Bediüzzaman Said Nursi

A Foreword on Bediüzzaman Said Nursi and the Risale-i Nur Collection

This foreword was written by an important scholar in Medina-i Münevvere.

I said in the "Preface" belonging to the Great Iqbal: "While reading the history of the lives of the great people, telling lofty legends and remembering their cherished memories, one feels that one has entered another world. The sublime fire of pure feelings of love burns one's heart and surrounds one with divine blessing. History records such great people that many great ones are small compared to them." remains.

Commemorating the soldiers who brought honor to history.

Soul in ascension from the earth to the widest realms

A thousand scents envelop the soul deeply.

As if in the past, from the rose gardens in Heaven...

I have realized this deep truth in all its grandeur and splendor while writing the "Preface". Because this work, which we present to our dear and esteemed readers with the deepest sincerity and sincerity, is a tribute to the great Master Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, the conqueror of hearts, whose long and fruitful life of almost a century was the scene of thousands of wonders, and his Risale-i Nur Collection, which consists of one hundred and thirty parts; and it belongs to the Students of Nur, who continue to give excellent examples not only to a country but to the entire human world, with their morality and virtues, sincerity and sincerity, faith and wisdom, at every stage of life.

They describe the "Preface" of a book as the summary of that book. However, is it possible to fit the contents of this magnificent book, whose every topic is too deep and wide to fit into a separate work, in such a few pages of introduction?

I have never felt this helpless and astonished in any of my poetic and prose articles that I have written so helplessly. Therefore, those who will read this work with deep pleasure, divine joy and enthusiastic excitement will see with admiration that; Bediüzzaman is a completely different scholar and distinguished personality who had an exceptional upbringing since his childhood and was blessed with divine manifestations throughout his life.

After thoroughly studying this great person, his works and his students, and living in that world of light emotionally, mentally and spiritually, I learned that a great and old Arab poet expressed a very deep truth with a couplet. “It would not be difficult for God Almighty to gather the whole universe in one person… “

History of Life ( 5 – 6 )

Bediüzzaman Said Nursi: The Magnificence and Impact of the Struggle for Faith and Wisdom

The number of people who are attracted to this pole, inspired and inspired by the sublimity of its purpose, the magnificence of its cause and the greatness of its faith, is increasing day by day.

This sublime event that amazes the mind; Just as it destroys the unbelievers, it also continues to make the believers happy and happy.

See how a great warrior expresses this divine event, which lives in a spiritual rapport in the hearts of believers, in a style that leaves hearts in ecstasy:

“In the dark days when the filth of immorality reaches out in every direction as a deluge and begins to suffocate every virtue, we find consolation in seeing his, that is, Bediuzzaman's blessing, passing from heart to heart like a secret, in a move that is impossible to resist... Our nights have become very dark, and the mornings of very dark nights are very close.”

Yes, those who saw the blessing and effect of this light, which spread and dispersed from heart to heart like a secret, in every corner of the country, began to ask in astonishment and horror: “Who is this person whose fame covers every part of our country? What is his life, works, profession and disposition? Is the path he follows a sect, a society, or a political organization?

Not only that; Immediately, very important administrative and judicial follow-ups, very serious investigations, and long and frequent trials took place... As a result, when it became clear that this divine manifestation was nothing more than an "Institution of Faith and Wisdom" established in the land of hearts, the divine manifestation of justice emerged as follows: "Bediuzzaman Said The decision "Acquittal of Nursi and all Risale-i Nur works" was officially announced. And now it became clear like the sun that the spirit will always prevail over matter, truth over falsehood, light over oppression, faith over disbelief, and that this is a truth that comes first among the divine laws that will not change from eternity to eternity.

They say that the truest indicator that shows the nature and truth, loyalty and sincerity of a reformer in any climate is the difference in the changes that occur in his individual and social, physical and spiritual life between the first days of declaring his cause and the last days of his victory.

For example: In the early days, that man was humble, generous, self-denying and devoted, in short; He was a very clean and extremely distinguished person who was a real example in terms of all morality and virtue. Let's see if he can remain in his former clean and exemplary state after being victorious in his jihad and gaining a place in feelings, aspirations and hearts. Has Yoksirfaa, with the joy of victory, become exalted like many people who are considered great?

This is the clearest mirror that will reflect the nature and reality, personality and identity of the owner of any cause or aim, big or small, in its most genuine form.

Throughout history, the masterpiece examples of overcoming this formidable test have been given first by the Prophets and especially by the Prophet Muhammad, then by his caliphs and companions, and then by the great people who followed their enlightened path.

History of Life ( 6 – 7 )

Main adjectives that describe the personality of the Master

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The most important condition of success for a litigant, and especially for a reformer, is waiver. Because eyes and hearts are inclined to examine and follow this important point with the finest sensitivity. The master's entire life is overflowing with masterpiece examples of renunciation.

I heard the following words about renunciation from the late Allama Shaykh al-Islam Mustafa Sabri Efendi: "Islam requires such mujahids today that they will be ready to sacrifice not only their worldly life but also their afterlife."

Since I could not fully understand this great word coming from the great man, I did not tell it to everyone and did not reveal it in unnecessary places, comparing it to the mysterious words said by Sufis in their states of desire.

When I read the same words in Bediüzzaman's fiery and excited expressions, I realized that the extent of renunciation is getting bigger compared to the elders... Yes; Would Allah Almighty and His Majesty Tekaddes, the Most Merciful, abandon the mujahideen who were willing to endure such a pathetic sacrifice for Islam? Is it befitting your reputation - God forbid - to deprive that self-sacrificing servant of your grace, kindness and mercy?

Bediuzzaman is the brightest example of this exceptional manifestation. He lived isolated all his life. He was completely deprived of all the legitimate pleasures of the world. He did not find the time or opportunity to fall in love with establishing a home and living a happy family life there. But God Almighty has granted him such things that are so magnificent and magnificent that they cannot be described with mortal pens.

Which head of a family in the world today is as happy -spiritually- as Bediuzzaman Said Nursi? Which father has had millions of children? And what kind of children!.. And which master could raise so many students?

This sacred and spiritual bond -byznillah-i ta'ala- will remain as long as the worlds remain and will flow like a flood of light until eternity. Because this divine cause was born from the Quran and will live with the Quran, just as it is a being manifested in the ocean of light of the Holy Quran...

Compassion and Mercy:

The Grand Master found truth and truth in his childhood. Even in the days when he locked himself in caves to listen to the cry of his heart and the supplications of his soul, he was a "Sage of God" who had the pleasure of receiving enlightenment and peace from worship and obedience, contemplation and contemplation.

However, in those dangerous days when the terrible nightmare of unbelief and ilhad, resembling dark night waves, was about to cover the Muslim world and therefore our country, he was thrown into the field of jihad with a roar resembling volcanoes, like a lion jumping out of his bed. He sacrificed all his comfort and peace for this sacred cause. And this is the basis of wisdom; Since that day, his every word has become a slice of lava, his every thought a piece of fire. It hurts the hearts that he fell; ignites feelings, ideas…

The Grand Master's re-embarkation into the life of guidance and society, after a complete period of time and seclusion, is exactly similar to that important and historical stage that Imam-i Ghazali went through in his life.

So, God Almighty obliges the great guides with the duty of illumination and guidance after training, purifying and purifying them in seclusion for a period of time. And for this reason, the breaths coming from their hearts, which are cleaner and clearer than a muqattar, have completely different effects as soon as they reflect on the hearts...

As I have stated, Imam-i Ghazali's conquests in the field of morality and virtue nine hundred years ago; In this century, Bediüzzaman succeeded in the valley of faith and sincerity.

Yes, it was always this unique compassion and mercy that led Hazrat Master to these magnificent fields of jihad. And let's hear it from him personally:

Me: “Why did you tease this and that?” they say. I am not aware of it; There is a tremendous fire in front of me. Its flames are rising to the skies, my child is burning in it, my faith is on fire. I'm running to extinguish that fire and save my faith. Someone tried to hinder me on the road and my foot hit him; What is its importance? Does this small incident mean anything in the face of that terrible fire? Narrow thoughts, narrow views… “

Exception:

The thousands of examples of exemption that the Master gave to all levels of our society throughout his life have a legendary sublimity.

He has completely detached himself from the burdens and accepted relying on the endless and inexhaustible treasure of the Lord of the Universe with all his physical and spiritual being as a sect, disposition and profession, not a habit throughout his life. And he still continues to persevere in this no matter what the cost.

The original side of the matter: This profession was not exclusive to him, but was passed down to his students as a sacred ideal. It is impossible not to admire the dedication of a student of Nur who has the honor of bathing in the sea of Nur...

See, Master; In the Second Letter of the masterpiece bearing the title of Letters, he explains this important point in six aspects with a noble consciousness of faith and wisdom:

“First: The people of misguidance, the people of knowledge; They accuse him of using science as a means to an end. They attack them ruthlessly, saying that they are making science and religion their means of survival. Therefore, it is necessary to actually deny these.

Second: We are obliged to follow the Prophets for the propagation of truth. In the All-Wise Qur'an, those who propagate the truth are blessed. By saying اِلاَّ عَلَى اللّٰهِ, they showed exemption from people… “

The Divine Conquest that the Risale-i Nur Collection has achieved is the masterpiece-like and wonderful result of the heroism of perseverance in this profession of Prophet. And in this way, the Master preserved his scientific glory like a diamond of great value.

How can a person who has no connection with the salary, rank, wealth and many other personal and material benefits for which everyone is a slave, not become the conqueror of hearts? How can the hearts of believers not be filled with its inspiration and light?

Economism:

Economics is nothing but the interpretation and explanation of the exception we mentioned before. In order to enter the palace of economics, you must first enter through the gate called istiğna. For this reason, economical exemption is considered necessary and necessary.

The economy of a mujahid, who, like the Master, takes the Prophets as an example in terms of isolation, becomes a natural trait that occurs spontaneously, and a bowl of soup, a glass of water and a piece of bread a day may be enough for him. Because this great man; As the great and generous French poet Lamartin said: "He does not live to eat, perhaps he eats to live."

After fully understanding the Master's temperament and profession, I now find it hard to compare his high economics with simple things such as eating and drinking. Because it is necessary to apply the high economics of this great man in spiritual fields and measure it with non-material measures.

For example, Master, you can achieve this high economic power not only through simple things such as eating, drinking and wearing clothes; On the contrary, he is a genius who measures spiritual and abstract values ​​such as thought, mind, potential, ability, time, soul and breath by not wasting them. And he inculcated this meticulous accounting and monitoring method, which he followed as a character throughout his life, to all his students. Therefore, it is not an easy thing to make a student of Nur read the work and listen to every word. Because this "Attention!" written at the focal point of his heart. The word serves as the most sensitive control.

Bediüzzaman is a rare person who has proven that he is a powerful reformer and a wonderful "Pedagogue" -tutor- with the pure generation he has raised, and has added another atlas page written in the history of economics with sparkles of light.

Humility and Submissiveness:

These two qualities have been very beneficial and had a very deep impact in the spread of the Treatises of Nur to the world in such a wonderful way.

Because the Master did not pretend to be a Qutb-ul-Arif or a Gavs-ul-Wasilin in his conversations and quotes, hearts quickly warmed up to him, loved him with pure sincerity and immediately adopted his lofty goal.

For example: He directs many conversations and suggestions regarding morality, virtue, wisdom and lesson directly to himself. The first and only addressee of your sharp and fiery speeches is your own self. From there - as if it spread from the center to the surroundings - it spreads to all the hearts longing for light and joy, happiness and peace.

The Master is very gentle and extremely modest in his private life. He makes the greatest sacrifices in order not to hurt anyone, let alone any particle. He endures countless troubles and hardships, suffering and deprivations... But on the condition that his faith and the Quran are not touched...

Then you see that; That calm sea has turned into a flood whose waves rise to the skies and an ocean that spreads majesty and terror on the shores. Because he is a loyal servant of the Holy Quran and a heroic and self-sacrificing soldier who waits for the borders of faith. He expresses this truth in a succinct sentence as follows: "While a soldier is on duty, even if the commander-in-chief comes, he will not lay down his weapon. I, too, am a servant and a soldier of the Quran. No matter who comes against me while I am on duty, I say this is the truth, I will not bow my head..."

The following verses are his language while he is on duty and in the field of jihad:

Like a prancing horse, I'll break the bloody ship

God forbid I can't sell myself to sneaky enemies

I think captivity is being away from myself.

What a sad torture to fall into such humiliation

Every moment passes with the love of eternal reunion.

My faith is a castle built with might and strength.

How grateful I am for this sacred purpose.

My martyred ancestors would like to see me in Heaven.

As long as my soul is eternal, my life is eternal.

Death is the way to the greatest union, to Allah.

The Master's scientific side:

The late Ziya Pasha, this:

The ritual is business, one does not care about words,

The visible rank of the person's intelligence is in his work.

, he expressed a great truth that will be passed down from generation to generation as a motto.

Yes, to go into detail about the scientific power of the distinguished and exceptional person who gifted our Muslim race such a magnificent library of faith and wisdom as the Risale-i Nur Collection and established a sacred institution of light in hearts is as unnecessary as describing the sun at noon.

Only one of our poets:

Who will be happy, the old man will be lost while watching.

As he said, this blessed person, who was blessed with divine manifestations in every moment of his life; Talking about his knowledge, wisdom, morality and perfection gives people a completely different pleasure and divine pleasure. I can't help but go on and on about this.

The Master touched upon the most important religious, social, moral, literary, legal, philosophical and Sufi issues in the Risale-i Nur Collection and succeeded in all of them in a wonderful manner.

The real astonishing point is; Just as he solved the most difficult issues, where many scholars had strayed into dangerous paths, clearly and in the most definitive manner, he emerged from the most turbulent depths to the shores of peace by following the enlightened path taken by the Ahl al-Sunnah and the Community, and thus brought out those who read his works.

For this reason, we are honored to present the Risale-i Nur Collection to all levels of our beloved nation with complete safety and sincerity. Treatises of Nur are clear crystals taken from the sea of ​​light of the Holy Quran and crystal beams filtered from the sun of guidance. Therefore, the most sacred duty of every Muslim is to try to spread these enlightening works that will save faith. Because it has been seen many times in history that a work has led to the guidance and happiness of many individuals, families, societies and countless masses of people... Ah! How fortunate is the person who causes the faith of a fellow believer to be saved!..

The Master's Intellectual Side:

As you know; Every thinker has his own system of reflection, a goal he pursues in his intellectual life, and an ideal to which he is devoted wholeheartedly. And long introductions are made to talk about his system of contemplation, his purpose and ideal. However, Bediüzzaman's system of contemplation, purpose and ideal can be summarized in one sentence without getting tired with long introductions:

The sole cause of all heavenly books and all Prophets is to "declare the divinity and unity of the Creator of the Universe" and to prove this great cause with scientific, logical and philosophical evidence.

-Then the Master also has something to do with logic, philosophy and positive sciences?

-Yes, as long as logic and philosophy make peace with the Quran and serve truth and reality, the Master is the greatest logician and the most powerful philosopher. The brightest evidence and the most definitive proofs that it uses in the valley of proving the sacred and universal cause is the "Positive Science", which proves and declares more and more every day that the Holy Quran is the word of Allah.

As far as philosophy actually means wisdom, every work that tries to prove the Necessary Existence of God and His Excellency with attributes worthy of His Almighty God is the greatest wisdom and the owner of that work is the greatest judge.

Because the Master followed such a scientific path, that is, the enlightened path of the Holy Quran, he had the honor of saving the faith of thousands of university students. Hazrat has many other scientific, literary and philosophical merits in this regard. However, I aim to present them in a separate work, God willing, by bringing examples from his works. And minallahittevfik.

Sufism Front:

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I asked a person from the Naqshbandi sheikh, who is a great scholar and tries to apply every action of His Holiness the Prophet to the actions of His Holiness the Prophet:

-Your Excellency, what is the reason for the tension between the ulama and the Sufis?

-Ulema have inherited the knowledge of our Prophet Muhammad, and the Sufis have inherited his deeds. For this reason, a person who inherits both the knowledge and deeds of our Prophet Fahr-i Cihan is called "Zulcenaheyn", that is, "Two-winged"... Therefore, the purpose of the sect is to act with greatness, not with licenses, to be moralized with the morality of the Prophet, to be purified from all spiritual diseases and to be in the will of God Almighty. is to be mortal. Those who have attained this lofty degree are undoubtedly the people of truth. In other words, it means that they have achieved the goal that is intended and desired by the sect. However, since it is not possible for everyone to achieve this high level, our elders have set certain rules in order to easily reach the desired goal. In short; Tariqat is a circle within the circle of sharia. Those who fall from the sect fall into the sharia, but - God willing - who fall from the sharia will remain in eternal disappointment.

According to the statement of this great person, there is no fundamental conflict between the path of light opened by Bediüzzaman and true and unimpeachable Sufism. Both of them are the paths that lead to Riza-yi Bari and ultimately to Heaven-i-Al-Al-Al-A'la and Didar-i-Mevla.

Therefore, there is no obstacle for any Sufi brother of ours who pursues this noble goal to read the Risale-i Nur Collection with pleasure, on the contrary, Risale-i Nur expands the circle of "monitoring" in Sufism through the Holy Quran and gives him the duty of contemplation as a most important duty. added.

Yes, due to this "Contemplation" that opens completely different horizons to the human eye and heart, a devotee who is only occupied with the control of his heart, contemplates and observes the entire universe, from particles to spheres, with its magnificence and magnificence, together with his heart and all his faculties, and the names of God Almighty, which are manifested in thousands of ways in those universes. Seeing his beauty and sublime attributes with perfect ecstasy, he feels with absolute certainty, absolute certainty and absolute certainty that he is now in an eternal temple. Because the "Temple" he entered is such a great temple that; All of the community, which is numbered in billions, remembers its Creator with love and enthusiasm, awe and awe. With their burning, sweet and beautiful languages, accents, tunes, harmony and compositions, they sing in unison. They say اِلهَ اِلاَّ اللّٰهُ وَاللّٰهُ اَكْبَرُ.

He who follows the path of faith, wisdom and the Quran opened by Risale-i Nur enters such a magnificent and magnificent temple. And everyone becomes prosperous in proportion to their faith, wisdom, feyiz and sincerity.

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Literary Front:

Since ancient times, writers and poets, thinkers and scholars have been divided into two in terms of wording and meaning, style and content. Some of them sacrificed the meaning to expression by giving importance only to style and expression, meter and rhyme. And this state reveals itself most in poetry.

The other group is; They did not sacrifice the essence to the word, giving the most importance to the meaning and content.

I think the literary side of a great thinker like Bediüzzaman can be easily understood with this small introduction. Because the master is a genius who spent his precious and fruitful life not with the arrangement and order of the words that will remain in the ears, but rather with the inculcation of the feeling of religion, the consciousness of faith, the notion of morality and virtue, which will live together with humanity as a sacred ideal in hearts, souls, conscience and ideas, to centuries and generations. Naturally, a mujahid who sacrifices his life and the world for the realization of such a lofty goal cannot be occupied with mortal forms.

In addition, the Master has a literary power and talent that is extraordinary in terms of subtlety of taste, sensitivity of the heart, depth of thought and height of imagination. And for this reason, the style and expression vary depending on the subject. For example: While convincing the mind with logical and mathematical arguments on scientific and philosophical issues, he uses very concise compositions. But at moments when it captivates the heart and elevates the soul, the expression becomes so clear that it cannot be described. For example: When describing the skies, suns, stars, moonlights and especially the spring world and the power and majesty of God Almighty manifesting in those worlds, the style takes such a subtle form that; Now, every simile resembles a plate framed in the sweetest colors, and every depiction brings to life a world of wonders.

It is based on this wisdom that, by studying the Risale-i Nur Collection, a Nur student - even if he belongs to any faculty of the university - is fully satisfied emotionally, mentally, spiritually, conscientiously and imaginatively.

How can one not be satisfied that the Risale-i Nur Collection is a bouquet of roses plucked from the universal garden of the Holy Quran? Therefore, it has the light, air, light and smell of that blessed and divine garden...

The flowing waters speak of this need of the soul

Humans always need the Quran.

History of Life ( 11 – 20 )

Difficulties in Narrating the Life of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi and the Importance of Risale-i Nur

First of all, let's admit that; This History of Life is far from fully expressing the life of the great Master. Many points are cut short.

Moreover, many of the events and events that would shed light on the issues regarding his personality have not been mentioned. There are many events and incidents that confirm the ideas and opinions expressed. The only reason we don't talk about it is because he doesn't agree with it.

He has always mentioned, both in his conversations and in his letters, that this time is the time of community, that personal perfections and merits do not have as much impact on the service of faith as spiritual individuals do. He also emphasizes that he looks at the Risale-i Nur, which emanates from the All-Wise Qur'an, rather than the mortal person, and that all value and virtue are in the Risale-i Nur. He repeatedly warned that he belonged to the truth of the Qur'an manifested in the Light... and when he heard that such a history of his life was being prepared, he said: "There is no need for details. Only mentions about the service of the Risale-i Nur should be written." Due to reasons such as sending a message saying "", his personal mentions were cut very short. We have included, as they are, the letters, defenses, articles and memoirs from various times that relate to the Master's life and relate mostly to his service to the Nuriye, and which express his situation at that time to some extent. In this way, this work constitutes a true source for the enlightened students of Nur in the future. Insha'Allah, the esteemed writers and writers will use this to prepare more perfect, more truthful and useful histories of life.

We would also like to remind you that; The purity of this work has not been spoiled by referring it to the personal opinions of the writers who belong to various professions and walks of life and to the pens of the writers who indulge in unnecessary exaggerations.

Let's also confess that we could not come up with the explanation, expression and style worthy of the bright and luminous qualities of the Risale-i Nur and Said Nursi's life and morality, which constitute complete chastity and wonderful courage. While a single service out of the thousands of universal services performed by this person, the heroism and marvelous bravery he showed in a single time among the many times he lived, and even a single work among the works he wrote could lead to the preparation of a magnificent history of his life; Not only in a town, in a province, in a country, with thousands of different characteristics, high moral values, service to the Qur'an, testimonies of faith, and about a hundred and thirty of his works; Perhaps the history of the Islamic world and humanity in terms of nations and states, with its comprehensive and effective service, cannot fit into this work... and could not fit...

We could not describe the Master's profession, his temperament, his special circumstances, and his personality, which combines many characteristics and characteristics in his person and in his service. It is necessary to listen and meet one by one with his students and servants, who saw the various stages of his life closely, so that the history of his life can be prepared in some detail.

The Birth and Family of Bediüzzaman Said Nursi

Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (Rumi) was born in 1293 in Nurs Village of Isparit Town of Hizan District of Bitlis Province. His father's name is Mirza and his mother's name is Nuriye. He stayed with his father and mother until he was nine years old.

Proving His Knowledge and Intelligence in Siirt

After staying with Molla Abdullah for a while, he comes to Siirt. He goes to the madrasah of Molla Fethullah Efendi there. Molla Fethullah to Molla Said:

-Last year you were reading "Süyûtî", are you reading Molla Câmî this year?

Bediüzzaman: Yes, I finished “Câmî”.

Molla Fethullah asked which book it was and when he received the answer "I finished it", it remained in his imagination. He couldn't comprehend that he had finished so many books, and that he had finished them in such a short time. He was amazed and said:

-You were crazy last year, are you crazy this year too?

Bediüzzaman: A person can ignore the truth for the sake of his own self towards others. But he cannot say anything other than the secret truth to his master, who is more respected than his father. He says, "If you command, test me from the books I have told you."

No matter what book Mullah Fethullah asks, he answers beautifully.

Thereupon, the person named Molla Ali-i Suran, who listened to this conversation and was the teacher of Said's teacher a year ago, started to take lessons from them.

Mullah Fethullah: Well, you are great at intelligence, but how is your memory? Can you memorize a few lines from Makamat-ı Harîriye by reading them twice? Saying, he hands over the book.

Molla Said took it and memorized it by reading one leaf of it once.

Mullah Fethullah was astonished by saying: It is rare for a person to have an extreme level of intelligence and memorization.

While Bediüzzaman was there, he memorized the book Cem'-ül Cevami' in a week, studying it for one or two hours a day. Thereupon, Mullah Fethullah wrote the following words on the book: قَدْ جَمَعَ فِى حِفْظِهِ جَمْعُ الْجَوَامِعِ جَمِيعَهُ فِى جُمْعَةٍ

This situation found a solution in Siirt and Mullah Fethullah said to the ulema:

-A very young student came to our madrasah. Whatever questions I asked, he answered without any doubt. He praises many people, saying, "I admired his intelligence, knowledge and grace at this age." Thereupon, the scholars gathered in one place and invited Bediüzzaman. While Bediüzzaman answered all his questions without hesitation, he was looking at Mullah Fethullah's face. They responded by reading from themselves as if they were looking at the book. The scholars who saw this decided that Bediüzzaman was a wonderful young man and appreciated and praised his virtue. This situation is heard around. The people respect him to the degree of a saint and look at him with that evil eye.

History of Life ( 35 – 37 )

The Ant Incident and the New Public Curiosity

He went to Tillo town of Siirt. He was imprisoned in a famous mausoleum. There he wonderfully preserved Kamus-u Ocean as far as Bâb-üs Sin. When asked on what basis he memorizes the public:

-Kamus writes down the meaning of each word. "On the contrary, I was curious about creating a camus that shows how many words are used for each meaning," he replied. When he locked himself in the tomb in question, his younger brother Mehmed was bringing his food. He was satisfied by giving the grains in the meal to the ants around the dome and dipping his bread into the water of the meal.

-Why do you give the grains to the ants? When it is said:

-Since I have observed that they have a passion for social life and extraordinary duty, diligence and hard work, I would like to assist them in reward for their republicanism, he replied...

{(Haşiye): In 1935, at the Eskişehir High Criminal Court, "What is your opinion about the Republic?" In response to the question: -Apart from the head of the Eskişehir court, my life history proves that I was a devout republican before you were born, he explains the "Ant Incident" mentioned above and says: -Each of the Rashidun Caliphs was both a caliph and a leader of the people. Sıddık-ı Ekber, Asher-i Mübeşşerye and Sahabe-i Kirama were of course under the rule of the chief of the people. However, they were not the meaningless names and images, but the leaders of the meaningfully religious republic that carried the truth of justice and freedom of the law. }

History of Life ( 39 )

His Political Experience in Mardin and the Miracle of Prayer

Molla Said entered political life at a very young age and began to serve the homeland and nation. His first political life started in Mardin. Thereupon, under the wrath of a governor, he was exiled to Bitlis, with his hands tied and under the supervision of a guard. While on the road with the gendarmes, prayer time comes. He warns the gendarmes to open the records for prayer. When the gendarmes refuse, he opens the iron records like a handkerchief and throws them in front of them. The gendarmes consider this situation a miracle and are astonished. With submission, request and request:

-We were your guards until now, from now on we are your servants! they say.

{(*): One day, Bediuzzaman was asked:

– How did you open the recording?

Said:

– I don't know either. But, at best, it is the miracle of prayer.}

History of Life ( 43 – 44 )

Mullah Said's memorization of books

Molla Said was fifteen or sixteen years old when he was in Bitlis. He had just reached puberty. Since all his information up to that time was in the form of brief information, he did not find it necessary to discuss it at length. But for some reason, whether it was because he reached adulthood or because he got involved in politics, the old sunnah gradually began to disappear. Thereupon, all kinds of scientific works were examined. In particular, in order to reject the doubts and doubts about the Religion of Islam, he wrote the works known as "Metali" and "Mevakıf" and about forty books on the ulûm-u âliye آليه (Serf, Nahiv, Logic, etc.) He memorized it for two years. In fact, he was able to transfer the books he memorized once every three months, provided that he read them every day. Molla Said had two mutazad states:

First: When your ideas are bright; Whatever he picked up, there was no way he wouldn't understand it.

Second: When your opinion is impotent; Not only did he not like to discuss, he didn't even like talking.

Mullah Said started to memorize the Quran by reading one or two juz a day. By memorizing two parts every day, he memorized a significant part of the Quran, but with two surahs, he could not complete it:

Firstly, so that reading the Quran too quickly would not be disrespectful; Secondly, it came to his heart that he needed to memorize the truths of the Quran more. For this reason, in two years he memorized forty treatises on the wisdom and knowledge of Islam, which would be the key to the truths of the Quran and would protect and respond to doubts. By reciting a piece every day, he could transfer it all in just three months.

He started to memorize the book named “Mirkat” without any annotation or commentary. Later, he compared his point of view with the annotation and commentary of the book in question, which he received; all the issues were in agreement, but three words were not. These preferences have also been accepted as worthy of the ulema's discretion.

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One part of the manifestation of spiritual light - in the form of knowledge - in the human mind, the words of ninety books were written in the head of a man with a memory capacity as small as a fingernail. And by being busy for three hours every day in three months, he could only complete that part of the page of his memory.

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Scientific studies in Van and the nickname Bediuzzaman

Since there were no well-known scholars in Van, Molla Said went to Van upon the invitation of Hasan Pasha. He stayed in Van for fifteen years and spent his life traveling, educating and teaching among the tribes for their guidance. During his stay in Van, he met with the governor and the civil servant and came to the conclusion that in this century, only the old-style Ilm-i Kalām was not sufficient to reject the doubts and doubts about the Islamic Religion, and he deemed it necessary to study science. {(Annotation): This knowledge of Bediüzzaman at a very young age ensured that he was prepared for his tremendous service to the Qur'an and Islam in the future. Thirty or forty years after he expressed this opinion at that time, God Almighty succeeded in the codification of the Risale-i Nur collection, which made a breakthrough in the Science of the Word. }

At that time when he formed this opinion, he started to study all the sciences called positive sciences and in a very short time acquired the fundamentals of sciences such as History, Geography, Mathematics, Geology, Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy and Philosophy. He fully understood these sciences not by taking lessons from a teacher, but only through his own observation. For example; Before starting the discussion, he imprisoned a geography teacher in the mansion of the late Tahir Pasha, Governor of Van, by memorizing a geography book he had obtained within twenty-four hours. And as a result of a similar debate, he obtained Inorganic Chemistry within five days and started to argue with the Chemistry teacher and persuaded him as well. Witnessing the aforementioned marvels and his vast knowledge at such a young age, the scholars gave Molla Said the nickname "Bediüzzaman". During his time in Van, Bediüzzaman created a method of education specific to him, by observing the ideas and opinions he had acquired up to that time, and by observing the scientific and religious education methods and taking into account the necessary needs of the time. This is to enlighten his students by proving the religious truths with the latest explanations and expressions appropriate to the understanding of the century.

When Molla Said was in Van, he was opposed to the ulema of that region on some issues. {(Haşiye): The same situation continued in his eighty-year life. } These points are:

1- Absolutely not accepting money as a gift from anyone and not even accepting a salary. Yes, it has been observed through observation that although he had no material possessions in his life, and lived poor and lonely, and suffered from constant expulsions and imprisonments, as well as very distressing and terrible calamities, he did not receive money or gifts from anyone without compensation.

2- Not asking questions from any scholar. For twenty years, he always answered only what was asked. In this regard, they themselves would say: "I do not deny the knowledge of the scholars; therefore, asking them questions is too much. If there are those who doubt my knowledge, let them ask and I will answer them."

3- To prevent his students from receiving alms and gifts just like him. He would make them work only for the sake of Allah. In fact, many times he used to feed his students himself.

4- Always remaining isolated and not having anything to do with anything in the world. That's why he said: "I should be able to lift and carry all my property with one hand." When asked the reason for this situation, he said, "There will come a time when everyone will envy me. Secondly, possessions and wealth do not give me pleasure; I only look at the world as a guesthouse." he would say.

When he was in Van, the late governor Tahir Pasha would study European books and ask himself questions. Even though he had not seen any of these and had just started speaking Turkish, he did not hesitate in his answer. One day, he sees the books and realizes that Tahir Pasha has prepared questions from them, and in a short time he obtains the content of the books.

At that time, his biggest goal and idea was to establish a school called "Medreset-üz Zehra" in Bitlis and Van, in response to the Câmi-ül Azhar in Egypt. He was planning and intending to take this initiative into action.

He spent his summer time in Van on the plateaus called Bâşit and Beytüşşebab. One day, he tells Tahir Pasha that there is ice on the top of the mountains even in July. Tahir Pasha objects and claims, "There is absolutely no ice there in July." One day, while he was in the plateau, he remembered this and wrote in his first Turkish letter to Tahir Pasha:

-O Pasha! Bâşit became cold on his head. Don't deny what you don't see. Not everything is exclusive in your knowledge, my dear!

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The Threat of the Quran by the British and Bediuzzaman's Efforts

When Bediüzzaman was in Van, he used to read news from some newspapers with the governor Tahir Pasha. He paid particular attention to issues related to Islam. During his residence in Van, he learned the situation of the Islamic world to a certain extent. One day, Tahir Pasha showed him this amazing news in a newspaper. The news was:

In a speech made by the Minister of State in the British Parliament, showing the Holy Quran in his hand:

As long as this Quran is in the hands of Muslims, we cannot control them. Whatever we must do, we must remove this Quran from their hands; Or we should alienate Muslims from the Quran, he said.

This wonderful news had an impact on him beyond description. Upon this news, Bediüzzaman, whose talents were as flaming as lightning, whose emotions and all his senses were alert, and who was blessed with wonderful graces and qualities such as knowledge, wisdom, sincerity, courage and bravery, said: "I will prove and show to the world that the Quran is like an undying and inextinguishable spiritual sun!" A strong intention awakens in his soul and he works with this motive.

{(Annotation): Said Nursi, in a newspaper he read sixty-five years ago when he was next to Governor Tahir Pasha in Van, showed the Quran in his hand at the British Parliament of the British Minister of State and said: "As long as this Quran remains in the hands of the Muslims, we cannot have real control over them. We must either eliminate the Quran or alienate them from the Quran." Upon his words, a fever and endless enthusiasm awakens in his soul. He wants to prove that the Quran is a miracle, to spread it everywhere and to completely silence the unbelievers; decides this definitively.

Not only did he memorize more than eighty books during his fifteen years in Van, he also acquired all the necessary information about the current situation of the Islamic world. Bediuzzaman, a scholar without a minister, was also taught the wisdom of the Qur'an, unlike his other peers, as can be seen from his exceptional intelligence and knowledge at a young age. He had the ability, fortitude, ambition and sacrifice to meet the needs of the present century, to prove to the world that the Quran was a miracle and to convince everyone, above the scientific and literary level of the time.

The emergence of a mountain-like tree from a pine seed the size of a grain of wheat clearly demonstrates the Divine power; The emergence of a spiritual, universal and universal development that would materially affect and change the mentality of both Anatolia, the Islamic world and the majority of the world, in the most terrifying period of history, with the core-exemplary life and service of Bediuzzaman, who did not have any material power, but was oppressed and in a kind of tied hands; It appears to the mind and heart that it is with the same absolute power and divine employment and direction.

In one of his real works, while talking about the Divine providence that belongs to the service of faith in the form of a blessing, he says: "I see in the old general war and in a true reality before: I am under the famous Mount Ararat, called Mount Ararat. Suddenly, that mountain exploded tremendously. It scattered pieces like mountains all over the world. I looked in horror and saw my late mother. I said: - Mother, do not be afraid. He is both Merciful and Wise. While I was in that state, I suddenly saw an important person saying to me: - Declare the miracle of the Qur'an. I woke up and realized that after that explosion and revolution, the walls around the Qur'an will be broken. The Quran will defend itself, and the Quran will be attacked; its miraculousness will be its steel armor, and a man like me will be honored to be above my limits, and I realized that I am honored.” }

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Bediüzzaman's Political and Scientific Struggle in Istanbul

Bediüzzaman Şarkî came to Istanbul to open a darülfünun named "Medresetüzzehra" in Anatolia, or to work on a madrasah facility at the level of a darülfünun in Van or Diyarbakır. A writer described his arrival in Istanbul as follows: "From the steep rocks of the east, a firebrand of intelligence rose above Istanbul."

One day before coming to Istanbul Tahir Pasha:

-You obey the Eastern world, but will you be able to go to Istanbul and challenge the big fish in that sea? he said.

As soon as he arrived in Istanbul, he invited the ulama to debate. Thereupon, famous scholars in Istanbul came to visit him in groups and asked questions, and he gave authentic answers to all of them. His purpose was to draw attention to the scientific and wisdom activities in Eastern Anatolia. Otherwise, Molla Said would definitely not like self-promotion. He acted free from all kinds of ostentation and ridicule. He was excellent in terms of knowledge, courage, memory and intelligence. It was equally, perhaps even more, sincere and sincere. He absolutely disliked design and monopoly. There was a sign hanging on the door of his residence in Istanbul: "Here, every problem is solved, every question is answered, but no questions are asked." {(Annotation): Here, it is necessary to additionally state that: It was understood that in the last thirty or forty years of Said Nursi's life, the Risale-i Nur was bestowed upon him with extraordinary mercy and grace in terms of serving the Religion of Islam and the Qur'an, and that he engaged in a universal spiritual jihad in the religion and the Qur'an, and then they also They wrote it down with a spiritual warning that his life was lived in a circle of order. In other words, since he was going to render an important service to the Qur'an in the future, God Almighty was employing and using Said, equipped with a wonderful intelligence and genius, under extraordinary circumstances and under extraordinary grace, in order to prepare the ground for that service to the Qur'an. Therefore, it is necessary to look at his life and circumstances from this point of view, as stated at the beginning of his history. And even before freedom, he was informing many of his students and friends that an important service to the Qur'an would take place, saying: "I see a light, I look to the future with great hopes." He had a feeling that Risale-i Nur's current spiritual service to the Qur'an and faith would be in the realm of politics at that time, and he was working with all his might in Istanbul, using politics as a tool for religion and the Qur'an.}.

He was answering the questions of the scholars who came in groups in Istanbul. At such a young age, he was able to answer all questions without exception and with his very eloquent and eloquent expressions and wonderful demeanor and behavior, he moved the scholars to admiration and admiration. And they considered him truly worthy of the title of "Bediüzzaman" and described this extraordinary person as a "rare of creation".

Even during these times, when the famous Sheikh Bahit Efendi, one of the heads of the Egyptian Jami-ul-Azhar University, came to Istanbul for a trip; Unable to persuade Bediüzzaman Said Nursi, who came from the steep rocks of Kurdistan and was in Istanbul, the Istanbul scholars asked Sheikh Bahit to persuade this young teacher. Sheikh Bahit accepts this offer and looks for a basis for discussion. And when they left the Hagia Sophia Mosque and sat in the teahouse at prayer time, Sheikh Bahit Efendi took this as an opportunity and addressed Bediuzzaman with the scholars present:

مَا تَقُولُ فِى حَقِّ اْلاَوْرُوبَائِيَّةِ وَ الْعُثْمَانِيَّةِ

So: “What do you say about Europe and the Ottomans, what is your opinion?” der.

Şeyh Bahit Efendi's purpose from this question; The aim was not to experience Bediüzzaman's knowledge and fiery intelligence like an endless ocean, but to understand his intense embrace of the future and his politics in the administration of the world. Bediuzzaman's response to this was as follows:

اِنَّ اْلاَوْرُوبَا حَامِلَةٌ بِاْلاِسْلاَمِيَّةِ فَسَتَلِدُ يَوْمًا مَا وَ اِنَّ الْعُثْمَانِيَّةَ حَامِلَةٌ بِاْلاَوْرُوبَائِيَّةِ فَسَتَلِدُ يَوْمًا مَا

So "Europe is pregnant with an Islamic state and will give birth to it one day. The Ottomans are also pregnant with Europe and will give birth to it."

His Holiness Sheikh Bahit in response to this answer:

-You cannot argue with this young man, I am of the same opinion. However, expressing it in such a concise and eloquent manner is unique to Bediüzzaman {(1): As Bediüzzaman said; Both poles of the denunciation were realized, and a year or two later, during the Constitutional Monarchy period, many foreign customs that were opposed to the poets of Islam were adopted and gradually established in Turkey; And events such as the positive interest shown towards the Quran and Islam in Europe and the overwhelming acceptance of Islam, especially in the fortunate German nation, have completely confirmed that report. } said.

