Question: How can they unite and form alliances with each other, when some deny others? Among their principles is that friendship with a denier is perhaps even forbidden. The issue of denial is important.
Answer: Then I have the right to address you thus: O you who are in your right minds! Have you not heard, have you not understood that, "The believers are but brothers," is a divine principle? Or are you blind, so that you do not see that, "None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself," is a prophetic principle? How can this issue of sincerity and falsehood, which is in doubt, be reconciled with these two necessary and explicit principles, and be considered correct? It is not the word of God, so it cannot be abrogated. Time abrogates it. When harm outweighs benefit, abrogation issues a ruling. Action with the abrogated is not permissible.
Question: Perhaps their enmity is due to some of the actions they see as forbidden in each other?
Answer: How, on what grounds, with what fairness, and in what manner, can the love born from faith, Islam, humanity, and kinship, which is as heavy and great as Mount Subhan, be defeated and weakened by the enmity arising from the excuse of some forbidden actions of a child? Indeed, the Islam and humanity that produce love are like Mount Uhud. The causes that produce enmity are like some small pebbles. The man who causes love to be defeated by enmity has acted as foolishly as lowering Mount Uhud in reality to a lower rank than a pebble. Enmity and love cannot unite, just as light and darkness cannot. If enmity prevails, love becomes rebellion. If love prevails, enmity becomes compassion and sorrow. My creed is to love love and to hate enmity. That is, the thing I love most in this world is love, and the thing I most despise is enmity and hatred.
Münâzarat
·Mektup 56
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This is a passage from Salahaddin's chapter.
Once, while I was traveling from Tosya to Kastamonu, I had with me the Lem'alar and the Şualar of the Risale-i Nur. I was reading a chapter about the Day of Resurrection. The truck was struggling to climb the hill. The heat of the air and the engine weighed heavily on me, and my thoughts were: "This Risale-i Nur is a great miracle of the Qur'an. Can there be another miracle in another field? Indeed, miracles are specific to the Prophets. After the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), no miracle will be shown." At that moment, the truck suddenly crashed with tremendous shocks and rolled down three times, falling about twenty-five to thirty meters from the ground. I was bearing witness. I checked myself to see if I was injured. Praise be to God, I was not hurt. I stood up in fear. The driver's head was smashed, and he was groaning "Ah, oh." I examined my surroundings; the windows on the driver's side were completely shattered, while the thin glass on my side was not even broken. At that moment, I realized that this was a great favor, not a miracle, and that this incident was a warning from the Risale-i Nur, so that I would not think of such dangerous things again.
From the disciples of Risale-i Nur,
Salahaddin Celebi
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Beloved, sincere brothers; the value shown by this collection, which is a hidden signature regarding the truth and importance of the Risale-i Nur, is found in the Risale-i Nur itself, and this is proven by the terrible storms of this age.
Yes, brothers, the Honored Jesus (peace be upon him) said in the Holy Gospel: "I am going away, so that the Comforter may come to you. That is, the Honored Ahmed (peace and blessings be upon him) may come." This is a great result, a purpose, a gift, and a comfort of the Qur'an for humanity.
Sikke-i Tasdik-i Gaybi
·Risale I Nurdan Parlak Fikralar Ve Bir Kisim Guzel Mektuplar
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Yes, O proud and arrogant man! You need such a drunkard who will not be able to distinguish between good and evil, who is intoxicated by wine, either the wine of politics or the passion for fame or the sensuality of gender or the frivolity of philosophy or the decadence of civilization or pride and conceit or the spiritual intoxicants like the worries of livelihood, to the extent that he cannot discern between good and evil. Indeed, the terrible blows and calamities that fall upon man's head and these conditions and misfortunes that slap the face of humanity will certainly remove this intoxication and bring humanity back to its senses and gather the minds of mankind together.
O wicked and depraved one! So you say, "I will also be like a drunkard." Pay attention, you cannot be like a drunkard. For a drunkard, even if he does not accept our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), can at least accept to some extent Jesus (peace be upon him) and Moses (peace be upon him) and other prophets. There may remain in his soul some kind of principle related to the unseen. But you, the moment you abandon the teachings of the Last Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), an infinite destruction, a void, and darkness will arise in your soul, leaving no room for any perfection or lofty states or happiness—unless you extinguish your humanity and become merely an animal over time, experiencing only a temporary pleasure of sensuality like an animal! Indeed, man is entangled with the future's anxieties and the past's sorrows. These two greatly trouble him. They constantly beat his head. There is only one savior who can free man from this fear and sorrow; that is the Glorious Qur'an.
If you do not want to remain more foolish, more base, and more ignorant than all of creation, be silent. Listen with the ear of faith to the promises and proclamations of the Qur'an:
Indeed, the allies of Allah—there is no fear for them, nor will they grieve—those who have believed and are mindful of Allah. For them is good news in this world and the Hereafter. There is no alteration in the words of Allah. That is the great triumph.
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Nur'un İlk Kapısı
·Nurun Ilk Kapisi
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For example, it is well known that when the Islamic Dajjal dies, the devil who served him will shout from the Stone of the Haghia Sophia in Istanbul, and the whole world will hear his voice saying, "He is dead," and everyone will hear this voice. That is, it will be announced in a very strange and surprising way, even causing the devils to be astonished, through a radio broadcast.
Also, the strange conditions and terrible actions of the Dajjal's regime, the committee he established, and his government are said to be related to his personal character, which hides their meaning. For example, it is reported, "He is so powerful and enduring; only the Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) can kill him; there is no other solution." That is, only a pure, heavenly, and lofty religion of the followers of Jesus will be able to destroy and kill his profession and predatory regime. This Jesus religion, which leads and unites with the truth of the Qur'an, will cause this godless profession to perish and die when the Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) descends. Otherwise, his person cannot be killed by a microbe or a cold.
