FOOTNOTE
The learned scholars of the madrasa system, who have turned to the Risale-i Nur, have realized that the spiritual and Islamic results which could be achieved in fifteen years through the traditional madrasa method, can now be achieved in fifteen weeks through the Risale-i Nur. Our master says: "Whoever reads the lessons of the Risale-i Nur for one year with understanding and acceptance, can become a true and knowledgeable scholar of this age."
The Risale-i Nur is a treasure of light and eloquence that explains the luminous way of the Honored Messenger of God, upon whom be peace and blessings, and the noble character of the Noble Companions. This very situation is giving today's world a fresh, luminous life and a completely new approach, demonstrating the truth that for a long time, the Risale-i Nur has unified and harmonized the people of the madrasa, the people of the school, and the people of the tekke, who were previously thought to be in conflict. It also reconciles the East and the West, which were in opposition. The fact that the only solution for the Muslim community working to establish Islamic unity is the Risale-i Nur is accepted and confirmed by specialists. Moreover, new scientific discoveries and developments have emerged in America, Europe, especially in Germany, which can resolve today's conflicts and explain truth and reality to the people of the twentieth century who have made intellectual and ideological progress. If they can comprehend and see, then indeed, the Risale-i Nur Collection...
Tarihçe-i Hayat
·Isparta Hayati
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So, until now we were in the grave, decaying. Now, with this union of nations and constitutional monarchy, we have passed into the maternal womb and will find a new life. The distance of progress we have lagged behind for more than a hundred years, by God's will, through the miracle of the Prophetic, we will ride the constitutional law and the carriage of the consultative assembly in mind and action. This vast desert of ignorance, although it has advanced in the development of ideas, will compete shoulder to shoulder with the progressive nations. For they have mounted the ox cart and started on the road; we will suddenly ride the steam engine and the balloon of ideas and pass them. Perhaps, with the help of the power of Islamic truth, the inherent potential of nature, the grace of faith, and the strength of the heart, we will pass them mile by mile, just as we did in the past.
I hereby declare, in the name of the duty given to me by my education and the command of freedom granted by liberty:
O children of the homeland! Do not misinterpret freedom; let it not slip from our hands, and let the old slavery, disguised in another form, not suffocate us. FOOTNOTE: For freedom is realized and flourishes with the laws and the good manners of the Sharia and with virtuous character. The first generation, that is, the noble Companions, at a time when savagery and tyranny ruled the world, is an undeniable proof of freedom, justice, and equality. Otherwise, interpreting and acting upon freedom as license, lawlessness, extravagance, excess, and indulgence of one's desires, while escaping from the chains of a king and falling into the tyranny and disgraceful slavery of the lowly, shows the nation's childish potential and ignorance. Thus, it is worthy of the old slavery and unworthy of true freedom. For ignorance is confined. The new Islamic freedom, which is broad and noble, is not suitable for one who is childish, for a child cannot grasp it. The glorious national unity will be destroyed and will become a target for a bad disease due to the current circumstances and the hostile conditions.
Divan-ı Harb-i Örfî
·Mektup 37
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So, until now we were in the grave, decaying. Now, with this union of nations and constitutional monarchy, we have passed into the maternal womb and will find a new life. The distance of progress we have lagged behind for more than a hundred years, by God's will, through the miracle of the Prophetic, we will ride the constitutional law and the carriage of the consultative assembly in mind and action. This vast desert of ignorance, although it has advanced in the development of ideas, will compete shoulder to shoulder with the progressive nations. For they have mounted an ox cart and started on the road; we will suddenly ride the steam engine and the balloon of ideas and pass them. Perhaps, with the help of the power of Islamic truth, the inherent potential of nature, the grace of faith, and the strength of the heart, we will pass them mile by mile, just as we did in the past.
I hereby declare, in the name of the duty given to me by my education and the command of freedom granted by liberty:
O children of the homeland! Do not misinterpret freedom, lest it slip from our hands and the old, oppressive slavery, disguised in another form, strangle us. FOOTNOTE: For freedom is realized and flourishes through the laws, the manners of the Sharia, and the virtues of good character. The first generation, that is, the Noble Companions, at a time when savagery and tyranny ruled the world, provided an evident proof of freedom, justice, and equality. Otherwise, interpreting and acting upon freedom as license, lawlessness, extravagance, excess, and indulgence of one's desires, while escaping from the chains of a king only to fall under the tyranny and disgraceful slavery of the lowly, shows the nation's childish potential and ignorance. Thus, it demonstrates that we are worthy of the old slavery and unworthy of freedom. For ignorance is indeed confined. The new Islamic freedom, which is broad and noble, requires worthiness—since a child cannot be broad—while the glorious national unity has been destroyed and will become a target of a terrible disease due to the corrupt and hostile conditions.
Divan-ı Harb-i Örfî
·Divan I Harb I Orfi
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