Bediuzzaman's life in Istanbul is somewhat political. He was of the opinion that Islam would be served through politics. His involvement in political life was a result of his love of serving Islam. He was always a supporter of freedom. Always opposing the Young Turks because of the injustices he saw:

-You hurt the religion, you touched the zeal of God, you despised the sharia; He was not afraid of expressing opposition, saying that the consequences would be dire.

After freedom, together with their mujahid friends, they founded the Union of Muhammad (PBUH) Society, the society began to develop in a very short time, and even fifty thousand people in the Adapazarı and Izmit areas were included in the society with an article by Bediüzzaman.

He claimed that freedom should not be misinterpreted and that constitutionalism should be accepted as legitimate, and he published articles in religious newspapers and gave speeches on this subject. This article and his addresses were so eloquent and eloquent as to be unprecedented. People of science and politics have benefited greatly from Said Nursi's writings and lectures. He gave the good news of the national awakening at that time as the dawn of worldly happiness in Anatolia and Asia, but argued that it was necessary to quickly emulate the rules of the Sharia so that they would not be missed. He warned: "If we do not accept the constitutional monarchy with religious freedom and if it is not implemented that way, it will escape from our hands and give way to a despotic administration."

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The Secret Society and Karasso's Role: Efforts to Disintegrate the Ottoman Empire

During a conversation between the Jewish Chief Rabbi of Istanbul, Karasso, and Bediuzzaman, in Thessaloniki, Karasso left the conversation interrupted, rushed out, and told his friends: "If I had stayed with him a little longer, he almost would have converted me to Islam too," and expressed his defeat with astonishment and alarm. Karasso was a member of a secret organization that worked insidiously and systematically to disintegrate the Ottoman Empire, and he played an extraordinary role in it. Karasso's purpose in visiting Bediüzzaman was to convert him to his own ideas and use him for his sinister purposes. But alas!…

Bediüzzaman's Understanding of Sharia and His Defense of the March 31 Incident

Finally, the ill-fated March 31 Incident occurs. Approximately fifteen hodjas who wanted Sharia law and whose names were involved in that incident were executed. Bediuzzaman was tried while they were hanging in the garden of the court building and he saw them from the window. The head of the court, Hurşid Pasha, asks:

-You also wanted Sharia law?

Bedîüzzaman responds:

-I am ready to sacrifice a thousand souls for one truth of Sharia. Because the Sharia is the cause of happiness, justice and virtue. But not as the revolutionaries wanted!

This heroic defense of Bediüzzaman in the court of war was printed and published twice at that time. While he was awaiting his execution from that terrible court, he was acquitted, and without thanking the court, he shouted, "Long live Hell for the oppressors! Long live Hell for the oppressors!" even though there was a large crowd of people behind him on the road from Bayezid to Sultanahmet. He proceeded with his exclamations.

Part of his defense in the Court of War was written in this life history. So that the essence of the March 31 Incident and Bediüzzaman's heroic defense can be understood to some extent.

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Bediuzzaman's Book of Guidance and Discussion of the Van Poets

After arriving in Van, he traveled around the tribes and tried to guide them with social, civil and scientific lessons. On this subject, he published a question-answer book called "Discussion".

Bediüzzaman's conversations with the political elite on the one hand, and with the people and tribes on the other hand, are undoubtedly very interesting. In all this; It is seen that the sole determination and aim of this person was to spread the light of Islam and the truths of the Qur'an to the world, and that he fulfilled his duty as a herald of the Qur'an throughout his life.

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Volunteer Regiment Commander Bediuzzaman and Russian Captivity in the General War.

Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's selfless services to the homeland and nation as the Volunteer Regiment Commander.

Bediuzzaman, after performing the jihadist service on the Caucasus front, which was admired by Enver Pasha and his party commander, retreated to Van due to the advance of the Russian forces. During the evacuation of Van and the attack of the Russians, he withdrew to the town of Vastan at the insistence of the governor of Van, Cevdet Bey, even though he and some of his students decided to defend themselves until they were martyred in the Van castle. While the governor, district governor, people and soldiers retreated towards Bitlis, a regiment of Cossack cavalry attacked Vastan. In order to prevent the property and children of the people who fled from Van from falling into the hands of the enemy, Molla Said resisted those Cossacks with about thirty to forty soldiers and some of his students, and ensured that all of them were saved. In order to frighten the attacking Cossacks, he even went up to a high hill above them at night, attacking them, making them think that a great help force had arrived, and not delaying the Cossacks and advancing them. Thus, he caused Vastan to be saved from Russian invasion.

When he returned to the trenches during those battles, he was writing his commentary called "İşarat-ül İ'caz" with his valuable student Molla Habib. Sometimes in the hunting line, sometimes on horseback, sometimes when they entered the trench; He said it himself and Molla Habib also wrote it. A large part of "İşarat-ül İ'caz" was written in this situation. {(Annotation): Admonition: This commentary of "İşarat-ül İ'caz" was written in the first year of the old general war, on the front of the war, without a source, although the book was not available. It was written in a very concise and expressive style for four reasons other than the necessity of wartime; “Fatiha” and nisf-i before remained more concise and concise. First of all: At that time, it did not allow for explanation. The old Said was expressing his meaning with concise and concise expressions. Secondly: He was thinking about the level of understanding of his own students, who were very intelligent; He didn't think others would understand. Salisen: Old Said fell short and thin because he declared the miraculous miracle in the most precise and subtle verse of the Qur'an. But now I considered it from the perspective of New Said. Elhak, along with all of Old Said's calligraphy, his scientific research in this commentary is his masterpiece. Since he was always preparing for martyrdom when he wrote it, and he wrote it with a sincere intention and by applying the laws of rhetoric and the principles of the Arab sciences, I could not criticize any of it. Maybe God Almighty will make this work a form of atonement for him and will raise up men who will fully understand this interpretation, God willing. If there were no obstacles such as the First General War, if this first volume of Tafsir explained the miraculous nature of miraculous existence, and if the other parts and letters included various truths of Tafsir, it would be a beautiful comprehensive Tafsir of the Qur'an. Maybe, God willing, if this partial commentary is compiled together with one hundred and thirty treatises of "Words", "Levels" and "Letters", a fortunate team will write such a commentary on the Qur'an in the future, God willing. Said Nursi Also, Ali Rıza Efendi, the Eminent of Fatwa in Istanbul, studied this commentary for a long time and said many times to his friends who came to him: "This Sign of Miracle has the power and value of a thousand interpretations!" He declared with an oath. Eastern scholars, great scholars in Damascus and Baghdad: "İşarat-ül İ'caz is a very wonderful and unique interpretation." They adapted it by saying. }About the interpretation of "İfade-i Meram" at the beginning of this wonderful commentary.

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We are listing it as it is because it gives a degree of information.

İdede-i Meram

The Great Qur'an is a divine and comprehensive speech and a general and divine address delivered from the Almighty Throne, addressed to the classes, nations and individuals of all kinds of humanity that have come and gone in all times; Many of the sciences and knowledge of the world's materiality, the knowledge of which is outside the power of an individual or a small community, especially at this time, are comprehensive.

In this respect, from the insight of an individual whose circle of time, space and specialization is very narrow,

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kariha cannot be a commentary on the true Qur'an. Because no individual can be knowledgeable or specialized in the spiritual and material conditions of the nations and people who are addressed by the Quran, and in the subtle sciences and sciences of which they are integrated, so that he can make an interpretation accordingly. Store; An individual's profession, disposition, and fanaticism cannot be such that he sees the truths of the Qur'an and declares them neutrally. Store; A case arising from an individual's decision is unique to him and no one else can be invited to accept that case. It turns out that it has the approval of some kind of consensus.

Therefore, it is necessary to make a commentary with the research and investigation of a high committee of scholars, each of whom is an expert in several sciences, by determining the subtle meanings of the Quran, its merits that are scattered in the commentaries, and its truths that are revealed through the experience of time and the discovery of science. As a matter of fact, the arrangement and implementation of legal provisions should not be through the idea of an individual, but through the attention and scrutiny of a high committee, so that a tacit guarantee against the nation can be formed in order to gain general security and the trust of the people, and the consensus of the ummah can be obtained.

Yes, the interpreter of the Great Qur'an must be a person with a high genius, a pure jurisprudence, and a perfect sainthood. Especially at this time, these conditions can only be found in a genius spiritual personality born from the solidarity of a high and great group, from their thoughts, from helping each other with the harmony of their souls, and from their complete sincerity, with freedom of thought and freedom from bigotry. And that spiritual person can interpret the Quran. Because, based on the principle "What is not found in the wallet, is found in the body", such conditions, which are not found in every individual, are found in the group. While we had been waiting for the appearance of such a delegation for a long time, it came to our mind that we were on the eve of a great earthquake that would destroy and burn the country. Indeed, as he said, the General War started shortly after. Hamza, Mehmed Şefik, Mehmed Mihri }.

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Based on the principle "If something cannot be achieved completely, it is not permissible to abandon it completely", along with my impotence and fault; I began to record some of the truths of the Quran and some signs of its miraculousness in its verse, on my own. But with the outbreak of the First General War, we fell into the mountains and streams of Erzurum's Pasinler. In those doomsdays, in those mountains and hills, whenever I had the opportunity, I wrote what came to my heart, with incompatible phrases, in those terrifying and diverse situations. Since it was not possible to find commentaries and books to consult in those times and places like that; What I wrote was just my heartfelt expressions. If this statement of mine is in accordance with the interpretations, your light is pure light; If there are any objectionable aspects, they can be attributed to my faults. Yes, there are parts that need correction, but with great sincerity during the war, I could not allow the replacement of those torn phrases written and worn among the martyrs (such as the replacement of the blood and clothes of the martyrs), and my heart was not pleased. Now he is not satisfied. Because, I looked with sincerity and could not find any corrections. So, since it is a copy of the Qur'an, the miraculousness of the Qur'an has protected it from mistakes.

I did not write this work of mine called İşarat-ül İ'caz, which I wrote in the store, with the intention of a true commentary; However, I did it with the aim of serving as a souvenir for the people of those times, as an example and as a basis for a high interpretation to be made in a distant future, if it is appreciated by the scholars of Islamic scholars.

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In that battle; Molla Habib, who was valuable to twenty students and the scribe of the "İşarat-ül İ'caz" commentary, was martyred in Vastan after providing an important communication mission with commander Halil Pasha on the Iranian front.

During those battles, Armenian defenders were slaughtering children in some places. On the other hand, Armenian children were sometimes killed. Thousands of Armenian children gathered in the town where Bediüzzaman was located. Molla Said said to the soldiers: "Do not interfere with them!" he ordered. He later released this Armenian family; They also returned to their families among the Russians. This action was a great lesson for the Armenians, and they admired the morality of the Muslims. Following this incident, the Russians invaded us.

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After a while, when the Russians invaded the Van and Muş regions and attacked Bitlis with three groups, Bitlis Governor Memduh Bey and Kel Ali said to Bediüzzaman:

-We have a battalion of soldiers and about two thousand volunteers; We have to retreat, they said.

Bediüzzaman said to them:

-The property, family and children of the people who escaped from the surrounding areas and the people of Bitlis will fall into the hands of the enemy; We have to resist for four or five days until we are destroyed, they said:

-Due to the fall of Muş, soldiers are trying to smuggle thirty of our cannons to this side. They said, "If you can capture those thirty cannons with your volunteers, we will fight with those cannons for a few days and the people will be saved."

Bediüzzaman:

-In that case, I will either die or bring those cannons, he said and led the three hundred volunteers. At night, he went to Nurşin, the direction where the cannons were brought. Their informant told a regiment of Russian Cossacks following the cannons: "The volunteer commander defending Bitlis is coming to save the cannons with three thousand men and the famous Musa Bey on the mountain with a thousand men." When they reported this with great exaggeration, the Kazakh commander was afraid and could not proceed. Bediüzzaman divides the three hundred volunteers with him into the cannons they come across, one by two, and sends them to Bitlis; He proceeds to save the balls one by one and captures the last ball with his three friends. In this way, he ensures that thirty cannons come to Bitlis. With those cannons, soldiers and volunteers responded to the enemy for three or four days, and all the people, equipment and property were saved.

Bediüzzaman went to the trenches to encourage the volunteers in that war.

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(His Holiness Master Bediuzzaman at the end of the First World War.)

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he would wander around the hunter line, not entering. While he is running his horse left and right at the front of the hunter line, he suddenly remembers and says: "If I were to become a martyr right now, do not let this state of mine, that is, the most visible state of mine, harm my sincerity, which is the basis of the level of martyrdom, or be a sign of self-promotion," and he suddenly turns his horse and comes to his friends. {(Annotation): Here, at the fierce moment of the battle, in the time of life-death issue, "Isn't this situation of mine, which seems like heroism, contrary to true sincerity?" It can be said that thinking like this is an example of human perfection. On the battlefield, against the enemy, surrounded by cannonballs; While turning his horse left and right in the hunting line with the aim of actually showing the most essential heroism to give courage to his students, thus displaying the courage of faith and martyrdom to Islam in the sense of a commander at the highest level, he should think carefully and be careful not to miss the secret of sincerity, which is the highest and purest level of perfection in his soul and intention; His outwardly admirable service to religion indicates the perfection of his soul as much as his self-sacrificing struggle, perhaps even more so. Thus, Molla Said was remembered throughout his life with the titles of "Bediüzzaman", "Sahibüzzaman", "Fahrüddeveran", "Fatîn-ül asr" with his martyrdom; But this is never untrue or just a word. He is a sacred spiritual figure, a faithful witness and a solid proof of millions of self-sacrificing students, with his tremendous service to faith and the Qur'an, which he has done through the Risale-i Nur, and the religious patriotism he has formed. }

He was hit by four cannonballs in the body while he was walking around the hunter line, but he did not retreat and did not even enter the trench to prevent the volunteers from being discouraged. In fact, the governor Memduh Bey and the commander Kel Ali, who heard this, said, "Let him retreat!" When they sent the message, he said:

-These infidels' cannonballs will not kill me…

Truly, although three cannonballs hit the place where he was about to die; One of them pierced his dagger and the other pierced his tobacco plate, but did not harm himself.

At night, after the governor and commander Kel Ali and the people were rescued and the volunteers and soldiers withdrew; They do not run away with the idea of ​​sacrificing themselves for the sake of some of their devoted students and some of the helpless people who remain in Bitlis. In the morning, they fight with an enemy battalion, and most of their friends are martyred. Even Ubeyd, his nephew and devoted student, was martyred for his own cause.

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then he breaks through three rows of enemy soldiers and enters a sutra on the water in a very strange manner with his three surviving students. Both injured and with a broken leg; He remains in water and mud for thirty-three hours. Even though there were enemy soldiers and officers in the room upstairs, with the rifle in their hands, in that terrible situation, with complete peace of mind and joy in the salvation of the people, he consoled his friends and said:

-Whenever we encounter enemy soldiers in large numbers; Then we will use our weapons, we will not sell ourselves cheap, we will not shoot one or two enemies...

It is a subtle divine grace that; For thirty-three hours, although they saw the Russian soldiers and the Russians searched for them, they could not find them. Meanwhile, Bediüzzaman addressed his students, the volunteer sacrifices:

-Friends! Don't stop... I have given up my rights to you, leave me alone, you try to save yourselves, said the self-sacrificing and heroic students:

-We can't leave you like this; If we become martyrs, they will stay at your service. Then the Russians captured him; They ship to Van, Celfa, Tbilisi, Kilogrif, Kosturma.

Armenian bouncers are famous; In fact, it is narrated that: "Even if the faces of the bouncers are held over red-hot coals and their eyes are so close to bursting, they will not give out secrets." The Russians were saying at that time: "Bediuzzaman's volunteers are superior to the Armenian sacrifices! That's why they were so successful in destroying our Cossacks."

They take Bediuzzaman to the base camp. Here, a remarkable incident occurs as follows. So:

One day, the Russian Commander-in-Chief comes to inspect the prisoners. During the inspection, Bediüzzaman does not greet the commander and does not get up. When the commander gets angry and passes in front of him again, saying maybe he didn't recognize him, and he doesn't get up again, the commander says through the translator:

– I guess they didn't recognize me?

Bediüzzaman:

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-I know, it is Nikola Nikolavich.

Commander: So they are insulting the Russian army, and therefore the Russian Tsar.

Bediüzzaman: I did not insult. I am a Muslim scholar. A believer is superior to a man who does not know God Almighty. Therefore, he says, "I will not rise up against you."

Thereupon, Bediüzzaman is given to the court of war. A few of his fellow officers immediately apologize and ask him to try to prevent the disastrous outcome.

But Bediüzzaman:

– He says, "Their death sentence is like a passport for me to travel to the eternal world" and, with complete dignity and bravery, does not attach any importance to it.

Finally, the decision is made to execute him. When the sentence is to be executed, he asks for permission to pray; He declares that after fulfilling his religious duty, he will bear the bullets that will be fired. At this very moment, while he was performing his prayer, the Russian commander came and apologized to Bediüzzaman and said:

– “I have come to the conclusion that your action was due to your devotion to your sacred values, I beg you to forgive me.” He reverses the death sentence by saying:

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Bediüzzaman remains in captivity in Siberia for about two and a half years. This self-sacrificing Islamist, who devoted his entire life to the Quran, Islam and the revival of the Sunnah, will never remain idle here. He works to enlighten and guide the environment he lives in. During this period, he was giving lessons to the officers who were in captivity with him. One day, while he was giving a lesson to his ninety officer friends, a Russian commander came. Even though he prevents him from giving a lecture because "he is giving political lectures", he has him released when he learns that his activities are religious, scientific and social.

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Finally escaping from captivity; He succeeds in coming to St. Petersburg and Warsaw. Later, he came to Istanbul with the Vienna route (R. 1334).

Bediüzzaman Said Nursi, who was a volunteer regiment commander in the General War, wrote about his life in captivity in one of his works {(Haşiye): After a long period of time in this captivity, the Master, who was sent to Barla as a prisoner, wrote down a part of his old adventure as "The Thirteenth Request of the Twenty-Sixth Ray". Those who are curious can refer to that treatise. } describes:

(The photograph of Bediüzzaman was taken by the Germans in 1918, when he returned from Russian captivity and visited Germany.)

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(This is Bediüzzaman's passport issued by the Sofia Attaché when he escaped from Russian captivity and came to Sofia via Germany.)

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(Back side of Bediuzzaman's "return to homeland" document.)

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Part of the Ninth Request of the Twenty-Sixth Flash

I was in captivity during the General War, in the far north of Russia, in the far-off province of Kosturma. There, a small mosque of the Tatars was located on the banks of the famous Volga River. I was bored among my friends there, the prisoner officers. I wanted solitude; I couldn't walk outside without permission. Tatar neighborhood, they took me to that small mosque on the banks of the Volga River on bail. I was sleeping alone in the mosque. I was awake a lot during the many long nights of that northern continent near spring. In those dark nights and in that dark foreign land, the sad sounds of the Volga River, the gentle splashes of the rain, and the brisk blowing of the wind temporarily woke me up from a deep sleep of heedlessness. Although I did not consider myself an old man yet, he who sees the General Battle is an old man. There have been such days, as if you have been granted the secret of يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ الْوِلْدَانَ شِيبًا; As children grow old, I found myself eighty years old when I was forty years old. In that long, dark night and the sad state of being abroad, a despair came from life. I looked at my helplessness and loneliness and lost hope. While in that state, help came from the All-Wise Qur'an; My tongue said, حَسْبُنَا اللّٰهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ, and my heart cried and said:

Even my soul was thinking about my old friends in my homeland and imagining my death in that foreign land, and I said like Niyazi-i Mısrî:

Crossing the scales of the world, spreading wings to non-existence,

I always fly with enthusiasm and call, friend, friend!

. Whatever it was... In that sad, tender and separated long night of exile, my weakness and helplessness became such a great intercessor and tool in the Divine Court that I am still in amazement. Because a few days

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then, under completely unsanctioned circumstances, I escaped alone, at a distance of a year's journey on foot, even though I did not know Russian. I was saved in a wonderful way by the Divine grace that came due to my weakness and helplessness. I went all the way to Istanbul, stopping by Warsaw and Austria, and it was great to get away so easily. I completed that long fugitive journey with such ease and efficiency that the bravest and most cunning men who knew Russian could not have succeeded.

But the situation of that night in the mosque by the Volga River made me make this decision; I will spend the rest of my life in caves. It is enough to meddle in the social life of these people. Since I will eventually go to the grave alone; In order to get used to loneliness, I already said that I would grow old in loneliness. But unfortunately, fruitless things like the serious and many friends in Istanbul, the glamorous worldly life of Istanbul, and especially the fame and honor that was bestowed upon me beyond my due, made me forget that decision temporarily. As if that night of exile was a bright blackness in the eyes of my life. And the bright white day of Istanbul, that life was the lightless white part of my eye that could not see the future, went to sleep again... Two years later, Gavs-ı Geylanî opened my eyes again with his book Fütuh-ul Gayb.

Istanbul life after release from captivity

The fact that he honored Istanbul again made the scholars and the people very happy and pleased. Without being informed, he was appointed as a member of the "Dar-ul Hikmet-il Islamiye" in the Meshihat office. At that time, Dâr-ül Hikmet was an Islamic academy composed of Islamic scholars such as Mehmed Akif, İzmirli İsmail Hakkı, Elmalılı Hamdi.

His spiritual son and brother-in-law, Abdurrahman (Rahmetullahi Aleyh), who is a very intelligent, heroic and generous scholar, tells the following:

After coming from captivity in 1334, my uncle was appointed as a member of Dar-ul Hikmet-il Islamiye without his consent. However, because he was very shaken in captivity, he could not go to work after graduation for a while. He attempted to resign many times, but his friends did not let him go. Thereupon, he started attending Dâr-ül Hikmet. I was paying attention to his situation and saw that he was not spending more on himself than was necessary. In response to those who ask why you live so richly:

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After separating the necessary amount from the salary he received from Dâr-ül Hikmet, he gave the rest to me and said, "Hafzet!" he would say. I donated the money I had left over during the year to my uncle's compassion for me. Moreover, relying on his hoarding of the property, I spent it completely without his knowledge. Then he said to me: "This money was not halal for us, it was public property, why did you spend it? If so, I dismissed you from stewardship!"

Some time passed... It came to his heart to have the twelve inscriptions of the truth written down. He gave the money collected from his salary to the recipient of those payments. Except for one or two small ones, he distributed the others around freely. I asked why he didn't sell it. He said: It is permissible for me to benefit from my salary; surplus is public property. In this way, I return it to the nation...

His service at Dar-ul Hikmet was always with his personal initiative. Because there were some obstacles to working together there. Those who know him know that Bediüzzaman put his shroud around his neck and risked his death. That's why; He endured like iron in Dâr-ül Hikmet-il İslâmiye. Foreign influences could not use Dar-ul Hikmet as a tool for themselves. He fought recklessly against wrong fatwas. When a trend that was harmful to Islam was put forward, he would publish works to break that trend.

This is a piece he wrote about his life in Istanbul after his return from captivity:

(Tenth Request from the Twenty-Sixth Lem)

"After coming from captivity, heedlessness again prevailed in Istanbul for a year or two. While the atmosphere of politics had lifted my gaze from my soul and dispersed it to the horizons, one day I was sitting on a high place overlooking the stream in the Eyüb Sultan cemetery in Istanbul. I looked at the horizon around Istanbul. Suddenly, I saw that my private world was passing away, and in some respects, an imaginary state of mind seemed to me as if the soul was withdrawing." I said: “I wonder if these are the writings on the tombstones of this cemetery.

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In this situation, a very tender and detached, painful sadness and sorrow came over my heart and head. Because I'm not just losing a friend or two; I will leave Istanbul, which I love very much, as well as leaving thousands of my beloved friends in Istanbul. While I was thinking that I would leave that beautiful world that I loved and was addicted to, as if I had lost hundreds of thousands of friends in the world, I went to that high place of the cemetery again. Since I go to the cinema from time to time - for example - Just as the people in Istanbul showed me the dead people walking around in the cinema at that moment, bringing the shadows of the past to the present time, I also saw the people I saw at that time as corpses walking around. My dream said: “Since some of what is happening in this cemetery is seen as if they were in a movie theater; See those who will enter this cemetery in the future as if they had entered; "They are also funerals, they are wandering around." Suddenly, with the light of the All-Wise Qur'an and the guidance of His Holiness Gavs-ı A'zam Sheikh-i Geylanî (K.S.), that sad state turned into a joyful and joyful situation. It's like:

The light coming from the Quran warned us against that sad situation: You had one or two prisoner officer friends in your exile in Kosturma, in the Northern East. You knew that these friends would probably go to Istanbul. If someone said to you: "Are you going to go to Istanbul or will you stay here?" Of course, if you had an ounce of sense, you would have accepted him going to Istanbul with peace and joy. Because from one thousand one to nine hundred and ninety-nine of your friends are in Istanbul. There are one or two left here, they will go there too. To Istanbul for you

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go; It is not a sad separation, not a painful separation. And you came, aren't you pleased? You survived the long dark nights and cold and stormy winters in that enemy country. You came to this beautiful (like heaven on earth) Istanbul. That's right; From your childhood to this age, ninety-nine percent of your loved ones have migrated to the cemetery that terrifies you. You have one or two friends left in this world, they will go there too. Your death in this world is not a separation, it is a visal; is to meet those friends. It has been warned that they, that is, those eternal beings, leave their worn-out homes underground and some of them wander around in the stars and some of them wander around in the barzakh layer.

Yes, the Quran and faith have proven this truth so definitively that; If he is not completely heartless, soulless, or if misguidance has not drowned his heart, it is necessary to believe as if he sees it. Because He is the Most Generous and Merciful Maker who thus adorns this world with His infinite blessings and blessings, demonstrates His gracious and compassionate dominion, and preserves even the most insignificant insignificant things such as seeds; Of course, He does not execute, destroy or waste the human being, who is the most perfect, the most complete, the most important and the most beloved of His creatures, without mercy and without consequences, as it seems. Perhaps, like the seeds a farmer scatters on the ground, the All-Compassionate Creator temporarily throws his beloved beloved under the ground, which is a gate of mercy, in order to make them grow into plants in another life. {(Annotation): This is the truth; It has been proven in other treatises, especially in the Tenth and Twenty-ninth Words, that two times two equals four. }

After receiving this warning from the Quran, that cemetery became more familiar to me than Istanbul. Seclusion and solitude seemed more pleasant to me than conversation and companionship. So I found a private place for myself in Sarıyer, on the Bosphorus side. Just as Gavs-ı A'zam (K.S.) became a master, physician and guide to me with his Fütuh-ul Gayb, Imam-ı Rabbani became an enis, a compassionate, a teacher with his Letters. At that time, I was very pleased to have entered old age and to have withdrawn from the trappings of civilization and social life. I thanked God.

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Eleventh Request

After coming from captivity, we were living in a mansion on Çamlıca Hill in Istanbul with my late brother Abdurrahman (R. Aleyh). This life of mine could be considered the most happy life for people like us in terms of worldly life. Because I was freed from captivity, I was successful in publishing knowledge in the most sublime manner appropriate to my scientific profession at Dar-ul Hikmet. The dignity and honor bestowed upon me was beyond my limits. I was living in Çamlıca, the most beautiful place in Istanbul. And everything was perfect. I was together with my late brother Abdurrahman, who was very intelligent and self-sacrificing, who was both a student, a servant, a scribe, and a spiritual child. While I thought I was happier than anyone else in the world, I looked at the mirror; I saw white hairs in my hair and beard. Suddenly, in captivity, the spiritual awakening in the mosque in Kosturma began again. As a result of his work, I began to examine the paths and causes that I was committed to by heart and which I thought were the means of worldly happiness. Whichever I examined, I saw that; It's rotten, it's not worth the attention, it's deceiving. At that time, I saw an unexpected disloyalty and unforgettable disloyalty in a friend of mine whom I thought was the most loyal. I was afraid of worldly life. I said to my heart: "Am I completely deceived? I see that many people are looking at our pitiful situation with envy in terms of truth. Have all these people become crazy, or am I being crazy now that I see these worldly people crazy?" Whatever…

As a result of the intense impression of old age, I saw the transitory nature of the transient things with which I was most concerned. I looked at myself and saw that I was ultimately helpless. At that time, my soul, which wanted eternity and was attached to mortals with the illusion of eternity, said with all its strength: "Since I am physically mortal, what good can come to me from these mortals? If I am helpless, what can I expect from these helpless people? I need an Everlasting One, an All-Powerful One who will find a solution to my problem." I started to search by saying.

Then, first of all, I turned to the knowledge that I had studied for a long time and started to look for a consolation, a request. Unfortunately, until that time, I had absorbed the sciences of philosophy along with the sciences of Islam and wrongly thought that those sciences were a source of perfection and enlightenment. However, those philosophical issues disturbed my soul.

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(His Holiness Master Bediüzzaman with his brother Abdurrahman in Istanbul after the First World War.)

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it had polluted me a lot and hindered my spiritual progress. Suddenly, with the mercy and generosity of God Almighty, the sacred wisdom in the All-Wise Qur'an came to our aid. As stated in many treatises; He washed away the dirt of philosophical issues and had them cleaned. In short: The spiritual darkness coming from the knowledge of wisdom was drowning my soul in the universe. Whichever direction I looked at, I looked for light; I could not find light in those matters, I could not breathe. Tawhid, which came from the All-Wise Qur'an and was taught with the sentence "La Ilahe Illa Hu", dispersed all that darkness as a very bright light; I breathed with relief. However, the soul and the devil attacked the mind and heart, relying on the lessons they learned from the people of misguidance and the people of philosophy. Thank God, the debates in this attack on the soul ended with the victory of the heart. Those debates were partially written in many treatises. Suffice to say, I will state here one proof out of thousands, just to show the one-in-a-thousand heart victory. So that he can purify the souls of some old people who, in their youth, had polluted their souls, made their hearts sick, and spoiled their souls with issues that were partly misguided and partly misguided, under the name of foreign wisdom or civilized sciences. Let him be saved from the evil of the devil and the soul about Tawhid. It's like:

My soul, on behalf of the philosophical sciences, said: The things in this universe naturally interfere with these beings. Everything happens for a reason. One should ask for fruit from the tree and grain from the soil. What does it mean to ask and beg God for even the smallest, smallest thing?

At that time, with the light of the Qur'an, the secret of monotheism developed in the following form. My heart said to that confused soul of mine: "The most insignificant and smallest thing, like the largest thing, comes directly from the power of the Creator of the entire universe and comes out of his treasury. It cannot be in any other way. The causes are a curtain. Because the creatures that we consider to be the most insignificant and smallest are sometimes greater than the largest in terms of art and creation. A fly is artistically more advanced than a chicken." If it does not pass, it will not be divided into small and large ones. Either the whole will be distributed to the material causes, or the whole will be given to a single person. While the first option is impossible, this option is necessary, because if it is given to a single person, that is, to the Almighty;

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His knowledge, which is definitely realized in the existence of all beings with their order and wisdom, encompasses everything... and since the amount of everything is determined in his knowledge... and since, by observation, from nothing, with infinite ease, infinitely artistic objects come into being... and since he is the All-Powerful One. He has an infinite power, as we have declared in many treatises with infinite strong evidence that he can create anything with the command of Kün Feyekûn, as if striking a match, and as proven especially in the Twentieth Letter and the end of the Twenty-third Flash; Of course, the wonderful ease and ease seen in private observation comes from that scope of knowledge and greatness of power.

For example, if a drug intended to show that writing is applied to a book written with a pharmaceutical ink that is invisible to the eye; That huge book suddenly reveals its body to every eye and makes itself read. That's right; In the knowledge of the Almighty Almighty, the particular form of everything is determined to a certain extent. With that Almighty Command of Kün Fayekûn, with its infinite power and pure will, it applies its power, which is a manifestation of power, to that scientific nature with ease and ease, like a pharmacy applied to writing, and gives external existence to that thing; He shows it to the eye and makes people read his wisdom. If all things are not given to that Almighty and All-Knowing Thing at once; At that time, although it is necessary to collect the body of the smallest thing, such as a fly, from most species of the world with a special balance, the particles working in the body of that tiny fly can only be achieved by knowing the secret of creation and the perfection of art of that fly. Because natural causes and material causes cannot be created from nothing, naturally and with the consensus of all people of reason. If so, even if they invented it, they would certainly collect it. If you are going to collect it, no matter what kind of living it is, it contains samples of most types and varieties. It is almost like a summary, a nucleus of the universe. Of course, then, it is necessary to sift a seed from a whole tree, or a living thing from all the visions of the ground, with a fine sieve, and measure and collect them with the most delicate balance. And since the natural causes are ignorant and eternal; It has no knowledge that can determine a plan, an index, a model, a program, and accordingly melt and pour the particles that fit into the spiritual mold; so that it does not disperse or disrupt its order. However, since the shape and structure of everything can be in infinite ways, the particles of the mineral flowing like a flood in a single shape and amount, among innumerable shapes and quantities, do not disperse, but are arranged in an orderly manner, without any quantity or pattern.

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to stop it as a mass and give living things a regular body; It seems so far from possibility, possibility and reason. Of course, whoever has no blindness in his heart, he will see.

Yes, based on this truth, يَخْلُقُوا ذُبَابًا وَلَوِ اجْتَمَعُوا لَهُ with the secret of this verse {(Hashiye): If all that you invoke and worship besides Allah were gathered together, They cannot destroy a fly. } Even if all material causes were collected, even if they had choices, they could not collect the body of a single fly and the equipment of that body with a special balance. Even if they collect it, they cannot stop it in the amount of that body. Even if they stop it, they cannot make the particles, which are always being refreshed and working in that body, work regularly. If so; Naturally, no one can claim this item. So, their true owners are different. Yes, they have such a true owner that; With the secret of the verse مَا خَلْقُكُمْ وَلاَ بَعْثُكُمْ اِلاَّ كَنَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ, all It creates life on the surface of the ground as easily as reviving a fly. He creates spring with the ease of a single flower. Because it doesn't need to be collected. Since the Divine Command possesses the Universe and creates innumerable attributes, states and characteristics from nothing, apart from the matter of innumerable springing beings every spring, and determines the plan, model, index and program of everything in its knowledge, and all particles move within the scope of its knowledge and power, like striking a match. He ultimately creates everything with ease. And nothing confuses even the slightest movement. Just as the planets have a regular army, the particles also have a regular army. Since they act based on that eternal power and work with the principles of that eternal knowledge; Of course, those works come into being according to that power. Otherwise, those works will not be diminished by looking at those small, insignificant personalities. With the force of being connected to that power, a fly kills a Nimrod. The ant destroys Pharaoh's palace. A tiny pine seed, like a particle, carries the weight of a huge pine tree, like a mountain, on its shoulders. As we have proven this truth in many treatises, just as a soldier, with his military service certificate,

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At the point of affiliation to the sultan, he is the recipient of works such as capturing a king a hundred thousand times greater than his own strength. So, by being connected to that eternal power, everything can receive miracles of art a hundred thousand times superior to natural causes.

In short; The extremely artistic and easy existence of everything shows that it is the work of an All-Powerful One who possesses all-round knowledge. Otherwise, in a hundred thousand impossibilities, not only will it come into being, but it may leave the circle of possibility, enter the circle of refusal, and it will leave the form of possibility and enter the nature of possible, and nothing will come into being, and perhaps it will be impossible for it to come into being.

With this very subtle, very strong, very deep and very clear evidence, my soul, which was a temporary disciple of Satan and a representative of the people of misguidance and the people of philosophy, fell silent. And God bless him, he came to full faith. And he said: Yes, I need such a Creator and Lord that will know the smallest memories of my heart and the most tender wishes, and not only fulfill the most secret needs of my soul, but also transform the whole world into the afterlife in order to give me eternal happiness, remove this world and establish the afterlife in its place, create the skies just as he created the fly, and transform the Sun into an eye on the face of the sky. May it have the power to place a particle in the pupil of my eye just as it flashes. Otherwise, the one who cannot create the fly cannot intervene in my memories of my heart or hear the prayers of my soul. The one who cannot create the skies cannot give me eternal happiness. So, my Lord is; It corrects the memories of my heart, and just as it fills and empties the air with clouds in an hour, it transforms the world into the afterlife, creates Heaven, and opens its doors to me. "Come on in," he says.

Oh, my old brothers and sisters who, as a result of misfortune like my soul, spent some of their lives on unenlightened philosophical and foreign sciences! Understand from the continuous sacred decree "La Ilahe Illa Hu" in the language of the Qur'an how strong and how true a pillar of faith that cannot be shaken, damaged or changed in any respect, how it disperses all spiritual darkness and heals spiritual wounds.

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A very strange spiritual fact that he wrote about in his Sunuhat Treatise, when he was at Darülhikmet in Istanbul:

An Address to the Dream

In September 1335, I was severely distressed by the despair caused by the events of the Dehr. I was looking for a light in this intense darkness. I couldn't find it in the spiritual dream. Indeed, I saw a light in my faithful dream. Leaving the details, I will record the points that were made me say. So:

On a Friday night, I entered the world of misal with joy. Someone came and said: "A magnificent assembly formed for the destiny of Islam wants you."

I went and saw: Münevver, I saw a parliament the likes of which I have never seen in the world, consisting of the righteous predecessors and the deputies of the nobles of every century. I hijab and stood at the door.

One of them said: "O man of the century of disaster! You also have an opinion, express your opinion."

I stood and said: “Ask and I will answer.”

Someone said: "What will be the outcome of this loss? What would happen in a win?"

I said: Since calamity is not an evil, sometimes happiness comes from disaster, just as happiness comes from disaster. The disaster of this Islamic state, which has long been committed to sacrificing itself for the unity of the Islamic world and the standard-bearer of the caliphate, by undertaking the obligatory jihad for the sake of the salvation of Allah and the perpetuation of Islam, will be compensated by the future happiness of the Islamic world. will be done. Because this calamity has wonderfully postponed the development and maintenance of the Islamic brotherhood, which is our life and water. While we are hurt, the Islamic world

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crying. If Europe hurts more, it will shout. If we die, we will die twenty, we will resurrect three hundred. We are in the age of wonders. There are people resurrected in the square after two or three years of death. With our defeat, we lost a temporary happiness; But an immediate happiness awaits us. The one who exchanges the very small, variable and limited situation with a wide future wins.

Suddenly the council said: Explain!

I said: The battle of states and nations is giving way to the battle of the human classes. Because just as humans do not want to be slaves, they also do not want to be bounties. If we had won, perhaps we would have been caught more severely by the oppressive current at the hands of our adversary. However, that current is both cruel and unfriendly to the nature of the world of Islam, and is for the benefit of the majority of believers, and has a short lifespan and is prone to disintegration. If we had clung to him, we would have led the Islamic world to a path contrary to its nature and nature. This evil civilization, we have only been harmed by it. And since, in the eyes of the Sharia, his abominations and vices outweigh his good deeds; We were going to take over in Asia the protection of a dissolute, retarded, cruel and spiritually savage civilization, abolished by the fatwa of human benefit and condemned by human instinct.

Someone from the parliament said: Why does the Sharia impose this civilization {(*): Our desire is the virtues of civilization and its benefits that benefit humanity. Otherwise, it is not the sins and vices of civilization; Fools thought that those vices and debauchery were a virtue, so they imitated them and destroyed our property. The sins of the civilization outweighed its good deeds and its sins took precedence over its good deeds, and humanity received two terrible blows from two general wars, which destroyed that sinful civilization and vomited it so much that it smeared the earth with blood. God willing, with the power of Islam in the future, the virtues of civilization will prevail, cleanse the face of the earth from filth, and ensure general peace. } rejects?

I said: Because it was established on five negative principles. Point of reference

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is the force. That is pure rape. His intended goal is profit. It is the manifestation, the manifestation. His motto in life is courage. And that is sha'ni, tenazu. Its nexus in the heart of the masses is the nationality and negative nationalism that is nourished by swallowing the people. It is such a wonderful coincidence. Attractive service encourages desires, desires, and satisfactions. That desire is to lower humanity from the angelic degree to the spiritual level, and to cause the spiritual anointing of man. If most of these civilized people were turned inside out, they would look like the skin of a wolf, a bear, a snake, a rooster or a monkey. That's why this current civilization has thrown eighty percent of humanity into hardship and misery; He took ten of them to imaginary happiness, and left the other one to the brain-brain (the middle ground). Happiness is: Ash or most of the time it will be happiness. This is due to the belief that the Quran, which is a mercy to all kinds of humanity, accepts only a civilization that includes the happiness of the general public, the simple majority. Moreover, with the domination of free desires, non-essentials have become essentials. While a Bedouin man is in need of four things; Civilization has made us poor and in need of a hundred things. Since Sa'y was not enough for the expense, he corrupted the essence of morality from this point by encouraging cheating and haram. The wealth he gave to the community, in return for its majesty, made the individual poor and immoral.

