They are a pair of officials with Hüseyin Avni and Tahsin Tola. We, the disciples of Nur, have no connection with politics, as we are engaged in the service and profession of our Master. However, since the Democrats allowed the dissemination of Nur's teachings and have not committed the oppression against Nur's prohibition from the past, we have some connection with the elections for the sake of the Democrats. Again, as in the previous election, the benefit of the Nur movement greatly favored the Democrats. The former attorney Hüseyin Avni and Tahsin Tola, the mayor of Senirkent, who should have won more than anyone else for the benefit of our Master and the Nur movement, did not win, which greatly distressed us. We told our Master about this. He said to us: "Do not be distressed. I should also congratulate them along with you. Because, in the span of two years, the fact that the Supreme Leader, without our Master's request, issued an order to return the two hundred confiscated Guides to us at the very moment he wished to be released, allowing two hundred thousand people to benefit from the Guide and pray for him; and the important work of Tahsin Tola, which led to the official publication of the Collection of Sayings in Ankara—this brought as much benefit to the community, the Democrats, and this country and nation as a hundred years of service as a mayor. Now, this spiritual, real, and especially lasting and eternal profit is sufficient for them. It is not appropriate to use their lasting service, like a precious diamond, as a tool for a few years of office and mayoralty, which are like fragile glass. Therefore, I congratulate them. You also should congratulate them and pray for them. In fact, I even wished for Tahsin Tola to be re-elected mayor so that he could continue to serve the Nurlar; but his previous service is considered sufficient. The door has already been opened, and there is no further need." From the Nur students: Mehmet Kaya, Hüseyn, Tahir, Sungur, Zubeyir, Celal, Bayram Note: Our Master said: "Since he is not a mayor in terms of worldly matters, he lost a certain amount of banknotes each month. Now, with his service and the publication of the Collection of Sayings, if I needed something for myself among millions of people, I would not need even fifty thousand liras."
Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 135 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)