But the most important is the renewal in preserving the religious truths, which is the most sacred and the greatest. The fields of Sharia, social and political life are relatively secondary, third, and fourth in importance. In the hadiths, the greater importance given to the renewal of religion is due to the renewal in the religious truths. However, in the minds of the general public and in the eyes of those who are more concerned with the apparent and dominant aspects of Islamic social life and religious politics, these aspects appear more important. Therefore, they look at and interpret things from that perspective.
"It is extremely rare, almost impossible, for these three duties to be found together in one person or community at this time, to be perfect, and not to contradict each other. Only in the Mahdi, who represents the luminous community of the Prophetic House, and in the spiritual figure of the community, can these three duties converge. Praise be to the Almighty, in this century, the true disciples of the Risale-i Nur have been entrusted with the duty of renewal in preserving the religious truths in their spiritual character. For twenty years, through their effective and pioneering publications, they have fully countered extremely strong and powerful attacks of heresy and misguidance, and forty thousand people have testified that they have saved the faith of hundreds of thousands of believers.
"However, I should not consider my weak and helpless self as worthy of bearing such a burden, which is thousands of degrees beyond my capacity," he says. And he greets you. We also greet you and those connected with the Risale-i Nur there.
From the disciples of Risale-i Nur,
Emin, Feyzi
Sikke-i Tasdik-i Gaybi
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Notice
Since other treatises of Risaletü'n-Nur do not exist in the environment of this country, where this treatise was composed without any choice, and in treatises such as Âyetü'l-Kübrâ, some important issues of other Sayings and Lem'as have been mentioned in the form of repetition, and each of these has been written in such a way that for the students in those places, each one has the status of a small Risaletü'n-Nur.
The first proofreading of this manuscript was done by a blessed person. When that person wrote the copy without knowing about the coincidence, we found a beautiful and meaningful coincidence worth noting: in that copy, the number of the letter "Alif (ا)" at the beginning of the lines was written as six hundred and sixty-six (666). This situation exactly corresponds to the numerical and alphabetical value of the name "Âyetü'l-Kübrâ," which was given to this special treatise by the Noble Imam Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and this shows the suitability of this treatise for this name. Also, the fact that the number of the verses of the Qur'an, which is six thousand six hundred and sixty-six (6666), coincides with three of its four levels, we believe this is an indication that this treatise is a Lem'a of the verses.
Said Nursi
Şualar
·Yedinci Sua
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I am relating a joke that I wrote in response to a question, hoping it may be beneficial to you as well:
Some individuals who had studied extensively the works of the saints and the books of the scholars asked: "What is the reason that the Risaletü'n-Nur provides such a strong sense of joy, enthusiasm, faith, and certainty compared to others?"
The answer: The works of the blessed predecessors and some treatises of the scholars mostly speak about the results, fruits, and rewards of faith and gnosis. In their times, there was no attack on the fundamentals and roots of faith, and the pillars of faith were not shaken. Now, however, there is a fierce and widespread attack on the roots and pillars. Most of those works and treatises address the faithful individuals and individuals; they cannot repel this terrible attack of the present age.
Risaletü'n-Nur, however, as a spiritual miracle of the Qur'an, restores the fundamentals of faith. It does not focus on deriving benefit from existing faith, but rather, with many clear and brilliant proofs, it serves to prove, verify, preserve, and free faith from doubts. Observant people conclude that in this time, it is as necessary to everyone as bread and medicine.
Those works say: "Become a friend of God, ascend to the stations, look, and receive the lights and fruits."
Risaletü'n-Nur says: "Whoever you may be, look and see. Just open your eyes, witness the truth, and reclaim your faith, the key to eternal happiness."
Moreover, Risaletü'n-Nur first tries to convince the translator's ego, and then turns to others. Surely, a lesson that completely convinces the ego and removes all its whispers is very strong and effective, enabling one to confront a powerful spiritual figure of misguidance that has taken on a communal form in this age, and to prevail almost single-handedly.
Moreover, unlike the works of other scholars, Risaletü'n-Nur does not teach merely with the foot and gaze of reason; nor does it act like the saints, relying solely on the heart's revelations and pleasures. Rather, it ascends to the highest levels by uniting and harmonizing reason and heart, and by awakening the soul and other subtle faculties. The invading philosophy cannot reach the place where even its foot, let alone its eye, can reach.
Kastamonu Lâhikası
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TWENTY-THIRD ÂYET: 1 Perhaps our Lord will show us something better. This verse, while looking upon every age, is also looking upon this age, and it is a sign that the Resâili'n-Nur disciples are especially alluded to in this age, which is suffering from calamities like a nightmare and is praying to the Merciful Lord to change it for the better. One indication of this is that in the year corresponding to the cipheric rank of this verse, 1345, important treatises were composed and extraordinary events were prepared to occur. In the village of Barla, which is the center of the spread of Resâili'n-Nur, the author experienced great hardship. Especially when he was related to the small mosque, the disciples of Resâili'n-Nur earnestly implored the Divine Presence, saying, "O Lord, change this terrible dream into something good," and they prayed with great hope and longing, thus strengthening the spiritual strength of the Muslims in the face of everyone's despair. This is all that comes to mind effortlessly regarding this verse. However, it has many secrets. I have kept it short to avoid coincidence.