This civilization has vomited all the brutality of the Great Qur'an at once!

The reluctance and coldness of the Islamic world towards this civilization and its pain in accepting it is a matter of caution. Because the Divine guidance in the Sharia, which is distinguished by its distinction of independence and independence, is not infused with, adapted to, accepted by, or subject to the genius of Roman philosophy... With the two geniuses of ancient Rome and Greece, who arose as twins from the same origin; Even though the traces of water and oil have worked for the purification of civilization and Christianity for centuries, those two spirits still maintain their independence and, as if through reincarnation, live in different ways now. If they are not adapted while there are reasons for purification, the light of guidance, which is the spirit of the Sharia, will never be combined with the Roman genius, which is the basis of that cruel and filthy civilization...

They said: How is the civilization in Sharia-i Garra?

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I said: The civilization envisaged and ordered by the Shari'ah (PBUH) will develop from the development of the present civilization. It establishes positive principles instead of its negative principles. Here, the point of reference is truth rather than force, which is absolute justice and humility. The target is virtue rather than benefit, which is love and affection. The aspect of unity is religious, patriotic, class, instead of individuality and nationality, which is a sincere brotherhood and solidarity, and only a remedy against the encroachment of the outside. Instead of struggle in life, the principle of unity is unity and solidarity. Instead of desire, it is guidance, which is human progress and spiritual evolution. It restrains desires and satisfies the sublime feelings of the soul, instead of relieving the low desires of the soul. So, with our defeat, we are stuck in the second trend, which is the trend of the oppressed and the people. If eighty percent of others are poor and oppressed; There are ninety, maybe ninety-five from Islam. Rather than remaining indifferent or hostile to this second trend, wasting all its efforts without any support, and being subjected to destruction by its invasion, the Islamic world should act wisely, transform it into an Islamic style, and make it subservient to itself. Because the enemy of the enemy is a friend as long as he remains an enemy. Just as a friend of an enemy remains an enemy as long as he remains a friend. Since these two movements are opposite to each other, their goals are opposite, their interests are opposite; If the first one says, "Die!", the other one says, "Resurrect!" Just as someone's interest, harm - conflict - distress - weakness invades our sleep; Even the interests of the other necessarily necessitate our strength and unity.

Animosity towards the East was suffocating the development of Islam; It has disappeared and it must happen. Western hostility is the most effective reason for the unity of Islam and the development of brotherhood, and it must remain.

Suddenly, signs of approval appeared from the parliament. They said: "Yes, be hopeful, the loudest voice in this future revolution will be the voice of Islam!"

Someone asked again: Calamity is the result of murder, the prelude to reward. With which of your actions did you give fatwa to fate so that it decreed this calamity? Public calamity is caused by the mistakes of the majority. What is your current reward?

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I said: The first one is our negligence in three important Islamic principles: Salat, savm, zakat. Because Allah Almighty asked us to spend only one hour out of twenty-four hours for five prayers. We were lazy. He led a kind of prayer for five years and twenty-four hours a day, with training, hardship and provocation. He also asked us to fast for only one month a year. We felt sorry for ourselves. He fasted for five years as atonement. Only one in forty out of ten asked for zakat from the property he donated. We misled and oppressed. He also took consecutive zakat from us. اَلْجَزَاءُ مِنْ جِنْسِ الْعَمَلِ

Our ready reward is; He raised four million people from a sinful nation to the level of sainthood; He became a veteran and a martyr. The common calamity arising from the common mistake erased the sin of the past.

Someone said again: What if a superior caused a disaster by mistake?

I said: The stricken person wants reward. Either the good deeds of the commander-in-chief will be given (in case he is worth nothing), or the unseen treasure will be given. The reward for such deeds in the treasure of the unseen is the degree of martyrdom and veteran status.

I saw that the parliament made a donation. I woke up with excitement. I found myself sitting on the bed, sweaty, hand-clawed. That night went like this.

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Bediüzzaman did not keep any other books with him.

-Why don't you look at other books? When asked, they would say:

-I isolate my mind from everything and forget about the Quran.

Even though he quoted from the works, he would take some of the details he considered important without changing them.

-Why are you repeating exactly like this? When asked:

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-The truth does not tire, I do not want to change my clothes, he would say.

It has been mentioned above to some extent that Bediüzzaman has a special interest in the truths of the Qur'an {(Annotation): The works of Master Bediüzzaman Said Nursi at that time, which he published in Istanbul and some of them later in Ankara, were published together in a volume forty years later under the name of "Arabî Mesnevi-i Nuriye". was published. Here is what he says about these works in the introduction of this Mesnevi-i Nuriye: Forty or fifty years ago, Old Said, since he was acting mostly in the sciences of reason and philosophy, sought a profession like the people of the sect and the people of truth, against the realities of truth. Like most of the followers of the sect, he could not decide to act alone in his heart. Because his mind was somewhat wounded by philosophical wisdom; treatment was needed. Then he wanted to follow some of the great people of truth, who went to the truth both in heart and mind. He saw that each of them had a different attractive feature. He was left imagining which one he would follow. Imam-i Rabbani said to him in an unseen manner, "Make Tawhid the qibla!" he said; that is, “Follow only one master!” It came to the heart of that very wounded Old Said: "The true master is the Quran. Tawhid is the Qibla with this master." So, with the guidance of that holy master, they began to follow their journey in a very strange way, both in heart and soul. His commanding soul, out of gratitude and doubt, forced him to engage in spiritual and scientific struggle. Not blindly; Perhaps, like Imam-i Gazali, Mevlana Celaleddin and Imam-i Rabbani, he walked with his heart, soul and mind eyes open, and in places where the people of understanding closed their mind's eyes, he walked with his eyes open in those places. Thanks be to God Almighty, he found a way to the truth with the lesson and guidance of the Quran. Even to the truth of the truth He showed that he was blessed with Yeni Said's Risale-i Nur. Since Mevlana Celaleddin and Imam-i Rabbani and Imam-i Gazali went with the alliance of mind and heart, first of all, he tried to heal the wounds of the heart and soul and to ensure that the soul is free from anxiety, and, thank God, the Old Said transformed into the New Said. Like Mesnevi-i Şerif, which was originally Persian and then Turkish, he also wrote Katre, Hubab, Habbe, Zühre, Zerre, Şemme, Şu'le, Lem'alar, Reşhalar, Lâsiyyema and other lessons, which are a kind of Mesnevi in ​​Arabic, and Nokta and Lemaat in Turkish, in a very short form; He practiced it whenever he had the opportunity. That profession, which lasted nearly half a century, was in the form of Risale-i Nur, but instead of fighting against the inner self and the devil, and against external needy imaginations and people of philosophy who went astray, Risale-i Nur became dominated by comprehensive and universal Mesnevi. He worked on internal and external aspects such as Mesnevî and Turuk-u hafiye; has succeeded in making a way in heart and soul. Risale-i Nur, which is a garden, looks at the outer and external circles, both internally and in most aspects, like the turk-u cehriye, and has opened wide and everywhere paths to knowledge of Allah. It was almost like the staff of Moses (peace be upon him) where he struck and water came out. Moreover, Risale-i Nur did not follow the profession of scholars and scholars, but with a spiritual miracle of the Quran, it opened a window of knowledge in everything; He understood a secret specific to the Quran, as if he could do a year's work in an hour, and that he was not defeated and prevailed against the attacks of countless stubborn people in this terrible time. He had twelve compositions of } written. Three or four of these works are in Turkish and the rest are in Arabic. Until now

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They prove the truth with a style of statement and expression that is unmatched in any book.

He describes the spiritual revolution he went through during his time at Dar-ul Hikmet as follows, in a work he later published:

Terrible slaps fell on the old Said's heedless head, and he thought of the "El-mevtü hakkun" proposition. He saw himself in the swamp mud. He asked for help, looked for a way, and searched for a aunt. He saw that the roads were different; remained in doubt. He was influenced by the book called "Fütuh-ul Gayb" by Sheikh-i Geylanî (R.A.), the Great Gavs-ı A'zam. The following appeared in Tefe'ul: اَنْتَ فِى دَارِ الْحِكْمَةِ فَاطْلُبْ طَبِيبًا يُدَاوِى قَلْبَكَ It is strange that; At that time, I was a member of Dar-ul Hikmet-il Islamiye. As if I was a doctor trying to treat the wounds of the people of Islam. However, I was the sickest one. The patient must first take care of himself, then he can take care of the sick.

Here Hazrat Sheikh says to me: “You yourself are sick, look for a doctor!” I said: “You be my doctor!” I held it and read that book as if it were addressing me, considering myself as its addressee. But his book was very violent. It hurt my pride terribly. He performed severe surgery on my soul. I couldn't resist, I read it half way through, addressing myself to him; I can't bear to finish it. I put that book in the closet. But then, the pain from the healing surgery went away and the pleasure came. I have read that first master's book completely and benefited it greatly. And I listened to his sermons and prayers, and benefited greatly from them.

Then I saw the book of Letters of Imam-i Rabbani and took it in my hands. I opened it with pure trepidation. Strangely enough, the word "Bediuzzaman" appears only twice in his entire Letters. Those two letters were opened to me at once. Since my father's name was Mirza, the beginning of those letters read "Letter to Mirza Bediüzzaman".

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. I said Fesubhanallah, this addresses me. At that time, one of Old Said's nicknames was "Bediüzzaman". However, in the three hundred years of the Hijra, I did not know anyone other than Bediüzzaman-ı Hamadani who had boasted of that nickname. So, even in the time of the Imam, there was such a man who wrote those two letters to him. That person's situation was similar to my situation, so I found those two letters a cure for my problem. However, just as he recommended in those letters, the Imam repeatedly recommends this in many of his letters: "Accept Tawhid as the qibla." So: Take someone as your master, follow them, and don't be busy with anyone else. This most important piece of advice did not suit my abilities and mental state. How much I thought: "Should I follow this one or the other one?" I remained in imagination. Each of them has different attractive qualities. I couldn't be satisfied with one. While I was imagining it, it came to my heart with the mercy of God Almighty: "The head of these various Turks, the source of these tables and the sun of these planets is the All-Wise Qur'an. The true monotheism of the qibla is found in it. Therefore, it is also the best guide and the most sacred master. I clung to it." (Hashiye)

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In response to those who said that we see that you are very saddened by our defeat in the General War:

I have endured my own sufferings; But the grief coming from the suffering of the people of Islam crushed me. I feel that the blows dealt to the Islamic world hit my heart first. That's why I was so crushed. But I see a light that will make me forget my pain, he would smile and say God willing.

One of the greatest, most important and effective services to the country and nationality in Istanbul is that he spit in the faces of cruel oppressors and preserved the dignity of religion and honor of Islam with his work called "Hutuvat-ı Sitte". During the occupation of Istanbul by foreigners,

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The reasonable and harsh answers he gave, in the sense of six spits, to the six questions asked by the British Anglican Church from the Sheikh of Islam actually show his degree of courage, perfection and bravery. When he published "Hutuvat-ı Sitte", there was a war in Çanakkale. Following the occupation of Istanbul, this work was shown to the British Commander-in-Chief and he was informed that Bediuzzaman was against it with all his might. Even though that tyrannical commander wanted to eliminate his body with a death sentence; But he cannot do anything after being told that if Bediüzzaman is executed, all Eastern Anatolia will be hostile to the British forever and the tribes will rebel at all costs.

In Istanbul, in response to the British efforts to turn the Shaykh al-Islam and some other scholars to their advantage with their intrigues, Bediüzzaman with his work "Hutuvat-ı Sitte" and his activities in Istanbul; He supported the National Liberation Movement in Anatolia by spreading the word about the colonialist policy, intrigues and historical hostility of the British against the Islamic world and the Turks, and became one of the biggest factors in this regard.

A piece of his own statement about this service:

Once upon a time, when the British State destroyed the cannons of the Bosphorus and invaded Istanbul; Six religious questions were asked from the Meşihat-ı İslamiye by the head priest of the Anglican Church, the largest religious office of that state. At that time, I was also a member of Dar-ul Hikmet-il Islamiye. They said to me: "Give me an answer. They want answers to six questions in six hundred words." I said: "Not with six hundred words, not with six words, not even with one word, but maybe with a spit! Because, you see, the minute that state puts its foot on our throat, it becomes necessary to spit in its face, as its priest arrogantly asks questions above us. Spit in the merciless face of those people of oppression!.." I said.

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Bedizzaman and the Ankara Government

Ankara Government, observing that this very important and successful service in Istanbul brought many benefits to the Turkish Nation; They appreciated Bediuzzaman's value and importance and invited him to Ankara. Even though M. Kemal Pasha invited with a password, the response was:

I want to fight in a dangerous place. I don't like fighting behind trenches. He said, "I see this place as more dangerous than Anatolia."

Invited three times with a password. Since the former Governor of Van was invited by his friend, Deputy Tahsin Bey, he finally decides and comes to Ankara. He is welcomed with applause in Ankara. But he cannot find the environment he hopes for. He lives around Hacı Bayram. Under the pretext of indifference towards religion and becoming Westernized in the Parliament, and seeing a coldness towards the symbols of Islam, which are the sacred historical honors of the Turkish Nation, he publishes and distributes to the deputies a declaration on the necessity and importance of the deputies to attend worship, especially prayer. Kâzım Karabekir Pasha also read to M. Kemal. That declaration is:

O mujahideen of Islam and o people of peace!..

I would like you to listen to this poor person's ten words and a few pieces of advice on an issue.

1- He wants to thank God for the wondrous blessing of this victory, so that it may continue and be abundant. Otherwise, if the blessing is not thanked like this, it will disappear. Since you saved the Quran from the attack of the enemy with the help of Allah. You must imitate faraiz such as salat, which is the clearest and most definitive command of the Quran. May his blessings spread over you in such a wonderful form and continue.

2- You made the Islamic world happy and gained their affection and favor. However, the continuation of that affection and love can only be achieved by supporting the poets of Islam. Because Muslims love you because of Islam.

3- In this world, you commanded the veterans and martyrs who were like saints of Allah! It is the honor of the noble ones to imitate the certain orders of the Quran and to try to accompany that luminous group in the other world. Otherwise, while you are a commander here, you will have to seek help from a soldier there. This world is not such a commodity with all its fame and honor that it can please and satisfy sane people and be its own purpose.

4- The communities of this nation of Islam want to see their leaders as pious, even if a community remains prayerless or even sinful. In fact, this is the first question they ask about all civil servants in Kurdistan: Do they pray? They say, if he prays, they will be absolutely safe; If he doesn't do it, no matter how capable he is, it's important in their eyes.

Once upon a time, there was a rebellion among the Beytüşşebab tribe. I went and asked: "What is the reason?"

They said: "Our district governor was not praying; how can we obey such irreligious people?" However, those who said these words were prayerless and bandits.

5- It is a symbol of the eternal destiny that most of the prophets come to the east and the rulers come to the west; song is the religion and the heart that will raise up; It is not reason and philosophy. Since you have inspired the song, give it a movement that suits its nature. Otherwise, your efforts will either go to waste or remain superficial.

6- Your enemy and the enemy of Islam, the British, have benefited greatly from your indifference to religion and are still doing so. I can even say; Those who harm Islam as much as the Greeks are people who take advantage of your negligence in religion. In the name of the interests of Islam and the welfare of the nation, you must turn this negligence into action. It can be seen that; With the determination, persistence and sacrifices of the Unionists; Even though they caused this impression of Islam, some of them received hatred and ridicule from the nation at home because they showed an attitude of conceit in religion. Since Muslims abroad did not see their negligence in religion, they appreciated and respected them and continue to do so.

7- Even though the world of infidelity attacked the world of Islam with all its means, civilization, philosophy, sciences and missionaries and had been victorious materially for a long time, it could not overcome the world of Islam religiously. And at a time when all internal sects of Islam are condemned to become harmful evils, and Islam preserves its fortitude and strength with the Sunnah and the community, it cannot take place in the bosom of a false current filtering through the malignant European civilization. So, to do an important and revolutionary work within the Islamic world; It can only happen by falling back on the principles of Islam, nothing else can happen. Moreover, it did not happen, and if it did happen, it died and faded away quickly.

8- At a time when the European civilization of dissipation, which caused the weakness of religion, is about to collapse and the time of the emergence of the civilization of the Quran has arrived, nothing positive can be done through negligence and carelessness. If it is a negative and destructive act, Islam, which has been subjected to so much suffering, is not in need anyway.

9- Those who appreciate your victory and service and love you are the majority of believers, and especially the common people, who are firm Muslims. They love and care for you seriously, are grateful to you, appreciate your sacrifice, and present you with the most powerful and magnificent power ever manifested. It is necessary for the sake of the interests of Islam that you, too, should imitate and rely on the commands of the Qur'an. Otherwise, it is contrary to the interests of Islam to prefer the unfortunate, nationalless, Europe-enchanted, and Pyrryan imitators who have abandoned Islam over the common Muslims; The Islamic world will turn its gaze elsewhere and seek help from others.

10- If there are nine possibilities of destruction on a road and only one possibility of salvation; It takes a crazy brave person who has given up on his life to follow that path. Now, there is a ninety-nine percent probability of salvation in the case of religious necessities such as prayer, which takes up one hour out of twenty-four hours; It may only cause worldly harm due to the dignity of heedlessness and laziness. However, there are ninety-nine possibilities of harm in abandoning the obligation. There can only be one possibility of salvation based on heedlessness and misguidance.

I wonder what excuse can be found for neglecting and abandoning waivers that are harmful to religion and the world? How does patriotism allow it? Especially, these mujahideen commanders and the great assembly are imitated. The nation will either imitate or criticize his flaws. Both are harmful. So, they also include the law of Allah and the law of worship. Real and serious business cannot be done with people who do not listen to the countless warnings and evidence that include secrets and consensus, and who accept a delusion coming from the fallacies of the soul and the devil's delusions. The foundation stones of this great revolution must be solid...

The spiritual personality of this assembly has assumed the meaning of sultanate, due to the power it possesses. If he does not even assume the meaning of caliphate by proxy by personally emulating and having others emulate the Islamic characters; If the Parliament does not satisfy the religious needs of the nation, which needs four things for life, but whose nature has not been corrupted and who has not forgotten its civilized virtues and spiritual needs, which by tradition needs religion five times a day; Bilecik will give the meaning to the name, image and word that you accept completely and will even give you the strength to maintain that meaning. However, such a power, which is not in the hands of the Parliament and does not exist through the Parliament, will cause the emergence of the law. Inshikak-ı asâ is opposite to the verse وَ اعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللّٰهِ جَمِيعًا.

The time is the time for communion. The spiritual personality, which is the soul of the community, is more strict and more capable of enforcing the rules of the Sharia. The personal Caliph can only assume his position by relying on him. If the spiritual personality, which is the soul of the community, was independent, it would be much brighter and more perfect. If it were bad, it would be very bad. An individual's goodness and badness are limited. The community is not limited. Do not spoil the good you have gained externally with internal evil. You know that; Your eternal enemies, opposites and adversaries are destroying the poetry of Islam. In that case, your essential duty is to revive and preserve the poet. Otherwise, it is unconsciously helping the conscious enemy. In the poem, diversity shows weakness of nationality. Weakness, on the other hand, does not deter the enemy, it encourages him. #TAG7###

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Addressing this deputation adds sixty more deputies to those praying. He transforms the small room, which was the place of prayer, into a large room.

This piece is made to be read by the deputies, general commanders and scholars, causing a violent argument with the chief. One day, in the council of presidium, among fifty-sixty deputies, in a mutual exchange of ideas, M. Kemal Pasha said:

-We need a heroic teacher like you; We called you here to benefit from your high ideas. He says, "You came, first of all, you wrote about the things about prayer, and you caused conflict between us." Upon these words, Bediüzzaman, after giving a few reasonable answers, pointed out two fingers violently and angrily:

-Pasha.. pasha! In Islam, the highest truth after faith is prayer. He says that the one who does not pray is a traitor, and the judgment of a traitor is nullified. But Pasha gives style, he can't get in touch.

As long as Bediüzzaman was in Ankara, he did not refrain from working for the establishment of the Eastern Darülfünun, which was his primary goal. One day he says to the deputies:

I have been following this darülfünun all my life. Sultan Reşad and the Unionists gave twenty thousand gold liras. Add as much…

At that time, they decided to give one hundred and fifty thousand notes. Thereupon, he says, "The deputies must sign this." Some deputies say: You are only following the madrasa method, solely from the point of Islam; However, now we need to be like the Westerners.

Bedîüzzaman: That province of the region is like a kind of center of the Islamic world; In addition to the scientific knowledge, religious sciences are also necessary and essential. Because the fact that most of the prophets came to the east and most of the rulers came to the west shows that; Listen to the progress of the song. Even if in other provinces you teach only the advanced sciences, in the East, in the name of the interests of the nation and the country, religious sciences should be the basis. Otherwise, non-Turkish Muslims will not be able to feel their true brotherhood towards Turks. Now, we need cooperation and solidarity against so many enemies. In fact, let me give you a real example on this matter:

I used to have a student who was not Turkish. In my old madrasah, that patriotic and very intelligent student of mine, with the lesson of patriotism he received from religious scholars, always said: "A righteous Turk is certainly more of a brother and relative to me than my sinful brother and my father." Then, due to his misfortune, the same student studied only for financial reasons. Then - four years later - I talked to him when he came back from captivity. It was a matter of national patriotism. He said: Now, I prefer a Râfidî Kurd to a righteous Turkish teacher.

Me too: Oh no! I said, how devastated are you? I worked for a week and saved him; I changed it to the old true patriotism.

Here you go, deputies! The previous state of that student, how much he needs it for the Turkish Nation. I leave the second situation to your opinion on how it is not in the interest of the country. So, even if you prefer the world over religion elsewhere and do not attach importance to religion in terms of politics; In any case, you should give utmost importance to religious education in the eastern provinces.

Upon this truthful exposure, the opponents go out and 163 deputies sign that decision.

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Bediüzzaman came to Ankara with the aim of "a great awakening and development in the Islamic world", which he envisioned when he was a child and determined to sacrifice his life for that cause, and which he accepted as a goal and result of his life. Even before the declaration of the Constitutional Monarchy, before coming to Istanbul, he had discussions with hundreds of scholars and virtuous people in Eastern Anatolia; and its sudden appearance in Istanbul, surprising the scholars; and alarming the politicians; It showed that he was the founder of a great Islamic revolution in his soul. And himself; He had already felt the responsibility, enthusiasm and joy of this duty in his soul.

Following the declaration of freedom; The articles he published in newspapers and his speeches at various meetings, with the hope that by making constitutionalism subservient to sharia, would lead to great happiness in Anatolia and the Islamic world, were all the results of this intention and vision. As can be seen in some of his works such as "El-Hutbet-üş Şamiye", "Sünuhat" and "Lemaat", "Among these future darknesses and revolutions, the loudest and most magnificent sound will be the sound of the Quran!" There was a statement:

After the thousand-year magnificent rule and caliphate of the Turks, who took over the Islamic rule in the Islamic world following the Abbasids, a general war broke out that terrified the whole world, and the Ottoman Empire was defeated; The eternal enemies of Islam invaded the center of government and came to the conclusion that Islam was destroyed! Bediüzzaman came to Ankara with the manifestation and benevolence of the divine power, due to the emergence of an organization that could give support to religion at such a crucial time, and with the hope of working together. In the new Government of the Republic, which repelled the enemy attacks with the help of God and the miraculous Prophet and took over the administration of the nation, it will rely directly on the Quran and will use the unity of the Islamic World as its point of reference, and will use the material and sublime forces existing in the truth of Islam. and he was working in the parliament to have and instill an intention and purpose that would bring about spiritual civilization. But he faced very strong obstacles.

He understood that there was a time when the ummah of thirteen hundred years old took refuge in Allah from the terrible danger that concerned the Islamic world, and who those who would ignite the discord were. One day, they talked with M. Kemal Pasha in the administration room for about two hours. Destroying the symbols of Islam with the aim of gaining fame among the enemies of Islam and Turks will cause great harm to this nation, homeland and the Islamic World; He makes warnings to the effect that if it is necessary to make a revolution, it should be done from the point of the holy fundamental law of the Quran, directly against Islam, and gives the following representative lesson. (Letter Page: 413)

For example: At a time when the Hagia Sophia Mosque was full of holy and venerable people from the most perfect people, if there were a few naughty children and vagabond immoral people in the hall and at the door, and there were fun-loving spectators of foreigners above and near the windows of the mosque, if a man entered that mosque and became part of that community; If he recites a quote from the Quran in a pleasant manner with a beautiful voice, then the eyes of thousands of people of truth will turn to him, and they will earn that man a reward with good favor and a spiritual prayer. However, naughty children, vagrant heretics and a few foreigners will not like it. If that man, when he entered that holy mosque and that magnificent congregation, shouted degrading, indecent songs, danced and jumped; Then it will make naughty children laugh, it will please those immoral immoral people because it encourages prostitution, and it will attract the sarcastic smiles of foreigners who are delighted to see the flaws in Islam. However, it will attract a look of hatred and contempt from all members of that magnificent and blessed community. The Esfel-i Safilîne will seem low in their eyes, to the point of silence.

Just like this example; The world of Islam and Asia is a magnificent mosque. And the people of faith and the people of truth are the venerable community in that mosque. Those naughty children are child-smart sycophants. Those vagrant immoral people; They are fringe-meşreb, nationalless, irreligious guys. Foreign audiences, on the other hand, are journalists who are the voices of foreigners. Every Muslim, especially if he is virtuous and perfect; In this mosque, it has a position according to its degree, it is visible and attention is drawn to it. In terms of sincerity and consent to God, which is a secret of Islam, if the actions and deeds related to the rules and sacred truths taught by the All-Wise Qur'an emanate from him, and if his tongue reads the verses of the Qur'an spiritually; At that time, God is the evil spirit of every individual of the Islamic world. He becomes involved in the prayer of الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ and becomes a shareholder and has a brotherly interest in the general public. However, its value does not appear in the eyes of some misguided people from among the harmful animals and some idiots who are like bearded children. If that man abandons all his ancestors, whom he considers to be a source of honor, and all his past, for which he considers a source of pride, and the luminous avenues of his righteous predecessors, whom he considers as spiritual points of reference, and engages in lustful, lustful, hypocritical, fame-hungry, heretical deeds and actions; Spiritually, it falls to the lowest position in the eyes of all the people of truth and the people of faith.

اِتَّقُوا فِرَاسَةَ الْمُؤْمِنِ فَاِنَّهُ يَنْظُرُ بِنُورِ According to the secret of Allah; People of faith, no matter how simple and ignorant they may be, see such self-indulgent men as cold, even though their minds do not care; He hates it spiritually.

Here is the man who is infatuated with ignorance and addicted to fame - the second man - falls to the lowest of the low in the eyes of an infinite community. In the eyes of some unimportant, cynical and delusional vagabonds, it gains a temporary and inhospitable position. َاْلاَخِلاَّءُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ اِلاَّ According to the secret of الْمُتَّقِينَ; Harm in this world, torment in the intermediate realm, and enemies in the afterlife will find some false friends.

If the man in the first form does not remove the hubb of ignorance from his heart, but on the condition that he considers sincerity and consent of God as the basis and does not use the hubb of ignorance as a target; It acquires a kind of legitimate spiritual rank and a magnificent rank that completely satisfies that ignorant heart. This man loses little, very little and insignificant; On the other hand, he finds many valuable and harmless things. Maybe he will scare away a few snakes; Instead, he finds very holy creatures as friends and gets along with them. Or he drives away the biting wild hornets and attracts the bees, the holy concoctions of mercy, to himself. He finds such friends as if he were eating honey from their hands; With his prayers, blessings like water are made to drink from the world of Islam into his soul and recorded in his notebook of deeds.

Bediuzzaman sees a significant part of the news about the characters of the end times coming in the narrations and the emergence of the terrible figures of the end times in the Islamic world and humanity, as reported by the hadiths that he interpreted in Istanbul before the freedom. And from the narrations, it is stated about Hizb-ul Qur'an, which will oppose and respond to them, "When you reach that time, they cannot be defeated by the spirit of politics; they can only be countered with the light of the miraculous Qur'an, which is like a spiritual sword." Following his advice, he did not accept the offers to be entrusted to him, such as being a member of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, such as the Dâr-ül Hikmet-il İslâmiye, and being a general preacher of the provinces, as he could not participate in the work in Ankara. He leaves Ankara and goes to Van, informing that he cannot comply with the wishes of some deputies who tried to dissuade him from his idea and came to the station to ask him not to leave Ankara. And there he moves away from social life and begins to live in a cave at the foot of Erek Mountain, at the head of Zernebad Stream...

History of Life ( 138 – 148 )

Barla Life: 1925

The exile of Bediüzzaman from the Province of Sarkiye to Western Anatolia

We have seen and observed the stages of Master Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's life, one by one, since his birth in Eastern Anatolia. Now; We are entering into a tremendous cause on a world scale that history rarely records, as the result and fruit of his life of the past forty-fifty years. The Risale-i Nur, which will eliminate all material and spiritual darkness and enlighten the world with its light, appears; A sun rises from Turkey to the field of world science and wisdom!..

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The exile of Bediüzzaman from the Eastern Provinces to Western Anatolia, the emergence, copying and publication of Risale-i Nur.

While we were living in the aforementioned cave in Van, there were revolutions and rebellions in the east. In the letter of a person who asked for help by saying, "Your influence is strong," he said: "The Turkish Nation has served Islam for centuries and raised many saints. Their grandchildren will not be slain, so neither should you; give up your attempt. The nation must be guided and enlightened!" He replies. But again, the government banishes Bediuzzaman to Western Anatolia.

While they were being taken out of the cave in Van and being sent by gendarmes to move to Anatolia, they took to the roads and said, "Oh, sir, do not leave us. Please allow us not to send you. If you wish, we can take you to Arabia." "I will go to Anatolia, I want them." He calms them all down by saying: First of all, Burdur Province is guarded by military guards. He lives a torturous life of captivity in Burdur, under persecution and surveillance. But he never remains idle; He teaches the truths in his book "The First Door of Light", which consists of thirteen lessons, to some people of faith and secretly compiles them into a book. The longing believers, who appreciate the value of these gems of wisdom, are making copies of this book in their handwriting. Finally, a report is prepared by the secret enemies of religion, saying that "Said Nursi is not idle here, he is engaged in religious conversations", and here it is decided to send him to the Barla District of Isparta Province, which is a secluded place among the mountains, with the thought that "He will die by himself in a remote corner, in deprivations, loneliness and foreign life."

One day, while Bediüzzaman Said Nursi was in Burdur, Marshal Fevzi Çakmak, the Chief of the General Staff of the time, came to Burdur. The Governor complains to the Marshal: "Said Nursi does not obey the government, he gives religious lessons to those who come." Marshal Fevzi Çakmak, knowing how genius and spiritually great and independent a person Bediüzzaman was, says: "No harm will come from Bediüzzaman, do not interfere with him. Respect.”

In all the places where he was exiled, terrible propaganda was made against Bediuzzaman by force through officials; Many negative efforts are being made to prevent believers from approaching Master Bediuzzaman and benefiting from his religious lessons. However, the influence and value of the Master's lessons on faith spread from heart to heart among the people, and the love and affection for his works invades their hearts.

History of Life ( 150 – 151 )

Barla: The Place Where Risale-i Nur Was First Written

Barla is the first center where the Risale-i Nur Collection, sent to the spiritual aid of the believers, began to be written. Barla is the town where a light of guidance and a sun of happiness came from the Quran against the terrible trend of heresy and atheism that befell the Islamic Nation, especially the Anatolian people. Barla is the fortunate place where the mercy of God, the benevolence of God, and the grace of God have blessed works about this blessed Anatolia, the children of this heroic Islamic Nation, and the World of Islam, which are the means of their life, death, and eternal happiness.

Bediüzzaman Said Nursi; He was kept under constant and very severe despotism, oppression and surveillance in the Barla township. The reason for banning Barla is; The aim was to prevent the Islamic zeal in his soul from flourishing by taking him away from crowded cities and throwing him to such a remote village, not allowing him to speak, not allowing him to speak, not having him write works of Islamic faith, and preventing him from fighting against the atheists and serving the Quran by making him idle. Bediüzzaman, however, succeeded in acting completely opposite to this plan; Without being idle for even a moment, he wrote the works of Risale-i Nur, which taught the truths of the Quran and faith, in a secluded place like Barla and ensured their publication under the curtain. This success and this victory was a tremendous victory. Because in that terrible period of atheism, not a single genuine religious work was written. Attempts were made to silence and destroy the clergy. The atheists could not destroy Bediuzzaman, nor could they prevent his Islamic and faith publications, which brought peace to numb hearts and minds. This religious publication by Bediüzzaman was something that no other person could have done during the twenty-five-year period of absolute oppression and tyranny.

Bediuzzaman was exiled in Barla in 1925-1926. These dates were the first years of the exercise of absolute tyranny in Turkey, which would continue for twenty-five years. Secret atheist committees were pursuing plans to "destroy the spirit of Islam by removing Islamic poets one by one, and to collect and destroy the Quran." Demonically thinking that this would not be possible, they said, "Let's make a plan that will prevent the next generation from destroying the Quran with their own hands after thirty years," and they put this plan into practice. In order to destroy Islam, a destruction and violation unprecedented in history reigned.

Yes, for six hundred years, perhaps since the time of the Abbasids, that is, for a thousand years, attempts were being made to sever all ties with Islam in order to distance and deprive the Turkish Nation, the sons of this country, from Islam, who had challenged the whole world as a standard-bearer of the All-Wise Qur'an, and they were actually succeeding. This fact was not partial, but universal and general. The faith of millions of people, especially young people and millions of innocent students.

(Picture of Master Bediüzzaman Said Nursi taken when he first came to Barla.) It was a very broad and comprehensive event, related to his beliefs, worldly and otherworldly disasters. And it was related to the eternal lives of the Anatolian people who will come and go until the end of time. At that time and in those years, terrible transformations and destructions were being made against Islam and the Quran in the life of a heroic nation that had attained the highest position as the flag bearer of the Quran, with the sign and testimony of a thousand years of bright past, and the bright past of the most famous army of the world, which had passed through a thousand years of religious jihad, was buried in that past. They were trying to make the new generations and school students forget their venerable ancestors, and by cutting off their connection with the past, by seducing them with some masked and shiny words, the ground was being prepared for the communism regime! Instead of the highest material and spiritual principles of progress and civilization existing in the reality of Islam; the ill-fated principles in the swamp of irreligious philosophy, the ideas and ideologies of indecent writers and philosophers; It was indoctrinated by secret communists, freemasons, and atheists, and education and instruction was attempted on a very large scale. The main aim of the enemies of Islam, especially the British and French, to destroy and exploit the Islamic world, both materially and spiritually, is to alienate the heroic Turkish Nation from religious ties; There were plans to put Islam in a completely opposite state in terms of customs, traditions and morals, and unfortunately, these plans were put into practice!

These are the years when Bediüzzaman Said Nursi began as a devoted supporter of Islam, working diligently to serve faith and the Qur'an in Anatolia with the Risale-i Nur, and it was the beginning and the time of establishment of a most terrifying era of atheism that the world has never seen before. For this reason, when Bediüzzaman's service with Risale-i Nur is considered, it is necessary to take such a terrible time into consideration. Because even an iota of service performed under such harsh conditions, unprecedented in history, can gain a mountain of value; A small service can have great value and result!

Risale-i Nur is the product and result of such a terrible and important time. The author of Risale-i Nur is the greatest hero of the field of religious jihad in a terrible era dominated by twenty-five years of destruction of religion, and the ultimate guide who invites the Ummah of Muhammad (PBUH) to the land of peace and guides humanity until the end of time. And the Risale-i Nur is a diamond sword of the Quran, which time, ground and actions have proven with certainty and shown to the eyes. The works of Risale-i Nur, which Bediüzzaman was able to achieve by the grace of God, under the harsh conditions of the actions of the atheists who created such a painful, disastrous and terrifying era, constituted a magnificent and magnificent barrier against the invasion of atheism, which cannot be demolished. Risale-i Nur; Philosophies that are against religion, such as materialism and naturalism, are impossible, superstitious and possible; He has convinced even the most irreligious philosophers by proving it with irrefutable proofs and rational and logical evidence. He defeated absolute blasphemy and stopped the invasion of atheism.

Yes, the Risale-i Nur, which flourished and shined under the historical oppression, torture and betrayals inflicted on Bediüzzaman, is a disgrace of Islam in this time and in the future. Risale-i Nur has become the beloved of souls, the beloved of hearts, the beloved of lovers, the beloved of souls; When necessary, lives were sacrificed for this beast. Risale-i Nur has served and continues to serve in the position of the guardian and protector of humanity. Risale-i Nur was born as a spiritual miracle of the Qur'an that has been awaited in the last centuries, and its author, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, and his millions of students and brothers, revolved around this truth of the Qur'an like moths and were illuminated by its light, absorbed the truths of the Qur'an and faith in it, strengthened their faith and embraced this great truth. They are determined to announce it to the whole world and to read and serve it until they die.

Yes, the source of pride is the Risale-i Nur, which will keep the Turkish Nation, the people of this country and the Islamic world alive with honor forever, and will record them in the golden pages of history, as in the past and in the future, as the leader and renowned commander of the Islamic world in the service of the Quran and Islam. This work, which has a great scope and comprehensiveness, appeared in Anatolia and the Islamic world and gradually developed and spread with good acceptance and influence everywhere; It is the property of the Quran, the property of the Islamic world and the people of faith, and an Islamic source of pride for the people of this country. The point of reference of a government ruling in this country is the magnificent set of truths that it will announce to the whole world, and hopefully, there will come a time when a lesson will be given and announced to the whole world via radio.

Yes, a sun has risen from Turkey in the field of world science and wisdom. This newly rising sun is a manifestation of the sun that was born to the human world one thousand three hundred years ago, and is one of the shining rays of that spiritual sun in every century, and is the last awaited spiritual miracle! It has exerted its influence not only in the field of spirituality, but also outwardly and materially.

Yes, Risale-i Nur has a tremendous impact beyond the atomic and similar bombs and weapons that all the nations of the world rely on to protect and defend their lives! Those who look at the Risale-i Nur Treatises with a grain of knowledge and foresight, and those who pay attention to Risale-i Nur author Bediüzzaman Said Nursi's service to faith in Anatolia for thirty years, see, understand and confirm that this is so. The results of the service provided for those who have penetrated the truth, from the founding of Risale-i Nur until today, are absolutely magnificent and magnificent, worthy of billions of appreciation and congratulations!

Yes, Risale-i Nur has strengthened faith by publishing the investigative belief in this country, and has defeated atheism, disbelief, misguidance and debauchery in this country by fighting in a positive and positive manner. He was victorious in his great, comprehensive and general religious struggle. Nur Students, who are the Taife-i Mujahideen; With a great, spiritual and acceptable secret that derives from the utmost loyalty and unity, it has been instrumental in the attraction and favor of Divine mercy. While this sincere group of mujahideen is in a narrow circle like a small nucleus, in that nucleus there is the nature of a Genealogy of Tuba that will invade the world; With the emergence and spread of the Risale-i Nur, which originated from the Quran in the fourteenth century of Muhammad (PBUH), in Anatolia, it has expanded to the Islamic world and humanity, and will expand even further!

Here, Risale-i Nur, due to its extraordinary sincerity and its holiness by making the service of the tenets of monotheism and faith its main profession, and because it is a light of truth that will cover everything, containing all the truths of the Qur'an and Islam in its nature, this nation of Islam, in the spirit of Divine mercy, It has been a means of protection against the dangers of material and spiritual disaster and destruction, as a barrier of the Qur'an and a light of faith.