Also, some interpretations and rulings made by narrators who are capable of making mistakes are mixed with the words of hadith and are mistaken for hadith, thus hiding the meaning. There is no apparent agreement with the facts, and the narration is considered ambiguous.
Also, in ancient times, just as in this time, since the spiritual character of the community and society had not developed and individual thinking prevailed, the great qualities and major actions of the community were attributed to the individuals at the head of the community. Therefore, in order for those individuals to be worthy and suitable for extraordinary and universal qualities, it was necessary for them to have a body and strength a hundred times greater than the ordinary, an amazing statue, and an immense and powerful strength and authority. Thus, they were described in such a way. There is no apparent agreement with the facts, and that narration becomes ambiguous.
Şualar
·Besinci Sua
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We say the third question is: If the convergence of thoughts is for the sake of truth and in the account of truth, then it coincides in the purpose and essence, but differs in the means. It reveals every corner of truth and serves truth and reality. However, from a biased and self-serving, Pharaoh-like, greedy nature, the convergence of thoughts in a fame-seeking manner does not bring forth the light of truth, but perhaps sparks of discord. Because, although unity in purpose is necessary, the convergence points of such thoughts do not even exist on the globe. Since it is not for the sake of truth, it leads to endless fragmentation and causes irreparable divisions. The state of the world is a witness to this.
In short: If the lofty principles of loving for the sake of God, hating for the sake of God, and judging for the sake of God are not the principles of action, hypocrisy and discord will prevail.
Yes, if one does not say "hating for the sake of God" and "judging for the sake of God," and does not consider these principles, then while trying to be just, one commits injustice.
An instructive incident: Once, Imam Ali Radiallahu Anhu threw a disbeliever to the ground. When he was about to draw his sword to kill him, that disbeliever spat at him. He let the disbeliever go and did not kill him. The disbeliever asked him: "Why did you not kill me?"
He said: "I was going to kill you for the sake of Allah. But you spat at me; I became angry. My sincerity was compromised because my self's share was involved. Therefore, I did not kill you."
The disbeliever said to him: "I wanted to provoke you into anger so that you would kill me quickly. Since your religion is so pure and refined, that religion is the truth."
Mektubat
·Yirmi Ikinci Mektup
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Else, you fool! Be silent! Listen to what the Glorious Qur'an says. Yes, these five commands are five great verses.
With their thunderous, terrifying sounds, they are reciting the verse: "So let not the life of this world deceive you, nor let the deceiver by Allah deceive you."
And they do not comprehend the truth of the verse: "And when the Qur'an is recited, listen to it and keep silent, perhaps you will be shown mercy."
Indeed, your civilized words, which are temptations against these calls, are not even as much as the buzzing of a mosquito. Therefore, only a drunkard like yourself, intoxicated by either self-interest, the desire for fame, philosophical rebellion, the decadence of civilization, the burden of livelihood, or hatred and revenge, or pride, must be so drunk that he considers himself capable and master of everything, saying "Everything is mine," and imagines himself as the equal of God.
Moreover, you cannot say, "I will be like the French," and you cannot be like the French. Because a Frenchman, even if he does not accept the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), at least accepts Jesus and Moses (peace be upon them) or to some extent accepts one of the other prophets. But you, the moment you break away from the chain of the Last Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and abandon his teachings, an infinite upheaval, a void, and darkness will appear in your soul. And there will be no place left in your soul for any perfection or noble virtues, unless you extinguish your humanity and become merely an animal distinguished by the current age.
Indeed, man is caught between the fear of the future and the sorrow of the past. These two greatly make man serious. They constantly torment man's head. Only one remedy can free man from this fear and sorrow, and that is the Glorious Qur'an, which declares: "Indeed, the allies of Allah have no fear, nor will they grieve."
Nur'un İlk Kapısı
·Nurun Ilk Kapisi
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Here, these conceited people, who have become accustomed to blind imitation, say: "Since such a religious revolution occurred in Christianity; at first revolutionaries were called apostates, and later they were again accepted as Christians. Therefore, such a religious revolution can also occur in Islam."
Reply: The difference of this analogy is more obvious than the analogy in the First Argument. Because, in the Christian religion, only the fundamentals of religion were taken from the Prophet Jesus, peace be upon him.
Most of the rules regarding social life and religious obligations were established by the Apostles and other spiritual leaders. The majority of these were taken from the sacred scriptures of the previous nations.
Since the Prophet Jesus, peace be upon him, was not a worldly ruler or sovereign, and did not establish general social laws, the religious fundamentals of Christianity were overlaid with external forms, such as customary laws and civil regulations, given the name of the Christian legal system.
If this form were changed, or that outer garment altered, the fundamental religion of the Prophet Jesus, peace be upon him, could still remain intact, and the Prophet Jesus, peace be upon him, would not be denied or rejected.
However, the Owner of the Islamic religion and Sharia, the Honored of the World, peace and blessings be upon him, is the sovereign of both worlds, with the East and West, and Andalusia and India being parts of his dominion. Therefore, the fundamentals of Islam were personally revealed by him, and he personally brought the details and other rulings of that religion, even the smallest of its manners, and he personally announced, informed, and commanded them.
Therefore, the Islamic religious laws are not like a changeable garment, such that if they were altered, the fundamental religion could remain intact. Rather, they are the very body and skin of the religion.
To deviate from or accuse them is not distinguishable. To change them is to directly deny and reject the Owner of the Sharia.
Mektubat
·Yirmi Dokuzuncu Mektup
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THE SIXTEENTH QUESTION: It is reported that Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) showed that the statue of Deccal was of extraordinary great size and higher than a minaret, and that the Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) was very small in comparison to it.
2. "No one knows the unseen except Allah." One possible interpretation of this is that the number of the spiritual and fighting community who believe in the light of faith in Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) is very small and insignificant compared to the intellectual and material armies of Deccal.
