This is a paragraph from the treatise of Sayyid Hafiz Tevfik of Damascus, who has rendered great service in the verification and authentication of the Risale-i Nur.
1 In the name of Allah, the Most High.
It is known that I had obtained a treatise on the translation of the sacred advice extracted from the letters and treatises of the master of the knowers, Sheikh Hâlid al-Jalani (may his secret be sanctified), titled "Zübdetü'r-Resâil Umdetü'l-Vesâil," thirteen years ago from my teacher, Hasan Efendi in Bursa. However, I had not been able to study it properly. Recently, while searching for something among my books, I came across it again. I said to myself: "This esteemed Sheikh Hâlid is a contemporary of my master. Moreover, after the Imam of the Rabbâni, he is the most important figure in the Nakshbandi path. He is also the leader of the Hâlidî branch of the Nakshbandi order." While reading the treatise, I came across the following paragraph from the translation of the life of Sheikh Hâlid:
The Imam al-Hakim from the six great scholars, in his "Müstedrek," Abu Dawood in his "Sunnah," and Beyhaki in "Shuab al-Iman," have all cited the following hadith:
"Allah will surely send to this ummah, at the beginning of every hundred years, someone who will renew their religion."
This is the hadith that the famous Sheikh Hâlid, the master of the knowers, the bird of the travelers, the inheritor of the Prophetic legacy, the perfect one of the high and renewing path (may his secret be sanctified), was a true witness and embodiment of. He was born in the year 1193. Later, I found out that in 1224, he entered the second capital of the Indian Sultanate, Delhi, and after receiving spiritual blessings from the venerable Abdullah Dehlevi, he joined the Nakshbandi chain and began his work of renewal.
In 1238, because he attracted the attention of the political authorities, he left his homeland and migrated to the lands of Syria. I also found out that the lineage of Sheikh Hâlid traces back to the noble Companion, Uthman ibn Affan (may Allah be pleased with him). Later, I saw in his biography that, before reaching the age of twenty, he displayed extraordinary natural talent and remarkable ability, becoming a well-known scholar of his time and an erudite.
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When we went with our master to the mountain, before the time to return to the city came, suddenly our master would get up and order us to do the same. When we asked about the wisdom of it, he would say: "Let's hurry, they are waiting for us for the service of Risale-i Nur." Indeed, when we returned to the city, we would always find a significant Risale-i Nur disciple waiting for us, or neighbors would inform us that someone had come and gone several times.
One day, a blessed lady from the lineage of the disciple of Hazrat Mevlânâ Hâlid (may God be pleased with him), named Küçük Âşık, sent with Feyzi the robe of Hazrat Mevlânâ that she had preserved for many years beside the margin, so that it could stay with our master during the sacred month of Ramadan. Our master immediately ordered my brother Emin to wash it and began to thank God. Thinking of Feyzi, he wondered: "This lady sent it for twenty days with me, why is our master taking possession of it?" He was astonished. Then he saw that lady, and she told him: "Because our master does not accept gifts, I said this hoping that he might accept it. But it is a trust, and even our lives are ready to be sacrificed for it," and thus saved my brother from his confusion. Yes, the acceptance of that robe by our blessed master is considered a sign that the duty of renewing the religion has passed from Mevlânâ Hâlid to them. And it must be so. Because in the authentic hadith:
1 "Indeed, God will send for this community, at the beginning of every hundred years, someone who will renew their religion for them."
The birth of Hazrat Mevlânâ was in 1193, and that of our master in 1293. The full explanation of this hadith is found in the Risale-i Gavsiye.
Our master would occasionally tell us, especially Feyzi, in a tone of lutf (divine grace): "You have a punishment, you will be beaten, you will be imprisoned..." thus hinting at our imprisonment in Denizli, warning us and secretly announcing an important event before it happened. Indeed, not long after, what our master had said came true.