TWENTY-FOURTH ÂYET AND ÂYETLER:
Both the beginning of Surah Az-Zumar, the beginning of Surah Al-Jasiya, and the beginning of Surah Al-Ahkaf contain the great verses 2 This is the descent of the Book from the Almighty, the All-Wise. These verses also look upon the name and essence of Risaletü'n-Nur, as well as its composition and dissemination, with a symbolic meaning, just like the verses in the twenty-second.
An important note before clarification
A few important points will be stated...
Şualar
·Birinci Sua
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The Second Station of the Twenty-Second Word
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Allah is the Creator of everything, and He is the Guardian over all things. To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. Glory be to Him who has dominion over all things, and to Him you will be returned. And there is nothing except that We have a storehouse for it, and We do not reveal it except by a known decree. There is no moving creature but He has hold of its forelock. Indeed, my Lord is on a straight path.
Preface
In the treatise "Katre," concerning the fundamental pillar of faith in Allah, we have generally stated that each of these existing things testifies and points to the necessity of Allah's existence and His oneness in fifty-five languages. In the treatise "Nokta," we have mentioned four comprehensive proofs, each of which is as strong as a thousand proofs, from the signs of the necessity and oneness of Allah. And in about twelve Arabic treatises, we have mentioned hundreds of absolute proofs demonstrating the necessity of Allah's existence and His oneness. Therefore, we will not now delve deeply into them. We will only attempt to demonstrate the Twelve Points that I generally wrote in the Arabic Risaletu'n-Nur, through the sun of faith in Allah.
Sözler
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SEVENTH VERSE: 1 "And Allah establishes the truth by His words" – this verse, in its complete meaning, refers to the Risale-i Nur as it is evident in this era, just as the famous verse indicates. Considering the doubled ل in لَفْظِ اللَّهِ as one ل, and counting the ى in بِكَلِمَاتِهِ, the total number of words is nine hundred and ninety-eight (998), which exactly corresponds to the number of Risale-i Nur's ninety-eight (998) works, indicating a spiritual relationship. One of the factors that enhances and strengthens this symbolic meaning is that the works of Risale-i Nur are announced under the name "Sözler" (Words). "Sözler" is "Kelimat" in Arabic, and these words have proven the truths of the Qur'an to be absolutely true and the very essence of truth, thereby completely silencing the godless philosophers of this age.
EIGHTH VERSE: 2 "Say, My Lord has guided me to a straight path." This famous verse, in its complete meaning, refers to the Risale-i Nur as the appropriate and suitable individual in this era. The word "صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ" (straight path) in the cipher, when the تَنْوِينَ (nun) in "صِرَاطٍ" is counted, again looks at the number of Risale-i Nur (998) with a double secret margin. Furthermore, the abjad value of the phrase "هَدٰينِى رَبِّى اِلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ" (My Lord has guided me to a straight path) is one thousand three hundred and sixteen (1316), which exactly corresponds to the most fervent historical date in the Nuriyan satire of the author of Risale-i Nur, which is one thousand three hundred and sixteen (1316).
Şualar
·Birinci Sua
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Until now, since the occurrence of that event, we have passed through a period of caution so that the conditions of the students from different strata here might not appear to have changed due to an important incident, and so as not to draw the attention of the hypocrites to ourselves and to you.
Also, through the interpretations of the dreams of many individuals like Nazif, we understood that an event has occurred among you. We send our greetings and prayers to all our brothers one by one, and especially to those who have suffered misfortune. May Allah quickly rescue them and place them back in the positions of their duties. Ameen.
Your brother,
Said Nursî
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This is a saying of Hafız Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), an important pillar of the Risale-i Nur.
My beloved master, you said: "The greatest danger of this strange age is that the Risale-i Nur, which grants a decisive proof to the disciples who treat the wound of the infidels of the Last Days—those who will leave the world without faith—with the medicine of entering the grave with faith, using the miraculous language of the Qur'an—how can the service of weak individuals, with their limited and divine abilities, match this? Perhaps both are a divine gift." After stating this, just as the light of a lamp shines in the darkness of night and calls all the possessors of souls, even the smallest moths, from darkness to light with its eloquent speech, so too does the Risale-i Nur call those scholars and those of the spiritual path who have not been metaphorically executed by the sword of the Sharia and have not drowned and died in the darkness. This is a manifestation of His Name Rahîm.
The first of the two memories: The narration of the hadith regarding elderly women and the eternal and certain influence we have always seen in the blessed hadith, brought joy to us and to many women who are greatly concerned. May Allah be forever pleased with you. Ameen.
Sikke-i Tasdik-i Gaybi
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Since Risaletü'n-Nur is the manifestation of the Name Rahîm and the Name Hakîm, and since Risaletü'n-Nur has declared and proved in many ways the many aspects and secrets of this attribute of mercy, we have referred to it and thus, due to the brevity of our capacity and without permission, we have limited ourselves to this brief reference from such a great treasure.