THE SEVENTEENTH QUESTION: It is reported that "On the day Deccal appears, the whole world will hear of it, and in forty days he will travel around the world, and he has a miraculous donkey." Allah knows best. If these reports are entirely true, their interpretations are as follows: These reports miraculously predict that "In the time of Deccal, communication and travel will develop to such an extent that a single event will be heard all over the world in one day. He will shout through the radio, sing songs, and be heard everywhere, and it will be read in all newspapers. And a man will travel around the world in forty days and see and visit all seven continents and seventy governments." Thus, a thousand years before his appearance, the telegraph, telephone, radio, submarine, and airplane are miraculously foretold.
Moreover, Deccal is not heard of because of his nature as Deccal, but perhaps as a very powerful king. And his traveling is not for conquering all places, but perhaps to incite unrest and turn people upside down. And the donkey he rides, or his vehicle, is either a submarine, one ear of which is like a fiery hell and the other ear is beautifully decorated and furnished like a false paradise. He sends his enemies to the fiery ear and his friends to the feasting ear. Or perhaps his donkey or vehicle is a terrifying car or airplane, or perhaps it is silent!
Şualar
·Besinci Sua
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3. This progress, made possible by softening and using iron—which is the foundation of all arts—corresponds to the miracle of Prophet David (as) mentioned in the verse "And We softened for him the iron."
4. Again, through the power of human thought, progress in aerial technology—such as airplanes—brings humanity close to the miracle of Prophet Solomon (as), whose speed is described in the verse "Its morning journey was a month and its evening journey was a month."
5. The centrifugal device that extracts water from rocky and sandy areas has drawn inspiration from the staff of Prophet Moses (as), as mentioned in the verse "Strike the rock with your staff."
6. Medical progress achieved through experience and the power of human thought is inspired by the miracle of Prophet Jesus (as).
Indeed, there is a very close relationship and harmony between these miracles and this progress. Yes, a person who pays attention will undoubtedly conclude that these miracles are measures and examples of this progress.
Similarly, according to the noble verse "O fire, become coolness and peace," when Prophet Abraham (as) was thrown into the fire, the fire's heat turning into coolness is an example and model of the non-burning level of fire discovered by humanity.
İşaratü'l-İ'caz
·Bakara Suresi
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That is, for a long time, about five hundred years, the Abbasid caliphate will come into being and continue. Then, one of the three Dajjals, named Genghis and Hulagu, will destroy this caliphate, and the rule of Dajjals will continue in Islam. Thus, in the multiple hadiths of Islam, there is a clear evidence that three Dajjals will come. This prophetic knowledge is two certain miracles:
One is that the Abbasid caliphate will come into being and last for five hundred years. The second is that in the end, it will be destroyed by the most cruel and destructive Dajjal named Genghis and Hulagu. Now, considering that in the hadith books, the possessor of the religion, who even informs about the smallest things of the signs of Islam and the Qur’an, is it possible that he would not inform about such extraordinary events of our time? Also, is it possible that in this extraordinary event, the followers of the Risale-i Nur, who have served the Qur’an with steadfastness on a wide scale, in the most extraordinary time, and under the heaviest conditions, and whose services are confirmed by both friends and enemies, would not have signs pointing to them?
Said Nursi
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In the name of Him, exalted is He 1
2 And poverty and disgrace were struck upon them—the meaning of the noble verse
My beloved commander of Nur and brother, the guardian of the Qur’an, Refet Bey; the Jewish nation, because they exceeded in love of life and worldly pleasures, have been entitled to suffer the blows of disgrace and poverty in every century.
Şualar
·On Dorduncu Sua
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SECOND ASPECT
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me. I do not desire from them any provision, nor do I desire that they should feed Me. Indeed, Allah is the Provider, the Almighty, the Strong. 1
The apparent meaning of this noble verse, according to many interpretations, did not seem to display the high eloquence of the Quran, and this often came to my mind. We will comprehensively explain three aspects of the very beautiful and lofty meanings that come from the grace of the Quran.
FIRST ASPECT: The Almighty God sometimes attributes to Himself the conditions that could be related to His Messenger, especially in terms of honoring and glorifying the Messenger. Here, the verse, which means "I have created you for worship, not for providing Me with sustenance or food," is understood to refer to the sustenance and provisions of the Most Noble Messenger, upon whom be peace and blessings. Otherwise, it would be a very obvious and known statement, which would not be in line with the eloquence of the Quran.
SECOND ASPECT: Since people are very attached to sustenance, they may use the excuse of working for sustenance to avoid worship and find an alibi for themselves. The noble verse says:
"You were created for worship. The result of your creation is worship. Working for sustenance is a form of worship in the context of divine command. You were not created to provide sustenance for My creatures, such as your souls, your livestock, and your possessions, as if you were created to bring Me food and provisions. Because the Provider is Me. I provide the sustenance for your worship. Do not use this as an excuse to abandon worship."
If this meaning is not considered, then since it is obvious and known that providing sustenance to God is impossible, it would be an example of stating the obvious. There is a well-established rule in the science of eloquence that if the meaning of a statement is obvious and clear, then that meaning is not the intended one, but rather a necessary or natural implication.
Lem'alar
·Yirmi Sekizinci Lema
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FOOTNOTE 1 - FOOTNOTE 2
SECOND POINT: Since sorcery was prevalent in the time of Prophet Moses (peace be upon him), his miracles came in a similar style; and since the science of medicine was prevalent in the time of Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him), his miracles were mostly of that nature. Likewise, in the time of our Noble Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), four things were most prevalent in the Arabian Peninsula:
First: Eloquence and fluency.
Second: Poetry and oratory.
Third: Divination and foretelling from the unseen.
Fourth: Knowing past events and natural occurrences.