Risale-i Nur has chosen the path of persuasion and proof, not coercion and argument, in its fight against the opponents of faith and the Quran.

Risale-i Nur has directly shown the clear aspect of the truth with all its clarity and nakedness in its one hundred and thirty treatises. He has demonstrated Islam, the true religion, and the miraculousness of the Quran, the sun of guidance of the world of humanity, with irrefutable and conclusive evidence in the eyes of the world's opinion and in the entire field of thought and philosophy. And he proved it with logical proofs that; All the perfections and principles of civilization and progress on earth have come through the hands of heavenly religions and prophets, and especially with the advent of Islam, the human world has been and will be saved from the apocalypse of ignorance under the throne of the Islamic world! Human principles such as virtue, general interest, etc., which appear in philosophy and wisdom, are due to the fact that the rise of the Sun of Prophethood created reflections and flashes in the thoughts and hearts of humanity, just like the lights of the night world that spread and illuminate from the sun when it rises. These lights that appear on true philosophy and wisdom, science and art are the result of the reflections and manifestations of the sun of the Quran and the lamp of Prophethood on the human world.

O world of Islam! Wake up, embrace the Quran; Turn towards Islam with all your material and spiritual being!

And, O son of your high ancestors, who have mastered the Qur'an with the testimony of its thousand-year history and whose light of Islam has spread on the face of the earth! Turn to the Quran and try to understand it, read it and study the Treatises of Nur, which are a spiritual miracle at this time and will explain it. While your language announces the verses of the Qur'an to the world, let your behavior and morals also broadcast its meaning; Read the Quran with your language. Then you will be the master of the world, the leader of the universe and the means of happiness of humanity!

O children and grandchildren of our ancestors, who have occupied the most sacred and venerable position in the world with their duty as the flag bearer of the Quran for centuries! Wake up! It is absolutely unwise to be heedless in the dawn of the Islamic world! Again, in order to be a guide in the awakening of the Islamic World, to be a friend and a brother, it is necessary to be enlightened by the light of the Quran and faith, to be perfected with the upbringing of Islam, to embrace the true human civilization and the progressive civilization of Islam, and to use it as a guide in one's behavior and actions.

We should knead the sciences and arts brought from Europe and America, which are actually the property of Islam, in the light of monotheism, and look at them with the contemplative and literal point of view mentioned by the Quran, that is, as its craftsman and master, and "the collection of the truths of faith and the Quran, which show eternal happiness and wealth." "Forward towards the light, the throne!" We must say and make others say!

O my esteemed brothers and sisters in religion, the grandchildren of the heroic soldiers of the Asian armies of ancient times!

Five hundred years of sleeping is enough! Now wake up in the morning of the Quran. Otherwise, by closing your eyes from the sun of the Holy Quran and lying in the desert of heedlessness, brutality and heedlessness will plunder and devastate you.

Do not fall to the ground like water drops that do not separate from the course of the Quran and do not unite. Otherwise, debauchery and civilized lust will swallow you like soil. Like drops of water coming together, unite in the path of happiness and peace of the Holy Quran, sweep away the debauchery and disgrace of civilization, and pour the waters of the truth of Islam, which is the water of life, into this country.

The flowers of true civilization, science and art, will bloom in these lands under the light of faith with the waters of Islamic truth, and this country will turn into a rose and rose garden in material and spiritual happiness, God willing.

We're getting back to the point. Yes, the years when Bediüzzaman Said Nursi was assigned to reside in Barla and wrote the Risale-i Nur were important years that made every particle as valuable as a mountain, as we have mentioned above. Just as one hour of vigil in the freezing cold of winter and under harsh conditions is better than a year of worship; Just like that: In that wonderful time, even being able to write a single genuine treatise on faith and Islam, let alone one hundred and thirty treatises, was as valuable and important as thousands of treatises.

Yes, in that terrible time when atheism was dominant, people of religion were being tried to be demolished. It was even considered to completely remove the Quran and completely destroy religious beliefs, as in Russia; However, when it was suggested that it might yield positive results for the Islamic nation, this was abandoned and the following decision was taken: "The youth who will be raised with the new teaching methods we will establish in schools will eliminate the Quran and thus the nation's connection with Islam will be cut off!" The sources of that terrible discord that turned all these terrible and mysterious plans were the leaders and followers of the external irreligious movements, which are the opponents and enemies of the current religious development. Yes, we leave the insight and details of those terrible events that took place within the Turkish nation to the truth-loving historians of the future and to the Islamic-Turkish writers who are now publishing them with a degree of freedom under the Democratic administration. Our duty is to be occupied solely with the truths of belief and the Quran. We are in the current of faith and Islam alone.

Yes, during the heaviest periods of heresy and atheism, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi was under constant supervision and observation and in such terrible and severe conditions. Bediüzzaman was subjected to a variety of cruelties that Nimrods, Pharaohs, Sheddads and Yazids could not do. And it continued like this for twenty-five years. At that time, the Islamic world was materially poor and was under the servitude of the invaders. All the secret committees of corruption and atheism were carrying out tremendous activities both in Turkey and in the Islamic world, and their supporters supported them and all of them were in alliance against Islam.

So, Risale-i Nur is the product of a time that contains a value such as the importance of the battles of Badr and Uhud, which were like the keys to Islam's conquest of the world in the Age of Bliss; The service to faith he has facilitated and the spiritual religious jihad he has carried out are of a magnitude never seen in history, except during the Age of Bliss. Bediüzzaman Said Nursi, who was in such a terrible captivity, in exile and seclusion, with one hundred and thirty pieces of Risale-i Nur works that he compiled and published, spoke as an eloquent speaker in the Anatolian mosque and the mosque of the world of Islam, repeating to the people of Islam the lesson he learned from the Quran; It is as if Bediüzzaman Said Nursi is standing on top of the minaret of the fourteenth century of Muhammad and the twentieth century of the Common Era, shouting at his contemporaries, the people of Islam and humanity, and calling out to the generation that lined up behind this century and lined up in its future ranks {(Hashiye): Innocent young people who are eager for the Risale-i Nur more than anyone else, and are children. An example from thousands of examples is as follows: Once, while passing through Bolvadin District, the primary and secondary school students who saw the Master coming, all with one exception, came out of the school's garden and surrounded the car and greeted him; and they expressed their congratulations and gratitude by saying "Welcome" in their language. The reason for this is that, a while ago, in Emirdağı, when he saw the carriage he was on passing by, he stepped on thorns from afar and shouted, "Bediüzzaman Dede! Bediüzzaman Dede!" We asked our master about the innocent children running on the roads of Emirdağ villages. Then: "The minds of these innocent people do not care, but their souls feel with a sense of understanding that with the Risale-i Nur, they will save their faith; their hearts have felt this truth because they will protect their homeland, themselves, and their future from terrible dangers; and since I am the translator of the Risale-i Nur, the love, gratitude and thanksgiving for the Risale-i Nur “They show me their gratitude.” he said and told them that he was praying. Master Bediüzzaman loves children very much, when they gather around him like this: "Your prayers are accepted because you are innocent, pray for me." He would compliment them. This was the reason for the sincere interest of the innocents of Bolvadin, whose mothers were always Nur Students. He speaks to } as a great guide, a great mujaddid...

History of Life ( 151 – 160 )

The Author and Publication of Risale-i Nur

Bediüzzaman Said Nursi is writing the Risale-i Nur Collection under such difficult and difficult circumstances that he is exposed to difficulties that no other scientist in history has ever encountered. But because he has an undying determination, will and love of service; Without giving up, without getting worn out, without getting tired, without getting tired, by exerting all his strength, with incomparable patience, endurance and self-abnegation, he creates these wonderful works of Risale-i Nur, which will protect this nation and country from the dragons of communism, the freemasons, and atheism, and which are a great guide in enlightening and guiding the Islamic world and humanity. The compilation of the Risale-i Nur Collection, which consists of one hundred and thirty parts, is completed in twenty-three years. Since the Treatises of Nur were written in a time of dire need, each treatise written has the effect of being a very healing medicine and medicine, and has such an effect that it cures the spiritual diseases of many people. Everyone who reads Risale-i Nur; He reads that treatise in a state of mind as if it were written for him, feeling great desire and intense need. Finally, such works come into being; Qur'anic truths are being bestowed that will fully answer and suffice the faith, Islamic, intellectual, spiritual, heart and mental needs of all people of this century and the centuries to come.

Risale-i Nur is a true interpretation of the All-Wise Qur'an. The verses are not in order; Verses that identify the truths of faith that respond to the needs of the time have been interpreted.

Tafsir has two parts: One interprets the phrase and wording of the verse; The other one proves the meaning and truth of the verse by explaining it. It is established by the testimony and confirmation of thousands of experts in research and inquiry that Risale-i Nur is the strongest, most valuable, brightest and most perfect of these second part of the commentaries.

The writing and publication of Risale-i Nur is in a way that has never been seen before. Bediüzzaman Said Nursi does not have the ability to write the treatises with his own hand and duplicate them; he is half-illiterate. For this reason, it is told to the scribes quickly and it is written down quickly. There are wonderful works written in ten, twelve, and one or two hours, while busy writing for one or two hours a day.

Students write many copies of the treatises written by Master Bediüzzaman, passing them from hand to hand, and bring the written copies to the author. The author corrects the mistakes of the copyists. While making this correction, he checks the work without comparing it with the original. Now, when he corrects a work he wrote twenty-five or thirty years ago, he does not look at the original.

People coming from surrounding villages and districts were taking the written treatises with great curiosity and enthusiasm and publishing them in handwriting.

Master Bediuzzaman wrote the Nur Treatises without consulting any book other than the Quran and without having any book with him at the time of writing.

To the late Mehmed Âkif:

Taking inspiration directly from the Quran,

We must make the people of the century understand Islam. It was Bediuzzaman's ability to realize his ideal, which he expressed in his couplet.

Risale-i Nur's publication quality has not been seen in any other work in history. It's like:

Risale-i Nur, which was also responsible for preserving the script of the Quran, had to be published in the script of the Quran. Old writing was banned and printing presses were abolished. Bediuzzaman had no money or wealth; He was poor, he had nothing to do with worldly goods. Those who copied the treatises by writing them by hand were only meeting their essential needs. Those who wrote Risale-i Nur were taken to police stations, tortured and tormented, and thrown into prison. Horror is being spread everywhere with the propaganda and pressures carried out by the government against Bediüzzaman; The people were so worried that they did not have the courage to approach the Master and take lessons in religion and faith from him. In the past, the fact that clergy and true believers died on the gallows just because they were religious created an atmosphere of fear and intimidation. In the prevailing cruelty and absolute tyranny, the religious people were condemned to absolute silence. Neither a genuine pamphlet talking about the truths of religion was published, nor were those truths taught to the nation. In this way, they are trying to turn Islam into a soulless corpse; Giving lectures on the nature and principles of the Religion of Islam was strictly prohibited. {(Haşiye): All those acts of atheism were carried out by secret atheists who could not digest today's religious development. }.

This era of atheism, which was very rampant at the beginning, was destroyed by the widespread publications of Risale-i Nur; The chains of tyranny applied to the spiritual and material (especially spiritual) lives of the believers have been shattered. Risale-i Nur broke the back of atheism and destroyed its foundation stones.

Yes, those were the times when the Risale-i Nur shone like lightning on the opposing front of atheism, and this light of the All-Wise Qur'an appeared with all its magnificence and enthusiasm and was published under the curtain.

The faith of the Nur Students, who have taken the lesson of investigative faith from Risale-i Nur and whose numbers are increasing, has improved and they have acquired a religious dignity and Islamic courage. Just as a brave commander gives courage to hundreds of soldiers with his language and becomes a point of reference; Likewise, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, who is the representative of the spiritual personality of the Risale-i Nur, and hundreds of thousands, now millions of Nur Students, whose faith has been strengthened by the lessons of investigative faith, have become a point of support and an example for the believers. These forces of faith of the Nur Students and their heroic struggle against atheism had a great impact on the people and created an awakening. Thus, they eliminated the fears and anxieties within the nation with Risale-i Nur, brought general courage, hope and relief to the homeland and nation and saved Muslims from despair.

A Student of Nur, who adopts the Risale-i Nur as his purpose of life, is strong enough to have the strength of a hundred men and serves faith and Islam as much as a hundred people, and is a believer and a believer, as the people of truth say. Nur students; to the spectacular attacks, fuss, oppression and imprisonment of atheism; Like their masters, they sacrificed their lives, property, and children without hesitation when necessary, for the sake of serving the Risale-i Nur, faith, and Islam, without attaching value, without fear, and when necessary. Nur Students have only one goal: "To read the Risale-i Nur with the intention of saving their faith and to serve faith and Islam with the Risale-i Nur for the sake of God's consent." In order to succeed in this goal, they have done everything they can to serve this service.

Yes, Nur Students believe that they are the servants of a ship of the Lord that takes the Ummah of Muhammad to the shores of peace. Their biggest goals in life are; By serving the Quran and faith, it is to help the Ummah of Muhammad live in prosperity and happiness. During the years of handwritten publication of Risale-i Nur, there were people who wrote and published Risale-i Nur without leaving their homes for seven or eight years. At that time, thousands of Nur students, men, women, young people and old people in the Isparta area, and even the village of Sav, which was the Nur classroom, were writing and copying the Nur Treatises with a thousand pens for years. (Twenty years after its composition, Risale-i Nur was published with a mimeograph machine, and thirty-five years later it began to be printed in printing houses. God willing, a time will come when the Risale-i Nur Collection will be written in gold and read in various languages ​​via radio, turning the world into a large teaching institution for Nuri.)

Blessed women also made significant sacrifices in the publication of Risale-i Nur. They even came to Hazrat Master and said, "Master! I will try to do the worldly work that my master will do; it is yours, it belongs to Risale-i Nur." and gave more opportunities to their men to work in the service of Risale-i Nur. They wholeheartedly participated in the religious and faith services of their masters who wrote the Risale-i Nur, by shining a lamp at night. Women and girls wrote the Risale-i Nur with their own hands, shed light on it, and served the faith as holy scribes. In fact, there are women who are students of Nur, who passionately read the Treatises of Nur, which will enable them to achieve good things with the light of faith in their last breath, and they also read and introduced them to other women who are their sisters in religion; By spreading the light among women, they rendered heroic service by causing many women to be enlightened with the light of the Quran and faith. By reading and having others read the Risale-i Nur, they progressed in the levels of faith and rose to the level of spiritual guides. Ladies have devoted themselves to the bright and fruitful lights of the Qur'an in the Risale-i Nur with purity and sincerity, solely to seek Allah's consent, and by fostering an undying affection and love in their hearts, they have attained a position where they will be happy in this world and the hereafter. The value and greatness of Risale-i Nur is so settled in their pure hearts that; As they read and listened to it together, their hearts were filled with light and blessings, and they shed luminous tears and felt rejoicing. How lucky are those ladies; Because they worked in this sacred religious service of Risale-i Nur, they will always be remembered with goodness, light will be sent to their afterlife, their graves will be sparkling like heaven, and they will reach the highest levels in the afterlife, God willing. Although he is included in the prayers of Bediuzzaman Said Nur, his good deeds are recorded in the notebooks of the Nur Students with the secret of the spiritual company in his house. Their sincere interest in the Risale-i Nur earns those self-sacrificing ladies the prayers of millions of Nur students. By reading and educating Risale-i Nur, they attain great spiritual gains and high degrees. Insha'Allah, we strongly believe, hope and pray from Divine mercy that most women will be like this.

Close Nur publishers; Thirty-five years ago, he saw the sublime truths in Risale-i Nur, learned those sacred lessons, and has since faced the secret enemies of religion with sincerity and loyalty. Even though the houses of the heroes of Nur were searched many times and they were thrown into prison many times and suffered severe torments and hardships there, they continued to publish the Risale-i Nur for so many years with their diamond pens. Although worldly blessings are available to them if they wish; They devoted their lives to the service of Risale-i Nur, renouncing all personal, worldly ranks and assets.

I wonder what is the reason for this effort and strength, this self-denial and sacrifice, and this degree of perseverance and loyalty in the Risale-i Nur students? If a question is asked, the answer to this question will surely be as follows: The undeniable, high truths in the Risale-i Nur are the service of faith solely and only for the sake of God's consent and the utmost sincerity of Bediüzzaman.

Bediüzzaman Said Nursi stayed in Barla for about eight years. He spent most of his time in the countryside, in vineyards and gardens. He retreats to secluded mountains or vineyards two or three hours away and composes the Treatises of Nur; On the other hand, when the treatises he had written were handwritten in Isparta and its surroundings and sent to him, he would correct them. He would both make corrections in one day, go on foot to places that would take four to five hours to get there, devote three or four hours of the same day to study, and often prepare his own meals. At that time, treatises were handwritten in forty places by the first students eager for Risale-i Nur. The master carries these books on his back; He would go to mountains, vineyards or fields, do his corrections there and come home. He was sentenced to exile and subjected to the most terrible cruelty of the time and was not allowed to meet anyone. But he attained an inexhaustible existence in this absence. Because he was collating and at the same time publishing the truths of faith coming from the Quran that would enlighten and guide the Islamic world and humanity. He devoted all his attention to the works he was writing. One day, these works will spread throughout Anatolia, go to the centers of the Islamic world, attract the attention of the people of politics, and then they will destroy the ideologies of atheism and unbelief that are intended to be established within a nation that has been the standard-bearer of the Islamic world for centuries; It will prevent the invasion of this country by the people of disbelief, the people of debauchery and the people of misguidance, which are the spiritual personalities of the misguided tyrants of the last centuries, and will be the means to ensure the eternal salvation and happiness of the future generations.

He was the happiest man in the world and the happiest man of his time, as he was the bearer of a cause that had such a sacred meaning, because he prepared the basis for the most magnificent event in history with the permission and will of God. There was not the slightest change or reduction in his dressing, his goals, or his ideals. On the contrary, it was a torch of guidance that would correct the beliefs of the world and eliminate darkness. He was in a state of effort and determination because his duty and service included the happiness and prosperity of all people in both worlds.

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“I Wouldn't Trade These Ranges for the Star Palace”

The master's residence in Barla is a house consisting of two rooms. In fact, he does not have a detached house and not even an inch of land on earth that he has the right to control or own. The house in Barla, where he lived for eight years, was the first teaching institution of Nuriye, which served as the center of three hundred and fifty million people of Islam. There is a constantly flowing fountain under this Nuriye Dershanesi. And in front of it, adjacent to Dershane-i Nuriye, there is a magnificent plane tree, which is very thick and rises to the sky in three columns. A hut was built among the branches of the plane tree. This is the most suitable place for Hazrat Master's rest in the spring and summer seasons and for his duties of contemplation and worship. The Master's loyal servants, his students and the people of Barla say: "We would see the Master singing praises and hymns until the morning in the hut located between the branches of the plane tree, which is a blessed tree in front of the Nur University, at night. Especially in the spring and summer seasons, among the birds flying with enthusiasm and attraction among the thousands of branches of this magnificent tree, we would see the Master like this." We would see him work until the morning, but we wouldn't know when he would sleep and when he would wake up.

The Master would be very ill and spend most of his time in illness and distress. He ate very little, and that was as limited as a piece of soup. At night, he read the surahs he had learned from the Holy Quran and the famous prayers of the Prophet Muhammad, called Cevşen-ül Kebir, and the prayers of Shah-ı Geylani and Shah-ı Naqşibend.

(Master Bediuzzaman's madrasah in Barla and the plane tree on which they read lessons and teachings) and the prayers and groups of the great saints and the Salavat-i Nuriyes and especially the "Hizb-un Nuriye" which is the source of the Risale-i Nur and the guides of the verses of the Quran and He would read the groups and prayers in which there was a chain of contemplation and gathered in the Twenty-ninth Lem, and when he completed these, he would again be busy with the Risale-i Nur. During the day, he is always busy with the review and correction of Risale-i Nur; He preferred the service of Risale-i Nur to everything else, and when there was a rush for Risale-i Nur, he would leave his other preoccupations and complete that work first.

Said Nursi goes to the hut between the branches of the magnificent plane tree in front of his range in the spring and performs his duty there; He would discern, observe and meditate on the truths of the Risale-i Nur in the noble angels, who were its source and true mineral. Is it possible to express the master's contemplation and feeling both at this plane tree, which holds the secret of شَجَرَةٌ مُبَارَكَةٌ, and at the trees and mountains in the Pine Mountains with which he is very familiar? It is not possible at all! God Almighty, with His perfect mercy, created this individual with a comprehensive talent for all kinds of human perfections, and willed for the maximum development of these talents; Risale-i Nur, which extends to the last centuries and spreads thousands of branches on the tree of Islam, has made this exceptional person the "master of all truths" in terms of his spiritual personality, and by compiling a reflection of the light and manifestation of the total Islamic truths in the spiritual person of Risale-i Nur, he has become the people of truth. and made one look at its perfection with astonishment, and thus, with the Risale-i Nur, which was a complete mirror of the Prophethood of Ahmadiyya and the truth of Muhammad, Said Nursi, as a Said, decayed and melted; But spiritually, it was born and survived as the whole Islamic world. And the Risale-i Nur will remain eternal and will always improve until the end of time. Is it possible at all? The Magnificent Maker, who was not indifferent to the invention of the fly wing and who followed many wisdoms and benefits in the particles of that wing, had nothing to do with the Risale-i Nur and the places where it was written and the places where the Author of the Nur performed his sacred duties, and the places and teaching institutions of Nur that served such sacred services. And why should the blessed genealogy be excluded from the purpose of mercy? Absolutely not possible!

When Said Nursi was in Barla, he would sometimes go up to Çam Mountain during the summer months and stay there alone for a while. The mountain they were on was quite high. Like the hut at the top of the plane tree in front of Barla Dershane-i Nuriye, it had a place in the meaning of Dershane-i Nuriye on two large trees on the highest peak of Çam Mountain. He was busy with Risale-i Nur on the tops of these pine and tar trees. And most of the time, he would come and go from Barla to this forested area. And he used to say: "I wouldn't trade these places for the Yıldız Palace!"

Now, we will stop here and list below a few of the treatises and letters pertaining to the Master's life in the aforementioned Çam Mountain and Barla township, where he wrote the Risale-i Nur, and the nature of the Risale-i Nur.

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Revealing a few secrets of grace

First of all, we state the "Seven Reasons" that reveal several secrets of grace in the form of blessings:

First Reason: Before and during the Old War, I see a true fact: I am under the famous Mount Ararat, called Mount Ararat. Suddenly that mountain exploded tremendously. He scattered the pieces, like mountains, all over the world. In my horror, I saw that my late mother was next to me. I said: "Mother, do not be afraid! It is the command of God Almighty; He is Rahim and Wise." Suddenly, while I was in that state, I realized that an important person was commandingly saying to me: "Explain the miracle of the Qur'an." I woke up and realized: There will be a big explosion. After that explosion and revolution, the walls around the Quran will be broken. The Quran will directly defend itself. And the Quran will be attacked, its miracle will be its steel armor. And I realized that a man like me, beyond my limits, would be honored to have some kind of miracle manifested at this time, and I realized that I was honored.

Since the miracle of explaining the Qur'an to a certain extent was done through Words. Of course, showing the persistence in our service, which is accounted for by that miracle and is a kind of its blessing and blessing, is a help to the miracle and it is necessary to show it.

Second Reason: Since the All-Wise Qur'an is our guide, our master, our imam, our guide in all manners; He praises himself. Following his lesson, we will praise his interpretation.

And since the Words written are a kind of interpretation of it and the truths in those treatises are the property and truths of the Quran. And since the All-Wise Qur'an shows itself with perfect majesty in most of the surahs, especially in the verses and verses, it tells about its perfections and praises itself that it deserves. Of course, we are responsible for the miraculous signs of the All-Wise Qur'an reflected in the Words and for the manifestation of the Divine faith that is a sign of the acceptance of that service. Because that's what our master does and teaches like that.

Third Reason: I don't say words in the form of humility; Maybe I say this to state a truth: The truths and perfections in the Words belong to the Quran, not to me, and they are derived from the Quran. In fact, the Tenth Word is some of the verses filtered from hundreds of verses of the Qur'an. Even other treatises are generally like that. Since I know so and since I am mortal, I will go; Of course, something and a work that will be eternal should not and should not be connected to me. And since it is the custom of the people of misguidance and ignorance to refute a work that does not suit them by refuting the author of the work; Of course, the treatises connected with the stars of the Quran should not be connected with a flimsy pillar like mine, which can cause many objections and criticisms and fail. Moreover, since it is the custom that the auction in a work is sought in the circle of the author, whom they consider to be the source and source of that work, and according to this custom, it is a great injustice to the truth to attribute those higher truths and those glorious things to a bankrupt person like myself and to my personality, which cannot show a thousandth of them, the treatises are not my own property. As the property of the Quran, I am obliged to show that they have received the blessings of the Quran. Yes, the qualities of delicious grape bunches cannot be found in dried sticks. That's how I am like a dry stick.

Fourth Reason: Sometimes humility invades the blasphemy of blessings; Maybe it will be a blessing. Sometimes it becomes a blessing and a source of pride. Both are harmful. The only solution to this is; There should be neither disbelief nor pride. It is to acknowledge the merits and perfections, but by not appropriating them, and to show them as the work of the Divine Being. For example: Just as if someone were to dress you in a beautiful and decorated dress, and you became very beautiful with it, and the people said to you: "Masha'Allah, you are very beautiful, you have become very beautiful." If you humbly say: "God forbid! What am I? Nothing. What is this, where is the beauty?" Then it would be a blasphemy for a blessing and a disrespect for the skillful artist who dressed you. If you say boastfully: "Yes, I am very beautiful, where is there anyone as beautiful as me? Show me someone like me." At that time, it is a proud honor.

So, in order to get rid of the infidels and the blasphemers, one should say: "Yes, I have become beautiful, but beauty belongs to my clothes, and therefore the clothes belong to the one who dresses me, it is not mine."

Like this, if my voice could reach me, I would shout to the entire Earth and say: Words are beautiful, they are the truth; But they are not mine, they are rays derived from the truth of the Holy Quran.

وَ مَا مَدَحْتُ مُحَمَّدًا بِمَقَالَتِى ٭ وَ لكِنْ مَدَحْتُ مَقَالَتِى بِمُحَمَّدٍ

I say:

وَ مَا مَدَحْتُ الْقُرْآنَ بِكَلِمَاتِى ٭ وَ لكِنْ مَدَحْتُ كَلِمَاتِى بِالْقُرْآنِ

So: "I could not beautify or make the miraculous truths of the Quran beautiful; perhaps the beautiful truths of the Quran also beautified and sublimated my expressions." Since this is so; In the name of the beauty of the truths of the Qur'an, it is an acceptable blessing to reveal the beauty of its mirrors called Words and the Divine will that has created that mirror.

Fifth Reason: A long time ago, I heard from a saintly person that; That person derived from the unseen signs of the old saints and came to the conclusion that: "A light will emerge from the east and will disperse the darkness of heresies." I have and continue to pay great attention to the emergence of such a light. But flowers come in spring. It is necessary to prepare the ground for such sacred flowers. And we realized that, with this service, we were preparing the ground for those luminous beings. Since it does not belong to ourselves, there can be no pride or pride in declaring the Divine will, which of course belongs to the lights called Words; Maybe it will be a source of praise, gratitude and blessing.

Sixth Reason: Divine faith, which is an immediate reward and a means of encouragement to our service to the Quran through the compilation of the Words, is a success. Success is demonstrated. If it is successful; At best it would be a gift from God. Divine favor is an expressed spiritual form of gratitude. Even if it exceeded that, it would be a miracle of the Qur'an without any of our choices getting involved. We have been victorious. The manifestation of such a miracle, which comes unconsciously and unintentionally, is harmless. If it surpasses ordinary miracles, then it would be, at most, reflections of the spiritual miraculousness of the Qur'an. Since the miracle is manifested, of course, even the manifestation of the person who helps the miracle is counted as miraculous; Pride cannot be the source of honor, perhaps gratitude is the source of praise.

Seventh Reason: Eighty percent of the human race are not competent to investigate, to penetrate the truth and to recognize and accept the truth as the truth. Perhaps, based on appearance and good opinion, they accept the work they hear from acceptable and trustworthy people as imitation. In fact, if he sees a powerful truth in the hands of a weak man, he sees it as weak, and if he sees a worthless matter in the hands of a valuable man, he regards it as valuable. Therefore, in order not to diminish the value of the truths of faith and the Quran in the eyes of the majority of people, in the hands of a weak and worthless wretch like me, I hereby declare that: Someone is employing us without our choice or knowledge; He employs us in important jobs without us knowing. Our evidence is this: We are blessed with some determination and generosity other than our consciousness and will. If so, we are obliged to shout out those blessings.

Based on seven past causes, we will point out a few universal divine graces.

First Sign: It is stated in the First Point of the Eighth Matter of the Twenty-eighth Letter that it is "coincidence". In short: In the Letters of Mu'cizat-ı Ahmediye, sixty pages from the Third Sign to the Eighteenth Sign; Unknowingly and unknowingly, in the copy of a scribe, with the exception of two pages, in all the remaining pages, in perfect balance, more than two hundred words of "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)" look at each other. Whoever pays attention to two pages with honesty will confirm that there is no coincidence. However, if coincidence occurs at most in one page, if there are multiple similar words, it will be a coincidence half of the time, but it can be a coincidence completely in one or two pages. Then, in all such pages, the word Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is; Whether two, three, four or more, if they look at each other's faces with perfect balance; Of course, it is not possible for it to be a coincidence. Moreover, it shows that there is a coincidence within it, a strong sign of the unseen, which eight different scribes could not disrupt. Just as there are degrees of eloquence in the books of the people of eloquence; The eloquence in the All-Wise Qur'an has reached a miraculous level. It's not anyone's place to catch up with him. So too; The coincidence in parts of the Nineteenth Letter, which is a mirror of the miracles of Ahmadiyyah, and the Twenty-fifth Word, which is an interpreter of the miracles of the Qur'an, and the Risale-i Nur, which is a kind of commentary on the Qur'an, show a degree of strangeness that is above all books. And it is understood from this that; It is a kind of miracle of the miracles of the Qur'an and the miracles of Ahmadiyya that are manifested and represented in those mirrors.

Second Sign: The second of the Divine devotion to the service of the Qur'an is this: Almighty God, like me, without a pen, half an illiterate person, in a foreign land, alone, prevented from revolution; Strong, serious, sincere, generous, self-sacrificing brothers whose pens were like diamond swords gave me help. He placed the duty of the Qur'an, which was very heavy on my weak and helpless shoulders, onto those strong shoulders. Out of His perfect generosity, He lightened my burden. As for that blessed community; In Hulusi's words, they are like the handsets of the wireless telegraph, and - in Sabri's words - they are like the machines that generate the electricity of the light factory, with their different merits and various valuable qualities, and - again, in Sabri's words - as a kind of unseen coincidence, they are able to understand the mysteries of the Qur'an in a similar way, with enthusiasm, effort and seriousness. Their dissemination of the lights of faith and their ability to reach everywhere, and their service with their reckless, complete enthusiasm and effort, at a time when type has changed, there is no printing press, and everyone is in need of the lights of faith, is a direct miracle of the Qur'an and an apparent divine grace. Yes, just as there is a miracle in guardianship, there is also a miracle in having a sincere intention. Even sincerity has its miracle. Especially, serious, sincere solidarity among brothers in a circle of brotherhood for Lillah can have many miracles. In fact, the spiritual personality of such a community can become a perfect saint and become the recipient of benevolence.

Here are my brothers and my friends in the service of the Qur'an! How cruel and a mistake it is to give all the honor and all the spoils to the sergeant of a company that conquered a fortress; In that way, you cannot give the persistence in the conquests achieved through the strength of your spiritual personality and your pens to a helpless person like me. Of course, in such a blessed community, there is a strong sign of the unseen, rather than unseen coincidences, and I see it; but I can't show it to everyone and the public.

Third Sign: The parts of the Risale-i Nur are a very powerful sign of the unseen and a divine grace, proving all the important truths of faith and the Qur'an in a brilliant way, even against the most oblivious. Because there are some truths of faith and the Quran that; Ibn Sina, who was considered to be the greatest genius, confessed his helplessness in his early childhood and said, "The mind cannot find a way to do this!" he said. The Tenth Word Treatise is truly something that that person could not reach with his genius; He declares it to the common people and to the children.

And for example: For the solution of the Mystery of Destiny and partial choice, a scholar like the great Sa'd-ı Taftazani; What is it if it is not a work of grace, in the Twenty-sixth Word, which is about fate, which is about the same work, which he only solved in the famous Mukaddemat-ı Isna Asher, Telvih, in forty-fifty pages, and in two pages of the Second Mebhas, which is about destiny?

And that mysterious and astonishing talisman, which is called the secret of the creation and the talisman of the universe, which amazes the whole world and cannot be discovered by any philosophy, and which is discovered by the miracle of the Almighty Quran, is at the end of the Twenty-fourth Letter and the Twenty-ninth Word. It has been discovered in the witty wit and in the six pieces of wisdom of the transformations of the particles of the Thirtieth Word. They have discovered and explained the magic of the astonishing activity in the universe, the enigma of the creation of the universe and its outcome, and the secret of wisdom of the movements in the transformations of particles; it is obvious and can be looked at.

Both the secret of unity and unity of dominion without any partner; Just as the Sixteenth Word and the Thirty-twelfth Word declare with perfect clarity the astonishing truths that are our infinite awareness of God; The verse in the Twentieth Letter, which shows with perfect clarity that particles and planets are equal in relation to the Divine Power, and that the revival of all sentient beings at the resurrection is as easy as the revival of a soul, and that the intervention of polytheism in the creation of the universe is so far from reason that it is beyond reason. In the expression of the word هُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ and its three representations, it has discovered this great secret of unity.

There is such a breadth in both the truths of faith and the Quran that even the greatest human intelligence cannot comprehend; In a man like me, whose mind is confused, whose situation is miserable, and who writes in distress and quickly, without having any books to consult, the majority of those truths emerge in their most obvious way; It is directly the work of the miraculous spiritual power of the All-Wise Qur'an, a manifestation of Divine grace, and a powerful sign of the unseen.

Fourth Sign: Fifty-sixty treatises were bestowed in such a way that; Not for a person like me, who thinks little and is subject to events and cannot find time to study; The fact that they were written in a way that was not made with the effort of a scholar, perhaps composed of great minds, shows that they are a direct work of grace. Because in all these treatises, all the deep truths are taught through representations, even to the most learned and unlettered. However, great scholars say that most of those truths cannot be explained and cannot explain them, let alone to the common people, or even to the public.

Here are the most distant truths, in the closest way, to the extent of teaching a lesson to the most knowledgeable man; This wonderful presentation and ease of explanation is in the hands of a person like me, whose Turkish is limited, whose words are vague, most of which are incomprehensible, and who have long been fascinated by the fact that they make even apparent truths difficult, and whose old works have confirmed that desire; Of course, it is undoubtedly a work of grace and cannot be his skill, and it is a manifestation of the miraculous spiritual nature of the Holy Quran and a representation and reflection of the representations of the Quran.

Fifth Sign: Although the treatises have spread widely in general, the classes and groups, from the greatest scholar to the most common man and the people of heart, from a great saint to the most obstinate atheist philosopher, should not be criticized even though they have seen and read those treatises and some of them have been slapped, and every group should not be criticized. Just as the fact that it was benefited according to its degree is a direct work of divine grace and a miracle of the Qur'an, the fact that such treatises, which were only produced as a result of much research and study, were written at an extraordinary speed, during the troubled times of crisis that agitated both my perception and my mind, is a work of grace and a gift. It is divine.

Yes, most of my brothers and all my friends and copyists with me know that; The five parts of the Nineteenth Letter were written in two or three hours every day over a few days, and mostly in twelve hours, without consulting any book; In fact, the most important part, and in that part, the fourth part, which shows an apparent veneration of prophethood in the words of the words of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), was memorized in three or four hours, on the mountain, under the rain; and such an important and precise treatise as the Thirtieth Word was written in a vineyard in six hours; and just as the Twenty-eighth Word was written in Solomon's garden in one, and finally in two, hours, so are most of the treatises; And my close friends know that for a long time, when I was distressed and weak, I could not even state or even know the most obvious truths. Especially if the illness is added to that trouble, it prevents me from studying and studying; The most important words and treatises were written in the fastest way, in my most troubled and sick time; What is it if it is not a direct divine grace, a divine favor, and a miracle of the Qur'an?

No matter what book it is, if it talks about such divine truths and faith, the relevant issues harm some people, and because they harm, not all issues are published for everyone. However, these treatises are; In our opinion, it is certain that they have never caused any harm to anyone - even though I have asked many people - such as the effect of influence, the effects of action and the threat of oppression, and that it is a direct sign of the unseen and a divine grace.

Sixth Sign: Now, I think it has become clear that; Most of my life was spent in such a way that was beyond my choice and power, my consciousness and precaution, and it happened in such a strange way; Let these kinds of treatises that will serve the All-Wise Qur'an come to fruition. It is as if my entire scientific life has become a prelude to events. And the manifestation of the miraculousness of the Qur'an through the Words took place in a way that would be its outcome. Even these seven years, in my exile and exile, in isolation for no reason and against my will, and living in a lonely village against my will; and my hatred and abandonment of many of the bonds and rules of social life that I have adopted for a long time; I have no doubt that this position was given directly in order to provide this service to the Qur'an in a pure and pure manner. In fact, I am of the opinion that the troubles and oppression inflicted on me many times were done under the cover of pressure against me, by a merciful hand, in order to make people understand the mystery of the Quran and not to distract the eyes. Even though I used to be very eager to think; My soul was given a respite from the consideration of all other books. I realized that what made me abandon such considerations, which were a source of consolation and familiarity in a foreign land, was directly for the sake of being the absolute master of the verses of the Qur'an.

Both the written works and treatises - most of them - were bestowed suddenly and suddenly, without any external reason, based on a need arising from my soul. Then, when I showed it to some of my friends, they said: "It is a cure for the wounds of this time." After it spread, I understood from most of my brothers that it is a medicine suitable for the need of this time and worthy of the problem.

Here are my involuntary attachments to the aforementioned states and adventures of my life, outside the circle of my will and consciousness, and contrary to the customary nature of the scholars; It leaves no doubt in my mind that there is a powerful Divine grace and a gift from God to lead to such a sacred result.

Seventh Sign: During this period of our service, in five or six years, we have seen with our own eyes more than a hundred works of Divine favor, Divine favor and miracles of the Qur'an. We pointed out some of them in the Sixteenth Letter; some of it in the various matters of the Fourth Section of the Twenty-Sixth Letter; We explained some of it in the Third Matter of the Twenty-Eighth Letter. My close friends know this. My constant friend Süleyman Efendi knows many of them. In particular, in the publication, correction, placement, clarification and dissemination of the Words and treatises, we are blessed with an extraordinary and miraculous embodiment. We have no doubt that it is a miracle of the Qur'an. Examples of this are faces.

We are nourished with so much compassion regarding our livelihood that; To satisfy the smallest desire of our hearts, the grace of the owner who employs us; He bestows it in a wonderful way. And so on... This situation is a very strong sign of the unseen that we are being employed. We are made to serve the Qur'an both with consent and under grace.

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ هذَا مِنْ فَضْلِ رَبِّى

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History of Life ( 193 – 202 )

Answer to an Intimate Question

[This mystery of grace was written in private in the past and was annexed to the end of the Fourteenth Word. Somehow most copyists forgot and did not write it down. So, this was the appropriate and worthy location, so it remained secret.]

You are asking a question from me: "Why is there a power and an effect in the Words you wrote from the Quran that is rarely found in the words of commentators and sages. Sometimes there is as much power in a line as a page, and in a page there is as much effect as a book?"

