Tarihçe-i Hayat

In the Name of Allah, the Most High 1 An appendix to the will! The seventh example from the six examples of Said's characteristics mentioned on the thirtieth page of the biography of life published by Esref Edib, which is the refusal to accept a priceless gift throughout one's life, based on the principles of contentment and economy, and with the same intensity of poverty, is now an example and a secret that has been understood after several years, so it is time to write this at the end of the will. Indeed, with the intensity of poverty and renunciation, and without accepting any gifts, may infinite thanks be to the Almighty, through the capital provided by the Risale-i Nur, which was spread by the non-prohibited typewriter, the spiritual Medresetü'z-Zehra in four or five provinces now has devoted Nur students who have dedicated their lives to the Risale-i Nur and cannot find time to work for their expenses. This miraculous abundance is sufficient for their stipends. I bequeath this blessed capital, which is the price of the Nur copies, to my pure and devoted brothers after my death, so that they apply exactly the same rule I followed sixty to seventy years ago to the current regulations seventy years later. God willing, if the Risale-i Nur's printing is free, this rule will develop even more. It is amazing that in those old days, the old Said accepted the stipends of five students in Van through waqf (endowment). At that time, with that small amount of money, sometimes his students numbered twenty, thirty, even sixty, yet he himself provided the stipends for his students. He did not break the principle of contentment and economy, even selling his own five or six rifles to maintain the principle of renunciation. Even with many helpers like the famous Tahir Pasha available at that time, he did not break his rule. For sixty to seventy years, his life's rule was such that, through a hidden sign, sixty to seventy years later, the fruit of that contentment and renunciation was bestowed by Divine compassion, despite so many trials, prohibitions, confiscations, and even the old letters not being allowed. For several years now, the Risale-i Nur itself has gifted the stipends of the devoted students of the spiritual Medresetü'z-Zehra in four or five provinces. Meanwhile, part of those copies—

Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 136 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

In the Name of Allah, the Sublime, 1 As my final statement in an important court, I am stating as a brief commentary to the "Shakva to the Grand Court," which was written under the name "Shakva to the Grand Court," published several times in the "History of Life," and sent to the Ankara authorities, the Court of Cassation, and the court presidents while in court. The reason for this Shakva was an extraordinary, strange, and small example of that incident, which this time happened exactly to me, so I am stating it as a brief commentary to that "Shakva to the Grand Court": Two days ago, I was very eager and, for three reasons, went to Konya, which in the old days was considered a center of Anatolian theological education. First: Two of my true Nur brothers, in their poor condition, had incurred a great expense and had gone to the Izmir court. On their return, they stopped by my place. To partially relieve them of the expense, I decided to accompany them to Konya in my private car. Second: I wanted to visit my brother and his children, who had studied with me for fifteen years, had served as a mufti for nearly twenty years, and for forty years I had not seen anyone else but him, and among all my brothers and relatives, he was the only one left alive. Third: I wanted to visit the great master, Mawlana Jalaluddin, who was an important teacher of both the old Said and the new Said, and who, due to the connection of the Mevlevi dervishes with the Risale-i Nur everywhere, was a very important teacher to me, like Imam al-Rabbani and Imam al-Ghazali. Also, in the "History of Life," there was a published statement that said, "I cannot meet with visitors." Just as Allah may cause illness to prevent receiving gifts, this respectful visit was a kind of spiritual gift. Therefore, my voice was cut off, and I was prevented from speaking as an act of divine care. I could not even go to my brother's house to avoid speaking. Although it was necessary to stay in Konya for two or three days, I was compelled to pray and return within an hour. However, I was suddenly placed in such a situation that it was published in all the newspapers. For forty years, I had not seen my brother except once, and I had not even been able to visit his house or speak with him, yet it seemed as if I had spoken with thousands of people.