Indeed, when the Miraculous Qur'an came, it challenged these four types of knowledgeable people.
First, it brought the eloquent people to their knees; they listened to the Qur'an in awe.
Mektubat
·On Dokuzuncu Mektup
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Just as in every century there are individuals who embody the general meanings of the verses, so too in this time and this century there are also the Risale-i Nur and some of its disciples. To show a coincidence with the accepted mathematical principle of abjad and cipher calculation among the scholars since ancient times, certainly does not mean that the verses are being used as a tool for personal opinions. And to say so would be a great mistake and would be a betrayal of scientific principles.
Error 75: According to the Ahl al-Sunna, the belief in the Hidden Imam and the Awaited Imam is false.
Response: In contrast to the Shia claim that "One of the twelve imams is alive and hidden and will appear in the Last Days," some of the Ahl al-Sunna have stated that the belief in the Awaited Imam is false. A small number of Hanafi scholars have even said "La mihdiyya illa 'Isa" (There is no Mahdi except Jesus). In this, both a part of the people of knowledge in Denizli and the party making the claim have given a wrong meaning. In every century, the community has waited for the Mahdi based on an innate need. In several ways, due to the misleading of traditions, a few Mahdis, perhaps even every century, have been generally accepted as a kind of Mahdi from the nobles of the Ahl al-Bayt. To call this an error is to make a mistake in several respects.
Error 76: It has been said that all hadiths about the Mahdi in a certain book are weak.
Response: What issue is there that is not related to some books? Even a great hadith scholar like Ibn al-Jawzi considered some authentic hadiths as subject to discussion, and scholars have transmitted this with caution. Also, it is not correct to say that the meaning of every weak or questionable hadith is wrong. Perhaps it means that the chain of narration is not certain enough to confirm the hadith status. Otherwise, the meaning can still be true and factual.
Şualar
·On Dorduncu Sua
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An incident that caught my attention: Once, as a result of partisanship and bias, I saw that a certain learned person, who was a pious scholar, went to the extent of accusing another scholar with opposing political views of disbelief (takfir), while praising a hypocrite who shared his views in a respectful manner. It was at that moment that I became afraid of the terrible consequences of politics, and I said, "I seek refuge in Allah from Satan and politics," and from that time on, I withdrew from political life.
FIFTH ASPECT
Social life demonstrates that stubbornness and partisanship are very harmful.
If one were to say: "In the Hadith it is said, 'The differences among my ummah are a mercy.' But differences lead to partisanship.
"However, partisanship is a disease that protects the oppressed common people from the oppression of the corrupt elite. Because if the corrupt elite of a city or village were to unite, they would oppress the innocent common people. But if partisanship exists, the oppressed can seek help from another side and save themselves.
"Also, the truth is fully revealed through the diversity of opinions and the variety of views."
Response:
Regarding the first question: The differences mentioned in the Hadith are positive differences. That is, each person works for the improvement and benefit of their own cause, not for the destruction of others, but perhaps for their completion and reform. However, negative differences—those that involve bias and enmity, where people work to destroy each other—are considered harmful in the Hadith. Because those who fight each other cannot act positively.
Regarding the second question: If partisanship is for the sake of justice, it can support the righteous. However, partisanship that is based on bias and self-interest, as is the case today, supports the unjust and provides them with a point of support. Because if a person who is biased out of prejudice is approached by Satan, who supports his views and shows favoritism, that person would recite mercy for Satan. But if an angel-like person were to come to the opposing side, he would curse them to such an extent that it would be like a curse.
Mektubat
·Yirmi Ikinci Mektup
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Forty years ago and one year before the Hürriyet, I came to Istanbul. At that time, the Japanese Commander-in-Chief had asked some religious questions from the Islamic scholars. These questions were asked from me by the Istanbul scholars. They also asked me many things in that context.
In short, they asked me about a hadith which says, "In the Last Days, a terrible person will rise in the morning, and there will be written on his forehead 'This is a disbeliever.'" I said, "An extraordinary person will take over the head of this nation, and in the morning he will rise, put on a hat, and wear it."
After this answer, they asked me: "At that time, will the one who wears it not become a disbeliever?" I said, "The hat will come to his head and will command him to prostrate. But the faith in his head will bring that hat to prostration too, and Allah willing, it will make him a Muslim."
Then they said, "The same person will drink some water, and his hand will be cut off, and through this incident it will be known that he is 'Sufyan.'" I replied, "There is a proverb. To a very wasteful person, it is said that his hand is cut off, meaning that his wealth is not staying in his hand, it is flowing and being lost. So that terrible man will be addicted to rakı, a kind of alcohol, and will become ill from it, and will enter into reckless waste, and will also make others accustomed to it."
Then someone asked, "When he dies, the devil will announce in Istanbul on a standing stone that 'So-and-so has died.'" At that time, I said, "They will inform by telegram." But after some time, I heard that radio had appeared, and I realized my old answer was not correct. Eight years later, while I was at Dârü'l-Hikmet, I said, "The devil will announce to the world through the radio."
Then they asked me about the Siege of Zulqarnain, Yajuj and Majuj, the Beast of the Earth, the Dajjal, and the Descent of Jesus (peace be upon him), and I answered them. In fact, some of these were partially written in my old treatises. Some time later, Mustafa Kemal invited me twice, through the cipher, via the former governor of Van Province and my friend Tahsin Bey, to Ankara to be honored in return for my contribution to the published "Hutuvât-ı Sitte," and I went.