Elcevab: Since honor belongs to the miracle of the Quran and does not belong to me, I say bilâ-perva: It is like that in the majority. Because:

Written Words are confirmation, not imagination; It is not surrender, it is faith; It is not knowledge, it is martyrdom, shuhud; It is not imitation but investigation; It is not taxation, it is iz'an; It is not mysticism but reality; It is not a case, but a proof within the case. This is the wisdom of this secret:

In ancient times, the principles of faith were protected and submission was absolute. In detail, even though the knowledge of the wise men was without evidence, their statements were acceptable and sufficient. However, at this time, since the scientific misguidance has reached out to the fundamentals and the universe, the All-Wise, All-Compassionate One who bestows a worthy cure for all ills has sent forth a reflection of His representation, which is one of the brightest manifestations of the Holy Quran; Out of compassion for my weakness and poverty, he bestowed my writings on the Qur'an. Thank God, the most distant truths were shown very close through the glass of secret representation. Moreover, due to the secret of representation, the most messy issues were collected. Moreover, through the ladder of secret representation, the highest truths were easily attained. And with its secret window of representation; A belief in the unseen truths and the principles of Islam was achieved, which was close to seeing. Just as the mind, delusions and dreams, and even the soul and desires were forced to surrender, even the devil was forced to surrender to the weapon.

In short: No matter how much beauty and influence there is in my writings, they are only due to the reflections of the Qur'an. My share; I only demand with my fierce need and I struggle with my absolute helplessness. The trouble is mine, the cure belongs to the Quran.

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Eskişehir Life: 1935

Bediüzzaman is sent to Eskişehir High Criminal Court with his one hundred and twenty students in 1935.

Secret enemies of religion, who realized that Risale-i Nur was developing gradually and that faith and Islam were getting stronger, said, "Bediüzzaman is establishing a secret society, he is against the regime, he is destroying the basic orders of the regime!" In 1935, a lawsuit was filed against him at the Eskişehir High Criminal Court with the directive that he be convicted with intent to execute him, with fabricated and deceptive schemes and accusations such as these. Thereupon, the Deputy of Internal Affairs and the Gendarmerie General Commander come to Isparta with an equipped military detachment. Cavalry soldiers are stationed along the Isparta-Afyon road. Isparta Province and its surroundings are kept under control by military units. One morning; Innocent and oppressed Bediüzzaman is taken out of his retreat and sent to Eskişehir in trucks with his students in handcuffs. On the way, Detachment Commander Ruhi Bey, who has a close interest in Bediuzzaman and his students, has the handcuffs removed. In this way, prayers can be continued without being abandoned. Realizing the truth and Bediüzzaman's innocence, the Detachment Commander became a friend of Bediüzzaman and his students...

Said Nursi, who was brought to Eskişehir Prison with his one hundred and twenty students, was placed in absolute isolation and started to subject himself and his students to terrible tortures... Bediüzzaman Said Nursi; Despite the torture and torments inflicted on him, he composes the Thirtieth Ray and the First and Second Rays. Many people in prison become pious by reforming their souls after Master Bediüzzaman goes to prison.

Secret atheists are spreading fear and terror in the Isparta area by making propaganda saying: "Bediuzzaman and his students will be executed." {(Annotation): Yes; The end of oppression manifests itself as the destruction of the oppressor, and it has done so; Those who made those plans are now falling to the lowest depths of Hell, condemned to eternal death, and are spending a humiliating life with their enthusiasm extinguished in torments worse than complete defeat and the torment of Hell. Bediüzzaman said; As a valuable and heroic servant of faith and Islam, he still lives with Islamic dignity and faith, continues his service of the Quran and faith, and brings spiritual holidays to the Muslim Turkish Nation and the Islamic world with his Islamic victories.} On the other hand, Bediuzzaman is afraid of a possible rebellion movement following his imprisonment. The head of government of the era of despotism and tyranny goes on a trip to the Eastern Provinces.

However, Bediuzzaman adopted the principle of acting positively throughout his life; He said, “A hundred men cannot be harmed by the mistakes of a few men.” For this reason, not a single incident occurred during all the brutal persecution, and Bediuzzaman Said Nursi always advised his students to be patient and tolerant, and to work only on faith and Islam. And everyone understands that such doubts have been created for a specific purpose, on the account of irreligiousness.

Bediüzzaman is sent to Eskişehir High Criminal Court with his one hundred and twenty students in 1935. Although all the pamphlets and letters obtained through immediate investigations were available, no evidence could be found to convict them, and as a result, out of conscientious opinion, they arbitrarily sentenced Said Nursi to eleven months and fifteen of his friends to six months each; He acquitted the remaining one hundred and five people. However, if the accused crime had been proven, Bediüzzaman Said Nursi would have been sentenced to death and his friends would have been sentenced to at least heavy imprisonment. As a matter of fact, Bediuzzaman objected to this unwarranted decision and insisted that he be either acquitted, executed, or sentenced to one hundred and one years in prison, stating that this punishment was worthy of a horse thief or a girl kidnapper.

We cannot help but relate a wonderful incident here. So:

One day, while Bediüzzaman was in prison, he saw the Ustad, the then Eskişehir public prosecutor, in the market. To the prison warden, with astonishment and admiration, and with a warning that he would terminate his duty:

-Why did you take Bediuzzaman to the market? "I just saw it in the market," he says. Manager:

-No sir, Bediüzzaman is in prison, even in isolation; Look, he replies.

They see that the Master is in his place. This wonderful fact becomes known in the courthouse. Judges say to each other, "We cannot understand this situation."

{(Haşiye): An incident exactly like this happened while Bediüzzaman was in Denizli prison. People see the Master two or three times during the morning prayer in various mosques. The prosecutor hears it. Purheddet says to the prison warden, "You took Bediüzzaman out to the mosque during the morning prayer." He investigates and finds that the Master has never been taken out of prison. While he was in Eskişehir prison, one Friday, while the prison warden was sitting with the clerk, he heard a voice: "Mr. warden! Mr. warden!" The manager is looking. Bediuzzaman said in a loud voice: "I must be at the Ak Mosque today." The manager replies: "Okay, Your Excellency." He says to himself: "I guess Hodja Effendi doesn't know that he is in prison and cannot go out," and retires to his room. Noon; He goes to the Ustad's cell, thinking that he will please Bediuzzaman and explain that he cannot go to the Ak Mosque. He looks out the ward window and sees that Bediüzzaman is not inside! He immediately asks the gendarmerie and receives the answer, "He was inside, and the door is locked." He immediately runs to the mosque. He sees Bediuzzaman praying ahead, in the first row, on the right side. At the end of the prayer, he could not see Bediüzzaman in his place and immediately returned to the prison; He saw in astonishment that Hazrat Ustad prostrated himself by saying "Allahu Akbar". (This incident was personally narrated by the prison warden at the time.) }

History of Life ( 215 – 217 )

Part of Bediüzzaman Said Nursi's defense in the Eskişehir Court, 1935

Eskişehir Court established that Said Nursi was not preoccupied with political matters, and was sentenced only for a pamphlet interpreting a verse; It has never been seen in any court in the world to punish a commentator for his interpretation of a verse; Of course, it is a huge miscarriage of justice.

A Piece of That Defense

O to the judge committee! They accused me of four or five articles and arrested me.

First Article: It has been reported that there is an intention to exploit religion with the idea of reactionism and violate public safety.

Answer: First of all; The possibility is different, the event is different. It is possible for each individual to kill many people. Can he be brought to court due to this potential murderer? Each match can burn a house. Can matches be destroyed with this fire possibility?

Second: One hundred thousand times, God forbid! The sciences of faith that we deal with cannot be a tool for anything other than the consent of God. Yes, just as the Sun is not fixed or subject to the Camera, faith, which is the luminous and sacred key to eternal happiness and a sun of the otherworldly life, cannot be an instrument of social life. Yes, there is no issue in the universe that is more important than the mystery of faith, which is the most magnificent issue of this universe and the greatest enigma of this creation, for which this issue of secret belief can be a tool.

O to the judge committee! If this torturous detention belonged only to my worldly life and myself; Be assured that I would remain silent again, as I have remained silent for ten years. However, since my withholding belongs to the eternal life of many and the Risale-i Nur, which interprets the discovery of the magnificent talisman of the universe, even if I had a hundred heads and one of them was cut off every day, I will not give up this great secret; And if I escape from your hands, of course I will not be able to escape from the clutches of death. I am old, I am at the door of the grave. Among the hundreds of issues related to that talisman of the Risale-i Nur, which interprets in a visible way the magnificent discovery of the All-Wise Qur'an, which is the revelation of the magnificent talisman of the universe, look at only this secret of belief in the death and the grave that will befall everyone:

I wonder if all the great political affairs of this world could be greater than a man who believes in death and death. Let him use this as a tool? Because the time is not fixed, the death that can beheaded at any time is either eternal death or a discharge notice to go to a better world. The grave that never closes; It is either the door to the well of nothingness and eternal darkness, or it is the door to a more permanent and more luminous world.

Here, the Risale-i Nur, with the help of the holy revelations of the Qur'an, shows with such certainty that two times two equals four that there is undoubtedly a definite solution for turning the dead into a document of discharge from eternal death and turning the grave into an ornamental garden gate from the bottomless pit of nothingness. To find this solution, I would sacrifice without hesitation, even if the entire world sultanate was mine. Yes, the truly sane person sacrifices...

So, gentlemen, to look at the Risale-i Nur, which explores and explains hundreds of issues of faith such as this issue, as if they were mischievous documents, malicious books that have been used as a tool for political currents a hundred thousand times over; Which mercy allows it, which mind accepts it, which law requires it? I wonder if the future generation and the people of the hereafter, which is the true future, and the Almighty Judge will not ask this question from their causes? Moreover, those who rule over this inherently religious nation in this blessed country must, of course, support and encourage piety, as it is their duty to rule. Moreover, since the secular republic, with its principles, remains untouched and does not interfere with the irreligious people with that principle; Of course, even religious people should not be harassed with excuses.

Salisen: Twelve years ago, the leaders of Ankara appreciated my struggle against the British under the name of "Hutuvat-ı Sitte" and wanted me there. I went. Their course did not suit my old age feelings. “Work with us,” they said. I said: "New Said wants to work on the other world, he can't work with you, but he won't bother you either."

Yes, I did not interfere and I did not participate in those who did. Because, unfortunately, it was a means to turn a military genius, which could have been used in favor of the national Islamic tradition, against the tradition. Yes, I felt a genius in the leaders of Ankara, especially in the President of the Republic, and I said: "It is not permissible to turn this genius against the motherland by making him suspicious." That's why I avoided their world and didn't interfere as much as I could. I have withdrawn from politics for thirteen years; In fact, for these twenty holidays, apart from one or two, I have spent them alone in this foreign land, in my own room, as a prisoner; so that it is not assumed that I am involved in politics. Indicating that I do not interfere with the affairs of the government and do not want to interfere:

First Evidence: I have not read newspapers with political language for thirteen years; My friends in Barla village, where I lived for nine years, and in Isparta, where I lived for nine months, know this. However, an anecdote about a very ruthless journalist's irreligious attack on the students of Risale-i Nur in the Isparta detention center reached my ears, although I did not want it.

Second Evidence: I had been in Isparta Province for ten years. Among the many changes in the world, there is no sign, no trace of any attempt to interfere with politics.

Third Evidence: Without any recollection, my residence was suddenly raided and thoroughly searched. They took my most confidential documents and books for ten years. Both the governor's office and the police department confess that they could not find any material in these books that would concern government politics. I wonder if the most intimate documents of a man like me, who was exiled for no reason, who was brutally oppressed, tortured, oppressed and monitored for not ten years, but maybe ten months, were revealed, wouldn't there be ten items that would be thrown in the faces of the oppressors?

If asked: “More than twenty of your letters were intercepted?” And I say: Those letters were written over a few years. I wonder if ten, twenty or a hundred letters to ten friends in ten years are too many? Since communication is free and they do not interfere with your world, they do not constitute a crime even if they are a thousand.

Fourth Evidence: You see in all my confiscated books that they turn their backs on politics and turn towards faith, the Quran and the afterlife with all their strength. Only in two or three treatises did Old Said abandon his silence and become angry against the tortures of some cruel officials; He objected not to the government, but perhaps to those officials who misused their duties, and wrote his oppressed complaint. However, I did not allow the publication of those two or three treatises, considering them confidential, and they remained exclusive to some of my friends. The government looks after the hand and pays attention to the food. There is no right to look into the heart or to look at secret and private affairs; everyone can do whatever they want in their heart and home and criticize the sultans or dislike them.

Simply: Seven years ago - before the new adhan came out - a short treatise was written in response to some officials wanting to interfere with my turban and my private Shafi'i worship. After a while, a new adhan appeared; I called that treatise confidential and prevented its distribution. In other words, when I was at Dar-ul Hikmet-il Islamiye, I wrote an answer to the objection coming from Europe against the veiling verse. A year ago, I edited the short Treatise on Hijab, which was taken from my old printed treatises and recorded as a subject of the treatise called the Seventeenth Lem, and which was later named the Twenty-fourth Lem, in order not to come into contact with future laws. Somehow, it was sent somewhere by mistake. And that treatise; It is a clear and scientific answer to the objection of civilization to the verse of the Quran. Of course, this scientific freedom cannot be recorded during the republic period.

Fifth Evidence: I have been living in seclusion in a village for nine years, wanting to get away from social life and politics, and I have never applied in these ten years in order to avoid getting involved in world politics by enduring all the tortures that I have been subjected to repeatedly. If I had applied, I could have lived in Istanbul instead of Barla. And maybe the reason for my draconian detention this time; The Governor of Isparta and some officials of the government, who were offended by the lack of application and hurt their pride, made the Ministry of Internal Affairs worried out of their spite or impotence.

In short: All my friends who come into contact with me know that; Getting involved in politics, let alone trying, or even thinking about it, is contrary to my main purpose, my spiritual state, and my service to the sacred faith, and it cannot be possible. I was given light, but not the mace of politics. One wisdom of this situation is that; I believe that God Almighty has placed in my heart a strong avoidance and hatred of politics in order not to deprive many people who are longing for the truths of faith and enter the civil service profession, from looking at these truths anxiously and critically, and not to be deprived of them.

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The late Major Asım Bey was accepted; He thought that if he told the truth, it would harm his Master, and if he told a lie, it would be very hard on the dignity of his forty years of honest and devoted military service, and said, "O Lord, take my life!" He surrendered his soul in ten minutes. He became a martyr of his cause. And he fell victim to the ugly mistakes of those who thought that a good help and an approval that no law in the world could call a mistake was a mistake. Yes, those who take complete lessons from Risale-i Nur drink the sherbet of death, which they consider as a discharge letter, as easily as drinking water. If I had not thought about the sorrows of my brothers who remained in the world after me, I would have cried out like my generous brother Asım Bey, "O Lord! Take my life too!" I was going to say. Whatever. The reason for my accusation is:

Third Article: By spreading the Risale-i Nur without government permission and strengthening the feelings of faith, it may hinder the free principles of the government and violate public safety in the future.

Answer: Risale-i Nur is light. Light does no harm. He has thrown away the club of politics for thirteen years and I can testify to all the people who read his statements that he establishes the sacred truths that are the cornerstones of the lives of this country and this nation and that he has harmless benefits for ninety-nine percent of this blessed nation. Let someone come forward and say: "I saw some harm in this." And for a second: I don't have a printing house and I don't have many scribes. I can find someone with difficulty. And I have no good calligraphy, I am half-illiterate, I can only write one page in an hour with very poor spelling. Some people, such as the late Asım Bey, helped me with their beautiful writings as a legacy for me. They wrote my very sad memories of my time abroad. Then, some people who found those angels of faith to be a complete cure for their problems, wanted to read them and they did; They saw with certainty that it was a complete addiction to their eternal life, and they copied it for themselves.

The "Fihriste Treatise" that you have received and examined shows that; Each part of the Risale-i Nur interprets the truth of a verse of the Qur'an, and especially the verses regarding the pillars of faith, with such clarity that it destroys the attack plans and principles that European philosophers have been preparing against the Qur'an for a thousand years. For now, you have only one proof out of thousands of proofs regarding belief and monotheism in the Eleventh Request of the Old Man Treatise. See it for the sample, pay attention. You will understand whether my cause is right or wrong. To illustrate how beneficial it is to this country and this nation, the Treatise on Economics, which is one of the parts of Risale-i Nur, and twenty-five treatises on faith in the sick, and thirteen treatises on requests and consolations on faith in the elderly, provide a very valuable treasure of wealth and resources to the poor, the sick, and the elderly, who constitute more than half of this blessed nation. I believe that anyone who looks at it with fairness will accept that it is addictive and excessive.

And to help you in your duty of investigation, I would like to say: The Treatise on Index is an index of some of my treatises dating back twenty years. The originals of some of the treatises in it start from Dâr-ül Hikmet. The numbers in the index are not in numeral order. For example: The Twenty-Second Word was written before the First Word, and the Twenty-Second Letter was written before the First Letter. There are many like these…

Salisen: The branches of Risale-i Nur, which consist of the science of faith, ensure and establish safety and security. Yes, faith, which is the origin and source of beautiful traits and good characteristics; Of course, it does not compromise security, it ensures it. It is unbelief that violates security with its lack of character.

And you should know that, twenty or thirty years ago, I saw in a newspaper that; A British Minister of the Commonwealth said: "While this Quran is in the hands of the Muslims, we cannot have true control over them. We must try to abolish and refute it." Since these words of this obstinate infidel have turned my gaze towards the European philosophers for thirty years, I have been dealing with them after my own soul. I cannot look at internal medicine very much and I say that the flaw in internal medicine is Europe's mistake and corruption. I am angry at European philosophers and I shoot them. Praise be to God, just as Risale-i Nur broke the dreams of that obstinate infidel; It has come to a position where it completely silences the philosophers of materialism and naturalism. There is no government in the world, in any form, that would ban such a blessed product and such an unshakable spiritual force of its own country and condemn its publication! The freedom of priests in Europe shows that; No law affects those who follow this world and those who strive for the afterlife and faith on their own.

In short: Condemned to unreasonable exile for about ten years; I am of the opinion that no law in the world can or will prohibit an old man in a foreign land, who is afraid of war and war, to write his scientific memoirs about his faith, which is the key to eternal happiness. And the fact that it has not been criticized by any scholar until now certainly proves that those memories are true and hidden truth.

The reason for my indictment and arrest,

Fourth Article: I have been reported for giving lectures on a sect that is banned by the state.

Answer: First of all, all the books you have in your possession are witnesses that I am busy with the truths of belief. Moreover, I have written in various treatises: "It is not the time for a sect, but perhaps it is time to save faith. There are many people who go to Heaven without a sect, but there are no people who will enter Heaven without faith. That is why it is time to work on faith." I declared.

Second: I have been in Isparta Province for ten years. Someone should come forward and say, "He taught me about the sect." Yes, I have taught some of my dear brothers in the afterlife lessons on the knowledge of belief and the higher truths as a teacher. This is not the training of the sect, but perhaps the training of truth. There is only this much; I am Shafi'i, my tasbih after prayer is slightly different from the Hanafi tasbih. Also, from the evening prayer to the night prayer and before dawn, I keep busy with things such as asking forgiveness for my sins and reciting verses to myself, on the condition that I do not accept anyone. I think no law in the world can say this is forbidden. I am asked by government and court officials regarding this issue of the sect:

-What do you live on?

Elcevab: With the observation of the people of Barla, where I lived for nine years, with the abundance of economy and full contentment. My friends who come into contact with me know that most days I live on a hundred dollars a day, sometimes on less. Even in seven years; I got by with seven banknotes for things like clothes and shoes.

With the testimony of the history of my life in your hands, I have withheld gifts and alms from people throughout my life and rejected the gift of my most loyal friends, offending their memories. If I have received a gift out of necessity, my friends who serve me know that I have received it on the condition of giving it in return. I spent most of the salary I received at Dar-ul Hikmet-il Islamiye on the printing of the books I wrote at that time; I kept a small part of it to go on pilgrimage. That little money, with its abundance of economy and contentment, was enough for me for ten years and did not make me lose anything; There is still some of that blessed money.

O to the judge committee! You should not get tired of listening to this long statement of mine. Because twenty or thirty books were included in the documents of my arrest warrant. Of course, this long statement would be short in the face of so many indictments. Since I have not been involved in world politics for thirteen years, I do not know the laws. Moreover, my life's history bears witness to the fact that I did not stoop to deceiving myself in self-defense. I stated the truth as it is. You have a conscience and you know the unruly aspects of the law and you make your judgment about me. You should also know this: Some impotent officials, due to their impotence or doubts, or under the excuse of goats and wolves, or because of their intrigues to pave the way for the implementation of new liberal laws, with the idea of ​​giving themselves credit or currying favor with the government, they looked at me with binoculars and showed me the truth. Our hope from you is that; It is to show that your government is the dome of their fears. So, you turn their binoculars in the opposite direction and look... I also have a request: I think my confiscated books are worth more than 1000 liras. Return it to me. The library minister announced in the newspaper that a significant number of them were accepted to the Ankara library with pride and gratitude twelve years ago. In accordance with the decision of your committee, which has made a decision on my life for now, I would like to submit a copy of this statement to the public and to file a lawsuit against those who put me in this harm, and to give a copy to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and a copy to the Parliament.

History of Life ( 218 – 225 )

First Statement from Eskişehir Defense: Unfounded Accusations and Slanders

To the attention of the person who is using me and the ruling council! I am adding three items to my previous statement.

First Article: They ask questions as if there is a common society and organization that leaves us astonished and astonished, and which indicates a grudge and in order to invent a reason for accusation out of nothing. “Where do you get money to build this organization?” they say.

Answer: First of all, I am asking from those who ask: What documents, what signs do we have regarding the establishment of such a political society, and what evidence, what proof have they found that we are organizing with money, that they ask so urgently? I have been under intense surveillance in Isparta Province for ten years. The poor, lonely man who had never seen anyone other than one or two servants and one or two travelers every ten days, was tired of the world, hated politics very fiercely, and had repeatedly observed how harmful and unsuccessful the actions of strong political opposition societies were, and he rejected and did not interfere with political societies and trends, among his own people and thousands of friends, at the most important opportunity. He has avoided politics as if he were running away from the devil, considering it to be the greatest crime to disrupt the service of the faith, which is very sacred and cannot be damaged by anything, and to refute it through political interference, and has been running away from politics for ten years. الشَّيْطَانِ وَ السِّيَاسَةِ From this man who made his motto and found cheating in dishonesty, who revealed the secrets of his temper and intelligence, and who did not let the sensitive and important officials of the whole province of Isparta know such an organization for ten years, "Such Against those who say, "There is an organization and you are plotting a political plot," not only I, but perhaps the province of Isparta and all those who know me, perhaps all people of reason and conscience, will hate their slanders and say, "You are accusing him of malicious plans."

Second: Our issue is faith. We have a brotherhood with ninety-nine percent of the people in this country and in Isparta through the brotherhood of faith. However, society is the alliance of the majority among the majority. Ninety-nine men against one man cannot be a society. It turns out that a very unjust atheist imagines everyone to be an atheist like himself (God forbid) and makes statements like this with the intention of insulting this blessed and religious nation...

Salisen: Thirty to forty Turks, like me, who love the Turkish Nation with a very serious love and appreciate the Turkish Nation for being blessed with the praise of the Quran, and who have fierce supporters against this nation, which has resisted the whole world for six hundred years and is the flag bearer of the Quran, and who have served the Turkish Nation as much as a thousand nationalist Turks, with the martyrdom of a thousand Turks. A man who grew old in this foreign land by preferring young people to his thirty thousand prayerless fellow citizens, and who preserved the dignity of knowledge with the dignity of a teacher and taught the truths of faith in a very clear way; Is it too much and does it harm if not twenty or thirty, but maybe a hundred, maybe thousands of his students, in ten years, or maybe twenty or thirty years, connect with him devotedly, solely on the point of faith, truth and the afterlife, and become his brothers in the afterlife? Would any people of conscience and fairness allow them to criticize them? And can he look at these from the perspective of political society?

Râbian: About a man who managed with a hundred banknotes for ten years and sometimes lived on forty banknotes a day and wore a cloak with seventy patches for seven years: "Where do you get money, live and organize?" Those who say this will understand how far they are from justice.

Second Article: A liar imitated the Menemen incident; They seduced the government with the idea of ​​terrorizing the nation and easily applying the free laws, and they forcibly dragged me from Barla to Isparta with the plot of "helping the government to accept the free laws". They saw that I could not be a tool for such discord and that I had no inclination to engage in such intellectual attempts that were harmful to the homeland, nation and religion in every aspect, so they changed their plans. They took advantage of my great reputation, which I did not like, and put on us a false imitation of the oppressed incident of Menemen, with intrigues that we had never imagined. They caused great harm to both the nation, the government, and many innocent and detained members of the nation. Now, as their lies are exposed, they want to confuse the judicial officials by finding excuses like a wolf finds an excuse for a goat. I would like to remind you that court officials need great attention and caution in this matter, in terms of national defense law. They are the ones who are actually to be accused; by flattering some high officials of the government and by being dishonest, under the mask of a liar society, they create a minor incident by threatening some naive innocents and helpless people; Then, like the devil, he shows up all over the world, confuses the government, oppresses many innocent people, causes great damage to the country, and puts the blame on others. This is exactly what our issue is like.

Third Article: Of course, the court is the one most obliged to preserve the freedom of the government and to look after it impartially and unfeelingly from external influences. I have the right to defend my freedom and my rights in this way, based on the complete freedom of the court. Yes, there are issues of property and life everywhere, in the courthouse. If a judge gets angry and kills a murderer, that judge becomes a murderer. So, if court officials are not completely free and free from emotions and external influences, there is a possibility that they will commit terrible sins within the scope of justice. Even criminals, orphans and dissidents have rights. And they want a very neutral authority to seek their rights. It is an expression used about me that gives the idea of ​​partiality from the point of justice and turns the nature of justice into cruelty. While my name is Said Nursi in some of the interviews in Isparta and here, they remember me as Said Kurdî and this Kurd every time it is repeated. By doing this, I am trying to create feelings against me by affecting the national patriotism of my brothers in the hereafter, and to create a trend that is completely contrary and contrary to the nature of the court and its justice. Yes, while there are thousands of historical events that show that the first condition of justice is for the judge and the court to be free from the suspicion of bias and to be completely neutral, such as sitting together with a Jew in the court during the caliphate of Hazrat Ali (Radiyallahu Anh) and many sultans being seen in the court of justice with common men, it gives me a feeling of wildness and a view of justice. I say to men who want to surprise:

O gentlemen! First of all, I am a Muslim and I was born in Kurdistan. However, I served the Turks, and ninety-nine percent of my beneficial service was for the Turks, and most of my life was spent among the Turks, and my most loyal and sincere brothers came from the Turks, and the most heroic of the Islamic armies were the Turks, and since it is a requirement of my sacred service to love and support the Turks more than any other nation, in terms of my profession of the Qur'an; I can testify to a thousand true and brave Turkish youth that I have served the Turkish Nation as many as a thousand men who call me Kurdish and pretend to be nationalistic.

And the thirty or forty books in the hands of the ruling committee; In particular, I mention the Treatises on Economics, the Elderly, and the Sick: Those books, which serve the calamity-affected, the poor, the sick, and the religious pious people, which constitute four out of five of the Turkish Nation, as many as a thousand Turks, are not in the hands of Kurds, but perhaps in the hands of Turkish youth. With the permission of the Supreme Court, I say to the atheist tyrants who put us into this trouble, who seduced some important officials of the government and who plotted intrigues under the veil of nationalism:

O gentlemen! Is it nationalism to throw more than forty Turks' most valuable young people and most respected old people into this trouble as if they had committed a great murder, because of an article that has not been determined about me and that does not constitute a crime even if it is determined and that even if it is a crime, I am solely responsible for it? Yes, among those who were subjected to such torturous detention without any reason, there are some people who will be the source of pride for Turkish youth; {(Annotation): Those people were released after two months of troublesome detention due to the prohibition of trial.} Is it nationalism to take him away from his family and children like a criminal and throw him into this trouble, just because I felt his value from afar and sent him only a greeting or a pamphlet on faith? I say, in your eyes, I am a savage nation. Among these imprisoned young and honorable Turkish youths and elderly people, there are those who; I wouldn't trade one of them for a hundred men from my own nation. There are some in it; I have left curses on the officials who oppressed me for ten years, for the sake of their memories, for five years. And among them there are those who; I saw with utter astonishment and appreciation the purest examples of the highest qualities in those noble Turkish friends, and through them I understood the secret of the transcendence of the Turkish Nation. I assure you with my conscience and many signs that; If I had the same number of bodies as the number of innocent prisoners, or if I could relieve all their sufferings; I swear that I would proudly wish to pay for those precious people. This feeling I have towards them is for their inherent value; Otherwise, it is not of any benefit to me. Because I'm just seeing some of it. Some of them may have benefited from me and I was harmed by them. But even if I suffer thousands of losses, their value will not be reduced in my eyes.

Here you go, you atheist oppressors who claim Turkism! Is it nationalism to devastate and humiliate so many people, who could be the pride of the Turkish Nation, with very vulgar and unimportant excuses - as you put it - because of a Kurd like me? Is it Turkism? Is it patriotism? Come on, I leave it to your merciless conscience.

The court of justice realized their innocence and released many of them. If there is a crime, it is mine. They, from their greatness, to a strange old teacher like me; They did my little work, such as lighting the stove, fetching water, cooking food, and publishing a treatise specific to me, just for Lillah, and they signed their signatures at the end of those two treatises, which were like my memoirs for my sake, as a keepsake. Is there any law, procedure or interest in the world that will prosecute such people with such excuses?

History of Life ( 225 – 230 )

Second Statement from Eskişehir Defender: Republic, Secularism and Religious Freedoms

O to the judge committee! My next statement may contain unnecessary things, as is your duty. But the whole country, perhaps the world, is concerned with these issues. Not only you, but also they are listening spiritually. You will also see lack of order in my statement. The reason is that I was not given an important right. I don't have any good lines. I very much requested that this is a matter of life and death, give me a printer; Let me write a petition to defend my rights. They didn't. Maybe they prevented me from speaking completely for two months, very cruelly. That's why I couldn't write neatly with my very incomplete and confused writing. This is my final statement:

If, as is obligatory and unavoidable, as the spoilers and informers have reported, Risale-i Nur is not supported by some policies and some laws of the government and is in conflict with it; Maybe they are different political convictions and separate ideas; And if an obvious slander is assumed and accepted because all the treatises talk about politics, not faith, I say in response: Since the broadest form of freedom is the republic, and since the government has accepted the freest form of the republic; Of course, the freedom of the republic cannot subject that freedom of science to tyranny and does not recognize it as a crime, provided that the true, definitive and undeniable scientific opinion and opinion do not harm the public order. Yes, is there any government in the world that has a single political opinion? Come on - as a matter of necessity - I wrote my political opinion under the curtain and showed it to some of my close friends; I have never heard of laws saying this is a crime. However, Risale-i Nur talks about the light of faith; He has not remained silent and will not stoop to the tyranny of politics.

If an atheist who does not know the nature of the secular republic were to say: "Your treatises create a strong religious current and contradict the principles of the secular republic."

Elcevab: We know that the government means separating the secular republic from the religious world. Otherwise, a very stupid non-religious person would accept that rejecting a religion that he has no memory of and being a completely non-religious person would mean being completely irreligious. Yes, just as no nation in the world lives without religion; Like the Turkish nation, distinguished in all centuries, throughout the world, wherever there are Turks, they are Muslims. Even though it is a small part of the other Islamic Anasir, a part of it is outside Islam. Such false, irreligious and nationalless people who accuse this holy nation, which is so seriously and truly religious and has been on the face of the earth as the heroic army of the true religion for a thousand years, flashing its national honor with millions of religious sources and writing with the tips of its swords, by "rejecting religion or becoming irreligious", are committing such a crime that they deserve to be punished in the lowest levels of Hell. However, Risale-i Nur does not mention the broad circle of religion that includes the laws of social life. Maybe its main subject and goal is; It talks about the great pillars of faith, which is the most unique and highest part of religion. Moreover, most of my interlocutors are first my own self and then the European philosophers. I imagine that only devils can imagine harm from such sacred practices, provided that they are true. Only three or four treatises addressed some officials in the form of critical complaints. However, those treatises are not intended to argue or criticize the government, but rather against some officials who oppress me and misuse their position. And then, in order not to cause misunderstanding, we prohibited the publication of those three or four treatises, saying they were "private". Most of the other treatises were written four or five years ago, some eight years ago, and some thirteen years ago. Only the Treatises on Economics and the Elderly and the Sick were published last year. Moreover, anyone with an iota of intelligence who has studied the treatises objectively confirms that the treatises are not contrary to the laws of the government, that they do not violate the public order or violate the public, and that they should be met with appreciation by the government. And even if many of its points are contrary to the government's point of view, I claim that there is no need to follow those treatises in accordance with the Amnesty Law that was published on July 28, 933, which pardons these parts of the previous crimes, and I demand that the injustice done to us be remedied as soon as possible and the treatises be returned.

If it were said by an unscrupulous drunkard who perceives the nature of humanity as being at the most wretched and lowest level of animality and imagines the world as permanent and temporary and imagines humans as eternal and immutable: "All your treatises give a very strong lesson in faith. It alienates us from the world. It directs our gaze to the hereafter. We, on the other hand, with all our strength and attention and We can live in this time by turning our minds to the life of this world, because it has become very difficult to live and avoid enemies.

Answer: The lessons of investigative faith make one look at the afterlife; But by showing the world as the hamlet, market and factory of the afterlife, it makes the world work more for the life of this world. Moreover, it restores in a very powerful way the spiritual faculties that are tremendously broken in unbelief. And it motivates those who fall into inertia and indifference in despair, to enthusiasm and effort, and to work. I wonder if those who want to live in this world; Can they accept the existence of a law that provides the pleasure of this worldly life, the enthusiasm to work, and the spiritual strength to withstand countless calamities, and which would be considered forbidden to the lessons of faith proven by indisputable evidence?

If an ignorant patriot who does not know the true principles of the administration of the nation and the public order of the country were to say: "Your treatises may be a tool for those who disrupt the public order and disturb the administration, and even if you are imprudent and object to the current administration, we are attacking you with the power of the treatises, with the possibility of causing trouble."

Answer: A person who learns from Risale-i Nur will certainly not engage in mischief that wastes the blood and rights of many innocent people, and especially will not approach the mischief that repeatedly proves unsuccessful and harmful due to his experiences. And it shows that not one out of ten, perhaps none of the Risale-i Nur's students were involved in the ten discords of these ten years, and that the treatises are the opposite of these discords and are a means of ensuring public order. I wonder if the administration and the maintenance of public order; Which is easier: a thousand faithful men or ten irreligious vagabonds? Yes, by giving good characteristics, faith gives both the feeling of mercy and the tendency to avoid doing harm. But as for my imprudence, this country knows that for these thirteen years, I have lived in the wonderful way known to the province of Isparta, ascetic, modest, compassionate, and free from politics, in order to avoid attracting the government's attention, not dealing with it, and not interfering with its affairs, as much as I could.

O you unjust people who led me into this trouble! It seems that you are angry and angry with me because I did not act against public order. You arrested me out of hostility to public order. Yes, those who want to disrupt the public order and confuse the administration are the ones who seduced the government about me, occupied the courthouse unnecessarily and had me detained. We should sue the court not only about them, but also on behalf of the country, especially the general public.

If it is said: "You are out of duty, you cannot accept the respect of the nation and give religious lessons like those in duty. Moreover, there is an official office that will give religious lessons, its permission is required."

Answer: First of all, I do not have a printing house or clerks to perform their duties of publishing. Ours is private. If he has faith and conscience in particular matters, the principle of freedom of conscience ensures his freedom.

Second: With the alliances of the Government of Union, they assigned me to the Dar-ul Hikmet-il Islamiye with a duty to prove the truths of Islam against Europe and teach a lesson to the nation, and the Presidency of Religious Affairs appointed me as a preacher in Van, and so far my works, more than a hundred pamphlets, have circulated in the hands of the scholars, and Not being criticized proves that I have the right to teach the nation a lesson!

Clearly: If the door of the grave were closed and man remained in vain in the world, then the duties would be only military, administrative and official. Since thirty thousand lay witnesses sign the cause of اَلْمَوْتُ حَقٌّ with their corpses every day; Of course, there are religious duties that are more important than worldly duties. Risale-i Nur performs those duties under the command of the Quran. Since the Quran, which is the leader, judge and commander of Risale-i Nur, commands and orders its commanders, three hundred and fifty million; And every day, five times, four out of five people open their hands to the Divine Court; and makes his sacred, heavenly edicts read with reverence in all mosques and congregations, during prayers; Of course, the Risale-i Nur, which is its true interpretation and a light of that sun and an officer of it, will fulfill its duty of belief without any disappointments. In that case, the people of the world and the people of politics are in great need of benefiting from it, rather than struggling with it. Yes, this is the Twenty-ninth Word, one of the parts of the Risale-i Nur, which discovers the ambiguity of the universe and reveals the magic of the existence of beings from where to where and what they will be, and the Thirtieth Word, which discovers the enigma of the transformations of particles, and the talisman of the general state of affairs and activities in the universe, which are constantly in decline and decay. Risale-i Risale, such as the Twenty-Fourth Letter, which discovered the strangest of things, and the Twentieth Letter, which discovered, solved and explained the deepest and most important enigma of Tawhid and proved that the resurrection of humanity is as easy as the revival of a fly, and the Twenty-Third Letter, called Treatise of Nature, which fundamentally distorts and destroys the infidel ideas of nature-lovers. Nur has many parts. Anyone who carefully examines these treatises confirms that a scholar, a writer, a professor who discovers the enigma in only one of these will be given rewards and bonuses at discretion in any government.

This statement of mine should not be considered as details other than its simplicity. Because more than a hundred treatises of the Risale-i Nur have become my documents to be detained, the judge is responsible for examining them, and I am obliged to explain and answer them, due to their relevance to the Quran, the Islamic world and the future. Since the full elucidation of an issue is possible by declaring all the possibilities, both distant and near. There is a need to state a remote possibility regarding our issue. It's like:

If some unfortunate men who took atheism and blasphemy as their profession were to seduce and seduce some of the high officials of the government under the cover of a political purpose, or if they entered the civil service profession and said, "The time for bigotry is over. To forget the past and to silence me with threats." While we need to turn towards the future with all our strength, it is not in our interest for you to give strong religious and faith lessons in a reactionary manner!”

Answer: First of all, the time that was thought to be the past has turned into the future and that is the real future and we will go there.

Second: Risale-i Nur is connected with the All-Wise Qur'an, with the dignity of being a commentary. The Quran is an alluring truth, like the general attraction that connects the Earth to the Throne. Those who rule in Asia cannot compete with interpretations of the Quran such as Risale-i Nur. Maybe they will make peace with it, benefit from it and protect it.

But my silence is; If the heads of many noble people were sacrificed on the path of a vulgar discovery, in pursuit of an unimportant political idea, and because of worldly dignity; Of course, if my heads were found as many as the particles of my body and had to be sacrificed, on the path to a wealth that would be the price of the great Heaven, a water of life that would bring eternal life, and a discovery that would astound all philosophers, I would sacrifice it without hesitation. Besides, silencing me by threatening or destroying me will make me speak a thousand languages ​​instead of one. Risale-i Nur has settled in the souls for twenty years; I hope from the Most Merciful One to make thousands of tongues speak instead of a silent tongue.

History of Life ( 230 – 235 )

Hat Law and Request for Return of Books

A matter that was put to me as an unimportant but important crime.

They say: "You don't put your hat on your head; you don't uncover your head in very official places such as courts. That means you reject those laws. The punishment for rejecting those laws is severe!"

Answer: Rejecting a law is one thing, and not acting in accordance with that law is entirely another. If the penalty for the previous one was death penalty, the penalty for this one is either one day in prison and a cash fine of one lira, or a single sentence, or a warning. I do not act by those laws; Besides, I cannot even be responsible for acting. Because I live as a recluse. These laws do not fall within specific ranges.

