My Esteemed and Honored Master; In the letter I received last week, you said, "Your and Mr. Sherif's expressions are brief; nothing is understood. Is it criticism or praise?" It is well known to all that we receive all your works with admiration and utmost appreciation. Indeed, we do not have the scholarly power to criticize, and it is evident that there is no such power among the scholars of Turkey.
Your insistence on the Eastern scholars and then coming to Istanbul and thereby attracting the attention and respect of the scholars, is sufficient proof of this matter. Both Mr. Sherif and my other friends who read the secret of the invocation and the beginning with "Bismillah" have been overwhelmed by the spiritual joy they felt.
As for me, even if I do not write anything about the words, it is itself a sign of that utmost admiration. Because I have always expressed my views to my Master about the Words and Letters that I have repeatedly read with great pleasure and have never been able to stop reading them, I cannot find any words to write. Perhaps it is due to my own helplessness. A treatise is as bright as the one who follows it is even brighter. Therefore, whatever I write, I cannot adequately express my intent.
Now my life is very pleasant. I am occupied with studying the Words. In my previous readings, I could not digest them. Now I am reading them very slowly and carefully, trying to understand. Sometimes I get stuck at certain points and ask questions. I am benefiting a lot from this. Indeed, I was very confused in the First and Second Sections of the Twenty-Fourth Word. I could not understand them properly. When I meet with my Master, I will request an oral explanation of these two sections.
My Honored Master; there is one point that greatly amazes me. I request an explanation of a matter from you. You explain it. In that explanation, there are also points that require further explanation. You answer with such elegant and comprehensive sentences that even to understand those sentences, questions are needed. From this, it follows that each line of your Words is so comprehensive and meaningful that it could form a book. As much explanation as desired can be given.
Re'fet
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Barla Lâhikası
·Mektup 161
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It is a joke from Asım Bey.
My esteemed Master, this time I have managed to complete three noble treatises, which I present for your approval and correction, and for your perusal. Each of these noble treatises is a fragrant garden from which a ray of truth springs. Especially the Lem'as of the Thirty-First Letter, which are the Mirkatü's-Sünne, are from Minhâcü's-Sünne and also from Tiryâk-ı Marazi'l-Bid'a, and they are inexhaustible to read. The spiritual joy and benefits felt from reading them are boundless. There are some sentences that we read repeatedly in the poorhouse before and after prayer and derive benefit from. Especially the Giritli Hasan Efendi cannot hold back his tears. It is well known that he is a Kadiri dervish. His attachment and love for the Master and especially for Gavsü’l-Âzam Sheikh Geylânî are at the highest degree.
My esteemed Master, this time the noble treatises have suffered a bit of delay. Do not attribute this to my negligence, ignorance, or carelessness. I am not complaining, but I humbly present this as a humble request. This year, Allah has bestowed much grace, kindness, and mercy upon me. For this praise and gratitude, I am countless times grateful. Since the Eid of Ramadan, I have been ill twice, and now I am in a state of impurity, which has caused a considerable delay in the completion of the noble treatises. Thank God, these illnesses are a divine grace. My health is returning thanks to the prayers of my Master.
Âsım
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Barla Lâhikası
·Mektup 156
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So, behold, my brothers and all the believers! My master, may his eminence be exalted, is not calling to our country, but to all three hundred and fifty million Muslims every hour, every minute, every moment. Do not listen with the ear of the body, as I do, but listen with the ear of the heart, so that we may hear His constant call. Since these diamonds and treasures, these exhibitions, have been given to our age; even if we were to spend all our earnings in our entire age, we still could not afford the price of one of those diamonds. Let us take all the treasures before the spring season passes. Those treasures are the Risale-i Nur Collection.
I, the incompetent, have begun reading and writing the Fourth and Fifth Branches of the Twenty-Fourth Word. And when I felt that my wounds were drying one by one, I decided to write the Letters and the Words with all my strength. I call out to my wounded brothers like me, to all Muslims, with all my strength: "Alas! How can we rest in this age with these wounds, otherwise!" The spiritual doctor and medicine of this age is the Risale-i Nur and the Mektubat-i Nur, which are illuminated from the Qur'an. Let us cling tightly to them."
Your humble student
Ali Ulvi
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Barla Lâhikası
·Mektup 138
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