Şualar
·On Dorduncu Sua
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The second reason is this: Only the spiritual people of the Jesus (peace be upon him) can kill the person of the Deccal (Antichrist) who was killed by the sword of Jesus (peace be upon him), and who created a terrible materialistic and godless empire, and whose grand statue and spiritual character can be destroyed and whose godless thought of denying the divinity can be destroyed. These spiritual people of Jesus will mix the truth of the religion of Jesus with the truth of Islam and will scatter and spiritually destroy it with that power. Indeed, the narration that "Jesus (peace be upon him) will come and lead the prayer of the Mahdi and follow him" indicates this union and the implementation and dominance of the Quranic truth.
FOURTEENTH QUESTION: There is a narration that says, "The important power of the Deccal is the Jews. They love the Jews and follow them."
We can say, "Allah knows best," that this narration has been interpreted in Russia. Because the Jews, who saw the oppression of every government, gathered in large numbers in Germany and, in order to take revenge, played an important role in the establishment of the communist committee and placed a terrible man named Trotsky, who was from the Jewish nation, as the supreme commander of Russia and after the famous Lenin, who was their teacher, they placed him at the head of the Russian government and blew up the head of Russia and burned its thousand-year-old products. They demonstrated the committee and some of the deeds of the Great Deccal. And they also caused important upheavals and stirred up other governments.
Şualar
·Besinci Sua
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THE FIFTEENTH DEVA
O afflicted and sorrowful patient! When you see the form of your illness, do not lament; look into its meaning and say, "Oh!"
If the meaning of illness were something bad, the Merciful Creator would not send it upon His beloved servants. On the contrary, in a verified hadith it is stated: "أَشَدُّ النَّاسِ بَلاَءً أَلْأَنْبِيَاءُ ثُمَّ الأَوْلِيَاءُ، ثُمَّ الأَمْثَلُ فَالأَمْثَلُ" (and so on). That is, "The most afflicted with calamities and hardships are the best and most perfect of people." Foremost among them is Hazrat Ayub (peace be upon him), the prophets, then the awliya, and then the righteous. They regarded their illnesses as pure acts of worship and divine gifts, and with patience, they expressed gratitude, seeing them as a kind of surgical operation from the mercy of the Merciful Creator.
You, O afflicted and sorrowful patient! If you wish to join this luminous caravan, express gratitude with patience. Otherwise, if you lament, they will not accept you into their caravan. You will fall into the pits of the heedless. You will walk on a dark path.
Indeed, some illnesses, if they end in death, are considered as spiritual martyrdom, leading to a degree of wilaya (sainthood) similar to martyrdom. Especially, illnesses arising from childbirth and abdominal pain, and those who die from plague and other diseases, are considered spiritual martyrs. There are many blessed illnesses that grant the degree of wilaya through death. Moreover, illness reduces the love and attachment to the world, thus softening, and sometimes even making pleasant, the painful separation from the world at the time of death, which is very painful for the worldly people.
THE SIXTEENTH DEVA
O patient lamenting from distress! Illness instills the most important and beautiful virtues of respect and mercy in human social life. Because it liberates a person from the arrogance that leads to savagery and lack of mercy. For, as it is said in the secret of "إِنَّ اْلاِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغٰى - أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنٰى", a self that is arrogant due to health and well-being does not feel respect for many people. And it does not feel compassion and mercy for those who are afflicted and suffering.
Lem'alar
·Yirmi Besinci Lema
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The third purpose of the reasoning: It is a well-known principle that when a single unit multiplies, it branches out, keeps increasing, and does not remain in one place. However, if the many and the fractions unite, they become stronger, gain stability, remain in place, and become more permanent. Therefore, Muhammad, upon whom be peace and blessings, is the seal of the prophets. It is understood from the contradictory meaning that no prophet will come after him; the seal of his seal is stamped and signed.
The fourth purpose of the reasoning: As the phrase "1 من قبلك" (before you) indicates, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is their successor, and they are all his predecessors in full. Therefore, the successor taking upon himself the duties of the predecessor completely and standing in their place implies that he is a prophet and messenger to all his predecessors and to the entire ummah.
Yes, this principle is a natural rule in accordance with its ruling. For, before the Time of Bliss, the peoples and nations of the human world were very different and widely separated in terms of material and spiritual aspects, in terms of capacity and upbringing. Therefore, a single upbringing and an individual invitation were not sufficient. When the human world awoke under the sun of the Blissful Time, showed a tendency toward unity through the exchange of ideas, the abandonment and transformation of traditions, and the intermingling of tribes, communication and interaction began among them; indeed, the globe became like a single country, perhaps a province, perhaps a village; a single invitation and a single prophethood was seen to be sufficient for all humanity.
İşaratü'l-İ'caz
·Bakara Suresi
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THE SIXTEENTH QUESTION: It is reported that Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) showed that the statue of Deccal was of extraordinary great size and higher than a minaret, and that the Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) was very small in comparison to it.
2. "No one knows the unseen except Allah." One possible interpretation of this is that the number of the spiritual and fighting community who believe in the light of faith in Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) is very small and insignificant compared to the intellectual and material armies of Deccal.
THE SEVENTEENTH QUESTION: It is reported that "On the day Deccal appears, the whole world will hear about it, and in forty days he will travel around the world, and he has a wonderful donkey." Allah knows best, these reports are entirely true, and their interpretations are as follows: These reports miraculously foretell that "In the time of Deccal, communication and travel will develop so much that a single event will be heard all over the world in one day. He will shout through the radio, sing songs, and be heard, and it will be read in all newspapers. And a man will travel around the world in forty days and see and visit all seven continents and seventy governments." Thus, a thousand years before his appearance, the telegraph, telephone, radio, submarine, and airplane are miraculously foretold.
Moreover, Deccal is not heard of because of his nature as Deccal, but perhaps as a very powerful king. And his traveling is not for conquering all places, but perhaps to incite unrest and turn people upside down. And the donkey he rides, or his vehicle, is either a submarine, one ear of which is like a fiery hell and the other ear is beautifully decorated and furnished like a false paradise. He sends his enemies to the fiery ear and his friends to the feasting ear. Or perhaps his donkey or vehicle is a terrifying car or airplane, or perhaps silence is required!