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The legal parties we have explained above are not considered as hypothetical, and if it is assumed that the client can be prosecuted under the antidemocratic 163rd article of the Turkish Penal Code, we proceed to analyze the alleged crime and say as follows: "A Muslim. A white-haired, old Muslim. A Muslim who has brightened his hair and beard, and his age with light throughout his entire life. His hair, beard, and age, and his whole body have been washed with the light of God, pure and spotless, a Muslim. He has dedicated his life, the gift of God, to the true prosperity and well-being of the Turkish nation throughout his entire life, and he has resolved to walk the same path until his soul, which is the command of God, is surrendered to the true owner of the universe, God. His body, which is the creation of God, has been worn out only for the path of God. Today, on a day when 'Democracy exists,' this great Muslim stands up, saying only 'Allah,' 'Book,' 'Prophet,' and to the youth, 'Be careful.' No sooner has he spoken than the prosecutor (the prosecutor who initiated the case) jumps on him. "Come here... You have committed a crime!" he says. "And suddenly, the sky is covered with a dark shadow. "But look at this noble and noble old Muslim! How calm and how peaceful he is. Because he is not in duality, but in unity. He is not affected by the darkness of the night or the colors of the day. He is watching the purity in the prison of sorrow. He is the one who finds loyalty at the table of hardship, the one who is the manifestation of divine grace. Because he is aware of the truths of things. He has transformed his sorrow into joy. His blood has been drawn, and instead of blood in his veins, the grace of God and light are flowing, and the prosecutor (the prosecutor who initiated the case) has grabbed this Muslim by the arm and is dragging him to prison. "Why? Why? What did this fani elder do? What is the fault of this old Muslim? What did he do? Look, according to the prosecutor (the one who initiated the case), what did he do? "He published a book titled 'Guide to Youth.' A. He acted contrary to secularism. Does Allah, religion, and faith contradict secularism? They do. What else? B. He tried to align the basic social, economic, political, and legal principles of the state with religious principles. How, why, and for what purpose did he do this? C. He did this with the aim of securing and establishing personal influence.

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

Throughout history, the masterpiece example of winning this tremendous examination has been set first by the prophets and especially by our Master, Sultan of the Prophets, Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), then by his caliphs and Companions, and later by the great individuals who walked in their luminous path. • • • Our Prophet, with the noble hadith, "The scholars are the heirs of the prophets," indicates that being a scholar is not an easy matter, and with their extraordinary eloquence, they clearly state this. Indeed, since a scholar is the heir of the prophets, then in the matter of conveying and spreading truth and reality, he must follow the same path that they took. Even though this path is full of mountains, stones, mud, gravel, cliffs, and worse—pursuit, arrest, interrogation, imprisonment, exile, isolation, poisoning, and execution, and countless other forms of oppression and torture that the mind and imagination cannot conceive... Indeed, Bediüzzaman is a person who, for more than half a century, walked this difficult path throughout his life, overcoming thousands of obstacles with the speed of a thunderbolt, and practically proving himself to be a scholar who is the heir of the Prophets. Among his many intellectual, moral, literary, and virtuous qualities, what pleases me most is his faith, which is more solid than mountains, deeper than oceans, higher and broader than the heavens. O Lord, what an immense faith! What an inexhaustible patience! What an iron will! Despite so many pressures, threats, harassments, and tortures that shake the imagination and memory, what an unbowed head, what an undrowned voice, and what an unchoked breath!