Indeed, our traveler says: Praise be to Allah, I have seen and heard the thirty-three truths that testify to the necessity of the Creator and the unity of the Owner. Each truth is as bright as the sun, leaving no darkness behind. As strong and unshakable as a mountain. Each one, by its own nature, gives absolute testimony to the existence of the Creator and, by its unity, clearly points to the oneness of the Creator. Moreover, while each one strongly proves the other pillars of faith, the consensus and agreement of all these truths elevate our faith from doubt to certainty, from certainty to scientific knowledge, from scientific knowledge to intuitive knowledge, and from intuitive knowledge to absolute certainty.
Praise be to Allah, this is the grace of our Lord.
Praise be to Allah, who guided us to this, and we would not have been guided had Allah not guided us. Indeed, the messengers of our Lord have come with the truth.
Indeed, this is a very brief indication of the spiritual insights of this pure-hearted traveler, who witnessed four great truths in the third station.
Şualar
·Yedinci Sua
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From Nur, the wings are strong, and the arm is firm,
From Nur, your path to the truth exists.
Accept, there is a humble servant Feyzi,
O the Mercy of the world in this century, Risaletun Nur!
Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
My Master, my Leader, I have written this tiny particle with the lights of the verse "And We have not sent you except as a mercy to the worlds," thanks to Nur, and I have presented it to your presence of knowledge. I ask for your acceptance, convey our greetings, and kiss your blessed hands.
Poor student
Hasan Feyzi
(May Allah's mercy be upon him forever)
Tarihçe-i Hayat
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I received the Twenty-Sixth Letter with great joy. I read it repeatedly, carefully, eagerly, affectionately, and with delight. In the end, I prayed to the Almighty, the Most High, with complete submission and devotion, in the language of servitude, with utmost humility and poverty and eagerness, that He, the Merciful and Generous Creator, would reward your material, spiritual, outward, inward, worldly, and otherworldly services to the believers and the Qur'anic soul and account, in a manner befitting His infinite grace and generosity, and that He would honor and exalt the esteemed names of our masters in both worlds. I hope that His command, "Call upon Me, and I will answer your call," will be fulfilled.
Respected Master; Indeed, isn't the only thing you expect from us poor ones your prayers? I cannot say anything about the specialization I have shown in my letters regarding the blessed Words, or about the weak and feeble expressions I have used, in relation to your intention to commend the Risale-i Nur. However, my scattered expressions are like lighting a candle next to the sun, and despite their actual feebleness, they may relatively shine a little by being close to and partaking in those Lights.
Among the followers of the Risale-i Nur, there is an 88-year-old scholar named Hacı Abdurrahman Efendi, who served as a teacher for many years in Kerbela during the time of Sultan Abdülhamid. Each time he reads, he shows great satisfaction, saying, "I have benefited a lot, may God be pleased," and he prays a lot. I read the Third Section of the Twenty-Sixth Letter unintentionally to various important people of different ranks. All of them said, "Very true, very beautiful." Yes, this poor one has experienced much and has become certain that there is a miracle in the recitation of the verse 2 "And say, 'The truth has come and falsehood has perished' (until the end of the verse)." This time, I was blessed to read the letters several times to different small groups. In one of these groups, there was also an important scholar. All of them expressed their amazement and admiration. As for me,
Barla Lâhikası
·Mektup 21
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It is a letter from Ahmed Husrev.
Dear Master; today, we received and read the first part of the first section of the thirty-first letter, which was sent by my brother, Mr. Süleyman Efendi. One of them is a letter explaining the age of the world, and the other is a letter showing the virtues of the prayer of Hazrat Yunus (peace be upon him).
Dear Master; this section made us so happy that I cannot adequately describe it. May Allah be forever pleased with you.
This treatise opens the doors of salvation for this ummah with an absolute existence. While informing us that these dark days will never return and will depart forever, it also invites its disciples to pray together and in unison.
Dear Master; while we offer our boundless gratitude to the Almighty, the Necessary Being, who illuminates our future with lights like stars emerging from a sea of light, who gives us absolute hope in these gloomy, dark, and dreamlike days, and who brings a new light in each treatise to brighten our faces, we eagerly await the arrival of our beloved Master, who multiplies our joy.
Barla Lâhikası
·Mektup 130
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Here is such a mercy that covers the world and the hereafter and everything; certainly, that mercy is an example of unity within oneness. That is, just as the sun's light, by encompassing all things, is an example of unity, so too is every bright and transparent thing, in accordance with its capacity, an example of oneness by receiving the sun's light, its heat, the seven colors in its light, and its image. Thus, the man who sees that encompassing light will judge, "The sun of the earth is one, unique." And that man, who observes the luminous and warm image of the sun in every bright thing, even in drops, knows that the sun's oneness, that is, the sun itself, is present with its attributes alongside everything and is present in the heart of everything.
Similarly, the vast mercy of Allah al-Rahmân, just as the sun's light encompasses all things, demonstrates the unity of Allah al-Rahmân and His being without any partner in any aspect. In every thing, especially in every living being and especially in man, under the veil of that comprehensive mercy, the lights of the majority of Allah's names and a kind of self-like reflection exist. Thus, by giving to each individual and the entire universe a life community that connects and relates, it also proves that Allah al-Rahmân is one and that He is present alongside everything and is the Doer of everything.