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Şualar
·Besinci Sua
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The Qur'ân al-Hakîm speaks generally to all mankind, so when it mentions a particular incident apparently, it is actually referring to similar incidents in general. This is the point of view from which the accounts and interpretations of the commentators about Sedd, Ye'cûc, and Me'jûce differ.
Also, the Qur'ân al-Hakîm, in terms of narrative relations, moves from one incident to another distant one. Those who do not consider these narrative relations may assume that the times of the two incidents are close to each other.
Indeed, the Qur'ân's announcement of the Day of Judgment from the ruin of the Sedd is not due to the closeness of time, but perhaps because of the relationship between these two points in terms of narrative relations:
That is, just as this Sedd will be ruined, so too will the world be ruined. Also, just as the natural and divine mountains are solid, yet they are ruined only on the Day of Judgment. Similarly, this Sedd is also solid like a mountain, but it can be completely ruined only when the world is ruined. This means that although the upheavals of time may cause destruction, most things remain intact.
Yes, the Sedd-i Zülkarneyn, a part of the whole, is the Sedd-i Çinî, which has stood for thousands of years. The remarkable, unique, and meaningful inscription written on the ground by human hands is still visible as a long line of ancient text.
YOUR THIRD QUESTION: The killing of the Dajjal by Hazrat 'Isâ (peace be upon him) is addressed very briefly and sufficiently in both the First and Fifteenth Letters.
Lem'alar
·On Altinci Lema
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Everyone has opened a lawsuit, on the basis of faith, to gain or lose a land and property as enduring and eternal as the surface of the earth, adorned with chains and palaces. If one does not firmly obtain the certificate of faith, one will lose it. And in this age, many are losing that lawsuit due to the arrogance of materialism. Indeed, an inquisitive and investigative person has observed in a certain place that out of forty deaths, only a few have won that lawsuit; the rest have lost it. Now, if the entire world's dominion were given to a person, could it fill the place of that lost lawsuit?
Since we consider it complete foolishness to abandon the duties that bring the services which will win that lawsuit and the miraculous lawsuit attorney who prevents ninety percent of people from losing it, and instead to engage in worldly matters and transient wealth, we, the disciples of the Risale-i Nur, believe that even if each of us had a hundred times more intelligence, we must dedicate ourselves to this duty.
O my new brothers in this prison calamity, you have not seen the Risale-i Nur as my old brothers who came with me have. I declare and prove, and have already proven with them and with thousands of other disciples as witnesses, that the Risale-i Nur is the first and greatest lawsuit attorney of this age. It is the one who has given the certificate, the document, and the decree of the acquired lawsuit—i.e., the verified faith—to twenty thousand people in twenty years. It is the miracle of the Qur'an's spiritual power, which has emerged and spread. For eighteen years, my enemies, the atheists and materialists, have tried to destroy us by corrupting some officials of the government with very cruel plots, even imprisoning and jailing us as they did before. Yet they have managed to touch only two or three parts out of the one hundred and thirty parts of the steel fortress of the Risale-i Nur. Therefore, if one wishes to hire a lawyer, it is sufficient to obtain the Risale-i Nur.
Do not fear, the Risale-i Nur will not be banned. The deputies and officials of the Republican Government had important treatises in their hands, and except for two or three, they were free to circulate. God willing, one day the prisons will become a complete reform.
Şualar
·On Birinci Sua
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As a prelude to twenty subjects, there are three small subjects.
FIRST SUBJECT: In the traditions, the name "Messiah" is given to the Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him), and the same name "Messiah" is also given to both Dajjals. In all traditions, it is said: "From the trial of the Dajjal the Messiah... from the trial of the Dajjal the Messiah." What is the wisdom and interpretation of this?
The answer: Allah knows best, the wisdom is this: Just as by the divine command, Jesus (peace be upon him) removed some heavy obligations in the Mosaic religion and made certain desirable things like wine lawful; similarly, the great Dajjal, through the deception and dominion of Satan, removes the rulings of the Jesus' religion and disrupts the social bonds that govern the lives of Christians, thus preparing the ground for anarchy, Yecj and Mejc. And the Islamic Dajjal, "Sufyan," also tries to remove some eternal rulings of the Muhammadan religion (peace and blessings be upon him) through the whispers of the self and Satan, thereby disrupting the material and spiritual bonds of human life, leaving the reckless and intoxicated souls uncontrolled, breaking the luminous chains of respect and mercy, and creating a terrible anarchy by granting a forced freedom and a tyranny-like freedom to push people into the swamp of mutual desires, so that at that time, those people cannot be controlled except by a very severe tyranny.
Şualar
·Besinci Sua
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Epilogue
About Ghibt (backbiting)
In the name of Him - and there is nothing but praises Him. 1
The fact that the only verse, which is an example of the rank of zem and zecr in the first light of the first branch of the twenty-fifth saying, miraculously prevents backbiting in six different ways, completely shows how serious backbiting is in the view of the Qur'an, and thus no further explanation is needed. Yes, after the declaration of the Qur'an, it cannot be declared again; there is no need for it.
Indeed, the verse "Do any of you love to eat the flesh of your dead brother" 2, in six degrees, zemmeders (metaphorically) and strongly zecr (denounces) backbiting in six degrees. When this verse actually addresses those who backbite, it takes on a literal meaning. For example:
It is well known that the hemze (the letter "alif") at the beginning of the verse means to ask, "ayya" (is it possible that...). This meaning of asking, like water, permeates all the words of the verse. Each word contains an implicit ruling.
Firstly, with the hemze it says: "Is it possible that you have no mind, which is the place for questions and answers, that you do not understand such an ugly thing?"