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

In the Name of Him, the Sublime, 1 My beloved and respected brother, Tahsin Bey; we congratulate you on Laylat al-Qadr and wish you success. Our master sends you a special greeting. He said: "The History of Life that Tahsin has published has yielded the benefit of twenty major volumes and achieved great openings. Now, do not at all worry about some of the connections. Because it has drawn attention, it has become like a major proclamation. Just as the dissemination of twenty major volumes for twenty years in secret has led to great openings, so too the secret dissemination of the History of Life will, insha'Allah, yield the same result." Secondly: Since the Almighty has kindly appointed you as the chief commander of the Risale-i Nur in Ankara, you have also been able to publish the commentary "Isharat al-Ijaz," which explains the composition of the Risale-i Nur, one of the forty proofs of the Qur'an. This style of composition consists of seven parts. One part is repetition. One type of repetition is the obvious repetition found in the Book of Celal. Indeed, our miraculous Qur'an demonstrates these repetitions. Insha'Allah, the publication and printing of this miraculous Qur'an will also be granted to you. Previously, our master sent you ten thousand liras. Now, in accordance with the verses of the Qur'an, we are sending you six thousand six hundred and sixty-six liras, which is the amount remaining from the students' two-year stipends—this money contains a great secret and is as blessed as gold. It should not be spent on anyone else. We are sending you some copies of the Qur'an along with this and sending you many greetings. 2 The Everlasting is the Everlasting. Your brothers, Tahir, Zubeyir, Celal, Sungur • • •

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RESULT: As will be understood from the examination and analysis of the court documents, and especially the confiscated printed and non-printed treatises, all my scientific, logical, and legal objections and defenses have not been considered. Without providing any reasons, either by the investigating judge or the court, without evidence or legal basis, they have been openly rejected through arbitrary interpretations. Therefore, since my treatises, which have defended the Turkish-Islamic law against European philosophers and the vulgar part of civilization for thirty years, and which contain spiritual discoveries and explanations of the mysteries of the universe, have been confiscated, and I have been sentenced to a physical punishment that I cannot endure in terms of my health condition, I expect from your panel the manifestation of justice by overturning this judgment, which clearly and explicitly claims my innocence, based on the above-mentioned reasons, my objection to the indictment, my second objection submitted in the last hearing containing five main points regarding the essence, and my detailed explanation, scientific and legal reasons, and the legal provisions to be examined. And I entrust my affairs to Allah, for indeed Allah is All-Seeing of the servants. Although my seven-page defense consisting of over a hundred pages was read repeatedly in the court, this draft for correction, which has been omitted from the records of the repeated court sessions, has not been read or recorded, as our appeal documents have not yet arrived. Of course, it will be recorded soon. • • •

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

There is only this much: We had the treatise on the Day of Judgment, named "The Tenth Word," printed before the new alphabet was introduced. It reached the hands of the government's senior officials, the members of parliament, and the governors; no one objected. Eight hundred copies of it were distributed. Because of its distribution, some purely spiritual and religious treatises, on their own, reached the hands of some people. Naturally, this spontaneous and self-initiated distribution pleased me, and in some of my private letters, I expressed this approval in an encouraging tone. But for three months now, after all this careful scrutiny, in the whole country, only fifteen to twenty people have found my books in their hands. For a man who has spent thirty years of his life in authorship and teaching, how can the fact that some special treatises are in the hands of twenty special friends be considered as publication? How can one say that such a publication "has a certain goal in mind"? Gentlemen! If I had pursued a worldly or political goal, in these ten years, instead of fifteen or twenty people, my connections would have been evident with hundreds of thousands of people. Anyway, there are more detailed explanations and details on this point in my final defense... How can the verses "2 So the mother's share is one sixth; 1 And for the male, the share is equal to that of two females," which in all interpretations have always had a very certain and unquestionable scientific answer against the objections of civilization from ancient times, be used against me in the indictment? In the indictment, again quoting from the Fihrist, it is stated that the translations of the "Kur'anic letters and the zikr" have not taken their place. This issue is an eight-year-old matter and is an unquestionable scientific fact. How can the government's later acceptance of translation, according to some current opinions, turn that scientific fact against me? Regarding the closure of our mosque, it is a complaint against the brutal oppression of the district manager and a few of his friends and the district governor, concerning their persons and the abuse of their official positions. It is a four-point memorandum, and I did not give this treatise to anyone.