Yes, just as Allah al-Rahmân, through the unity and encompassing nature of that mercy, displays the majesty of His beauty in the entire universe and on the surface of the earth. Similarly, through the reflection of oneness, in every living being, especially in man, He gathers all the examples of blessings in that individual, transfers and arranges them into the tools and mechanisms of that living being, and thus, by giving the entire universe, without fragmentation, to that single individual, just as a house is given in one aspect, He declares His special compassion and shows the concentration of His kindness in man.
Also, just as, for example, in every seed of a melon, the melon is concentrated. And the Being who creates that seed is certainly the same Being who creates the melon. Then, with the specific measure of His knowledge and the specific law of His wisdom, He extracts, gathers, and forms that seed from it. And that single melon...
Şualar
·Yedinci Sua
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My heart wishes that I could immediately write down the entire Risâletü’n-Nur, so that I could begin to study the rare gems in my possession according to my capacity.
I was able to complete the Thirty-First Diamond manuscript two days earlier with the grace and mercy of the Almighty. I have explained the marginal notes belonging to my brother Ahmed. I read a little and want to read the Tenth Word; however, this Word is spiritually heavier than the existing things. I am about to finish the second part of the Icazat al-Kur’an immediately. But if you kindly grant me the desire for the Thirty-Second Word as well, I will be unable to express my resulting satisfaction in any way. Because after hearing such precious and meaningful works, my desire to see them increases more and more, and I cannot prevent myself from this nature.
Sabri
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Barla Lâhikası
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This is a compassionate slap that I received for my laziness.
Yes, my Master told me, "Write the Mu'cizat-ı Ahmediye in the style of my brother Husrev." I, that is, Feyzi, was a bit lazy. Suddenly, I was called for military service with the 28th group. Again, my Master said, "Go, write the Mu'cizat-ı Ahmediye (a.s.m.). I will not let you go now." Then I started. That order was postponed for a week. Again, for some reason, the writing of the Mu'cizat-ı Ahmediye (a.s.m.) was delayed. I was called to the army again. My Master said, "Go, write." I went and began to write the Mu'cizat-ı Ahmediye (a.s.m.) with utmost sincerity and loyalty. The order was again postponed for a week. Once more, due to another excuse, I could not write the Mu'cizat-ı Ahmediye (a.s.m.). My Master said, "Since you have procrastinated in writing the Mu'cizat-ı Ahmediye (a.s.m.), now your duty is to serve in the military on behalf of Risaletü'n-Nur." Suddenly, the order came and I received a compassionate slap and was sent to fulfill my duty. Praise be to Allah, I tried and was made to try as much as possible for Risaletü'n-Nur. As my Master told us, after six or seven months I was discharged and I reached my beloved Master and fulfilled the sacred duty of Risaletü'n-Nur. Insha'Allah, this fault of mine has been forgiven. I ask with all my soul for the forgiveness of this sin from the Qur'an and my Master, by the intercession of the pure Qur'anic disciples and precious brothers who elevated us in Risaletü'n-Nur and in the service of the Qur'an, such as Husrev, Rushd, Hafız Ali, Hulusi, and Sabri. I confess that I received an extraordinary compassionate slap as a punishment for my laziness.
A lazy disciple of the Risale-i Nur,
but Mehmed Feyzi, who takes pride in the
efforts and activities of his diamond-pen brothers.
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Sikke-i Tasdik-i Gaybi
·Yirmi Yedinci Mektuptan Muhim Parcalar
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And this love for the beloved of God, that leader of the Day of Judgment, which makes one desire to leave this world and go to the world where that beloved is present, reveals the secret of "die before you die."
Tazakkur-i mevt or rabita-i mevt, "a moment of reflection is better than a year of worship." In short, wherever we look, it always appears like the sun in the Risaletü'n-Nur. If the disciples of Risaletü'n-Nur pay attention, with the grace of God, they will understand that they are already beneath the shade of the Praise of Ahmed (peace be upon him), even in this transient world. Based on the truths that I, in my limited understanding, have been able to comprehend and which now come to my heart, I will say:
Those who have truly learned the lesson of the Sunnah of Ahmed (peace be upon him) from the many truths that Risaletü'n-Nur has brought and taught, are the disciples of Risaletü'n-Nur. These disciples, through the divine grace they have received as a witness to the certainty of "two times two is four" in their attachment and connection, witness their accelerated rewards. That is, here, the messenger of the Shariah, to which we belong, saves us from the fires of deviation, innovations, and irreligion through its Sunnah; and here, with the strength and resistance of this life, in the hereafter, with faith, and on the Day of Great Resurrection, with his intercession, Allah willing, will eternally bring joy, they say and believe.
Sikke-i Tasdik-i Gaybi
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Beloved, faithful brothers; I give boundless thanks to the Compassionate Creator, who has blessed us with brothers like you, who are steadfast and selfless, and who have made you the possessors and disseminators of the Nur Fellowship. Whenever I think of you, my spirit expands and my heart fills with joy. Leaving this world cannot be a source of sorrow for me. As long as you remain, I feel as if I am living; thus, death looks kindly upon me, and I await my time without anxiety. May Allah be forever pleased with you. Amen, amen, amen.