Secondly, with the word "yuhibbu" (loves) it says: "Is it possible that your heart, which is the place for love and hate, has become corrupted that you love the most despicable act?"
Thirdly, with the word "ahadukum" (any one of you) it says: "What has become of your social and civil life, taken from the community, that you accept such an action that poisons your life?"
Fourthly, with the phrase "an yakula lahm" (that he eats flesh) it says: "What has become of your humanity that you are tearing apart your friend like a beast with your teeth?"
Fifthly, with the word "akhikh" (your brother) it says: "Do you have no compassion or familial bond that you are mercilessly tearing apart the spiritual self of your oppressed brother in so many ways? And do you have no mind that you are biting your own self like a madman with your own teeth?"
Sixthly, with the phrase "maitan" (dead) it says: "Where is your conscience? Has your nature been corrupted that you do the most abhorrent act of eating the flesh of your brother in the most honorable state?"
Mektubat
·Yirmi Ikinci Mektup
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Listen to the sky. It says, "Ya Celîl-i Zülcemâl." And listen to the earth. It says, "Ya Cemîl-i Zülcelâl." And pay attention to the animals. They say, "Ya Rahmân, Ya Rezzâk." Ask the spring. See, how you will hear many names like "Ya Hannân, Ya Rahmân, Ya Rahîm, Ya Kerîm, Ya Lâtif, Ya Atûf, Ya Musavvir, Ya Münevvir, Ya Muhsin, Ya Müzeyyin." And ask a human being. See, how he recites all the beautiful names and they are written on his face; if you pay attention, you can read them too. The universe is like a great musical recitation of remembrance. The smallest note, the grandest melody, together create a magnificent harmony. And so on, compare.
But many people are unaware of all these names; yet the contemplation of the universe's grandeur and the diversity of the angels' worship has caused a certain degree of contemplation in people too. The different laws of the Prophets, the various paths of the saints, and the diverse teachings of the ascetics all stem from this secret. For example, Isa (peace be upon him), along with other names, the name of Kadîr is more dominant in him. In the lovers of love, the name of Vedûd is more prevalent, and in the people of contemplation, the name of Hakîm is more dominant.
Sözler
·Yirmi Dorduncu Soz
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YOUR FOURTH QUESTION MEANS: In the End Times, after Hazrat Isa (peace be upon him) kills the Dajjal, people mostly enter the true religion. However, it is reported in the hadith that, "The Day of Judgment will not come until there are those who say 'Allah' on earth."1 So, after such a general acceptance of faith, how can there be a general return to disbelief?
The answer: The hadiths that are reported, such as "Hazrat Isa (peace be upon him) will come and act according to the Islamic Sharia, and will kill the Dajjal,"2 are rejected by those with weak faith. If the truth of this is explained, there will be no room for rejection. For example:
The meaning of that hadith and the hadiths about Sufyan and the Mahdi3 is as follows:
In the End Times, two streams of godlessness will gain strength:
One of them: A stream that denies the Prophethood of Ahmadiyya (peace be upon him) under the veil of hypocrisy. A tremendous figure named Sufyan will emerge, take the leadership of the hypocrites, and attempt to destroy the Islamic Sharia. In response to this, the people of wilaya and the people of ihsan, who are connected to the luminous chain of the Progeny of the Prophet, will take the leadership. A luminous figure from the Ahl al-Bayt named Muhammad al-Mahdi will kill and scatter the stream of hypocrisy, which is the spiritual manifestation of Sufyan.
The second stream: A Namudi stream originating from the philosophy of materialism, the Tabiyyun and the materialists. This stream will gradually gain strength in the End Times through materialist philosophy and reach a stage where it denies Divinity. Just as a wild man who does not recognize a king and does not accept that the officers and soldiers in the army are his soldiers, he gives a kind of kingship and a form of authority to everyone and every soldier. Similarly, the members of this stream who deny Allah give each of their souls a kind of lordship, like small Nimrods.
Mektubat
·On Besinci Mektup
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Certainly, that sublime courage in the sublime power will be revealed, and the honor of Hazrat Mahdi will be established, guiding to the right path and the truth. We expect this to happen, and expecting it is justified, just as we expect spring to come after this winter, by the will of Allah and the mercy of the Divine.
Second Sign, namely:
SIXTH SIGN
Hazrat Mahdi's luminous society will repair the destructive regime of the Sufyan committee, restore the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him), and revive the Ahmadiyya mission (peace be upon him) in the Islamic world. The Sufyan committee, which works to destroy the Ahmadiyya Sharia (peace be upon him) with the intention of denying the Ahmadiyya prophethood (peace be upon him), will be destroyed and dispersed by the miraculous spiritual sword of Hazrat Mahdi's society.
Also, the Dajjal committee, which in the human world, with the intention of denying the divinity, corrupts civilization and human sacredness, will be destroyed and dispersed by a devoted and selfless Isawi community, under the name of "Muslim Isawis," who strive to unite the true religion of Hazrat Isa (peace be upon him) with the truth of Islam, under the leadership of Hazrat Isa (peace be upon him), and thus liberate humanity from the denial of divinity.
This important secret is very long. Since we have mentioned it briefly elsewhere, we will conclude here with this short note.
SEVENTH SIGN
Namely, the Third Question: They say: "Your past defense and struggle for Islam are not in the same way as now. Also, you are not following the style of the thinkers who defend Islam against Europe. Why have you changed the old Said position? Why are you not acting in the style of the spiritual fighters of Islam?"
Mektubat
·Yirmi Dokuzuncu Mektup
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As a prelude to twenty subjects, there are three small subjects.
FIRST SUBJECT: In the traditions, the name "Messiah" is given to the Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him), and the same name "Messiah" is also given to both Dajjals. In all traditions, it is said: "From the trial of the Dajjal the Messiah... from the trial of the Dajjal the Messiah." What is the wisdom and interpretation of this?