A warning: For these two months, it has been sifted very carefully and with a fine sieve; Although both the Isparta and Eskişehir courts and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have confiscated and inspected my confidential books and private letters that have been stored for ten years, they continue their investigation, although they confess that they have not detected any incriminating material such as a secret committee or society. I also say:

O lords! Don't get tired in vain... If there is something you are looking for, know that you cannot find any end of it in this much time; There is such a strange genius ruling it that it cannot be defeated or challenged. The only solution is to make peace with him. Otherwise, harming and crushing innocent people is enough! Maybe it affects the efforts of Allah and causes troubles such as gala (famine) and plague. However, to ascribe such committeeism, which will never be discovered, to a man like me, who is nervous and does not hesitate to tell his most secret secrets to wild men, who made his famous and very polite and self-sacrificing defense in the Martial Court, and who is professionally obliged to avoid adventures with dangerous and unknown consequences in his old age, is a catastrophic naivety or a It's intrigue.

I want one of my rights from the judge. In my opinion, the books confiscated from me are worth more than a thousand liras. And a significant part of them was accepted with pride and gratitude in the Ankara library twelve years ago. In particular, the Nineteenth Letter and the Twenty-ninth Word, which are purely otherworldly and religious, have great importance for me; They are my spiritual wealth and the result of my life; And I think they have extraordinary value because they reveal to the eye the manifestations of some of the ten parts of the miraculousness of the Qur'an. Besides, I had them written and gilded specifically for me. Also, I had one of the three or four copies of the Treatise of Elders, which was about the sad memories of my old age, written for myself. Since there is no worldly matter within them to be evaluated; I want with all my soul that you return them and my Arabic treatises to me. Even if I am in prison or in the grave, those books of mine are my brothers and friends in the painful and sad foreign lands that this strange world has imposed on me. By separating them from me, I will fall into an intolerable sixth exile, and you must beware of the sighs that arise from the pressure of this very heavy exile.

History of Life ( 235 – 237 )

The Injustices of the Worldly People and the Strength of Faith

Addendum to the Sixteenth Letter

بِاسْمِهِ وَاِنْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ اِلاَّ يُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِهِ

The people of the world, without any reason, have taken me under a lot of records, imagining that I am a helpless, strange man like me, and that I have the strength of thousands of men. They did not allow me to stay for a night or two in Bedre, a neighborhood of Barla, and on a mountain in Barla. I heard that they say: "Said has the strength of fifty thousand soldiers, that is why we do not release him."

And I say: O wretched people of the world! Although you work for the world with all your strength, why don't you even know the world's business? You rule like a maniac. If your fear is from me; Not fifty thousand soldiers, maybe one soldier can do more work than me fifty times. So, he can stand at the door of my room and tell me, "You won't come out."

If you are afraid of my profession, my heralding of the Quran and the spiritual forces of faith; Not fifty thousand soldiers, you are wrong! I am fifty million strong by profession, just so you know! Because, with the power of the All-Wise Qur'an, I challenge the whole of Europe, including your atheists. With all the lights of faith that I have published, I have destroyed the strong bastions that they call positive sciences and nature. I reduced their greatest irreligious philosopher to the level of an animal. Even if all of Europe, including your irreligious people, gathered together, with God's help, they would not be able to turn me away from one of the issues of my profession; I hope they can't lose!..

If that's the case, I don't interfere with your world, and you don't interfere with my afterlife! Even if you interfere, it is futile.

Decree of God does not return with some force.

A shema that is lit by Mevla and cannot be extinguished by blowing.

Exceptionally, the people of the world imagine a lot about me and are almost afraid of me. They fell into delusions by imagining commands that I do not have, such as being a sheikh, being great, being a dynasty, a tribal owner, being influential, having a lot of clans, meeting with fellow countrymen, being interested in world affairs, even entering politics, or even being a dissenter, which I do not have and which, even if I did, would not constitute a political fault and would not be a cause for accusation. In fact, while they were negotiating the pardons of those in prison and abroad, that is, those who were not eligible for pardon, they virtually forbade me from everything. A bad and mortal man has a beautiful and eternal saying:

If tyranny has a cannon, a cannonball, and a fort;

It has a rigid arm and a non-rotating face.

I also say:

If the people of the world have authority, enthusiasm, and strength;

With the blessing of the Quran and its servants:

He has knowledge that never fails and words that never remain silent;

He has an infallible heart and an inextinguishable light.

A commander who supervised me, along with many friends, asked me repeatedly: Why don't you apply for a document? You don't give a request?

Answer: I do not and cannot apply for five or six reasons:

First: I did not interfere with the world of the worldly people so that I could become their prisoner and appeal to them. I am a prisoner of Divine Destiny and I have a fault against it, so I appeal to it.

Second: I firmly believed and knew that this world is a guest house that changes quickly. That's why every place is the same, not the real homeland. Since I will not remain in my homeland; Trying in vain against it and going there is of no use. Since everywhere is a guesthouse; If the mercy of the guesthouse owner is helpful, everyone is helpful, everywhere is helpful. If there is no love, everywhere is empty to the heart and everyone is an enemy.

Third: The application is made in the legal office. However, the treatment I have been treated for these six years has been arbitrary and completely unlawful. I was not treated according to the law on negatives. They looked at me in a way that was alienated from the law of civilization and perhaps worldly law. It would be pointless to apply in the name of the law to those who treat these extraordinarily illegally.

Fourth: This year, the manager of this place applied on my behalf to stay in Bedre Village, which is a neighborhood of Barla, for a few days to change the weather; They did not allow it. How can I appeal to those who reject such a trivial need of mine? If applied, it would be a useless humiliation in disgrace.

Fifth: To sue and appeal against those who claim injustice; It is an injustice, a disrespect for the truth. I do not want to perpetrate this injustice and disrespect for the right.

Sixth Reason: The trouble that the people of the world are causing me is not because of politics; Because they also know that I do not interfere with politics, I avoid politics. Maybe, knowingly or unknowingly, they make me feel uncomfortable because of my affiliation to religion, on account of atheism. In that case, appealing to them means regretting religion and flattering the profession of atheism. And as I appeal to them and appeal to them; Divine fate, which is just, will torment me with their cruel hands. Because they bore me with my affiliation to religion. As for fate, I have a deficiency in piety and sincerity; Sometimes the worldly people bore me with my hypocrisy. So, for now, I have no escape from this trouble. If I appeal to the worldly people, fate will say: "Oh hypocrite! Be punished for this appeal!" If I don't apply, the worldly people will say: "You don't know us, stay in trouble!"

Seventh Reason: It is known that the duty of a civil servant is to prevent people who are harmful to the public and to help those who are beneficial. However, the officer who took me under custody, when I explained a delicate pleasure of faith in لاَ اِلَهَ اِلاَّ اللّٰهُ to a guest old man who came to the door of the grave, although he did not come to me for a long time - such as catching me in the event of a known crime - then he pretended to be a He approached me as if I was committing a crime. He also deprived that poor man who listened sincerely; It made me angry too. However, there were some men here; he did not attach importance to them. Then, when they acted rudely and in a way that would poison the social life in the village, he began to compliment them and appreciate them. It is also known that a man with a hundred murders in prison can meet with any officer or soldier at any time. However, although two important figures in the national government, who are both the commander and the supervising officer, have passed by my room many times for a year, they have never met with me or asked about my situation. At first I thought that they were not accepting their hostility. Then it came true that they were running away from their fears as if I were going to swallow them. It is not wise to apply to a government that has members and officials like these people, calling it a government, but a futile disgrace. If he were the old Said, he would say like Antere:

مَاءُ الْحَيَاةِ بِذِلَّةٍ كَجَهَنَّمَ ٭ وَ جَهَنَّمُ بِالْعِزِّ فَخْرُ مَنْزِلِى

No old Said; New Said, on the other hand, sees it as pointless to talk to the worldly people. May their world ruin their heads! No matter what they do! He says he will go to trial with them in the Supreme Court and remains silent.

The eighth reason for my non-appeal: According to the rule that "the result of an illegitimate love is a merciless enmity", the just divine destiny is oppressing me with the cruel hand of this worldly people to whom I am inclined even though they do not deserve it. I kept silent, saying that I deserved this torment. Because I worked and fought as a Volunteer Regiment Commander in the General War for two years. I sacrificed my valuable students and friends under the discretion of the Army Commander and Enver Pasha. I was wounded and captured. After I came from captivity, I put myself in danger with my works such as Hutuvat-ı Sitte and hit the heads of the British during the British invasion of Istanbul. I helped those who tortured and held me captive for no reason. This is how they give me that aid penalty. These friends of mine made me suffer in three months the same hardships and hardships that I endured during my three years of captivity in Russia. However, although the Russians looked at me as a Kurdish Volunteer Commander and a cruel man who slaughtered Cossacks and prisoners, they did not prevent me from teaching. I was teaching most of the ninety captured officers who were my friends. Once the Russian Commander came and listened. Since he did not know Turkish, he thought it was a political lesson; He forbade me once, then allowed me again. We also turned a room in the same barracks into a mosque. I was an imam. They never intervened, they did not prevent the conflict, they did not cut me off from communication. However, these friends of mine, my so-called citizens and co-religionists, and the men whose interests I was working for, knew that I had cut off my ties with politics and the world for no reason. They put me in a troubled captivity for not three years, but maybe six years; They prevented conflict. Even though I had a certificate, they barred me from teaching, and even from teaching privately in my room; They blocked the battle. Even though I had the documents, they banned me from my mosque, which I repaired myself and where I was imam for four years. Even now, in order to deprive me of the reward of community, they do not accept me to lead even three special men - my permanent community and my brothers in the hereafter.

Also, if someone calls me good even though I don't want to, the officer supervising me gets jealous and angry; He takes unscrupulous measures to undermine his influence; He harasses me to get compliments from his superiors.

To whom does a man in such a situation turn to other than God Almighty? Of course, if the judge were to argue his own case, he would not be complained about. Come on, tell me, what will we say about this situation? Whatever you say... I say: There are many hypocrites among these friends of mine. A hypocrite is equal to an infidel. That's why they make me suffer what the infidel Russian did not make me suffer.

Hey wretches! What have I done to you and what am I doing? I serve the salvation of your faith and your eternal happiness! This means that my service is not pure, it is not for the sake of Allah, it becomes aks-ul deeds. On the other hand, you hurt me at every opportunity. Of course, we will meet with you at the Supreme Court.

حَسْبُنَا اللّٰهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ ٭ نِعْمَ الْمَوْلَى I say وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيرُ.

History of Life ( 275 – 280 )

Kastamonu Life:1936

Years of Exile in Kastamonu and Risale-i Nur Service

Bediüzzaman Said Nursi is exiled to Kastamonu province after being released from Eskişehir prison. After being forced to reside in the police station for a long period of time, he is placed in a house directly opposite the police station, which is under constant surveillance.

There, he spent eight years in exile under severe despotism and probation. But he certainly does not remain idle; he continues to publish the Qur'an in secret. Particularly in İnebolu, very devoted and active students are raised. Just like the students of Isparta, they begin to write Risale-i Nur with enthusiasm and publish it under the curtain. Thus, Risale-i Nur works begin to gain great popularity in the Black Sea region.

While Hazrat Ustad was in Kastamonu, he was always interested in his students in Isparta. He knew with Divine permission that; The majority of the devoted people and publishers who will announce and publish the Risale-i Nur to the world will come out of Isparta or this great duty will be fulfilled by serving in the center of Isparta.

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Risale-i Nur students are very interested in the well-being and well-being of their beloved Master. They wish to hear frequently from their compassionate Masters and their Nurcu brothers' services to the Risale-i Nur.

Bediüzzaman Said Nursi wrote some letters addressed to Nur students on scientific, religious, Islamic issues and service to faith over the course of twenty-seven years. Nur students also published these letters, which they were eager for, by making copies in their handwriting. During the times of severe pressure from the enemies of religion, to the extent that it was forbidden to send the Nur Treatises and letters from post offices, the Nur students took these letters and Nur treatises from village to village, from town to town, from province to province. They even formed "Nur Postmen" among themselves. These Nur Postmen, who volunteer with all their souls and souls, believe that this service is the most sacred duty. These letters, which are very important and truthful as well as beautiful and named "Supplementary Letters" of Risale-i Nur, satisfied many of the spiritual needs of Nur students. Moreover, they served as a guide for Risale-i Nur students in the service of the Quran and faith; Moreover, it has had a stimulating effect on people not to be deceived and to be impressed by all the lies and fabricated propaganda of the enemies of Islam. And in this way, in the period of the temporary glorious reign of atheism - in those dark days when many people were reduced to despair and inertia - He gave relief and joy to the hearts and established the love of activity for the service of faith. And thus, he saved the believers from despair and gave signs and good news about the bright victories of Islam in the future with the Risale-i Nur.

Yes, those luminous Lahika letters; It is full of truths that attract and conquer souls and hearts and fascinate minds. Some of these Lahika letters will be compiled in the future when appropriate. We present the information about Hazrat Master's life in Kastamonu by taking some excerpts from some of the letters he wrote in Kastamonu and by including a few letters from the letters of the sincere and loyal Nur students there into this history. The letters written below are five or ten letters from the Kastamonu Lahika, which is more than five hundred pages, and the letters that the Master sent from Kastamonu to his students in Isparta. In these letters, Hazrat Master explains to his students the importance of writing and publishing treatises in handwriting; It gives the good news that the services of the Risale-i Nur students, which seem insignificant for now, are in fact the most magnificent issue in the universe and that one day there will be widespread conquests in this country with the light of the Risale-i Nur, and it lays down and strengthens the foundations and principles of the office and publications of the Risale-i Nur.

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Writing and Dissemination of Risale-i Nur

My dear, loyal brothers!

Most of the students in the service of Risale-i Nur feel that they are a kind of miracle and gift from God; Because this helpless brother of yours is so needy, he feels many kinds and varieties of it. And at this time, the students in this area confess with oath that: As we work in the service of Nur, we feel a sense of expansion and relief both in terms of our livelihood and in the rest of our hearts. I feel so much in my own way that I am evil and evil, they remained silent in astonishment at that innocence.

Said Nursi

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An Important Warning to My Brothers in the Hereafter

is “TWO ITEMS”:

First: The most important duty of anyone affiliated with Risale-i Nur is to write and have it written and to help its dissemination. The person who writes it, has it written, and reads it receives the title of Risale-i Nur student. And under that title, while being a sharer in my auspicious prayers and spiritual gains, in my language perhaps a hundred times every twenty-four hours, sometimes more; Thousands of precious people who pray like me even share in the prayers and earnings of my brothers and Risale-i Nur students.

In his book, which is considered as four types of admirable worship in four aspects, he can obtain many benefits such as strengthening his faith, trying to save the faith of others from danger, gaining and making the contemplation of faith, which according to the hadith, an hour of contemplation, sometimes become an act of worship for up to a year, and participating in the good deeds of his master by helping his master, who is not well-behaved and is in a very difficult situation. I swear by my word that; A man who deliberately writes a small treatise for himself is judged to have given me a great gift; Maybe each page will please me as much as an arrow of sugar.

Second Article: Unfortunately, since the faithless and unsafe jinn and human enemies of Risale-i Nur could not respond to its steel-like textual fortresses and diamond-sword-like powerful proofs, they made a devilish attack to break the enthusiasm of those who wrote without their knowledge, to discourage them and to discourage them from writing, through top-secret plots and secret means. and they strike. Particularly because the needs here are many, the scribes are few, the enemies are very careful, and partly because the students are weak in strength; They are depriving this country of that Light to some extent.

A man who wants to chat and meet with me in the spirit of truth should open any booklet; He meets not with me, but with his master, who is my servant of the Qur'an, and can learn with pleasure from the truths of belief. …

While Sabri's letter was on the way and I was thinking about this verse along with the verse اَوَمَنْ كَانَ مَيْتًا with the spiritual impact of that letter before it arrived, it suddenly came to my mind. The secret and wisdom behind why the Risale-i Nur has received such powerful signs of the Qur'an, and its students' such valuable signs of the Qur'an, and the praise of the followers is the greatness and terror of the calamity, which has received a sacred appreciation and determination that no other work has ever received. So, the importance is not of its extraordinary magnitude; perhaps, although its struggle against the extraordinary horror and destruction of the calamity was small, it acquired a very great importance. These two verses indicate in the Qur'an that those who enter the Risale-i Nur circle save their faith that is in danger, they enter the grave with faith and give good news that they will go to Heaven. Yes, there may be times when a soldier surpasses a guide for the service he renders and receives thousands of degrees of value.

History of Life ( 284 – 285 )

Risale-i Nur's Transportation to Faith in the Shortest and Easiest Way

Risale-i Nur suffices the needs regarding Islamic truths and leaves no need for other works. It has been understood with certainty and through many experiences that the shortest and easiest way to save and strengthen faith and to do research is in Risale-i Nur. Yes, instead of fifteen years, Risale-i Nur shortens that path and proves faith in inquiry in fifteen weeks. This poor brother of yours, twenty years ago, was sometimes reading a volume of books in a single day with a lot of thought; For nearly twenty years, the Quran and the Risale-i Nur derived from the Quran were sufficient for me. I did not need a single book, nor did I keep any other books with me. Even though Risale-i Nur is about many different truths, I have not been in need of it for twenty years, at the time of its publication. Of course, you should not be twenty degrees more needy.

And since I am satisfied with you and I do, I don't look at others and I don't get busy. Even you need to be satisfied with Risale-i Nur, perhaps it is essential at this time.

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The Superiority of Saving Faith over Sects and Sheikhs

Risale-i Nur's high and valuable service to faith was sufficient for them. The sharp insight of the heart of those students understood the following truth: Service with the Risale-i Nur saves faith; Being a sect and being a sheikh gives degrees of sainthood. Saving the faith of one man is more important and more rewarding than raising ten believers to the degree of sainthood. Because faith brings eternal happiness, it provides a believer with an everlasting sovereignty as big as the globe. Guardianship expands and brightens the believer's Paradise. Making one man a sultan is a more rewarding service than making ten men governors.

Although the minds of some of your Spartan brothers did not see this precise secret, the sharp hearts of the rest of them saw it; They preferred the friendship of a helpless, sinful man like me to the saints, even to the mujtahids, if there were any. Based on this truth, if a qutb, a great guru comes to this city and says he will raise you to the degree of guardianship in ten days, and you leave Risale-i Nur and go to him, you cannot be friends with the heroes of Isparta.

History of Life ( 288 – 289 )

The glorifications after the prayer are from the Order of Muhammad.

First Issue: Based on one of our brothers' showing progress in glorifying prayers, I said: The glorifications after prayer are a part of the Order of Muhammad (PBUH) and the Velayat-i Ahmadiyya (PBUH). From that point on, it is of great importance. Then, the truth of this word developed like this: Just as the Wilayat-i Ahmadiyya, which evolved into prophethood, is superior to all saints; Likewise, the order of that sainthood and the glorification following the prayer, which is the special teachings of that great sainthood, are so superior to other orders and teachings. Even this secret developed like this:

Just as in an assembly in the circle of dhikr or in a masjid in the dhikr-i Nakshiye, a luminous situation is felt in the interrelated assembly. While a person with a deep heart was saying سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ ٭ سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ after the prayer and reciting the tasbih, the Master of Ahmadiyya, the head of that circle of dhikr, In the presence of (PBUH), one hundred million spiritually feel what they are suffering in the hands of the rosary; with that grandeur and sublimity, says. Then, when he said اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ ٭ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ with the spiritual command of that serzakir, that ring of dhikr and that very wide khatme of Ahmadiyya. He thought about the majestic praise that was manifested from the hundreds of millions of disciples in the circle of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). It participates with اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ and also from prayer… thenلاَ اِلَهَ اِلاَّ اللّٰهُ ٭ لاَ اِلَهَ اِلاَّ اللّٰهُ ٭ لاَ اِلَهَ اِلاَّ اللّٰهُ thirty-three times in the dhikr of that circle of Ahmadiyya (PBUH) and in its great memory, in the previous sense, we took that brotherhood into consideration and the One who was the leader of that circle. Ahmadiyya is directed to the Prophet Muhammad and is a prophet. عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللّٰهِ I understood and felt and saw it in my imagination. So, the glorification of prayer is very important.

History of Life ( 291 – 293 )

Escape from holding a position

O my brothers!

You know that; In our profession, we avoid being in a position under the curtain of selfishness, selfishness, fame and honor, like a deadly poison. We strongly regret the situation that makes him feel. Of course, you have understood from your six-seven years of observation and twenty years of investigation that I do not want to give myself any respect or rank. I strongly reprimanded you at that point. I am offended by you for not giving me a position beyond my limits. However, on behalf of the Risale-i Nur, which is a spiritual miracle of the All-Wise Qur'an at this time, and with the dignity of being its student, I gratefully accept the affirmative submission and communication towards it. The fools also understand how pointless and unnecessary it is for the government, the administration and the police to fall into fear against men who consider it their principle of action to escape from such arrogance, egoism and hypocrisy in the name of fame and honor.

Said Nursi

History of Life ( 302 )

" Statements and Determinations of Former Fatwa Eminent Ali Rıza Efendi About Bediüzzaman and Risale-i Nur"

The greatest and most precise of the Istanbul scholars and the former fatwa eminent who was Mufti-yül Enam for many times, the famous Ali Rıza Efendi; After seeing the Signs of the Qur'an in the First Ray and treatises such as Ayatul Kübra, he said to Hâfız Emin, an important student of Risale-i Nur:

"I unequivocally confirm that Bediüzzaman has rendered a great service to the religion of Islam at this time and that his works are completely true; and that he has made a complete renunciation of himself in such a time and in such deprivation, and that he has become the mujaddid of the Risale-i Nur. May God Almighty grant him success, amen!" he said. Also; Due to some people's objections to not growing a beard; Mevlana defended Celaleddin-i Rumi with a story of Sultan-ul Ulema, his father, and said:

"Bediüzzaman certainly has an ijtihad. Those who object are wrong." He said and ordered Hodja Mustafa (deceased): "Write what I say!"

I greet Bediüzzaman with complete respect. I pray with all my heart for the completion of your grace. Do not be upset that you have been criticized by some scholars. Because the fruit tree is stoned, its grave is famous. Please continue your struggle. May God Almighty and Almighty grant you immediate success in your wishes and desires! Amine. Be entrusted to the unity of the Eternal God.

Former Fatwa Emini Ali Rıza

This is how the greatest scholar who is precise and has a say in terms of knowledge, sharia and the Quran at this time has ruled.

History of Life ( 307 – 308 )

A Few Words About Âyet-ül Kübra

While Bediuzzaman was in Kastamonu, he wrote a magnificent treatise called Ayet-ul Kübra, which proves the existence and unity of God Almighty through the languages of the beings in the universe.

Our Master said about this treatise, "It is a truth of the Qur'an and a great barrier against the current terrible destruction."

It was written hastily, as it came to the heart, and was supplemented with the first draft. The Master said, "Since I felt that it was not my will or choice when I wrote it, I did not find it appropriate to organize or correct it with my own opinion." said.

Although this pamphlet caused the imprisonment of the Master and his students because it was first published secretly, Denizli and Ankara High Criminal Courts unanimously decided to acquit them and return the pamphlet after their two-year investigation.

Imam-i Ali (R.A.) saw this treatise with the view of the unseen-familiar, and pointed out the importance and acceptability of this treatise in his "Kaside-i Celcelutiye" and said وَ بِاْلآيَتِ الْكُبْرَى He prayed by making him an intercessor with the paragraph اَمِنِّى مِنَ الْفَجَتْ.

The fact that the Master and his students were acquitted and released from prison as a result of the study of this Ayat-ul-Kubra proved that this prayer of Imam-i Ali (R.A.) was accepted.

It was deemed appropriate to include this truth of the Qur'an here, as a great barrier, against the attempts of heresy in this century to cause severe damage to the faith of Muslims...

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Ayet-ül Kübra

It is the observation of a traveler who asks the universe about its situation.

(It is a part of the Second Mode of the Treatise of Ayet-ul Kubra, which is the Seventh Ray, which consists of two modes about Tawhid)

تُسَبِّحُ لَهُ السَّمٰوَاتُ السَّبْعُ وَاْلاَرْضُ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ وَ اِنْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ اِلاَّ يُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِهِ I'm sorry, I'm sorry غَفُورًا

Since many verses of the Qur'an, like this magnificent verse, inform about the Creator of the universe, it is appropriate to start with the heavens, which is the brightest page of monotheism that everyone always and everyone looks at with the most astonishment and enjoy.

Yes, every guest who comes to this world's country and guest house, opens his eyes and sees: A most magnificent banquet hall, a most artistic display, a most majestic encampment and training camp, a most astonishing and enthusiastic viewing and contemplation site, and a very meaningful and wise-minded contemplation, and the owner of this beautiful guest house and this book. While I was intensely curious to know the author of the book and the sultan of this magnificent country; First of all, the beautiful face of the sky written in gilded light appears: "Look at me, I will let you know what you are looking for!" he says. He looks and sees:

Some of them are a thousand times larger than our earth and some of those larger ones are seventy times faster than a cannonball, which stops hundreds of thousands of heavenly bodies without any poles and without falling, moves them around incredibly quickly without colliding with each other, lights up those countless lamps continuously without extinguishing them without any oil, manages those infinitely large masses without creating any noise or revolution, and does not cause any rebellion, just like the duties of the Sun and the Moon. He makes those great creatures work with their duties without making them work, and within an infinite distance that is not confined to the numbers of the calculations within the circle of the two poles, and at the same time, with the same power, in the same manner, with the same coin of nature, and in the same way, he manages them together, without any flaws, and makes those who carry those great attacking forces obey his law without being violated, and makes them clean very brightly and beautifully, without allowing the rubbish that will pollute the face of the sky, like the debris of that endless crowd, and A manifestation of dominion that maneuvers the earth around like a regular army manoeuvre, and by turning the earth around, shows the real and imaginary styles of that majestic manoeuvre, in a different way, to the audience like movie screens every night and every year; and a reality consisting of display, measure, preparation, ordering, and distribution that appears in that dominion activity; that heaven with its magnificence and scope. On the first step of the First Station, meaning that it bears witness to the existence and unity of the Creator and that his presence is more apparent than the existence of the heavens:

لاَ اِلهَ اِلاَّ اللّٰهُ الْوَاجِبُ الْوُجُودِ الَّذِى God bless you, God bless you. بِجَمِيعِ مَا فِيهَا بِشَهَادَةِ عَظَمَةِ اِحَاطَةِ حَقِيقَةِ التَّسْخِيرِ وَ التَّدْبِيرِ وَ التَّدْوِيرِ وَ التَّنْظِيمِ وَ التَّنْظِيفِ وَ التَّوْظِيفِ الْوَاسِعَةِ الْمُكَمَّلَةِ بِالْمُشَاهَدَةِ

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Then,

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History of Life ( 333 – 334 )

Mention

O Almighty Almighty! O All-Wise Mudebbir! Oh my Merciful Master! With the instruction of the Prophet Muhammad and the lesson of the All-Wise Qur'an, I understood and believed that; Just as the plants and animals know you and inform you of your holy attributes and beautiful names, so too: There are no living creatures, humans and animals, that have a soul; With its internal and external organs that work and are made to operate like perfectly regular clocks in your body, with its instruments and emotions placed in your body in a very fine order, with a very sensitive balance and with very important benefits, and with its bodily devices in your body, which are very artistically constructed, very wisely furnished and placed in very careful balance, your body and your attributes are do not testify to its realization. Because, of course, blind force, unconscious nature, and stray chance cannot interfere with such prudent, delicate artistry, consciously subtle wisdom, and balanced, perfect balance, and it is not possible or possible for them to do so. And it is one hundred degrees impossible for it to form on its own and become that way. Because then, each particle of it; He will have a comprehensive knowledge and power, almost like a god, to know, see, and do everything he does, the formation of his body, and perhaps everything that concerns him in the world. Then the formation of the body is transferred to it and it can be said that it happens on its own. And the unity of precaution, unity of administration, unity of species, and unity of species in the body of the assembly, and the unity of nature observed in the eyes, ears, and mouth of the general public in terms of unity, and unity and subsistence in the coin of wisdom seen on the faces of the members of each species, and There is not one of your qualities, such as unity in invention and being in each other, that does not definitely testify to your unity! And since each individual has manifestations of all the names that look at the universe, let it not be a sign of your unity in unity.

Just as the hundreds of thousands of species of animals, including man, spread all over the face of the earth, are equipped like a regular army, with instructions, obedience, freedom, and the commands of dominion, from the smallest to the largest, flow in an orderly manner, and the degree of majesty of that dominion, and despite being very numerous, very valuable, very perfect, very quick to make, very artistic, yet very easy. Just as their construction indicates the greatness of his power; To the infinite extent of His mercy, which spreads from the east to the west, from the north to the south, and provides sustenance for all people, from the microbe to the rhinoceros, from the smallest fly to the largest bird, and each of them fulfills their duty like a commanding officer, and the earth becomes a camp for an army that is re-armed in place of those who were discharged in the spring and autumn, They conclusively indicate the infinite extent of his sovereignty.

Just as each animal is like a small copy and an example of the universe, with a very deep knowledge and a very precise wisdom, without mixing mixed parts, without confusing the separate forms of all animals, without any mistakes, without distortions and without defects, its knowledge covers everything and its wisdom extends to everything, in proportion to its numbers. They make signs; So too: Each of them is a miracle of art and a wonder of wisdom, each of which is made so artistically and beautifully that it is a sign of the perfection and beauty of the Divine art that you love so much and want to be displayed, and each of them, especially the young ones, is a sign of your grace, as they are fed in a very delicate and gentle manner and their desires and desires are satisfied. They make endless signs to your cute beauty.

O Rahmanürrahim! O Sadık-ul Va'd-il Emin! O Malik-i Yevmiddin! With the instruction of Your Holy Prophet (PBUH) and the guidance of the All-Wise Qur'an, I have understood that: Since the most perfect result of the universe is life... and the most perfect essence of life is the spirit... and the most perfect part of the living being is the conscious consciousness... and the most comprehensive of the living consciousness. human beings... and the whole universe is subject to life and works for it.. and living beings are subject to living beings, they are sent to the world for them.. and living beings are subject to human beings, they help them.. and humans by nature love their Creator very seriously, and their Creator both loves them and makes them love themselves in every way.. and man. His disposition and spiritual apparatus look to another eternal world and an eternal life... and man's heart and consciousness desire permanence with all his strength... and his tongue begs his Creator for perpetuity with his endless prayers; Of course, it is impossible and possible to offend people who love and are loved so much, who are loved and loved so much, by killing them in order not to be resurrected, and to offend them with an eternal hostility, while they were created for an eternal conversation. Maybe he was sent to this world to work and earn it for the reason that he could live happily in another eternal world. And with the manifestations of the names manifested to humans in this transient and short life, they indicate that people, who are their mirrors in the eternal world, will be blessed with their eternal manifestations.

Yes, the faithful friend of the eternal, he will be eternal. And the visible mirror of the Eternal must be eternal.

The souls of animals will remain eternal and some special people such as Hüdhüd-ü Süleymanî (A.S.) and Neml, Naka-i Sâlih (A.S.) and Kalb-i Ashab-ı Kehf; Although it is understood from the authentic narration that he will go to the eternal world with both his soul and his body and that each species will have a single body for occasional use; Wisdom and truth, as well as mercy and dominion, require so.

O Almighty Trustee! All living beings, spirits and conscious beings are in your possession, only by your strength and power, only by your will and measures, mercy and wisdom, they are subject to the commands of your dominion and have been assigned with natural duties. And some of them were subjected to man by mercy, not for man's strength and superiority, but perhaps for man's inherent weakness and impotence. And with the tongue of the state and the tongue of the heart, each of them performs their special worship by sanctifying their Maker and God from faults and partners and thanking and praising them for their blessings.

O O the Holy One, who is hidden from His violence and veiled from His majesty! I intend to sanctify you with the glorification of all living beings. I say شَيْءٍ حَىٍّ.

History of Life ( 391 – 394 )

Denizli Life:1943

Accusations and Acquittal

Risale-i Nur's circle of publications and conquests is gradually expanding...

Those who read the Lights with eagerness are increasing in number day by day. Observing the results of the wonderful power and influence in the Risale-i Nur, the secret enemies of Islam once again plotted against the Risale-i Nur and its author, Bediuzzaman, saying: "Bediuzzaman is establishing a secret society, turning the people against the government, destroying the revolutions from their roots, and attacking Mustafa Kemal." He calls him the antichrist, the Sufian, the destroyer of religion, and he proves this with hadiths.” He was accused of many excuses and plans, such as, and was transferred from Kastamonu to Denizli High Criminal Court in 1943, along with one hundred and twenty-six of his students.

{(Haşiye): The sole reason for the Denizli imprisonment was the spread of Risale-i Nur in other provinces, with Isparta and Kastamonu as the center, and thus the increasing love of religion. In fact, just before his imprisonment in Denizli, the Seventh Ray, the Treatise of the Great Verse, was secretly published in Istanbul. This work, which explains and proves the truths of faith in a wonderful way, alarmed the unbelievers and a reason was given for the Denizli incident. } Later, when a group of experts consisting of a few officials was formed to examine whether there was a political issue in the Risale-i Nur Collection and began to examine the confiscated Nur Treatises and letters, Bediuzzaman said, "These unsophisticated experts cannot study the Risale-i Nur. A high school in Ankara, "A scientific expert should be formed and philosophers should be brought from Europe. If they are found guilty, I am willing to receive the harshest punishment." he says. Thereupon, the Risale-i Nur Collection and all the letters were examined line by line by a group of experts, including professors and high scholars, in Ankara. Experts report that "Bediuzzaman has no political activity. There is no socialism or sectarianism in his profession. His works are scientific and religious, they are an interpretation of the Quran." Since the accusations when he was brought to court were without evidence or proof, it seems that they consisted of a number of fabricated excuses and contrivances. After all, Bediuzzaman is making a great defense. Finally, the court unanimously gives its decision of acquittal dated 16/6/1944 and numbered 199/136. He gives freedom to all one hundred and thirty pieces of the Risale-i Nur Collection and returns them completely to their owners. The First Criminal Chamber of Appeal unanimously approved the acquittal decision with the judgment dated 30/12/1944, and the fairness of the Risale-i Nur case became the case in law.

Bediuzzaman Said Nursi and some of his students are released upon acquittal after nine months in prison. But they poison Said Nursi in prison, and he is in danger of death. Although he is saved by the grace of God Almighty, he is subjected to cruelty, torture and betrayal that has never been done to anyone in history. Bediuzzaman cries out for truth and truth, recklessly and disregarding death, in this court where he is given with the execution plan, just as he does in all the courts he entered with the instigation of secretly atheistic hypocrites.

Master Bediuzzaman wrote the "Fruit Treatise" during his imprisonment in Denizli. This treatise was later published at the beginning of the magazine Staff of Moses. He wrote the Fruit Treatise in two Fridays. All Nur students and other prisoners in prison wrote the Treatise of Fruits and dealt with the truths of that treatise. Paper was not allowed into the prison. That work was written secretly. They even wrote on matchboxes and worked under such conditions. {(Annotation): The Sixth and Seventh Issues, which are samples from the very important Fruit Treatise, which consists of "Ten Issues", have been included at the end of Denizli Life, please refer to it. }

History of Life ( 399 – 400 )

We Have Such a Society, …

Some parts of Bediüzzaman Said Nursi's defense in the Denizli Court.

Yes, we are a society and we have such a society that; It has three hundred and fifty million members in every century. And they show their interest and service to the principles of that sacred society with perfect respect by praying five times a day. They come to each other's aid - with their prayers and spiritual gains - through the Holy Prophet program. We are members of this sacred and magnificent society. And our special duty is to convey the truths of faith of the Quran to the believers in an investigative manner and to save them and ourselves from eternal execution and the permanent solitary confinement of the intermediate realm. We have no relations with, and do not stoop to, other worldly, political and intrigued societies and committees, and the baseless and meaningless secret societies such as socialism, which is our source of accusation.

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If we had the desire to blend into the world, it would sound and explode like a cannonball, not like a fly buzzing.

A man who fiercely and eloquently defended Mustafa Kemal's anger against Mustafa Kemal's wrath at the Court of Presidency, and who accuses him of carrying out world intrigues without anyone noticing for eighteen years, is surely doing so out of spite. In this matter, Risale-i Nur cannot be attacked due to my own fault or the fault of some of my brothers. It is directly connected to the Quran, and even the Quran is connected to the mighty Throne. Whoever has the right to do so should reach out and untie those strong ropes. Moreover, the Risale-i Nur, whose material and spiritual blessings and extraordinary service to this country have been realized with the indications of thirty-three verses of the Qur'an, the three unseen wonders of Imam-i Ali Radıyallahu Anh and the definitive report of Gavs-ı A'zam (K.S.); He cannot, cannot and should not be held responsible for our ordinary and personal faults. Otherwise, there will be irreparable damage to this country, both materially and spiritually. {(Annotation): This request was written twenty days before the Kastamonu earthquake. Thanks to the abundance of Risale-i Nur, it was protected from disasters more than any other province. Now the disaster has begun and confirmed our cause. }

Hopefully, the plans and attacks made against Risale-i Nur by the evil of some heretics will be thwarted, and its students will not be compared to others, they will not be dispersed, they will not be discouraged, and they will not be defeated by the grace of God Almighty. If the Quran did not prohibit material defense, those students who are the lifeblood of this nation, who have won the favor of the general public and are everywhere, would not be involved in minor and fruitless events such as the events of Sheikh Said and Menemen. God forbid, if they are oppressed to the point of necessity and the Risale-i Nur is attacked, the atheists and hypocrites who deceived the government will regret it a thousand times.

In short; Since we do not interfere with the worldly worlds of the worldly people, they should not interfere with our afterlife and our religious service.

Detained

Said Nursi

History of Life ( 400 – 402 )

What is your opinion about the Republic?

بِاسْمِهِ سُبْحَانَهُ

I declare an old memory and a delicate fact of defense that remained secret in the Eskişehir Court and was not officially recorded and was not even written in my defense.

There they asked me: What is your opinion about the Republic? And I said: Apart from the head of the Eskişehir court, my life history proves that I was a devout republican before you were born. Its summary is this: At that time, just like now, I was in seclusion in the dome of a tomb, and soup was coming to me. I would give its grains to the ants and eat my bread with its juice. Those who heard were asking me, and I would say: These nations of ants and bees are republicans. As a tribute to their republicanism, I would give the grains to the ants. Then they said: Are you opposing your righteous predecessor? In response I was saying: Hulefa-i Rashidîn; Each of them was both caliph and president. Sıddık-ı Ekber (R.A.) was, of course, the leader of Asherah-i Mübeşşere and Sahabe-i Kiram. But they were not meaningless names and pictures, they were the leaders of the meaningfully religious republic that carried the truth of justice and freedom of the Sharia.

Here you are, members of the public and the court! You accuse me of contradicting an idea that I have held for fifty years. If you are asking about a secular republic, I know that; I consider a government that, in its secular sense, remains neutral, that is, with the principle of freedom of conscience, it does not interfere with the irreligious and dissolute, as well as the religious and pious. It has been ten years - now it is twenty years - that I have withdrawn from political and social life. I don't know what happened to the government of the Republic. If, on account of irreligiousness, Al'iyazu Allah has taken a terrifying position in making and accepting laws that will hold those who work for their faith and the hereafter accountable, I declare this to you as a matter of fact and warn you: If I had a thousand lives, I am ready to sacrifice them for my faith and the hereafter. Whatever you do! My last word is حَسْبُنَا اللّٰهُ وَ نِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ, in response to you condemning me to death penalty and heavy punishment, I say: I am a member of the Risale-i Nur. I will not be executed with the certainty of discovery, maybe I will be discharged and go to the world of light and happiness, and you, you wretched ones who oppress us for the sake of misguidance! Since I know and see that you are condemned to eternal execution and permanent solitary confinement, I am ready to take my revenge on you and surrender with complete peace of mind!

Detainee

Said Nursi

History of Life ( 408 – 409 )

Risale-i Nur Against the Deceptions of Heretics

بِاسْمِهِ سُبْحَانَهُ

Gentlemen!

With many indications, I have come to the conclusion that; We are not being attacked to "violate internal security by using religious feelings as a tool" on behalf of the government. Perhaps one of the many proofs that we are being attacked for our faith and for our service to faith and security, on account of atheism, under this false veil, is this: Although twenty thousand men have read and accepted twenty thousand copies and parts of the Risale-i Nur in twenty years, there has been no incident regarding the violation of security by the students of the Risale-i Nur, and the government has not recorded it, and two courts, old and new, have not recorded it. He didn't find it. However, such abundant and powerful propaganda would reveal itself with events in twenty days. This means that, contrary to the principle of freedom of conscience, Article 163 of a rubber law applicable to all religious counselors is a false mask. The zindiqs probably want to crush us by seducing some government officials, confusing the courthouse and crushing us.