Kastamonu Lâhikası
·Mektup 15
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This disease is among the wonders, for our Master's voice had not come out at all, he could not speak, when suddenly during the iftar time a doctor came, took his hand, and our Master said: "I do not want to be examined for my illness; I do not need doctors. The Healer is Allah, the Almighty." Suddenly he revived and his voice began to come out. As if he himself took the form of a doctor, while the doctor became a patient. He read an important letter to the doctor, and it became a medicine that cured the doctor's ailment. Then the cannon was fired.
He said to the doctor: "Break your fast here!"
The doctor said: "I have sinned today and could not fast." We were very amazed at our Master's condition, for he did not accept the authoritative position of a doctor who had broken his fast, a position that was given to him.
Yes, the healing prayer from the spiritual character of the Risale-i Nur, is equivalent to the prayers of a hundred thousand doctors, and we affirmed this. Also, this illness, on the Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr), the students of the Risale-i Nur—especially the innocent ones—offered healing prayers that had such a miraculous effect that our Master was given a condition even beyond his state of health. He began to work in a manner worthy of Laylat al-Qadr. This healing prayer from the followers of the Risale-i Nur was such a miracle that we saw it with our own eyes.
From the followers of the Risale-i Nur
Emin, Feyzi
Sikke-i Tasdik-i Gaybi
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Brilliant Sayings from the Risale-i Nur and Some Beautiful Letters
Beloved, sincere brothers; I am informing you of two beautiful and meaningful and auspicious events.
The first one: A hopeful reminder from a despairing memory: Recently, it occurred to me that whatever a person comes into contact with in social life, most often he is exposed to sins. Sins are freely surrounding people from all directions. I thought despairingly, "How can people's special acts of worship and their piety counteract so many sins?"
I considered the condition of the students of the Risaletü'n-Nur in social life. I thought about the strong Quranic signs and the auspicious signs of Alevi and Gavsi about the excellence of the students of the Risale-i Nur and their being among the people of happiness. In my heart, I said, "How can each sincere student of the Risale-i Nur counteract and overcome and achieve salvation against sins coming from a thousand directions with just one voice?" I was in doubt about this. In response to my doubt, I was reminded:
The true and faithful students of the Risaletü'n-Nur, through their shared fundamental principle of the law of mutual acts and sincere and faithful mutual support, each pure and true student does not worship and seek forgiveness with just one voice, but perhaps with as many voices as the number of his brothers. He counters sins attacking from a thousand directions with a thousand voices. He attains that comprehensive servitude according to his sincerity, faithfulness, conformity with the Sunnah of the Messenger, and degree of service. One must not miss this great gain. Just as some angels recite the name of God with forty thousand voices, a pure, true, and pious student also worships with the voices of forty thousand brothers and is entitled to salvation, God willing.
Sikke-i Tasdik-i Gaybi
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TWENTIETH VERSE: 1 And We send down from the Quran that which is healing and mercy for the believers.
This great verse clearly refers to the time of the Asr-i Saadet (the Age of Bliss) as it does to other eras through its symbolic meaning. And it refers to the healing and luminous lights that come from the sky of the Quran in an inspired manner.
Indeed, the Risalat-un Nur, drawn from the bounties and beauty of the Kur'an, the true physician of the hearts, has healed my general spiritual ailments through my many experiences, and the disciples of Resalat-un Nur also confirm me through their own experiences. Therefore, Resalat-un Nur is included in one of the symbolic meanings of this verse.
And as an indication of this emergence, the numerical value (cifri) of 2 مَاهُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ is 1339, and since the Resalat-un Nur, inspired by the Quran on the same date, began to emerge as a cure for the spiritual and terrible diseases of this age, this verse particularly refers to it, which convinces me. I have written my own opinion; no objection can be made to an opinion.
Şualar
·Birinci Sua
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THE TWENTY-FIRST VERSE OR VERSES
1 Say: Verily, my Lord has guided me to a straight path.
2 And He has guided me to a straight path. In the eight to nine verses, they turn their attention to the "straight path." And this is correct, for in order to find this true and directional path, always through the light of the Qur'an, in every century, lights that scatter the darkness of that age and reveal the directional path, and in this terrible and stormy age, show the correct path in a way that will not mislead, the first manifestation is the Risaletü'n-Nur. Therefore, the numerical value (cifrîs) of the word "sirat-mustaqim"—which is 1000, considering the tenvin (the mark of elongation) as the letter "n"—is 1000. If the tenvin is not counted, it becomes 999, which is only one or two less than the number of Risaletü'n-Nur, which is 998. Thus, the eight to nine verses, like these two verses, particularly refer to Risaletü'n-Nur as a member of the "sirat-mustaqim" and hint at it and point to its direction. Also, if the tenvin in "sirat" is not counted, the doubled "n" in "an-nur" is still considered as one "n," and again, it coincides. Just as this verse points to the name of Risalei'n-Nur, it also points to the time of its mockery. Because the numerical value of 3 "Hadayani Rabbi ila siratin mustaqim" is 1316, which exactly coincides with the year when the author of Risaletü'n-Nur was involuntarily subjected to the mockery of Nur and when he generally based all his knowledge on the understanding of the Qur'an, the most intense historical event of the year 1316. This exact coincidence certainly confirms the previous signs and, with them, hints at Risaletü'n-Nur being within the sacred circle, perhaps even indicating it.
