Here, look: In the world of humanity, from the time of Adam until now, there have been two great currents, two chains of thought, which have spread like two mighty trees in every direction and in every stratum of humanity; one is the chain of prophethood and religion, the other is the chain of philosophy and wisdom, and they have come and gone. Whenever those two chains have converged and united, that is, when the chain of philosophy has entered the chain of religion, obeying and serving it, the world of humanity has passed through a period of bright happiness and social life. Whenever they have separated, all good and light have gathered around the chain of prophethood and religion, while evils and deviations have gathered around the chain of philosophy. Now, we must find the sources and foundations of those two chains.
Indeed, the chain of philosophy, which does not obey the chain of religion, takes the form of a tree of Zakkum and spreads the darkness of polytheism and deviation around it. Indeed, in the branch of intellectual power, the eternalists, materialists, and naturalists have given their fruits to human reason. And in the branch of the power of anger, they have placed the likes of Nimrod, Pharaoh, and Sheddad upon the head of humanity. And in the branch of the beastly passion, they have produced idols, false deities, and those who claim divinity, raising and cultivating them. That tree of Zakkum, whose source is the chain of prophethood, which is a tree of Tuba of worship, has blessed branches in the world's sphere. In the branch of intellectual power, it has grown the fruits of prophets, messengers, saints, and sincere believers. In the branch of the power of resistance, it has produced just judges and kings like angels, and in the branch of the power of attraction, it has grown fruits of good character, beautiful forms, nobility, and generosity, showing how humanity is the most perfect fruit of this universe. The source of that tree is twofold. For these two trees, the source and foundation, as a solid seed, we will explain the two aspects of the source. Namely:
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Yes, in that terrible era when atheism reigned supreme, people of faith were being persecuted. Even the idea of completely abolishing the Qur'an and entirely eradicating religious beliefs, as in Russia, was considered; but when it was argued that such a move might not yield the desired results among the Muslim nation, they gave up on it and only decided: "The youth educated through the new teaching methods we will implement in schools will abolish the Qur'an, and in this way, the nation's connection with Islam will be severed." The sources of this terrible and terrifying plan, which aimed to overturn the current religious development, were the leaders and followers of the external atheistic currents that are now the rivals and enemies of the current religious progress. Yes, we leave the detailed analysis of the inner workings and the true nature of that terrible event, which occurred within the Turkish nation, to the honest historians of the future and to the Islamic-Turkish editors who are now somewhat revealing it under the freedom of the Democratic administration. Our duty is solely and exclusively to deal with the truths of faith and the Qur'an. We are solely and exclusively part of the current of faith and Islam.
Yes, during the most turbulent periods of that deviation and heresy, Bediüzzaman Said Nursî was under constant surveillance and suspicion, and in such a terrible and numerous harsh conditions. The kind of oppression that the Nimrods, Pharaohs, Shaddads, and Yazids could not achieve was inflicted upon Bediüzzaman. And this continued for twenty-five years. At that time, the Islamic world was materially poor and in the bondage of the occupiers. All the secret corrupt and atheistic committees were carrying out tremendous activities both in Turkey and in the Islamic world, and their supporters were backing them, and all of them were united against Islam.
Indeed, the Risale-i Nur is the product of an era that, like the importance of the battles of Badr and Uhud in the Age of Bliss, which were the keys to the conquest of the world by Islam, holds a significant value. The service to faith and the spiritual religious struggle it carried out is of a grandeur that has never been seen in any era in history since the Age of Bliss. It was as if their hands and feet were bound.
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