Since this is the truth, we say with all our strength: O wretched ones who sold their religion to the world and fell into disbelief! Do whatever you can. May your world eat and eat your head! Hundreds of millions of heroes sacrificed themselves for a sacred truth, let even our heads be sacrificed! We are ready for any punishment or execution! This situation outside of prison is a hundred degrees worse than inside. Since there is no freedom - neither freedom of science, nor freedom of conscience, nor freedom of religion - under such an absolute tyranny that opposes us, those who are honest, religious, and supporters of freedom have no choice but to die or go to prison. We also rely on our Lord by saying اِنَّا لِلّٰهِ وَاِنَّا اِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ.

Detained

Said Nursi

History of Life ( 409 – 410 )

Why Didn't You Accept the Offer to Serve as a Preacher?

It is a True Answer to an Important Question.

Several high-ranking officials asked me: "Mustafa Kemal, why did you not accept the offer to give you a salary of three hundred liras and make you a general preacher for Kurdistan and the provinces, instead of Sheikh Sunusî? If you had accepted, you would have helped save the lives of hundreds of thousands of men who were killed because of the revolution!" they said.

In response to them, I said: Rather than saving twenty or thirty years of worldly life for those men, the Risale-i Nur, which has helped hundreds of thousands of citizens gain millions of years of otherworldly life for each of them, has done thousands of things in place of those losses. If I had accepted that offer, the Risale-i Nur, which cannot be a tool or subject to anything and carries the secret of sincerity, would not have come into existence. In fact, I said to my esteemed brothers in prison: If the people who sentenced me to death for the severe slaps of the Risale-i Nur sent to Ankara save their faith with the Risale-i Nur and get rid of eternal death, you be my witness, I will forgive them with my soul and my life!

After our acquittal, I said to those who harassed me by surveillance in Denizli, to their senior superiors, to the police chief and to the inspectors: It is an undeniable miracle of Risale-i Nur; In my twenty years of oppressed life, in my hundreds of pamphlets and letters and thousands of students, there was no movement, no document, no connection with any society, internal or external committee, and no research for nine months. Is it possible for any idea or precaution to produce this wonderful situation? If a single man's secret secrets of a few years were revealed, there would certainly be twenty items that would make him responsible and embarrassed. Since this is the truth; Either you will say: "A very wonderful and invincible genius is doing this." Or you will say: "It is a most merciful divine memory." Of course, it is a mistake to compete with such a genius and it is a great harm to the nation and homeland. And to go against such divine protection and providence; It is a pharaonic default.

If you say: "If we set you free and do not monitor and supervise you, you can confuse our social life with your lessons and secret mysteries."

I also say: My lessons, all except one, have been taken over by the government and the courthouse; One day, there was no article requiring punishment. Although forty to fifty thousand copies of the pamphlet were circulated with attention and curiosity in the hands of the nation, the new one was unanimously acquitted; And formerly, for the sake of a worldly elder, he could use five or ten words from one hundred and thirty treatises as an excuse, and only out of conscientiousness, punish only fifteen men out of one hundred and twenty of my imprisoned brothers for six months each, is a definitive proof that your insulting me and the Risale-i Nur is an ugly cruelty with a meaningless assumption. Besides, I don't have a new lesson and I don't have a secret that you can try to explain with your supervision.

I need my freedom very much now. Enough of twenty years of unnecessary, unfair and useless observations! My patience has run out. Due to the weakness of old age, there is a possibility of making a curse that I have never made before. “The curse of the oppressed goes all the way to the throne.” It is a powerful truth that:

Then those cruel, miserable people in high positions in the world said: "You have not put our skullcap on your head even once in twenty years, you have not uncovered your head in the presence of the old and new courts, you have been in your old clothes. However, seventeen million people have put on this clothes." And I said: Not seventeen million, maybe not seven million, maybe only seven thousand with the consent and heartfelt acceptance of European drunkards rather than wearing their clothes under the permission of the Sharia and the legal force; Because of my religious devotion and piety, I prefer to dress in the clothes of seven billion people. To a man like me, who has left social life for twenty-five years, "He is stubborn, he is against us." It is not said. Even if it was stubbornness, since Mustafa Kemal could not break that stubbornness, two courts did not break it, and the governments of three provinces did not break it; How dare you try to break that stubbornness in vain, to the detriment of both the nation and the government! Even if he is a political opponent, a man who, with your approval, has cut off all ties with the world for twenty years and has been spiritually dead for twenty years, will not bother with you by resurrecting and entering political life without any benefit and being very harmful to himself; In this case, it is foolishness to imagine his opposition. Since even talking seriously to crazy people is crazy, I give up talking to people like you. “Whatever you do, I won't be grateful!” What I said both angered them and silenced them. My last word,

حَسْبُنَا اللّٰهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ ٭ حَسْبِىَ اللّٰهُ لاَ اِلهَ اِلاَّ هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

History of Life ( 418 – 420 )

In Absolute Isolation in Every Prison

Enemies of Islam spread fear and threats while sending Bediüzzaman Said Nursi and the Nur Students to the courts, they make the official authorities write all kinds of fabricated information, they try to alienate everyone from Bediüzzaman and Risale-i Nur, they make intrigues to destroy the unity of the Nur Students by sowing mischief among them. they translate.

Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, in order to prevent the Nur Students from being deceived by negative propaganda and to satisfy this spiritual need because the Nur Students have a strong desire to meet their beloved Master, we are listing here some of the letters he wrote in Denizli prison, as in other times. Students of Nur ensure that the letters and works written in prisons are secretly brought from their Masters. Because Hazrat Master was left in absolute isolation in every prison and was prohibited from meeting with others.

History of Life ( 421 )

They Attacked Us with the Same Weapon They Used Against the Ahl-i Tariqa, But They Were Deceived.

بِاسْمِهِ سُبْحَانَهُ

My dear, loyal brothers!

Your perseverance and fortitude thwart all the plans of the masons and hypocrites.

Yes, my brothers, there is no need to hide it. Those atheists compared the Risale-i Nur and its students to the sect, especially the Nakshi Sect, and made this attack with the idea of defeating that sect and defeating us with their plans to refute and disperse us.

First of all: To frighten and intimidate and to show the misuse of that profession.

And secondly: To expose the flaws of the leaders and followers of that profession.

And right on cue: By corrupting the materialistic philosophy and civilization with alluring debauchery and soporific delicious poisons, they are breaking the solidarity in their temples and corrupting their masters with betrayals and making their profession silent with some principles of science and philosophy. They attacked us with the same weapon they used against the Nakshis and the people of the sect, but they were deceived. Because the principle of profession of Risale-i Nur is; Since it is about complete sincerity and self-abnegation, feeling and searching for mercy in troubles and eternal pleasures in pain, showing painful pains in the fleeting world of pleasures, making faith a means to infinite pleasures even in this world, and teaching points and truths that no philosophy can reach, God willing, they will make their plans come to nothing and Risale-i Nur will become their profession. He will silence them because they cannot be compared to the sects.

Said Nursi

History of Life ( 427 – 428 )

“We have dedicated our lives to such a truth that…”

My dear, loyal, persistent and loyal brothers!

I declare my situation not to upset you or to take any financial precautions, but perhaps to benefit more from your spiritual company and to preserve your solidarity with moderation, prudence, patience, tolerance and violence: I would not have suffered in a month in Eskişehir the trouble and torment that I have suffered in a day here. Terrible masons have made a ruthless freemason haunt me, so that they can find an excuse from my anger and my saying "Enough" to their torture, and hide their lies by giving a reason for their cruel rape. As a wonderful work of God's grace, I am gratefully patient and have decided to do so.

Since we surrender to fate and know that these troubles are a spiritual blessing in that we gain more rewards through the secret of salvation; and since the ends of temporary, worldly troubles are generally pleasant and auspicious; And since we have a certainty at the level of absolute certainty, we have dedicated our lives to such a truth that it is brighter than the sun, beautiful like Heaven, and sweet like eternal bliss. Of course, we should not complain that we are proudly and thankfully carrying out a spiritual struggle in these difficult situations.

Dear brothers and sisters! Our first and last advice: Maintain your solidarity; It is arrogance, selfishness, freedom from competition, moderation and caution.

Said Nursi

History of Life ( 432 – 433 )

Introduce us to our Creator, our teachers do not talk about Allah.

While His Excellency Bediüzzaman was in Denizli prison, he wrote the "Fruit Treatise", which includes nine very important issues, in two Fridays. This work is a valuable treatise that summarizes the truths of Risale-i Nur. During his imprisonment, Nur students occupied themselves by writing and reading this Treatise of Fruits several times. And the Fruit Treatise, which was first written very secretly in matchboxes and published among the cells, was later written freely as it was understood that it was very valuable and useful and useful as a drug for prisons. It was sent to the Denizli Court, the Court of Appeal and the Ankara authorities as a true defense of Risale-i Nur.

Because he had a very important impact on the Denizli prison and because he was instrumental in Denizli's acquittal in one respect due to the sacred truths of faith he carried, it was deemed appropriate to include the Sixth and Seventh Issues from this Fruit Treatise here, due to their importance.

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The Sixth Issue from the Treatise on Fruits

It is a brief indication of a single proof among the thousands of universal proofs of the pillars of faith in Allah, which are explained in many places in the Risale-i Nur and have innumerable definitive proofs.

Some of the high school students in Kastamonu came to me. They said, "Let us introduce our Creator, our teachers do not talk about Allah." I said: Every science you study constantly talks about Allah and introduces the Creator in its own special language. Listen to them, not the teachers.

For example: What a perfect pharmacy that has vital pastes and herbals in every jar, prepared with wonderful and delicate balances. It undoubtedly shows a very skilled chemist and a knowledgeable pharmacist. Likewise, the four hundred thousand kinds of plants and animals in the pharmacy of the globe, in terms of the living pastes and herbals in their jars, are much more perfect and larger than the pharmacy in this market, and with the amount of medical science you have read about, it shows even to blind eyes the All-Wise Lord, the pharmacist of the vast pharmacy of the globe. introduces.

For example: What a wonderful factory that weaves thousands of different fabrics from a simple material. Seksiz introduces a fabricator and a skilled machinist. So, to the extent that this mobile machine called the globe of the earth, with hundreds of thousands of heads and hundreds of thousands of perfect factories on each head, is greater than this human factory and perfect, it reveals and introduces the master and owner of the globe with the same amount of science you have read about the machine.

For example, just as a warehouse, a food warehouse and a store, in which a thousand and one kinds of perfectly perfect provisions are drawn from the surroundings and neatly stacked and prepared, indicate an incomparably extraordinary owner, owner and officer of the food and provisions. Likewise, this Divine food warehouse called the globe of the earth, which regularly travels in a circle of twenty-four thousand years in a year and includes hundreds of thousands of groups requiring separate provisions, and which passes through the seasons during its journey, fills the spring with thousands of separate foods, like a large wagon, and brings them to helpless creatures whose provisions run out in the winter, and a ship of Subhaniyes and thousands of varieties. The larger and more perfect this warehouse and shop carrying equipment, goods and canned food packages is than that factory; With the amount of scientific subsistence you read and will read, it informs, introduces and makes you love the owner, the owner and the moderator of the world's store with that certainty and to that degree.

Just as: A miraculous commander of an army, which is among four hundred thousand nations, and each nation has different supplies, different weapons, different clothes, different instructions, and different discharges, that strange army and camp, where he alone gave all those different nations their different supplies, various equipment, clothes and equipment, without forgetting any of them and without being surprised. Without a doubt, it shows that wonderful commander and makes him love him admirably. Likewise, in the camp of the face of the earth and in a new army of the Sublime, which is re-armed every spring, the spring camp of the globe of the earth, whose various clothes, provisions, training, training and demobilization of four hundred thousand species from the nations of plants and animals are perfectly and regularly given by a single commander without forgetting or getting confused in any of them, to what extent is the mentioned human army and If it is bigger than its camp and perfect, with the same amount of military science that you will read, it will make those who are careful and sane know the Ruler of the Earth, its Lord, its Moderator and its Commander, with astonishment and benediction, and endear it with praise and glorification.

Just like that: In a wonderful city, millions of electric lamps move and travel everywhere, and the electric lamps and the factory, whose burning substances are inexhaustible, introduce with astonishment and congratulations a miraculous master and an extraordinarily powerful electrician who manages electricity without any doubt, makes mobile lamps, establishes the factory and brings the goods of use, and congratulates them. makes you love. Likewise, in this city of the universe, the star lamps on the roof of the world palace do not disrupt their order, do not collide with each other, do not go out, do not run out of fuel, even though some of them - according to cosmography - are a thousand times larger than the earth's globe and move seventy times faster than a cannonball. According to what the cosmography you have read says, in order for our sun, which is more than a million times larger than the earth's sphere, lives for more than a million years, and is a lamp and a stove in a guest house of the Divine, to continue burning, kerosene as much as the seas of the earth and coal as large as the mountains of the earth or piles of wood as large as a thousand earths are required every day so that it does not go out. And to what extent are the electric lamps and administrations of the world palace in this magnificent city of the universe, which show with fingers of light an infinite power and sovereignty that burns it and the sublime stars like it without kerosene, wood or coal, and does not extinguish it, and moves them together and quickly, and does not cause them to collide with each other, are greater and more perfect than that example, to the extent that this show of electricity is comparable to the science you have read or will read about? He introduces the Sultan, the Enlightener, the Moderator, the Maker of the mighty universe by showing those luminous stars as witnesses. It makes people love and worship with glorifications and blessings.

And, for example, if there is a book: A book written delicately in one line, and a surah of the Qur'an written in each word with a fine pen, a strange magazine, which is very meaningful and all its issues confirm each other, and makes its scribe and author seem extraordinarily skillful and powerful, as smooth as daylight, the scribe and the author are He announces and makes known with his perfections and skills. He makes you appreciate it with the sentences "Masha'Allah" and "Bârekâllah". Likewise, this great book of the universe, on the surface of the earth, which has a single page and in the spring, which has a single form, has three hundred thousand vegetable and animal groups, which are like three hundred thousand separate books, together, one after another, without any errors, without confusion or confusion; perfect, orderly and sometimes tree-like, an ode in a word; And to the extent that this infinitely meaningful collection of the universe and this embodiment of the Great Qur'an, which we see with our own eyes, working a pen writing a complete index of a book at a point like a seed, contains much wisdom in every word, is greater, more perfect and more meaningful than the book in the example in question, to the extent that the science of wisdom you read is actually implemented in things and schools. The science of reading and science of writing with which you have been in contact, with their wide range of compositions and binocular eyes, introduce the painter and writer of this book of the universe with their infinite perfections. It informs us with the sentence Allahu Akbar, describes it with the blessing of Subhanallah, and makes us love it with the blessings of Alhamdulillah.

As compared to these sciences, each science among the hundreds of sciences, with its vast quantity, its special mirror, its eye with binoculars and its instructive gaze, informs the Creator of this universe through its names; It introduces its attributes and perfections.

This magnificent and brilliant proof of unity is intended to teach a lesson; The Quran Miraculous-ul Declaration is the most with many repetitions. "He introduces our Creator to us with the verses of وَاْلاَرْضَ," I said to those school youth. Even they fully accepted and approved it and said: "Thanks be to our Lord, we have learned a completely sacred and true lesson. May God be pleased with you." they said. So I said:

While man is a living machine that will be saddened by thousands of kinds of pain and delighted with thousands of kinds of pleasures, and a helpless creature who has countless external and internal needs along with his extreme helplessness, infinite material and spiritual enemies, and endless poverty, and who is constantly being slapped with death and separation, suddenly he has faith and Just as everyone is proud of the honor and rank of the master to whom he belongs, by being affiliated with such a Sultan with worship and finding a point of support against all his enemies and a point of support for all his needs, if he too is affiliated with such an infinitely Powerful and Merciful Sultan with faith and enters his service with worship and declares the end of death for himself. Compare how pleased, grateful and thankful he would be if he turned it into a discharge letter.

Just as I said to those schoolboys, I say it again to the calamity-stricken prisoners: He who knows and obeys him is happy, even if he is in prison. Those who forget him are in prison, miserable, even if they are in palaces. In fact, while a fortunate oppressed man was being executed, he said to the unhappy oppressors: "I am not being executed. Maybe I am going to happiness by being discharged. But since I see you condemned to eternal execution, I am taking my full revenge on you." By saying لاَ اِلَهَ اِلاَّ اللّٰهُ, he surrenders his spirit with joy.

سُبْحَانَكَ لاَ عِلْمَ لَنَا اِلاَّ مَا عَلَّمْتَنَا #TAG5###

History of Life ( 435 – 439 )

Emirdağ Life:1947

Mukaddime

As a result of the acquittal decision of the Denizli High Criminal Court, Risale-i Nur spread in most provinces, towns and villages, and Nur students increased to more than hundreds of thousands in a short time. The treatises began to be published by duplication, and within a short time, at the end of 1947, the Master and his students were imprisoned again for the third time.

Said Nursi, who could first reside in Emirdağı for about three years, stayed in Emirdağı again for three or four years after prison and then settled in Isparta. And now, the Master, who is approaching the age of ninety and in great need of fresh air, occasionally comes to Emirdağı and stays at his residence, Dershane-i Nuriye.

For now, the first part of his life in Emirdağ, the phase up to his Afyon imprisonment, will be mentioned, and then his life in Emirdağ and his service to light, following the Afyon Prison, will be explained. His life in Emirdağı is much more glamorous compared to his previous life. Both

(View of the window of the house where Bediüzzaman Said Nursi stayed in Emirdağı, from the market.)

has become the target of calamities and accusations, and has been subjected to constant surveillance and even destruction. However, Risale-i Nur spread widely; It started to be read among universities, civil servants and politicians.

It has become necessary to state a truth in this foreword, due to the merciless slanders and false accusations made against the Master after his exile in Emirdağı, and the wonderful publication of the Nurs. It's like:

Our intention is to declare Said Nursi's real circumstances and actions and the wonders seen in his service:

It attracts the curiosity of the readers and says "God forbid!" It is not to hold Bediuzzaman's mortal person to the flood of applause of humanity; Perhaps, in response to those who want to ruthlessly tarnish his person and his services with slander and lies, and thus to hinder the Risale-i Nur's service of faith, he is a student of the Quran, to point out the luminous, effective and blissful service of the Risale-i Nur, and the blessings he has received as an ummah of the Prophet and a servant of Allah. We are chanting. We reject the excused attacks and ruthless attacks of the enemies of religion and declare the innocence of an innocent person. We can even say that there is no one in history who has been subjected to severe accusations and imputations that are contrary to the truth, his thoughts, ideals, services and aims, like Bediüzzaman. It is obvious how painful and painful it is to accuse the intention and action of protecting this nation and future generations from anarchy, irreligion and immorality, as well as accusing the intention and action of protecting this nation and future generations from anarchy, irreligion and immorality, by a heresy that arises from sheer disbelief, of treason, inducing reactionism and poisoning the youth, like accusing the antidote of poison. Here is Bediüzzaman; He is an innocent who has been subjected to false accusations not once, not a hundred times, but thousands of times. It is a monument of decency and good nature that has kept alive the most exceptional examples of good morals in its service as well as in private situations and morals, and has been able to display the most masterpiece examples of decency and chastity within itself. We, the students and servants who perform their service and are familiar with internal and external life and actions, declare with our loudest voice:

Just like the Master's mastery in the sciences of faith, which he took from the Qur'an and presented for the benefit of the people of faith and humanity, in the most delicate transactions and situations and in his private life, a clear and permanent high peace is seen, which the All-Wise Qur'an describes as the beauty of humanity and is the reflection of a high sainthood. People of heart and virtue, who always look at every situation with attention and insight, see with utter astonishment that his enlightened heart is transformed into an umbrella of truth and knowledge, and that it is constantly evolving like an ocean, and the earth and time are proud of this last and perfect enlightened fruit of the tree of Islam. They announce that they are doing it.

O wretched ones, who, with their evil intentions and their own negative souls, speak ill of this monument of morality, decency, faith, knowledge and truth, and have tried to destroy and portray this symbol of virtue with slanders that would put even the devils to shame! The slanders you wanted to hurl against this person and the poison you spread were of no avail. He lit the light of truth and made it shine. He enlarged the worlds with that light. You, on the other hand, are despicable and spiritually abhorrent to humanity. Shame on you! Even carrying human clothing is painful and disastrous for you. Despite this, there is a door of salvation for you, if you knock on that door, maybe you will be saved. Said Nursi made a covenant and declared: "If those who are trying to execute me would save their faith with the Risale-i Nur and embrace the Risale-i Nur, bear witness, my brothers; I will forgive them my rights." Yes, just as most of those who want to condemn him and most of those who are against him are his friends today, it is hoped that if you who portray and slander him would also repent and heed the lessons of the Light; that hero of compassion prays and prays for you and for your forgiveness. Yes, Said Nursi is such a unique hero; Even though he showed this heroism against the tyrants on the battlefield and in the courtroom, come and see how he prayed with tears in his hands for the peace and salvation of his enemies and those who turned to the Light from those who tried to destroy him; and understand how he treated every layer of the nation with great humility and compassion; Contemplate the sublime level of humanity in this person. The honorable words and appreciation about him are not in the form of applause from the worldly people; It is a participation in the appreciation and congratulation of the truth of the universe towards this perfect human being and his spiritual personality that represents the high value of man and the true manifestation of Islam. Yes, not only humanity but also the whole world applauds and congratulates Said Nursi in terms of the aspects of truth he represents and chants. Yes, the past and the future appreciate his service to faith...

Yes, Said Nursi is the most advanced and perfect of all the countless perfections that God Almighty has included in the human nature. Sometimes he wanders around high mountains, among large rocks, wandering alone and silently; Sometimes he watches and contemplates vineyards and gardens, plants and animals; Then he would return and go to the city and have a lively spirit that would allow him to deliver very eloquent and reasonable speeches, moral and literary speeches at the largest political meetings. His life in the East before and after freedom and his turbulent life in Istanbul are witnesses to this. On the one hand, he traveled among the tribes in Eastern Anatolia and gave them moral and religious lessons and advice; On the other hand, he was determining the principles of the progress and perfection of the Muslims with the sharpest and most accurate views and diagnoses on Islamic politics, to the scholars in Damascus, and was informing them of the dawn of happiness of 350 million Muslims. In addition, in his speech to the Parliament during the Constitutional Monarchy and his articles in newspapers, he cries out that the promulgation and implementation of the sacred fundamental law of the Quran will bring the happiness of both worlds to the Islamic nation and be the means to true perfection and progress, and he also heroically defended this opinion in the Martial Court. was doing.

Based on his stated circumstances and services, this wonderful person was in the nature of a community consisting of various talents and different intelligences and abilities. It was as if all the people of truth and intelligence who had passed away in the 1300 years since the emergence of Islam and adorned the centuries as the various flowers and fruits of the luminous genealogy of Islam had acquired the perfections and beauties of the people of truth and intelligence, and had worn their badges and uniforms. It was as if Islamic science and education were being revived anew through this person.

Holy masters, scholars and mujtahids, who reached the truth and progressed in perfection with the lessons and guidance of the Great Prophet, and each of whom led a group from the Islamic community within the circle of illumination and guidance, seem to have appointed this person as the heir to their different professions and sciences; Said Nursi, this wonder of time, who emerged in our century wearing all the talents and virtues of the past, thus, with the religious service and spiritual jihad he undertook with the Risale-i Nur in the name of the Quran, performed the duties and universal services that a community, a high delegation, or even a huge army could do, with the permission of God. The spiritual personality of the Nur students, which it formed with a strength and bond coming from the light of Islam and the brotherhood of faith, came out against the attack of the people of misguidance as a community, thus providing a point of support for the believers, a Qur'anic barrier against the invasion of this country by the red danger, and the love, brotherhood and alliance of the world of Islam towards the heroic Turkish nation as before. It has been the means.

Yes, Said Nursi is a person with a very general talent. He went very far in all of these talents. He carefully examines the partial and cohesive, the widest circle of the horizons and the inner circle, for example, the particle and the Milky Way, and sees, shows and proves the light of monotheism in them. On the one hand, he is busy with the universal service of faith extending to the Islamic World and humanity, and on the other hand, he lives a secluded life, studying the antique works of nature, which are the letters of the pen of power, the miracles of the Divine art, the book of the universe, and thus, by performing these many sublime duties every day, he acquires the knowledge of God. and progresses in the endless pleasures and forms of peace.

Just as this state of mind and sacred circumstances are observed at every stage of the Master's life, his life in Emirdağı is also full of this meaning. Although it is stated to some extent in the letters in the annexes, it is incomplete. In this history, only a single voyage from the sea is sufficient.

History of Life ( 453 – 458 )

Said Nursi's release from Denizli Prison and his exile to Emirdağı.

Nur's students, who were released from prison with the acquittal decision of the Denizli High Criminal Court dated June 1944, went to their hometown, and the Master stayed at the City Hotel in Denizli until he received an order from Ankara. Due to the imprisonment and trials of Risale-i Nur students, the people of Denizli became interested in Risale-i Nur. Two or three people in the courthouse showed a close interest in the Lights during the trial phase and worked on its publication in Denizli. Subsequently, the head of the court and its members, who are known as "just judges" in the circle of Nur, and the patriotic people who serve them, have gained a spiritual and eternally bright position, such as conducive to the joy of all believers with their just decisions and efforts.

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Said Nursi, after staying in Denizli for two months, was assigned to reside in the Emirdağ district of Afyon province. Emirdağı was destroyed in August 1944. He first stays in a hotel for about fifteen days, then moves into a rented house; He also pays the house rent.

His life in Emirdağı can be summarized as follows:

Under constant surveillance. Although he was acquitted by the court and his works were returned, he was not released. It is subject to more control and constant supervision through windows and doors than before. As he stated in his letters; He spent a month of his imprisonment in Denizli, sometimes in a single day, in Emirdağı. The abusive treatment and attitude towards the Master is well known to the people of Emirdağ. Following the acquittal of the Denizli Court, the secret atheist committees, which could not hinder the dissemination of the Lights and the service of Said Nursi by the court, were this time working in other ways, by apprehension and detriment of the administrative authorities, even to the point of destruction. This plan was final.

A guard would never leave his doorstep. It was very difficult to meet with the Master. The Diligent Dynasty, which was closely related to the Master for the first time in Emirdağı, showed close friendship to this scholar and virtuous old man who was exiled in their town, rushed to his service, and did not loosen their ties, regardless of the lies and interpretations of those who misinterpreted their connections, which were only for the sake of Lillah. Along with the hard-working people, many loyal believers in Emirdağ became students of Nur and participated in the Master's service of Nur {(Annotation-1): Today, the people of Emirdağ are generally friends and supporters of Nur. He has many students. Nur lessons are taught in Emirdağı and the surrounding villages. } They began to read, write, and distribute the treatises of light. After the Master's residence in Emirdağı, it is known to everyone that a significant part of the population improved in terms of knowledge, faith, morality and virtue with the lessons of Risale-i Nur, and it is also proven by the admission of official persons.

{(Annotation-2): Master Said Nursi says that he accepts Emirdağı as a Dershane-i Nuriye. It commemorates towns and villages such as Sav, Barla, Emirdağ and Eflani, where the Nur was mostly spread and read, with the title of Dershane-i Nuriye. And like his own village of Nurs, he prays for the living and dead people, innocent children and blessed wives, and shares in his spiritual earnings. }

Emirdağ students say about the Master's life in Emirdağ:

Master was under constant surveillance in Emirdağı. He would go for a walk in the open air. It was the Master's habit to go out to the countryside in spring and summer. He would go alone, stay for a few hours, then return home. When he went out to the countryside, he was often followed behind. Sometimes guards and sometimes gendarmes followed. He was even shot from behind once, but it did not hit him. One day, an official ran after him and said, "It is forbidden to go out! You cannot wear a beret or turban on your head!" He used harsh and harsh expressions. The master also returned. There are many such treatments.

Master's service and occupation in Emirdağ was not limited to a single duty, as in other places. It is understood from the letters in the Lahikas, from the reports of friends, former scholars and students who came to visit him, and from the observations of students, neighbors and people who were closely related to him: He had many services and duties that were directed towards God and derived from the truth, and he tried to fulfill these duties every day. Although he was busy with copying, correcting and publishing his works such as Words and Flashes, which are the lights of the Qur'anic truths, he was very eager to contemplate the creatures and beings, which are the words of power, and to study the book of the universe. He was very fascinated to read the miraculous works of mercy and wisdom written on the surface of the ground and displayed on the spring page, the wonders of Divine art in living things, plants and animals, and the coins of monotheism shining on their faces. Thus, he spread his wings and wandered at the level of certainty in the endless horizons of the truths of belief and knowledge of Allah.

One of the foundations of his profession, which he essentially takes from the Quran, is contemplation. In his works, he always leads people to contemplation and teaches contemplation a lesson. The Divine knowledge gained through knowledge and contemplation provides the soul with an expansion in the vastness of the universe and that اَنَّهُ وَاحِدٌ states that there are signs, evidence and verses of the All-Unified Maker in everything; He would act according to the secret of Allah.

History of Life ( 458 – 460 )

Master's Poisoning in Emirdağ

A chief guard, who was deceived by the seduction of a political officer and his statement that "we received orders from above for his destruction", climbed up to the Master's window at night and poisoned his food, and the next day the Master was poisoned and began to suffer. Although the effect of the poison is very great, he said, "I am protected from death by the blessing of sacred documents such as Cevşen-ül Kebir. But the disease and suffering are very severe." he would say. He was in a wretched state, almost hungry and thirsty, for about a week, but then, God willing, he recovered and began to engage in Risale-i Nur duties, such as correction, again. He never abandoned his prayers during these times of severe illness. However, during his second and third poisoning and an intolerable illness, he could only perform his obligatory prayers in his bed for two or three days.

His two students, who stood guard next to him one night until the morning and paid attention to the Master in tears during the days when he was in danger of death, say: "Near the morning, he stood up with his eyes closed, opened his hands to the Divine Court and prayed with a few words in a slow voice for the development of the Risale-i Nur service and the well-being of his students. Then he fell on the bed, unconscious."

His service would be performed by two or three young students in turn. Even though they were banned for a while, their hard-working students never gave up on their service and showed a high level of self-sacrifice.

A high official of Emirdağı later said to his friend, a heroic student of Nur: "There is a secret plan and order for the destruction of Said Nursi!" he said. All the actions taken against the Master took place as a result of such a plan. The persecution, surveillance and moral pressure were very grievous and painful, as they were not limited to one or two times, but were constant for many years.

Master would go to Çarşı Mosque and join the congregation for the first two years. Most days, he would perform the afternoon prayer in the mosque and stay there until night prayer, then come home. It continued like this for two years; Then the district governor banned him from the mosque because he was meeting with people. During his residence in Emirdağı, Nur treatises were handwritten in many places, especially in Isparta. There were many people who read the treatises and became successful, and came to see the Master. However, only a small number of those who came to visit would be able to meet. Rather, those who are capable of serving the Risale-i Nur with perfect loyalty and sincerity, and those who have love and brotherhood just for the sake of Allah, can meet; He could listen to the Master's lecture and conversation. The Master would speak according to the degree of insight and understanding of every visitor with various talents, turn their gaze to the Risale-i Nur and service to faith, and argue and explain that serving the faith with the truths of the Risale-i Nur would provide the greatest material and spiritual benefits to this nation. The visitors were from various social classes, young people and scholars. After the Denizli acquittal, there was a great impression among the civil servants and the number of students who followed Nur increased.

History of Life ( 461 – 462 )

What would the Master talk to those who came?

In general, the strengthening of faith, which is the sole purpose of the Risale-i Nur service, prevents the danger of atheism and communism that threaten the homeland and nation; The most essential duty now, the service that falls to individuals and society, is to save and strengthen faith; The greatest cause of the time was to embrace the Quran, and since the Risale-i Nur focused on this issue with all its might, the enemies of the country and the nation, the secret atheists, attacked with excuses and provoked against it; "But we are obliged to act positively. We have Nur in our hands, we do not have the political knob. Even if we had a hundred hands, it would only be enough for Nur." saying that Nur will defeat the enemies of religion, that positive action has the effect of an atomic bomb, that Risale-i Nur has nothing to do with politics, that the greatest basis of our profession is sincerity, that no purpose other than the consent of God can be used, and that this is the power of Nur; He declared that by acting sincerely and positively, Divine grace and mercy would protect the Risale-i Nur... from now until the end.

We can say that by giving testimony to those who listened to the Master's lecture and conversation:

A lecture or conversation of the Master would not only be a means of salvation for many young people, but also a source of reference for selfless service to the Risale-i Nur. Most of the devoted students who served Nur were present at the Master's lecture and warning one or more times. While he was in Emirdağı, a student he sent to Ankara to serve the Light looked at the world and asked, "When will these people listen to the truths of the Light, how will the thick curtains of darkness be torn, how will the spiritual darkness be eliminated?" He falls into despair. Then one day, when he returns to Emirdağı to visit the Master, that great Master says: "Our duty is service. It is God Almighty's duty to be successful and to make people accept it. We are obliged to do our duty. Don't despair or worry about when these people will listen to the Risale-i Nur! Know for sure that the Angels of God are infinite." "The residents applaud Risale-i Nur today. Therefore, it has no importance. The value is not in quantity, but in quality, sometimes one sincere and devoted student is worth a thousand." He relieves himself by saying:

The Master first went out into the countryside on foot. Then he started traveling by carriage. He has never been seen getting into a car even for a free day. We would only quote him a price that would cover his expenses and say, "This is the price for this here." He will definitely give us more than we say and say, "It won't work if I don't pay the price. Just as a gift that I don't pay for makes me sick, I have to pay for it and I have to." he would say.

He mostly traveled in spring, summer and autumn, and occasionally went out to the countryside in winter. There is openness on all four sides of Emirdağı. There are many private teaching institutions around here, where the Nurs work to correct. Since he was under constant surveillance since he settled in Emirdağı and was often followed by gendarmerie and guards when he went out to the countryside, he would travel alone, sit alone, and work alone. It continued like this until 1947. Only one of his students, who was driving his carriage, accompanied him on the road, and when he sat down, he was left alone. He was mostly busy with correction in the countryside. He would spend some time correcting his handwritings. Then, his devoted students in Isparta and İnebolu obtained duplicating machines and began to multiply the Nur magazines. After this, the Master began to correct the magazines that came to him for correction. The Master gave great importance to the writing and duplication of the Lights. “Risale-i Nur is a miracle of the Qur'an that will illuminate this century and the centuries to come.” He accepted Nur's service as the greatest issue of the time and treated it with this importance.

Since the master was not capable of fast writing and good calligraphy, he too would participate in the acceptable, fruitful and enlightening daily service of Risale-i Nur by making corrections. He worked for hours and was tireless. Performing the services of light was like spiritual food for the Master. He was seen to work even during his severe illness. Since he withdrew from social life, did not meet with anyone, and was prohibited from communicating, he was deprived of the familiarity and consolation that came from people's communities. But he attained an inexhaustible existence in this absence. Divine Mercy had bestowed upon him the Lights. He had no children, no property, nothing, and not even an inch of land on earth. He had only one Risale-i Nur. He was everything. He was his joy and consolation. He turned towards the Light with all his abilities. He knew his natural duty to spread to people with the lessons and insight of the Lights.

The elegance in the Master's words and the eloquence in his address are extraordinary. During his travels, he met and chatted with many people from all classes of people, especially those engaged in agriculture and trade in the mountains, fields and forests. Considering the Master's broad and universal service to the Qur'an, even if his entire preoccupation and service were limited to his conversation and teaching and guidance to the people he met, it is still a great and effective service that can be called unique. Their services in this field are tremendous. Just like the men and women he accepted as his students, sisters and afterlife nurses during his stay in Barla, there were also many afterlife nurses, students and brothers in Emirdağı and the surrounding villages. He is particularly interested in innocent children.

The Master's limitlessness in chastity and integrity is evident through observation and cannot be denied. Throughout his life, he strictly refrained from talking to women or even engaging in their gaze. As understood from one of his letters; It is proven by the observations of those who knew her closely and were familiar with her life that she was at the peak of chastity and integrity even in her youth.

All the people, seeing the Master's exemplary chastity and integrity, showed an otherworldly and spiritual interest in him. The Master prayed a lot for the women he accepted as nurses of the afterlife and for the innocent children whom he considered his spiritual children and students. Women are heroes of compassion; At this time, it is essential to act within the framework of Islamic upbringing; He would briefly say that they were responsible for the otherworldly lives of their innocent children and that they would be shareholders if they could raise them to be religious, that he was very sick and miserable and wanted them to pray, that he prayed for old women, and that he would pray for young women who performed their prayers and accept them as the nurses of the afterlife. And he didn't talk much anyway. The blessed group of people felt with the purity of their hearts that Said Nursi was a high person of truth and truth.

Master's conversation and interaction with innocent children; He is very exemplary and blessed. In Emirdağı and the surrounding villages, he would give importance to the innocent people who came to him, as if they were elders, and would turn to them wholeheartedly. "My children! You are innocent, you have no sins yet. I am very sick, pray for me, your prayers are accepted. I have included you in my prayers as my spiritual children and students." he would say. Those children greet the Master with the light of love flowing from their eyes; The Master would greet them sincerely and seriously, rather than the heedless elders. And "These are the Nur students of the future. The reason for their interest and favor in me is: Their innocent souls feel that the Risale-i Nur has come to their aid. Since I am an interpreter of that Nur, they unintentionally show this self-sacrificing love and interest." he would say.

Master said to the young people who came to him; He always reminded them of the need to read the Nur lessons, to pray, by instilling in them the great benefit and happiness of avoiding the dangers of immorality of the time. Perhaps thousands of young people have been influenced by this style of lecture.

Again, he would give appropriate lessons to the civil servants and workers he encountered in the countryside and on the roads, telling them the importance of praying and inculcating that their worldly occupations would then be counted in the afterlife. In particular, this kind of lesson shows that the ideas of those who say "Religion is an obstacle to progress" are nothing but delusions. On the contrary, being exposed to the light of faith ensures material and spiritual happiness and progress for both that person, the country and the nation. It is well-known that if he performs his prayer and acts correctly, the thought that his worldly work and efforts will be counted in the afterlife and result in eternal happiness and light will ensure that he does that duty with enthusiasm. All civil servants, craftsmen and tradesmen should take this truth as a guide and this lesson should be inculcated to the public. This mentioned topic is a part of the Master's countless beneficial services to the nation. Shame on those who call Islam 'reactionary' and believers 'reactionaries'!..

{(Annotation): A few examples of the lessons our Master gave to those who came to him, regarding the fact that worldly work becomes a form of worship by fulfilling religious obligations:

1- One day, we were at the Yıldız Hotel in Eskişehir with our Master Bediuzzaman. He briefly said to a few workers and foremen who came to him from the Sugar Factory: "If you perform your obligatory prayers, then all your work in the factory will be considered worship. Because you are performing a sacred service that provides the essential needs of the nation."

2- Another day, we were sitting under the Eğirdir road and reading the Guide. Someone working on the railway came. And the Master told him in the same way: All his work is worship, provided that he performs the obligatory prayer and withdraws from kebair, because since he works on the railway, which allows a ten-hour journey to be cut in an hour, this service to believers and people will not be in vain, and will lead to joy in his eternal life.

3- Again, one day, in Eskişehir, he gave the following lesson to the pilots, officers and soldiers: "These planes will one day serve Islam greatly. Even if you perform your obligatory prayers or miss them when you cannot perform them, since you are a soldier, each hour of your time will give you the reward of ten hours of worship, and especially for those who are air soldiers, one hour will give you the reward of thirty hours of worship. As long as there is the light of faith in your heart and you have faith." Let him perform the necessary prayer.

4- He used to say to the shepherds in Barla, Isparta and Emirdağ: “Taking care of these animals is a great worship. Even some prophets worked as shepherds. Only perform your obligatory prayer, so that your service may be for Allah."