Şualar
·Birinci Sua
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The times when I am successful in fulfilling the great command of goodness—such as studying and transcribing the Mektubatü'n-Nur, and to the extent possible, disseminating and spreading it to others—thanks to the strength of the Samedanî, divine care and grace, and the bounty and generosity of the Lord. During these moments, I personally, this poor one, benefits, is relieved, and is assisted. For this reason, I consider these times as very blessed, and with all my heart and soul, I long for their continuation, repetition, and never-ending existence.
But alas, in the short moments I can manage, I purify my mind and raise it before the Nurlar, and thus before the miracles of the Qur'an, the school of my noble and respected Master, before the blessed garden of the Prophet of the Two Lands, our Master Muhammad (peace be upon him), and finally before the presence of the Almighty and Exalted Lord of the Worlds. For this reason, I truly say, "The times when I am not engaged with those Nurlar, may they be deprived of the essence of life."
Hulûsi
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Barla Lâhikası
·Mektup 19
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It is a significant event that the author of Risaletü'n-Nur underwent an important intellectual revolution around 1316. Before that time, he was interested in the various secular sciences only for the sake of knowledge, reading and teaching them. But suddenly, at that time, through the late governor Tahir Pasha, he learned of Europe's tremendous conspiracy against the Qur'an. In fact, he heard in a newspaper that an English Colonial Minister had said, "As long as the Qur'an is in the hands of Islam, we cannot truly dominate them. We must work to silence it," and he was moved to action. Suddenly, taking the command 1 "So turn away from them" as a directive, he underwent an intellectual revolution and changed his purpose. He made all the secular sciences he had learned into steps toward understanding the Qur'an and proving its truths, setting his scientific goal and the purpose of his life solely on the Qur'an. The Qur'an's spiritual authority became his guide, mentor, and teacher. However, unfortunately, due to many misleading illusions in his youth, he did not actually take up that responsibility at that time. Later, he was awakened by the noise and rise of World War I. His firm idea was revived and began to emerge into action.
Indeed, both he and Risaletü'n-Nur are closely related to this year 1316, and many verses are unanimously directed toward it. For example, the verse 2 "My Lord has guided me to a straight path" exactly corresponds to it. Similarly, the famous verse 3 "Indeed, my Lord is on a straight path," when the letter ن is counted as one and the tenvin is not counted, the ciphered position is 1316, exactly pointing to that date.
Also, just as these two verses correspond to the name Risaletü'n-Nur, so too do the verses and the phrase "straight path" in seven or eight chapters indicate the date of the composition of Risaletü'n-Nur.
Şualar
·Birinci Sua
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First point: According to the hadith, which states that "Each verse has an outward meaning, an inward meaning, a limit, and a transcendent meaning. Each of these four levels has further branches, signs, and subtleties, referred to in hadith as shujun wa ghusun," the sacred verse that descended about the Qur'an also has a distinct level and a symbolic meaning, and its connection to the Qur'an is very strong. Therefore, interpreting it with such a profound spiritual insight is not merely a superficial explanation, but perhaps a necessity for understanding the spiritual excellence in the language of the unseen.
Second point: Everyone who reads it acknowledges that this century has witnessed the manifestation of an individual whose connection to the symbolic meaning of this level is very strong, and that individual is Risaletü'n-Nur. Yes, I affirm this by witnessing the devoted disciples of Risaletü'n-Nur:
Risaletü'n-Nur was not derived from other sciences and disciplines or from other books. It has no source other than the Qur'an, no master other than the Qur'an, and no origin other than the Qur'an. At the time of its composition, no other books were present with the author. It was directly inspired by the blessings of the Qur'an and descended from the realm of the Qur'an, from the rising of its verses, its stars.
Third point: Since Resâili'n-Nur is entirely a manifestation of the Name of the Wise and the Merciful, the endings of these three verses, which are connected to the Name of the Wise and the twenty-fifth verse, which is connected to the Names of the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful, genuinely strengthen the spiritual connection. Based on this strong spiritual connection, we say: The phrase "Tanzil al-Kitab" has an explicit meaning;...
Şualar
·Birinci Sua
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EIGHTEENTH VERSE: "Indeed, the party of Allah are the ones who will overcome." This verse provides a sacred consolation to dispel the despair arising from the apparent defeat of the party of Allah and announces the true and ultimate victory of the party of the Qur'an, which is the party of Allah. Since in this century, among the countless members of the party of the Qur'an, the disciples of Resâil-i Nur emerged, this verse, in its universal meaning, particularly includes them as a sign. The number of 1350, which is the numerical value (cifr) of the verse's context, coincides exactly with the Rumi historical year of 1350 and the years 51 and 52. This coincidence is certainly a compassionate and consoling allusion of the Qur'an, indicating the spiritual victories and merits of the disciples of Resâil-i Nur, whose apparent defeats and imprisonments in that year revealed their sincerity and spiritual strength, thwarting the monstrous plans of annihilation against them.