Tarihçe-i Hayat
·Kastamonu Hayati
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The Risale-i Nur is not and should not be discouraged by the current temporary hesitation, because the brighter conquests in the higher circles are already present. I consider the publication of the Risale-i Nur, due to the imprint of the Âyetü’l-Kübrâ, as an announcement that draws attention from all sides to its lofty station. I have now recited the verse: 1 "Our Lord, complete our light and forgive us." The phrase "and forgive us" exactly amounts to one thousand three hundred and sixty-two, which coincides with this year's same date and strongly invites and commands us to ask for forgiveness so that your light may be complete and the Risale-i Nur may not be incomplete.
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In the name of Him, exalted is He, 3
Beloved, sincere brothers; I am convinced that the angels and the spiritual beings also applaud, just as the people of truth and the coming generations will applaud, those individuals whose spiritual strength did not break despite the intense examination in the two ancient and new Yusufiyya schools, who did not waver, did not abandon their lessons, did not leave their studenthood even though their mouths were burned by the bitter broth, and whose spiritual strength did not break despite such hardships. However, because there are among you the sick, the delicate, and the poor, the material difficulties are increased. But if each of you becomes a comforter to the other, a model of moral strength and patience, a compassionate brother in offering comfort, a wise and responsive companion in discussing lessons, and a symbol of good conduct, then these material difficulties will be reduced to nothing. Thinking this, I find comfort regarding you, whom I love more than my own soul.
I will send you one day the robe of our beloved Hâlid (may God have mercy on him), who is one hundred and twenty years old. Just as he wore it on me, I will also wear it on each of you in his name, and I will send it to you whenever you wish. When I first arrived, a doctor vaccinated me against smallpox. My arm became pustular and swollen. The swelling is going down, it is not making me lie down, but it is causing me discomfort during ablution. Perhaps my body does not accept the vaccine or there is another meaning. Twenty years ago, they vaccinated me in Ankara. Since then, the vaccination site has occasionally been active and has caused discomfort. This thought has come to my mind. How about you?
Said Nursî
Şualar
·On Ucuncu Sua
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Someone: Hazrat-i Mevlânâ is a zülcenâh. That is, he was both a Kâdirî and a Nakşî, but the Nakşî order was more dominant in him. My master, on the contrary, the Kâdirî meşreb and the Shaazeli meslek were more dominant in him. I heard from my master that when Hazrat-i Mevlânâ brought the Nakşî order from India, the Baghdad circle was under the rule of Shah-i Geylânî (may peace be upon him), just as he was in life after death. The spiritual authority of Hazrat-i Mevlânâ did not initially receive much acceptance. The spiritualities of Shah-i Nakşibend (may peace be upon him) and Imam-i Rabbânî (may peace be upon him) came to Baghdad and visited Shah-i Geylânî, requesting him, "Mevlânâ Hâlid is your descendant, accept him." Shah-i Geylânî (may peace be upon him) accepted their request and accepted Mevlânâ Hâlid. After that, Mevlânâ Hâlid (may peace be upon him) suddenly shone. This event became known and witnessed by those who have insight. At that time, some of the people of wilâyet witnessed this spiritual event, and some saw it in their dreams. My master's words ended here.
The second difference is that my master removes his own personality from the position of a guide. He only shows the Risale-i Nur as a guide. However, the personality of Hazrat-i Mevlânâ Hâlid became the central guide, the guide for the particular and the general.
Third difference: Hazrat-i Mevlânâ Hâlid is a zülcenâh. However, due to the needs of the time, he emphasized the knowledge of the order and the sunna of the sainthood, and thus adhered more to the order. He made efforts in that point. My master, on the other hand, due to the needs of this terrible time, emphasized the knowledge of the truth and the truths of faith, and regarded the order as a third priority.
In conclusion: In accordance with the blessed hadith, "He sends a renewer of religion at the beginning of every hundred years," with the confirmation of most of the people of truth, Hazrat-i Mevlânâ Hâlid is the renewer of the 1200th year, that is, the twelfth century. Since exactly a hundred years later, the Risale-i Nur remedies coincided in four aspects and performed the same task. It can be concluded that the Risale-i Nur, with the text of the hadith, is a renewer in the matter of renewing religion.
My master always says: "I am a...
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