •

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In the Name of Him, the Sublime, 1 Beloved, sincere, faithful, and compassionate brothers; For two days now, I have been suffering from a severe cold affecting both my head and nerves. In such situations, I have a great need to meet with friends and receive comfort and companionship, and the intense isolation and loneliness have been pressing heavily on me. A kind of sorrowful feeling came to my heart: "Why is this happening? What benefit does it bring to our service?" Suddenly, this morning, it was revealed to my heart that: You have entered this severe trial, and again and again, in minute details, you have been tested to see whether you are gold or copper, and in every respect, you have been mercilessly tried, and you have been sifted through three or four sieves to see whether your souls have any share or inclination. Indeed, your service to truth and reality required this greatly, and the Divine decree and the providence of the Lord allowed it. Because, in such a testing ground, when exposed to stubborn and excuse-making, merciless adversaries, everyone understood that there is no trick, no pretense, no flaw, and no worldly, religious, or personal interest involved—your service is entirely pure and comes from truth and reality. If it had remained hidden behind a curtain, many meanings could have been given to it. The common believers would not have trusted it. They would have said, "Perhaps they are deceiving us," and even the suspicious would have doubted. Perhaps they would not have been fully convinced, thinking that some people, like those in high positions, might be doing this to sell themselves and gain trust. Now, after the trial, even the most suspicious and doubtful are forced to accept. Your hardship is one, but your reward is a thousand, God willing. Said Nursî • • •

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In His Name, the Exalted 1 Beloved, sincere, steadfast brothers; while I was reading the Celcelûtiye now, At the moment the phrase "By the right of the blessed, then the letter Nun and the questioner" came to my heart, it was pointed out that in the twenty-sixth degree of the Risale-i Kadere, the question "What is the relation of the Surah 'Then Nun' with destiny?" arose. When I read the beginning of that Surah, I saw that the verse "Nun, and the Pen, and what they write" refers to the letter N, which indicates the original, the essence, the eternal model, and the master of all pens and books, the Pen of destiny, and the light of the eternal knowledge. Thus, just as the phrase "And the ones who scatter" refers strongly to the Zerrât Risale, the letter N also strongly refers to the Risale-i Kadere. Said Nursî • • • In His Name, the Exalted 1 Beloved, sincere, unshakable brothers; Firstly: 3 "The good is in what Allah has chosen," in the secrecy of this matter, there is goodness. My heart and the freedom of the Lights wanted it this way. You will succeed, insha'Allah, in comforting each other, strengthening spiritual strength, discussing scientific matters with sweet conversation, and turning these temporary sorrows into mercy by erasing their points with the writings and meditations of the Lights, and converting these transient hours into eternal ones. Secondly: Since our celebration took place in the temporary detention area of the court, I also sent the honey of Nurs village, which I consider very meaningful, along with Zamzam water brought to me by the Konya hero Zubeyir, as a sweet treat for the holiday. Pour water into the honeycomb, mix it, then put the Zamzam into it and drink it with great delight. Said Nursî • • •

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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.

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Rabian: I had given the introduction of Taşköprülü Sadık Bey to Sabri for publication. If it has been written, the revised piece will be sent to him. Please send me a newly written copy. I also have a copy of Sadık's poem; if you don't have one, I will send it to you. Said Nursî • • • Dear, sincere brothers; Firstly: I congratulate you and your imprisoned friends on your holiday. I consider those who greet you as if they have greeted me. Know and inform that I have personally visited you for the holiday. Secondly: The news we received about the iron stove breaking without cause, and we too, taking full precautions and caution based on that sign, the storm passed, the gunpowder did not ignite. Now again, the fact that my matara has been shattered into tiny pieces without cause in an extraordinary way, is informing us that we must once again take full caution, prudence, and precaution. I received a spiritual warning, and hidden hypocrites are trying to use prayerless, immoral people and apostate communists against the pious; indeed, they have even extended their fingers here. A Small Note: Yesterday, there was a sense of joy and happiness in my heart. Suddenly, I looked and saw that my brother in Nurs had sent me the honey of Nurs in a matara eight months ago to Emirdağ. Yesterday, it also arrived from Emirdağ. "Quickly bring it to me," I said. I waited, but it did not come. That joy turned into anger. Because of the precious matara of honey that I had kept with me for about a hundred mataras, being given to wild hands and sent to the market, that matara suddenly broke. For forty-eight years, I had not tasted the honey of my village Nurs, which is a symbol of my family's honor. I sent a small amount so that each of my brothers could taste a piece of that sweet honey as a holiday treat. Said Nursî • • •

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To the Thirty-First Letter Having been concealed from the lights, the Fourteenth Light is the defense and letters of the Afyon court, and the Fifteenth Light has been named and published as "el-hüccetü'z-Zehrâ".*

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Beloved, sincere, and steadfast brothers; I heartily congratulate you that you quickly healed our wound. I too am completely relieved of the pain this night. Indeed, the Medresetü'z-Zehrâ is being revived, and true sincerity and complete selflessness are abandoning vanity and total humility are being surpassed in the circle of Nur. Of course, a very minor and temporary sensitivity and meticulousness and a slight feeling of being offended cannot disrupt that strong lesson and bond, and the Counsel of Sincerity is perfect in this point. Now, the worst plan to strike and shake us and the Nurlis is to cool them off from each other, to make them tired of each other, and to separate them from each other in terms of beliefs and ideas. Although there was a very minor feeling of being offended, a single hair falling into the eye hurts as much as a stone falling on the head, and it is considered a big event. My mataram informed me. The late Hâfız Ali (may Allah have mercy on him), a little incident like this before his death, since that time, it has come to my mind perhaps a hundred times and has affected me deeply. Said Nursî • • • Beloved, sincere brothers; I did not give the students' complaints to the manager. I said: "We want to send the complaints along with their details to the Directorate of Religious Affairs and to the Ankara Heavy Penalty Court, which has given us a certificate of innocence regarding our treatises. Also, the list of mistakes and merits should be sent to those two offices, but if it is appropriate to send it only as confidential information." He said: "It is appropriate." Now, tell the lawyer to prepare two copies of the students' complaints and the list. Also, write to the Directorate of Religious Affairs that since you have perfectly written your report on Said and his friends this time, fulfilling your necessary duty of protecting religious scholars, both the oppressed Said and the innocent friends are very grateful and indebted to your office. Since our matter is religious and scholarly, the Religious Affairs Directorate is the first to be concerned before any other office or judiciary. Therefore, we first approached the Religious Affairs offices in Denizli and Afyon and wrote our complaints to the scholars there. Write a heading to this effect. Said Nursî • • •

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To the Thirty-First Letter Having dealt with the Rays, the Fourteenth Ray is the defense and letters of Afyon, and the Fifteenth Ray has been named and published as "el-hüccetü'z-Zehrâ".*

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