Şekva

A letter written by a person who publishes the Risale-i Nur in Greece and has trained hundreds of Nur students to his Nur brothers in Turkey. Beloved brothers Abdullah, Hüsnü, Abdülkadir, Mehmed, and Süleyman Nurdaş, who serve religion and faith and destroy polytheism and disbelief: Firstly, I was very pleased to receive your sincere and heartfelt letter. Your devoted statements and inner congratulations, which arise from your passionate religious love and your souls that are deeply immersed in the true light, cannot help but move and uplift hearts with the electrification of that light. Therefore, just as our greetings and affection are boundless in response to yours, I embrace you with this connection and longing, and with Islamic yearning and sincerity, I kiss your eyes. Secondly, I was very pleased to receive the Shamiya Sermon, the Shikva, and the other court decisions and letters you kindly sent. While I was preparing a response to these, I received a collection of Sayings from my brother Ahmed Ramazan from Kirkuk. I was deeply impressed by the extraordinary care and effort evident in it. I am now writing a letter of thanks to you both. Our entire community also shares in this joy and gratitude, greeting you all and joining in brotherhood with you and your beloved Nurdaş brothers... Both I and all my brothers consider our loyalty to the Master as follows: Every era needs a perfect human being who can best interpret the infinite and clear signs from the heavens and the earth.

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

Beloved, faithful brothers Ziya and Abdülmuhsin; our Master says: "Esref Edip has been my companion in the service of faith for forty years and is one of my most precious brothers, who wrote articles in Sebilürreşad and now has passed away. He is one of the true Islamic fighters and a guardian of the Light. Even if I were to pass away, I find great comfort in the fact that Esref Edip is among the Nur followers. "But the Nur Epistles and the Nur followers have no connection with politics. And since the Risale-i Nur has not been used as a tool for anything other than the pleasure of God, its adherents, as much as possible, do not wish to get involved in social and political currents. We respect and appreciate the fighters like Sebilürreşad and the East, who strive to protect the truths of faith from the encroachments of the people of deviation, and we are their friends and brothers in spirit and soul—but not in politics. Because those who come for lessons in faith are not viewed through the lens of partisanship. Friend-foe distinctions do not exist in the classroom. Whereas political partisanship corrupts this meaning and breaks sincerity. That is why the Nur followers endured unparalleled tortures and hardships, and they never used the Light as a tool for anything, nor did they take part in the political game. "Moreover, since the Nur Epistles have broken absolute disbelief, and because they have broken the anarchy beneath absolute disbelief and the absolute tyranny above it, it has been imagined that they have some connection with politics. But in reality, the translator of the Light has for twenty-five years, through his way of life and evidence, proven in the courts that he has not exchanged a single religious issue for worldly rule." 1 The Everlasting remains. Your brothers, Sadık, Ibrahim, Zubeyir • • •

Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 30 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

A matter with the police of Emirdağ. I have a question: "What is the reason for such an astonishing and strange treatment against a law I have requested in the name of humanity?" First: I have not submitted my written statement, which I have kept secret for a year. Now, through the police, I have sent it to Ankara authorities via a person. I said: The Police Chief of Afyon is just. I also sent a copy to him by hand. While expecting some relief from him, instead, he wrote to those who are pressuring me: "This fine writing is not his. Investigate who wrote it." Is it not strange that such a strong and factual statement is ignored, while an unnecessary, insignificant, and harmless writing is taken into consideration? Isn't it strange to disturb my rest, to not care about a thousand liras, yet to care a lot about five paras? After examining thousands of copies of one hundred and thirty documents in three courts, written in detail, and with most of those who wrote them present in court with me, and without any trace of responsibility, is there any law or benefit in saying "Investigate who wrote it to him"? Is there any need to summon a poor person to the police station, to cause anxiety, and especially to request it based on my report? I inform you: If I wanted, thousands of people would write my writings; indeed, people from all sides are writing for the benefit of the nation and homeland. Second: I request you in the name of humanity that until the festival, do not turn my face to the world. I do not think of you, and you too should forget me. In these blessed months, do not force a poor soul like me, who has turned away from the world, to be occupied with worldly matters that are insignificant for the hereafter.

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

Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings forever and ever 1 An important news for the Nur followers: First of all: For forty years I have been following and Sultan Reshad, with the signatures of 163 deputies in the National Assembly, allocated 150 thousand banknotes for the construction of a grand Islamic university and a great university called Medresetü'z-Zehra, which is as important for the Islamic world, the East, and this nation as the Al-Azhar Mosque. The leader of the new government has also understood the necessity of this important matter in the great affairs of the country, and has sent the following news to you as a piece of good news. Even if it is not implemented, understanding this meaning is a great good deed. Indeed, during the important matters in the Assembly, the President of the Republic, in his important speech, mentioned this coming idea. Celal Bayar, who stated that the Ministry of Education has started an investigation for the establishment of the Eastern University in the vicinity of Van, said: "All the difficulties should be addressed for the establishment of such an intellectual institution in Van, which is one of our eastern provinces, and the work should begin in the coming budget year." Thus, the young university students who presented the "History of Life" have, to some extent, impressed the President with the value of the Risale-i Nur. Secondly: This very important statement by the President of the Republic is a proof that the important services of the Risale-i Nur in this country and among its people are understood. And all the hardships endured by the Nur followers and the suppression of Nur should be grateful, not mournful, as they have led to this great result. • • •

Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 29 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)