NINETEENTH VERSE: "And those who believed with him, their light will run before them on their right hands, saying: 'Our Lord, complete our light and forgive us.'" One of the symbolic layers in the general meaning of this verse also refers to this century. Because the phrase "they say: Our Lord, complete our light" has a strong contextual relationship and numerically equals 1326. At that time, during the upheavals following the freedom revolution, when everything was shaken by those storms and wars, the believers seeking light to escape from the darkness, among whom the disciples of Resâil-i Nur emerged shortly after, are indicated by this verse as being among its specific examples in this century. The phrase "forgive us" refers to the year 1360. Therefore, five or six years after that, a period of seeking forgiveness (istiğfar) is indicated. It is a symbolic indication that the disciples of Resâil-i Nur will give lessons on istiğfar at that time.
Şualar
·Birinci Sua
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It is a story of Emin, Tahsin, and Hilmi. It was considered appropriate to include it among the anecdotes of the Twenty-First Letter.
Since nowadays people look at writings with excessive sensitivity, even the attention of the caretaker showed a kind of sensitivity. A very small example of this is as follows: A small divine favor and a very small, yet surprising and very delicate coincidence, an incident, and certainly a miracle of the Service of the Light of the Message. Yes, the coincidence, which is the source of a chain of miracles of the Light of the Message, in this incident, the convergence of six such coincidences of the same kind, we concluded, completely cuts off the possibility of chance. For example: Because we had not visited our Master for a few days, my brother Emin and I went to visit our Master. After we prayed the Asr prayer together, he ordered us: "I will serve you food; you are assigned here." He repeatedly said, "If you do not eat, it will cause me nine harms," adding, "Because the Almighty will send you food in return for what you eat."
Although we asked for exemption from eating, he ordered: "Eat your sustenance; it will come to me." To obey his command, we started eating the butter and pumpkin dessert he had given us with bread. While we were still at the table, unexpectedly, at an unexpected time and in an unexpected manner, a man came. He brought as much fresh bread as we had eaten, the same amount of butter (as much as a walnut), and in his other hand, an exact duplicate of the pumpkin dessert we had been given. Now, without any room for chance in any aspect, we saw with our own eyes the divine blessing in the sustenance of the disciples of the Light of the Message. Our Master ordered: "The kindness will be ten times more. However, this gift is exactly the same. Therefore, the assignment has prevailed. The fulfillment of the assignment is done with a scale."
Then, the same evening, it also showed its ruling in the aspect of charity. We saw that the bread was ten times more, the butter dessert was ten times more, and the pumpkin dessert, which he did not like much, was also ten times more in the form of eggplant pickles, contrary to the expectations of the servant. As a spiritual reward for a week's study of the Second Light of the Light of the Message, it came to us, I saw with my own eyes.
Sikke-i Tasdik-i Gaybi
·Yirmi Yedinci Mektuptan Muhim Parcalar
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A letter sent to Isparta.
Beloved, sincere brothers; According to the mystery of the prayer beads, just as one who, after prayer, recites the tasbih and zikr and tahlil, and enters the vast circle of the Muhammadiya (a.s.m.) and the Ahmediya (a.s.m.) circle of praise, as wide as the earth's surface, with imagination and intention, is considered among the elite, so too, we consider ourselves extremely fortunate to be in a place where we can feel the prayers and good deeds of thousands of innocent tongues and blessed elders who study and work in the wide circle of Risaletü'n-Nur and its circles of knowledge, and say "Amin" in their place. We imagine ourselves shoulder to shoulder, knee to knee with them in spirit. Especially in my later years, finding such precious, innocent spiritual children and a hundred Abdurrahman's is like a paradise life for me in this world.
Last blessed Ramadan, due to illness, I saw the great results of each brother working for one hour on my behalf, and through this, I witnessed that the prayers and efforts of such innocent, blessed elders and their masters on my behalf are a worldly manifestation of the lasting spiritual result of my service to Risale-i Nur.
1. The Everlasting is the Everlasting.
Your brother
Said Nursî
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Sikke-i Tasdik-i Gaybi
·Risale I Nurdan Parlak Fikralar Ve Bir Kisim Guzel Mektuplar
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Beloved, precious, loyal, and persevering brothers; it is very good that you have entrusted the index, in the form of a division of labor, to the spiritual personality of your competent team. You have found a complete and permanent master. That spiritual master is much higher than this humble brother of yours; he leaves no need for me.
My brother Sabri, your dream is blessed and meaningful. God willing, time will express it. My brothers, out of concern for your remembrance and service, I looked at the events of this age, and this came to my heart:
This European civilization, which is based on a negative foundation, which says, like Pharaoh, "I was given this only through knowledge," without knowing the divine grace and without being grateful, and which has fallen into polytheism with materialistic ideas and has been overcome by evil over good, received such a heavenly blow that it burned, destroyed, and set fire to the fruits of its hundred years of progress.