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

My dear brother; First: A thousand praises to God; I don't see any errors in the book of speeches. There are a few words that were sent with a mistake. Second: If you find it appropriate, please take the fifty pounds I sent for my account and use it to purchase the bound copies for me in court. If you find it inappropriate, then use it for the price of the copies that are specifically for me this time. Third: For now, it is appropriate not to give the "History of Life" to the deputies for free. Let those who want it pay for it. However, it would be appropriate to have twenty copies in Ankara. Said Nursî • • •

Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 21 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Twenty-First Lem’a It is the Eskişehir Court Defender. It has been published in the History of Life.

Lem'alar ·Yirmi Yedinci Lema ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

In the Name of Allah, the Sublime, 1 First: May Allah grant you health and well-being through your lips and hands, and I ask from the Lord of the Universe for your needs and eagerly await your prayers, my master. Second: There is nothing left to be anxious about. The anxiety of March 5 found relief on April 18. The police office became the Nur office. The prosecutor of Tarsus investigated and said at that time, "Return these books." The commissioner told me, "Go, get the ones in Mersin, come back, and give them all together," so he sent me to Mersin. The Mersin police said, "We sent your books to Ankara; if they arrive, we will give them to you, if not, there are no books here." I returned and went back to the Tarsus commissioner. The commissioner, bowing his head, replied, "Teacher, we are just following orders. Do not be upset, do not take it to heart. We cannot give your books without an order." On April 18, they said, "Your books have arrived. Go and get them." I went immediately. I understood that the books Zülfikar, Sikke-i Tasdik, Tılsım, Afyon Müdafaanız, and finally these five books had arrived from Ankara, from the wrapped paper outside. In the end, they handed us the books with a document saying, "There is nothing preventing the sale." I gave the commissioner a Tılsım collection, to the police officer Ethem Bey a Hülâsa and a new alphabet version of Tarihçe-i Hayat. They were very pleased. They also became Nur followers. My master, you said, "This side's duty is yours." I promised, and when I left from Isparta, I said I would return in March. Because I could not reach Gaziantep and Maraş, my soul says, "You did not fully fulfill your duty." My master, a year before going to Eskisehir, three or four months after our first meeting, I had a dream in which my master came to our house. You said to me, "If I send you somewhere, would you go?" I said, "Yes, master." You said, "I will send you somewhere for three months." I immediately started walking. You gave me an order to "stop," so I stopped. You said, "Have I given you the order to go now?" I immediately woke up. Since then, I have been wondering. "Has this year's order come? And will a three-month journey be granted to us?"

Emirdağ Lâhikası - II ·Mektup 62 ·machine translation (qwen3-32b-sre)

Beloved, faithful brothers; First: We are very pleased with the great news and the full freedom of the Risale-i Nur, as a preface to it. The Isparta judiciary had kept it for three years, and for the price of three hundred liras for that period, you will send fifty copies of the new written Tarihçe-i Hayat at the price of two liras each from the five hundred liras left to me, matching that price of three hundred liras. Since the blessed collections of Asâ-yı Mûsâ and Zülfikar, which have been imprisoned for four years, are of great value in my eyes, please send me fifty liras. I am sending you fifty liras now. Second: To Nazif, a thousand baraka and a thousand mashallah! A second Husrev; Inebolu proves to be a second Isparta. Since the most important matter of the Tarihçe-i Hayat is the Medresetü'z-Zehra, we believe that Nazif's publication is an opportunity for the President of the Republic to work seriously on the Medresetü'z-Zehra meaning and the East University, the Cairo Al-Azhar of the East. Third: Write a letter in response to the important letter from the imam of Baraklı in Dinar, Suleyman, that it is certain that the Prophet spoke about the Turks. He has mentioned the Turks in a few places with importance; there is a hadith. However, since I do not have the hadith books with me, I do not know the true form of this hadith. But the meaning is true, and it is a fact that the Turkish nation has been blessed with the Prophet's praise. An example of this is the hadith about Sultan Fatih. The meaningful and beautiful letter from Hulusi Bey, one of Nur's first students, encouraging his friends in Ankara to enter the Risale-i Nur circle, also shows that he has been serving Nur for twenty-five years without any hesitation. My greetings to all my brothers and sisters. • • •

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