The answer: Allah knows best, the wisdom is this: Just as by the divine command, Jesus (peace be upon him) removed some heavy obligations in the Mosaic religion and made certain desirable things like wine lawful; similarly, the great Dajjal, through the deception and dominion of Satan, removes the rulings of the Jesus' religion and disrupts the social bonds that govern the lives of Christians, thus preparing the ground for anarchy, Yecj and Mejc. And the Islamic Dajjal, "Sufyan," also tries to remove some eternal rulings of the Muhammadan religion (peace and blessings be upon him) through the whispers of the self and Satan, thereby disrupting the material and spiritual bonds of human life, leaving the reckless and intoxicated souls uncontrolled, breaking the luminous chains of respect and mercy, and creating a terrible anarchy by granting a forced freedom and a tyranny-like freedom to push people into the swamp of mutual desires, so that at that time, those people cannot be controlled except by a very severe tyranny.
Şualar
·Besinci Sua
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And indeed, nothing exists but praises Him, 1 in His name, exalted is He.
Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. 3
Dear, sincere brothers; We congratulate you on your miracle and ask for divine mercy that you and we may fully succeed in the Sunnah of the Owner of the Miracle (a.s.m.). I am writing to you about one or two small matters that may attract your attention during these one or two days.
First: An incident showing one of the many reasons why some students of the Risale-i Nur remain single. Recently, I gave a general explanation of a truth to a lady who is the wife of a significant and important man who had suffered the blow of youth, remained single, and tried to connect with the Risale-i Nur to find comfort, and who is busy studying at an important school. I am writing this perhaps because it might be beneficial to some people in that area.
I said: Since you have suffered the blow of youth, do not yet enter into the natural duty of procreation. Because the temporary pleasure and joy that a man receives as a reward for fulfilling that duty is often sufficient for a certain level of sin. However, the poor woman, in that natural duty, bears a heavy burden for a year and suffers the hardships of raising a child for one or two years, and due to the reason of open promiscuity, she may face accusations of infidelity in her husband's eyes, and there is a possibility that her husband's gaze may wander, and he may not genuinely show her mercy. Therefore, in exchange for permanent distress and conscience-related sufferings, the temporary pleasure and joy she receives from marriage, in this corrupt time, is not even a hundredth of what she receives in exchange for that duty. Moreover, especially in the case of what is called "kufv-ushar'i" (a legally valid marriage), where there is no mutual sincerity or religious virtue, it causes even more suffering. And especially outside of Islamic upbringing, those who are called Muslims but do not have the respect and mutual mercy that comes from faith, completely destroy their worldly happiness and cause them to suffer the punishment of Hell.
Both the father and the mother, in exchange for the great hardship they endure and the many services they witness in the duty of procreation, receive only the complete respect and obedience of their child in this world, and in return for their care and service, they receive
Kastamonu Lâhikası
·Mektup 162
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Here, it indicates: The path to humanity is open so that it may traverse such a distance in the air. Therefore, O humanity! Since the path is open to you, reach this level and approach it.
The Almighty, in the language of this verse, metaphorically says: "O human! I mounted one of My servants in the air because he abandoned the desires of his soul. If you too abandon the laziness of your desires and properly utilize some of My established laws, you too can ride."
Also, the verse stating: "And We said, 'Strike the rock with your staff,' and there gushed forth from it twelve springs," which describes one of the miracles of Prophet Moses (peace be upon him), indicates that the hidden treasures of mercy beneath the earth can be accessed using simple tools. Indeed, even from a hard place like a rock, the water of life can be drawn with a staff. Thus, this verse conveys to humanity: You can find the water of life, the most delicate manifestation of mercy, with a staff. Therefore, come on, work, and find it.
The Almighty, metaphorically through the language of this verse, says: "O human! Since I give such a staff to the hand of a servant who trusts in Me, with which he can draw the water of life wherever he wishes. You too, if you rely on My laws of mercy, can obtain a similar or nearly similar tool. Come on, do it!"
Indeed, one of the important aspects of human progress is the invention of a tool that, in most places, causes water to spurt when struck. This verse outlines the ultimate and furthest limits of such achievements. Just as the previous verse outlined the furthest points of achievements far beyond the current state of airplanes.
Also, for example, regarding one of the miracles of Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him):
"And I heal the blind and the leper, and I bring the dead back to life by permission of Allah."
The Quran encourages humanity to follow the lofty character of Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him), and also metaphorically highlights his high-level craftsmanship and divine medicine. Indeed, this verse indicates that even the most severe ailments can find a cure. Therefore, O human and O descendants of Adam who face calamities! Do not despair. No matter what the ailment is, a cure is possible. Seek it, and you will find it. Indeed,
Sözler
·Yirminci Soz
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A deserved punishment
The rule of the Shariah, "The killer does not inherit," is in accordance with the natural laws of fate, that one who pursues a purpose through an illegitimate path receives a punishment contrary to their intent. Wilson, Clemenceau, Venizelos, etc...
An example of this: Since the beginning of our revolution, those who have used the means of the hereafter's reward as a means of honor and glory in a godless manner have ended in terrible disgrace. After a temporary honor and glory, a complete silence followed. Their current language echoes the lament, "Oh, that I had been forgotten and left alone."
Human nature is like a field in which, along with the seeds of good tendencies, the seeds of evil inclinations have been sown like grains by the hand of fate. These seeds need water to sprout. If the water comes from the air, the seeds of evil will sprout:
Just like the effect of the current Western civilization on social order... Naturally, many good inclinations are present; however, a dozen seeds that have grown and borne fruit can overcome not a hundred, but a thousand dried seeds. Therefore, the solution to this is to close the source of corruption and obtain the water from God.
Tulûât
·Mustehak Bir Ceza
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