The tyrannical governments of Europe, in response to the betrayal they committed against the Islamic world and the center of the Caliphate through the Treaty of Sevres, received such a defeat that they have entered a kind of hell on earth and cannot escape, writhing in torment.
Yes, this defeat is exactly the punishment for betrayal, like an earthquake. Many people here definitely judge that the reason why the two centers of the spread of the Risale-i Nur, the provinces of Isparta and Kastamonu, have been relatively protected from heavenly disasters is the verified faith and the spiritual strength given by the Risale-i Nur. Because such disasters are the result of weaknesses in faith. As the hadith says, charity repels hardship, and similarly, this spiritual power also counteracts those disasters to some extent.
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Kastamonu Lâhikası
·Mektup 11
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It is a joke by Ahmed Hüsrev.
2 And indeed, everything praises Him with His praise, in His name.
Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings as the number of the atoms of all beings forever 3
My esteemed Master; it was two days before the date of the letter. I was occupied with writing the Third Appendix of the Twenty-seventh Letter.
The fervent love of my brothers such as Hulusi and Bey Re'fet, Zekai and Sabri, for the Message of Nur and the Letters of Nur, and their passionate pens expressing their heartfelt desires, also moved me to excitement. At that moment, Bekir Ağa came with a letter from you. Bekir Ağa was very handsome, as if his beauty defied description. We opened the letter together with the same joy after the greeting. With the help of a single leaf of noble writings, the Eighth Allusion of the Twenty-ninth Letter's Eighth Part, consisting of eight pages, revealed itself with its eightfold harmony. The joyful excitement of the heart, derived from the Third Appendix of the Twenty-seventh Letter, and the beloved face of Bekir Ağa, showing his heartfelt longing for the Master and the Nurlar, and the Eighth Allusion, which shows the purpose of the harmony we have been waiting for four months, the beloved Master's face shining with a spiritual light and smiling, that high, most wonderful, sweet word, gave rise to such a magnificent state in your poor student that indeed, that moment was one of those moments experienced by those who have attained eternal happiness. In this joy, I read your letter and the Eighth Allusion. While reading, at the end of each sentence, the exclamations "Exist, be blessed, be happy, my Master!" were involuntarily flowing from my tongue, translating into my heart. I read it once with Bekir Ağa, once with my brother Rüştü Efendi, and once with my brother Re'fet Bey.
Yes, beloved Master, for years you have revealed the hidden treasures buried in the ocean of the Qur'an al-Azim al-Burhan, through the Message of Nur and the Letters of Nur. Now, with the grace of God, another great treasure is appearing in the Eighth Allusion of the Eighth Part of the Twenty-ninth Letter, shining with the brightest and dazzling lights, revealing itself. The human eye
Barla Lâhikası
·Mektup 96
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In the Name of Him, Glory be to Him, 1
Dear brother; Do not worry about me, the Divine care continues. Sufficient and frugal living saves me from need. Please do not send anything. You are looking after six or seven people; I have only half a soul. I should think of you, not you of me. Sabri's letter did not reach him. You and Hulusi are partners in every one of my spiritual acts. In the month of Ramadan, the reward is multiplied a thousandfold. You should also help me with your prayers.
Said
Have you fully confirmed the Alevi sign? Did you find the Risale-i Haşir very strong?
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Barla Lâhikası
·Mektup 227
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It is a story of Emin and Feyzi.
(Speaking of four or five miracles related to Risale-i Nur.)
Loyal, sincere, and faithful brothers like blessed Husrev and Rushd, who have served in the service of the Qur'an, have written many stories about the blessings bestowed upon the servants of Risale-i Nur and the acceptance of their duties, as an indication. We too will record some of the events that have recently appeared together, which are similar to the stories of these brothers. We will mention only a part of them as an example.
First: Recently, we went out with our Teacher. He ordered us to make tea and to drink two cups with three sugars each. All of us drank two cups of tea with three sugars each. Only our brother Emin drank his tea with one sugar less. In the evening, we came to the room of our Teacher, the source of the spread of Risale-i Nur. Emin wanted to put the sugar he had used into the sugar box, but the box did not take more than eight sugars. Emin said, "Subhanallah!" and was surprised that the box was full with eight sugars instead of seventeen. This incident gave us a conviction at the level of witnessing that this secret of blessing is a divine favor and a divine kindness to the servants of Risale-i Nur.
Second: Again on the same day, I, that is, Mehmed Feyzi, was searching for the place where I had hidden the "Hucumat-ı Sitte" treatise that I had previously written and given to our Teacher. I could not find it in an extraordinary way. Suddenly, at that moment, they went up the stairs without their glasses, which was contrary to their usual habits and in a way that had never happened before. At the same time, a spy who intended to harm the spread and service of Risale-i Nur was seen going up the stairs, apparently for the purpose of a visit. I sensed that our Teacher was in a hurry. Our Teacher turned his attention away from the physical incident and said to him, "You see, I am busy; leave the visit for another time." He then turned back and left. Thus, both the "Hucumat-ı Sitte," Mehmed Feyzi, and our other matters were saved from that incident.
Sikke-i Tasdik-i Gaybi
·Yirmi Yedinci Mektuptan Muhim Parcalar
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