5- Another day, to the workers and masters working on the construction of the power plant in Eğirdir: “This electricity is of great benefit to the nation. Do your duty so that you can be a sharer in that general interest. Then all your efforts will become like an otherworldly trade and worship.” he said. There are tens of thousands of examples of this kind. His students who are in his permanent service }

History of Life ( 462 – 467 )

He said "can" and did not say "did". Where can you do it? Where is it made?

Some of the letters written by the Master and his students during his residence in Emirdağ.

To my brothers in Emirdağ!

Tell those who have doubts about me: The government obtained all the confidential and non-confidential letters, books and mysteries of the twenty-year life of this man we serve, through severe searches. After examining the courthouses of Isparta, Denizli and Ankara for nine months, no article was found - in the books and documents of the five ballot boxes - that required a single day's punishment to be given to a single student; Both Ankara Scholars and Denizli Court unanimously decided on his acquittal.

The man, for whom we saw these essential works out of respect for his old age, sued the court and had all his friends present as witnesses and confirm that: He had neither read, nor asked nor mentioned any newspapers or political works for twenty years; and for ten years, he has not known or cared to know any high-ranking or high-ranking officials other than the two heads of the government, a governor and a deputy. And for three years he had neither asked nor known nor wondered about the general war nor listened to the radio. And even though a hundred thousand men had read it carefully over the course of twenty years, the government did not see any harm to the administration, public order, homeland or nation out of the one hundred and thirty manuscripts that had circulated. The careful police and search officers of the five provinces and the high criminal courts of the three provinces dealing with court business and the four courthouses of the central government did not find the slightest crime, so they had to be released. If this man had an appetite for the world and an inclination towards politics; Is there any way that there would be no signs or symptoms? However, during the court proceedings, they could not find any indication that the suspect was obliged to do so for a period of time, and by using the available means at the scene of the incident, he repeatedly said "could" in his indictment and did not say "he did". Where can you do it? Where did he do it? In fact, Said said to him in court: "Anyone can commit a murder; with this claim, it is necessary to take everyone and you to court!"

In short: Either this man is completely insane that he remains indifferent to such terrible worldly concerns, or he does not stoop to anything and does not attach importance to anything in order to work sincerely for the greatest happiness of this country and this nation. If so, harassing and pressuring him is a kind of betrayal of the homeland, nation and public order. And having such misgivings about him is insanity.

History of Life ( 467 – 468 )

Secret orders were given to post offices, and their excuse is cultism.

(This request was sent to three authorities. It was sent as a reference to my brothers there.)

I want you to listen to the complaint of an oppressed person who has been patient and silent for twenty years!

Although every freedom is prohibited in the Republic Government, which gives the broadest form of freedom, my enemies are free to oppress me in every way. The Government of the Republic, which ensures freedom of conscience and freedom of thought, should either fully protect me and silence my spiteful and anxious enemies, or give me the freedom of the pen like my enemies and not prohibit my defense. Because officially, secret orders were given to the post offices to prevent me from all communications under the curtain. At a time when I was warned not to let me meet anyone other than the one child who brought me my water and bread, my long-time opponents found the opportunity and were waiting to buy my books that the experts in the court had allocated, after the Court of Appeal confirmed our acquittal; I heard that those enemies of mine had made me hand over one or two of my confidential treatises, with which I had no connection, and then they had taken possession of one or two professionally informed people and prepared a bad report against me. I no longer have any patience or tolerance anymore. I declare to all the officials of the Government of the Republic, and perhaps to the world, that:

With the secret truth of the All-Wise Qur'an and the charm of its miraculousness, our program and profession of myself and the Risale-i Nur, the fruit of which we actually see and work for, and our purpose and action and target, is to save the helpless with faith in the eternal execution of death, and to save this blessed nation in every way possible. It is to protect from anarchy.

Here, twenty years of my life and one hundred and thirty Risale-i Nur are an indisputable proof that, although the Risale-i Nur has been examined by three experts' committees and three courts, it has no way of deliberately affecting the world, administration or public order, other than these two sacred duties.

Yes, does this poor, oppressed Said, whom I sued by the court and with the approval of all my friends who have relations with me, who has not applied for twenty years, who has not known the government officials - with the exception of a few - for ten years, and who has not heard or wondered about the world war and its events for four years, have any opportunity to deal with the people of politics and Should he interfere with the administration and be inclined to violate public order? If even a tiny bit was found; “Who is against me, what is happening in the world, who will help me?” He would investigate, he would wonder, he would interfere, he would manipulate the elders with tricks. The most painful incident is this:

I hand-sent a secret letter to some of my friends saying, "In order to escape from my situation of being in absolute isolation, cut off from all communication, find an excuse to go to prison so that they can put me in prison so that I can be saved from this torment." So, let me be close to my books, which are in the courthouse in Denizli, and try to receive them from Risale-i Nur, which is the capital and result of my life and has been decorated in a very ornate manner. Unfortunately, while the only man among the knowledgeable people there was defending me against me, even he saw my letter and was forced to rule against me so that I would go to prison.

One of the excuses of my opponents who put me in prison was "sectism" - from which I was acquitted in that court. However, in Risale-i Nur, I have always argued and said: "This is not the time for sects, but perhaps it is time to save faith. There are many people who go to Heaven without a sect, but there is no one who goes to Heaven without faith." We tried to believe with all our strength. I am a teacher, not a sheikh. I don't have a home in the world, where will I have a lodge? During these twenty years, there is not a single man; Let him come out and say: "He taught me about the sect." And the courts and police did not find it. However, there is the Treatise of Telvihat, which scientifically explains the truths of the sects that I wrote about in the past; it is a lesson of truth and a high scientific lesson, not a lesson of sects. It is an important duty of the Government of the Republic, which considers freedom of conscience as the basis, to protect a truth to which the souls of billions of ancestors of this nation are devoted, and to protect a work and its servants who challenge the world in its path and prove their faith against the prevailing philosophy. Otherwise, the principles of that republic would not allow tying the hands of that weak servant and making thousands of his enemies attack him. I wrote my complaint so that the Republic will listen to me. Yes, I say حَسْبُنَا اللّٰهُ وَ نِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ.

History of Life ( 474 – 476 )

Risale-i Nur is the property of the Quran.

My dear, loyal brothers!

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I also declare this categorically: Risale-i Nur is the property of the Quran. What is my limit to own it? so that my flaws will affect him. Maybe I am a flawed servant of that Nur and a caller of that diamond jewelery shop. My chaotic situation cannot reach him or touch him. In fact, the lesson that Risale-i Nur teaches us is the truth of sincerity, abandonment of egoism, always knowing oneself as flawed and not being arrogant. We do not show ourselves, but the spiritual personality of Risale-i Nur to the believers. We are grateful to the one who sees our flaws and informs us of them - but only if it is true - and we say may God bless us. How would we be pleased if a scorpion was found around our neck and was thrown away without biting? We accept our flaws and are grateful - but on the condition that we do not act out of spite or stubbornness and that we do not contribute to heresy and misguidance.

My dear brothers and sisters; In my defense, I said in response to them:

They do not belong to me and it is not my place to have those miracles. Maybe they are reflections and flashes of the spiritual miracles of the Quran, which in the Risale-i Nur, which is a true interpretation, take the form of miracles (to strengthen the spiritual powers of its students) and are of the kind of Divine gifts. Expressing the gift is an act of gratitude, it is permissible and it is acceptable. Now, I will explain this answer a little for an important reason. And “Why am I revealing it and why am I making so many allowances at this point?” was asked.

Answer: At this time, Risale-i Nur's service to faith requires hundreds of thousands of repairers in response to thousands of destroyers, and while there is a need to have hundreds of clerks and assistants on my behalf, it is essential for the nation and the administration to help and contact with appreciation and encouragement, not to shy away and not to contact me, and the life of that service to faith is necessary. While it is obligatory for the believers to prefer the pastimes and benefits of mortal life because they look to the eternal, I say, taking myself as an example: Although they prevent me from everything, from contact, and from helpers, those against us use all their might to break the spiritual strength of my friends and alienate them from me and the Risale-i Nur, and to create an old, sick, weak, poor, lonely person like me. To burden a helpless person with the task that thousands of people would carry out, and to be forced to withdraw from contact and interaction with people due to this isolation and pressure, in the form of a material illness, and to frighten the people in such an effective way that some of my most beloved friends do not greet me, and even abandon their spiritual strength by frightening me to the extent of abandoning some prayers. These kinds of things were dictated to me for the purpose of declaring the Divine gifts that would strengthen the spiritual powers of the Risale-i Nur students against all obstacles other than my own will, to make a spiritual organization around the Risale-i Nur, and to show that the Risale-i Nur is as strong as an army on its own (not depending on others). Otherwise, if it means to sell ourselves, to please ourselves, to flatter ourselves, to be arrogant; It is to destroy the secret of sincerity, which is an important principle of Risale-i Nur. God willing, just as Risale-i Nur defends itself and fully demonstrates its value, it will also be instrumental in defending us spiritually and forgiving our flaws.

My dear brothers and sisters; Forty years before the appearance of Risale-i Nur, a broad feeling of acceptance occurred in a strange manner; Now, with a spiritual warning, I have come to the definitive conclusion that it has manifested itself both in me, in our village, and in our township. I would like to reveal this secret to my former students like Şefik and my brother Abdülmecid. Now, because God Almighty has given you many Abdulmecids and many Abdurrahmans, I declare to you:

When I was ten years old, I was in a state of great pride and sometimes even hesitation; Even though I didn't want to, I was assuming the attitude of doing a great job and being a great hero. I would say to myself: You are not worth a dime. What is the reason for this hesitation and especially your great show of courage? I didn't know, I was in amazement. For a month or two, the answer to that astonishment was that; Risale-i Nur was expressing itself as a possible event. When you were a seed like a piece of ordinary wood, you felt those firdevs bunches as if they were your own property and you used them for selfishness.

Our Nurs village; Both my former students and my fellow citizens know that; Our village loved to hesitate to show off with extraordinary showiness and courage, and they wanted to take a heroic stance, as if they were conquering a great country. I was amazed at both myself and them. Now, with a real warning, I knew that: Those innocent people of Nurs will gain great pride with the light of Risale-i Nur, the Nurs Village; They showed their gratitude to God for that blessing in the form of gratitude, with the feeling that those who had never heard of the name of that province or township would come to know the Nurs Village as important.

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As I know you, my former students, my old friends, and my brother and brother, Abdülmecid and Abdurrahman, I have revealed this intimate secret to you.

Yes, just as I felt the coming of mercy and rain twenty-four hours ago with my sensitivity and the effect of the dampness of my nerves, just like that; It means that I, my village and my sub-district felt the rain of mercy in the Risale-i Nur forty-four years ago with a feeling of understanding.

We send our greetings and prayers to all our brothers and sisters. We ask for your prayers.

Said Nursi

History of Life ( 479 – 482 )

They Ordered Your Execution

بِاسْمِهِ سُبْحَانَهُ

My dear, loyal brother, a patriotic and serious friend in this mortal world!

First of all: I am truly grateful to all my friends and compatriots, especially you and some people from Erzurum, for your compassionate, serious interest and intellectual help in this torturous state of oppression, and I will never forget it until the end of my life. I say a thousand masha'Allah and blessings to you.

Secondly: In total contradiction to my profession and the lesson I learned from Risale-i Nur, and as a principle of my life which has been not to look at the temporary and unimportant events of the mortal world for ten years, I will state a few items regarding my situation and the tortures of the oppressors, just for your sake and curiosity, and for your long letter this time.

First: Thirty years ago, while I was a member of the Dar-ul Hikmet, one day our friend and a member of the Dar-ul Hikmet, Seyyid Sa'deddin Pasha, said: "I received news through a certain means; a heresy committee with foreign roots and its own presence here has read one of your works. They said: If the author of this work remained in the world, we would lose our profession, that is, our profession." "We will not be able to impose atheism and atheism on this nation. We must eliminate its cause." They ordered your execution. “Preserve yourself.” And I said, "Tawakkeltu Allah, the end is the same, it does not vary."

This committee has both intervened and used every trick in the fight against me for thirty, maybe forty years. They tried to imprison me twice for extermination and to poison me eleven times. Their latest terrible plan is to use the influence of the official government against me with all their might by sending the former deputy of internal medicine, the former governor of Afyon and the former deputy district governor of Emirdağı against me. Those three officials made such propaganda against me, a weak, old, helpless, poor, helpless, helpless wretch like me, and everyone's fear reached such a level that; Even though I see that if an officer greets me, no officer visits me except for spying because they change their minds when they receive news, and some of my neighbors do not greet me at all out of fear; Divine grace and protection gave me patience and endurance. This unprecedented torture and pressure did not force me to ignore them.

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Third: Two years, two courts could not find any legal basis in all the parts of the Risale-i Nur that were examined by them {(Annotation): Either no laws, even some of their arbitrary laws, do not affect us and the Risale-i Nur in any respect, or even though some current laws do; Huge courthouses and three major courts did not dare to condemn Nur and us, in order to avoid the severe hatred and curse that would come in the future, and unanimously decided for the acquittal of all of us and the return of the entire Risale-i Nur. While the mountain-strong courthouses are afraid, cruel figures in temporary positions are committing this cruelty, which of course angers the heavens and the earth, and I don't need to be angry anymore. } after acquitting us and Risale-i Nur; The heresy committee, with the help of some hypocrite officials, made an official plan at the headquarters of the government and sent me to Emirdağı in the sense of solitary confinement and absolute isolation, under the name of isolating me from all my friends and students, in the worst place in terms of my health and life, completely contrary to the law. Now it has become clear that they are doing this for two purposes:

Someone: Since I had not accepted betrayal for a long time, it was to cause me to become angry and create an issue that would lead to my destruction. Since they could not get anything out of it, they tried to destroy it by poisoning it. However, by Divine grace, the prayers of the Nur students were like an aphrodisiac, like an antidote, and my patience and tolerance were like a complete medicine, making that plan unsuccessful and passing the danger of that material and spiritual poison. Although such tortures have never been committed in the name of the law or the government in any history or in any government; He was driving me into a rage by constantly frightening everyone with his observations that touched my nerves. But suddenly my heart was reminded: You should have pity on these oppressors, not anger. After a very short time, each of them will be subjected to permanent torments and material and spiritual hells a thousand times greater than the torment they have temporarily inflicted on you. Your revenge will be taken from them a thousand times more. And some of them; If they are sane, they will be tortured with remorse and fear of eternal execution until they die, as long as they remain in this world. So I abandoned my anger towards them and took pity on them. I said may God reform him.

Although these torments and tortures bring great rewards, I also thank God Almighty for the fact that they are preoccupied with me and tormenting me instead of the Risale-i Nur students, which is of great benefit to the Nurists and serves their well-being, and I feel joy despite my terrible troubles.

Fourth: If your letter states that I should rest and that I should go to Damascus and Hejaz if I had the power, I would like to apply to your government:

First of all: Even though we were in Mecca, we had to come here to save our faith and serve the Quran. Because it is needed here the most. Even if I had thousands of souls, even if I suffered from thousands of diseases and suffered hardships, I still decided to stay here to serve the faith and happiness of this nation, with the lesson I learned from the Quran, and we have.

Second: You express in your letter the point of being insulted instead of respecting me. “If you were in Egypt or America, you would be remembered with respect in history.” You write:

Dear, careful brother! As a matter of our profession, we seriously avoid people's respect and admiration, and their positive opinions, favors and favors about us. In particular, fame-seeking, which is a grotesque hypocrisy, and dashing to go through history and appearing good to people, which is an attractive self-indulgence, are contrary to sincerity, which is one of the principles and profession of Nur, and are hypocritical. We do not desire it, on the contrary, we are personally afraid of it. We only want to declare and show the popularity of the Risale-i Nur, which comes from the inspiration of the Qur'an, which is the manifestation of its spiritual miraculousness, whose truths are interpreted and which opens its charms, that everyone feels their need for it, that everyone appreciates its very high value, and that they have defeated and will defeat all the atheism of the atheists in terms of faith and its apparent spiritual wonders, and we want to show it to them with mercy. We are waiting from the divine.

I am declaring an insignificant and insignificant item belonging to me as a footnote:

Since Mr. Receb and Kara Kâzım are friends with you and I think they also have relations with Eski Said; I do not want to ask for favors from them, but rather to prevent them from subjecting me to meaningless, unnecessary pressure and oppression like their predecessors. I really cannot come to terms with the material and spiritual atmosphere of this place. I have many troubles. I lock my residence both from the outside and the inside. I am alone in every way. And in one respect, I spend my life sick, in a troubled room with no neighbours. Sometimes a day bored me more than a month in prison in Denizli. It is enough to have violated my freedom and liberty with these twenty years of terrible oppression. After two years of investigation by the courts and the failure of the plans of the hypocrites against me, it has become clear that they cannot deceive anyone by imagining harm to this country and nation in my person and in the Light. If I had my freedom like everyone else, maybe it would be appropriate if there were signs allowing me to go to some of the villages of this district with moderate weather for change of weather. We send our greetings and prayers to you and my Nur friends there.

اَلْبَاقِى هُوَ الْبَاقِى

Said Nursi

History of Life ( 508 – 512 )

"I do not want unnecessary, temporary, sinful pleasures to end up with pain and regret."

بِاسْمِهِ سُبْحَانَهُ

My dear, loyal brothers!

First of all: I have found an opportunity to tell you that my life has been a strange, painful and pleasant adventure, and that my enemies have slandered me and no devil can deceive anyone in one possibility out of a thousand, and that they have no weapons left to use against Nur. So:

It is known to those who know my history: Fifty-five years ago, when I was twenty years old, I stayed in the house of the late governor Ömer Pasha in Bitlis for two years, at his insistence and his respect for knowledge. He had six daughters. Three small, three large. I did not know the three elders well, even though we lived together in the same house for two years. I wasn't paying that much attention so I wouldn't know. In fact, a scholar guest of mine came to me and noticed them from each other in two days. Everyone was amazed at my condition and asked me: "Why don't you look?" I used to say: "Preserving the dignity of knowledge does not make me care."

Forty years ago, on the special day of the Kâğıthane festival in Istanbul, while thousands of lewd Greeks, Armenians, and women and girls from Istanbul were lined up on both sides of the Golden Horn from the Bridge to Kâğıthane, I, the late deputy Molla Seyyid Taha, and the late deputy Hacı İlyas got on a boat and were passing by those women. I had no idea. However, Molla Taha and Hacı İlyas confessed after an hour of travel that they decided to test me and that they were watching me on duty and said: "We were amazed at your situation, you did not look at me at all." I said: "I do not want unnecessary, temporary, sinful pleasures to end up with pain and regret."

Those who are friends with me know that throughout my entire life, I have hesitated to accept gifts and to be grateful and receive people's alms and grants. It became clear in my two terrible prisons and courts during my twenty years of torturous captivity that I abandoned all the material, social and political trappings and concerns of the world in order to protect the light and the honor and peace of the service of faith and the Quran, and that I did not attach any importance to all the threats of the malicious people, such as execution.

While I had this motto of my life, which continued for seventy-five years, a man occupying an official position made a slander that even the devils would not dream of, with the idea of ​​​​undermining the extraordinary value of the Risale-i Nur. And he said: "At night, trays of baklavas, prostitutes and dishonest people go to him." However, my door was locked from outside and inside at night, and a guard was waiting for my door until the morning, on the orders of that unfortunate man. Also, the neighbors and all friends here know that; I did not accept anyone with me after the Isha' prayer until the morning. Even if a dissolute, foolish person were a donkey or a devil, such a slander would not be possible. That man understood, gave up such plans, and went to hell somewhere else. With his official plan to dishonor not me, but perhaps the Nurcus, the intention was to use this new incident to tarnish the students. But the protection, protection and providence of God made that plan come true in a wonderful way. With this statement, I do not congratulate myself, perhaps I want to say that "the sacred service of faith has made that soul give up all its desires and the spiritual pleasure in that service is enough for it" and I declare the need for caution and attention of Nurcus.

Second: I am sending you a private secretary who is experienced and capable in mechanical work. Since I had a hard time writing it myself, I will write briefly from now on, do not be offended.

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Râbian: At this moment, I received the bright and beautiful letter of Kastamonu Hüsrev Mehmed Feyzi, congratulating him and giving the good news of the Nur conquests, and I congratulate our precious brother, especially Hilmi, Emin, Beşkardeş, Zehra's, Lütfiye's, Ulviye's, and our Nurcu nurses such as Zehra's, Lütfiye's, Ulviye's, with all our heart and soul. We do. We are sending the letters of both Hulusi and Feyzi.

Said Nursi

History of Life ( 518 – 520 )

“They Came and Wanted to Attack My Range at Night”

بِاسْمِهِ سُبْحَانَهُ

My dear, loyal brothers!

First of all: Blessings and masha'Allah to our brother Hafız Mustafa, one of the important heroes of Nur, who took the important collections of Nur to Mecca and handed them over to Ahmed Ali Şimşirî, a great Indian scholar, and took the guarantee of translating them into Hindi and sending them to India. and we say es'adekallah. May Madrasah-uz Zehra communicate with that great person in Mecca.

Second: In the incident this time, we learned that they built many domes around a mosque because of their fears. Another sign is this: By the order of the Deputy of Internal Affairs, the Afyon Governor came here at night with the police chief and wanted to raid my range at night. Since the general did not consent, they waited until the morning, appointed the two men who were most against us, broke my lock and carried out a fuc' raid; and on the same day {(Hashiye): Yes, we confirm on behalf of the Nur students here, the incident took place exactly the same. yes Tailor Mustafa, yes Ismail, yes Mustafa, yes Servant Nuri, yes Hayri, yes Halil} when I went out with the carriage, five planes flew very low and circled around me two or three times because they knew my carriage, in a way that has never been seen here. We realized that they were looking for us. Again, just like the previous day, those five planes were hovering around us, over the town, and when we entered our room, they left as well, which is a strong sign that a hundred domes have been built in one building. You would like to express my gratitude and gratitude to the Isparta government and courthouse, and that I forgive the torment they inflicted, for the fact that I was tortured here because of such meaningless misgivings, and the heroes of Medreset-üz Zehra were inflicted only one degree out of ten in these three years compared to here.

Said Nursi

History of Life ( 529 )

Withdraw, Nur-u Hidayet

(A poem by Hasan Feyzi, one of the most precise and senior teachers in the School of Fundamentals and Islamic Sciences)

I told your Excellency to leave here.

Withdrawal, the light of guidance will once again become a prison.

There will be separation again, longing again, disappointment again

You again, shed blood instead of tears and cry, my eyes

Because my heart full of sorrow will become sorrowful again.

Don't tell your madman that there is immigration again.

There will be mourning again, there will be zari again, there will be efgan again

Be the blooming rose of Tawhid, it must turn yellow and fade.

The Kaaba of Wisdom will be closed and become desolate again.

I just received news that tomorrow will be a memory for us.

What a great thing, who will be the cure for this?

To whom should I complain about this great trouble?

Hearing my cry will always be a cry like me.

If you would draw that healing-granting element of yours

Who will give me light, who will be Lokman for me

That clean, pure breath, the life of this desert.

Don't stop it, every individual will fall in love with it.

Especially if your light has touched whomever

Even if it is a tiny particle, it will be a blessing.

As I kiss that gracious, generous hand, my

This little dear heart of mine will be at the inn again.

I can never bear to be away from your Bâb-ı blessing.

This is my genius vow that my life will be sacrificed for you.

If your evil eye falls on my poor soul, O light of God.

Today, from now on, this insult will be my oman as well.

This motherfucking hijab no matter how much she pulls it on her face.

You are right again, the Quran will be the witness of this.

I learned my lesson from Kab-ı Kavseyn and learned that it was obvious.

That beautiful eternal light will be the spiritual sultan.

Be careful not to bet on Feyzi-i Bîçare today

There will be sheyda and giryan again from the beginning.

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Your Helpless Student

Hasan Feyzi

History of Life ( 539 – 540 )

Opium Life:1947

The Arrest of Bediüzzaman

In the last months of 1947, three plainclothes police officers from Afyon came to Emirdağı, supposedly to become familiar with the activities of a nationwide secret religious society. They were trying to identify Nur students, especially Said Nursi. They resorted to inventing excuses. An example is:

A civil servant writes on a piece of paper: "Said's maid bought raki for Said from here." And he offers a drunk and mentally unstable man in the raki shop to sign this paper. That man says: "Let them repent, who would sign this lie?" Then the officer tried to get that paper signed, but was unsuccessful; In a strange incident that same night, he is slapped for his mistake. It's like:

While he was walking by the stream with the men he drank raki with, a fight broke out between them. They give that unfortunate man a good beating there and take his gun.

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When the Master goes to the countryside with a phaeton, five planes follow him for four or five days. When the Master enters his house, they also withdraw from Emirdağı. Adverse propaganda is being made by giving wrong meanings to the Master's purely religious, otherworldly service to the Qur'an, and it is being misrepresented to higher authorities.

Secret irreligious committees, which take action to stop this religious service in the face of the Risale-i Nur's distribution by mimeograph machine and the increasing development of the Lights in Anatolia, are making the government fearful and provoking against it. Orders are given to search the houses of Nurcus in many other provinces, towns and villages such as Emirdağ, Isparta, Kastamonu, Konya, İnebolu, Safranbolu and Aydın. Finally, in the last month of 1947 (January 23, 1948), Master Said Nursi and about fifteen Nur students were taken from Emirdağ and brought to Afyon and were detained following their interrogations. And Nur students in other provinces are also detained and summoned to Afyon. Thus begins the life of the Third Medrese-i Yusufiye.

History of Life ( 541 – 542 )

Bediüzzaman's Opium Court

Bediüzzaman guides the prisoners in every prison he enters; Some criminals in prison become like sheep. Even though he is left in absolute isolation, the prison becomes a school of light. For this reason, he calls the prisons he entered "Medrese-i Yusufiye". In fact, some young people in Denizli Prison did not want to leave Medrese-i Yusufiye and said, "If Bediuzzaman stays here, we will hold ourselves guilty and be punished, we will not leave him, we will learn from Risale-i Nur..."

After the work named "Fruit Treatise" was written in Denizli Prison, an effective reform was observed in the prison... This situation makes even the enemies appreciate it.

Sincere students of Nur, who understand the nature of Risale-i Nur by reading it carefully and thoughtfully and have an inquisitive faith; They are not afraid of death, prison, dungeon or any human harm or suffering. While they are working for the eternal salvation of the homeland, the nation, the Islamic world and humanity through the service of the Holy Quran and faith, they never fall into despair and despair if they encounter the oppression and calamity inflicted by the atheists; They enter prison with pride and satisfaction. They have only one reference point. And that is, they serve the Quran and faith with sincerity, solely for the sake of Allah's consent. God Almighty is the protector of the innocent and oppressed. They try to read and publish Risale-i Nur with the same devotion as their heroic masters, paying no attention to any obstacles. That is why the students of the Light, who worked for the Light in twenty-five years of tremendous absolute tyranny, remained unshaken in their service of faith and Islam. "Things that seem harmful in appearance are actually blessings. There is mercy in trouble. Whatever happens to us in the service of faith is good. We are not obliged to think about what will happen to us, we are obliged to serve the Quran. We are always under the grace of our Lord, the Most Merciful. If we die, we are martyrs, if we stay, we are servants of the Quran. The enemies of Islam can put us under eternal world imprisonment." Even if they condemn us, we are still at the service of Risale-i Nur.” They believed, but they did not just believe, they actually acted; It is in the square.

This religious and loyal nation, knowing Bediuzzaman's righteousness, greatness and heroism, trusted him so much that; They do not believe whatever propaganda is made against him. The more they hear about the cruelty and torture inflicted on Bediuzzaman, the more love and devotion they feel towards him. And they say: "Putting a religious hero like Bediüzzaman and such a great and holy person in prison and preventing his works from being read freely is an expression of trying to remove religion from Anatolia and destroying Islam." Thus, they become enemies of the torture and cruelty inflicted by communists and atheists. For this reason, the government must release Bediuzzaman completely in order to thwart this plan, which was turned against the government before anything else. Otherwise, as Bediuzzaman was oppressed, the people became anti-government {(Annotation): This truth was fully realized in the 1950 elections; The old anti-religious government, which left Bediüzzaman in absolute tyranny, cruelty and terrible torture for twenty-five years, was overthrown by a large majority, and the Democratic Party, which was removing the oppression and tyranny on our religion, was brought to power. } will be. We consider it our duty to denounce this truth in the name of the well-being of our religion, homeland and nation.

Yes, although Bediüzzaman was acquitted in the Denizli Court in 1944, he was assigned to reside in the Emirdağ district of Afyon province. While he was there busying himself with his own afterlife and Risale-i Nur, in 1948, his secret enemies of religion, as if the persecutions were becoming less frequent, shouted with the same refrain: "He is forming a secret society, turning the people against the government; he is trying to overthrow the regime with his energy and strength, which increases as he gets older. He calls Mustafa Kemal the Antichrist of Islam, Sufyan." With many excuses such as, he is sent to the Afyon High Criminal Court along with fifty Risale-i Nur students and put in prison.

As a result of the deep and long investigation, not a single piece of evidence of a crime can be found. But whatever happened happened, whatever they did, in the end, the court - as if with a conscientious opinion - sentenced Bediuzzaman to twenty months, a precise scholar to eighteen months, and twenty-two people to six months each. He acquits the others by saying, "They considered Bediuzzaman to be a great guide and read the Risale-i Nur to fill the inner void within themselves." Those who were convicted said, "They helped the secret society founded by Bediüzzaman!" He punishes. They execute the sentence immediately and arrest all of them.

Of course, the conviction is appealed immediately. The Court of Appeals completed its investigation in a short time and said, "Since Bediüzzaman Said Nursi was acquitted of the same crime in the Denizli Court. Even if the decision of the Denizli Court is wrong, a case that has passed the approval of the Appeal cannot be taken to trial again." Thus, it fundamentally overturns the conviction. Then the trial starts again. The victims are asked what they want. Those Nur students, who are completely innocent, want the decision of the Court of Appeal to be complied with. Afyon Court thinks for a long time whether to comply with the decision of the Appeal and finally decides to comply. Then he starts working to replenish the deficiencies. However, this work is never completed and the court is constantly dismissed. Bediüzzaman and his students were released after serving the sentence in prison before the verdict was finalized. As explained above, the trial has been extended for three years. {(Annotation): This Afyon Court later acquitted twice and finally returned all the Risale-i Nur Collection and all the letters to Bediuzzaman in 1956, with all exceptions. }

Shame on you billions of times; This genius and incomparable person, who performed the most sacred service of faith to the country, the nation, our youth and the Islamic World, and produced wonderful and magnificent works that met all the spiritual needs of humanity; They are being dragged from court to court and tried to be refuted in prisons.

Bediüzzaman has been subjected to such unprecedented torture in these three or four years, as in the last twenty years, that such a murderous attempt has never been made against any scientist in history. He suffered in a day in Afyon what he suffered in a month in Denizli prison! He was subjected to all illegal treatments. He was left alone in the prison for twenty months, in an irregular ward that was very cold in the winter, and was subjected to destruction in absolute isolation. Poison was administered during the harshest days of winter, when the prison windows were covered with two millimeters of ice; As an old man, very ill, he was made to suffer for months. Even when he was unable to turn from side to side in his holy bed, he was not allowed to serve even one of his students. Under those terrible conditions, he was expected to die on his own. His disease has become so severe that; He could not eat anything for days and was left without food and became very weak. Even though he was like this and was under very strict surveillance and pressure, he did not lag behind in the composition of Risale-i Nur and, as in every prison, he wrote works secretly here as well. The prisoners secretly wrote and copied Risale-i Nur by hand and took it out of the prison to ensure its publication. Even during the days when Bediuzzaman was in prison, the publications of Risale-i Nur did not stop, and the students of Nur - like the Hero of Nur Hüsrev - succeeded in publishing hundreds of thousands of copies under the curtain in the old script.

While he was on his death bed in prison - having been poisoned - he said the following to one of his students who had the opportunity to visit him: "Maybe I will not survive, let my entire existence be sacrificed for the sake of the country, the nation, the youth, the Islamic world and the eternal welfare and happiness of humanity. If I die, my friends should not take revenge!.."

When Bediüzzaman came to the prison and one of the prison inmates, who was very wealthy, greeted him from the window, he said, "Why did you greet Bediüzzaman? Why are you looking at his window?" saying, he was beaten. His students, who secretly tried to find the opportunity to meet their very blessed and beloved Master when he was sick and in a very painful state, were put in bastars and beaten when they were caught. But they were never intimidated by this atrocity, and with a strength that came from faith and the honor of Islam, as the oppressors struck, they shouted "Shoot! Shoot!" every time they were shot. they shouted. "When the enemy's boots step on our throats, spit in his face! Let your soul be saved and your body crushed." They followed their Master Bediüzzaman, who also expressed the truth in the language of the press.

They tried to prevent him from even doing his service, both inside and outside the prison, with all kinds of torture and pressure. Cruelty and betrayal, which has never been done to anyone in the world, was done to Bediuzzaman. Finally, on September 20, 1949, he completed his sentence in prison and was released. While in all prisons the prisoners were released during official working hours, and in Afyon Prison it was the custom at ten o'clock, they were released from the prison between dawn and morning prayer in order to hinder the future of the people who were preparing to greet Bediüzzaman with extraordinary cheers.

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Bediüzzaman resided in Afyon for a while. Even though he had already served his sentence and the Court of Appeal completely overturned his conviction in his favour, three police officers were made to stand guard in front of his door day and night. They regretted that he was released from prison, and the oppression and pressure continued. Even though he was released from a two-year crushing and debilitating prison, even those who came to ask about his illness were not allowed to stay with him. As seen in his history; In Russia, even those who came to visit Bediüzzaman, who sacrificed everything in his own homeland and for this blessed and magnificent nation of Islam, were prevented from visiting by official officials, even though the Russian commander gave him freedom. In fact, when they saw people talking to their servants, they said, "You talked to Bediuzzaman's servant!" Their identities were determined by applying pressure. All such illegalities brought the people even closer to Bediuzzaman and created a whiplash effect in seeking and finding his works. He distanced himself from those who made and made propaganda against Bediuzzaman. As efforts were made to break public interest in Bediüzzaman, the respect and loyalty of the nation and youth, especially the higher education youth, increased. As the opposition to Bediüzzaman became more prevalent, these ties were strengthened. The purpose of negative propaganda is to break the nation's interest in Bediüzzaman, to refute his personality and to stop the publication of Risale-i Nur. However, Risale-i Nur is not affiliated with the author. Risale-i Nur is the property of the Quran. Risale-i Nur is unlike any other work. Risale-i Nur is a treasure trove of proof and evidence in itself; In other words, it is evidence and proof in itself. A reader of Risale-i Nur does not look at the personality of the author; It directly looks at the truths, proofs and evidence in the work. Based on these and many other facts; Even the terrible official propaganda against Bediüzzaman has failed. And it is doomed to fail.

Yes, this Nation of Islam expresses billions of regrets that this great writer and thinker, who provided so much benefit to the country and nation, and who served the Quran and faith with an unprecedented self-denial and sacrifice, was dragged into such courts. In the name of the interests of the country and the nation, we inform you that: This matter must be concluded as soon as possible and the trials must be ended. Because the Qur'anic service provided by Bediüzzaman is as wide as the Islamic world and on a global scale. The very high truths and very high values ​​that we have presented about Bediüzzaman Said Nursi are not without evidence; There is no exaggeration in it. Those who doubt will realize that by getting to know Bediüzzaman, who is still alive, and by reading the Risale-i Nur with persistence, continuity and sincere intention; While we express the truths we have conveyed in this history of life, our words and expressions have been very faint. They will also have the desire to announce to all humanity the convictions that they will sincerely comprehend more than we do.

Even if all the world's courts tried to convict Bediüzzaman based on the accusations made by secret enemies of religion, those courts would not be able to convict Bediüzzaman as long as they relied on evidence!

Bediüzzaman Said Nursi spends his days in a permanent bed with the diseases of poisoning by the enemies of Islam and says: "I am waiting for the door of the grave." But we pray and pray to God Almighty with all our might and strength that He will grant that great hero of religion a long life. Because the whole Islamic world and the whole world are in need of a self-sacrificing and devoted servant of the Quran like him, such a high genius, such a great thinker, such a hero of truth, such an unrivaled Islamic judge like him.

History of Life ( 542 – 547 )

“If I have not served the general police in this country as much as a thousand general officers and a thousand police chiefs...

The Fifteenth Request, which describes Bediüzzaman's life in Emirdağ and Afyon with his own pen, was taken from the Lem'as and included here.

FIFTEENTH REQUEST:

{(Annotation): Since the time of compilation of Nur ended three years ago, this Fifteenth Request was written by a Nurcu in the future to prepare for the completion - compilation - of the World of Elders. }

Once upon a time, I was living in Emirdağı and I was in solitary confinement alone, and I got fed up with the torture and surveillance that was so hard for me, and I regretted being released from prison. I desired Denizli Prison with all my heart and soul and wanted to enter the grave. And while he was deciding to either go to prison or the grave because "prison and grave are not suitable for this way of life", Divine grace came to his aid; He gave the new duplicating machine to the hands of the students of Medreset-üz Zehra, whose pens were duplicating machines. Suddenly, five hundred copies of each of Nur's valuable magazines were created with one pen. The fact that they started to conquer made me love that troubled life and made me say, "Thanks be to God." After a while, Risale-i Nur's secret enemies could not attract the Conquests of Nur. They turned the government against us. Again, life started to feel heavy for me. Suddenly, the divine grace was manifested. The relevant officials, who were most in need of the Light, studied the Nur Treatises, which were confiscated due to their duties, with utmost curiosity and attention. But the Lights made their hearts support themselves. As they began to appreciate instead of criticize, Nur Dershanesi expanded a lot; It benefited us a hundred times more than our financial loss, and reduced our troubled worries to nothing. Then the secret enemy hypocrites turned the government's attention towards me. They reminded me of my old political life. They worried both the courthouse, the education department, the police and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. That suspicion expanded with the movements of the parties and the provocation of the anarchists under the cover of the communists. They began to pressure and detain us and confiscate the pamphlets they had obtained. The activities of the Nur students came to a halt. With the idea of ​​refuting my personality, some officials made accusations that no one would believe. They tried to denounce very strange slanders. But they couldn't convince anyone. Then, with very lame excuses, they detained me during the most severe cold days of the month and imprisoned me in absolute isolation in a large, very cold ward without a stove for two days. While I burned the stove several times a day in my small room and always had a fire in my barbecue, I could barely stand it because of my weakness and illness. Now, while I was struggling in this situation, with both cold fever and terrible distress and anger, a truth developed in my heart by Divine grace. Spiritually: "You have named the prison as the Madrasa-i Yusufiye; results such as relief, spiritual profit, a thousand times more than your trouble in Denizli, the prisoners there benefiting from the Lights, and the conquests of the Lights in large areas have made you give thanks a thousand times in the place of complaint, turned each hour of your imprisonment and trouble into ten hours of worship, and made those fleeting hours permanent. God willing, this has become permanent." The fact that the victims of calamity in the Third Madrasa-i Yusufiye benefit from the Lights and find consolation will heat up your cold and heavy distress and turn it into joy. If the people you are angry with are unknowingly oppressed, they are not worthy of anger. If they hurt and torture you knowingly, out of spite and out of misguidance, they will soon be brought to your grave with eternal death. They will be in solitary confinement and will suffer constant and painful torment. Because of their cruelty, you gain both good deeds, the permanence of their mortal hours, and the spiritual pleasures and the sincerity of performing their scientific and religious duties!” It was warned to my soul. I said "Alhamdulillah" with all my strength. Out of humanity, I felt sorry for those oppressors. "O Lord! Correct them!" I prayed.

In this new incident, as I wrote in my statement to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it was illegal in ten aspects and those tyrants who committed lawlessness in the name of the law - they were looking for excuses such as the fact that they were the real criminals; They showed the reasonable people with their slanders and fabrications that would make those who heard them laugh and those who believed in the truth cry; They cannot find the opportunity, in terms of law and rights, to interfere with the Risale-i Nur and its students, and they become insane.

Summarily: The officers who inspected us for a month, could not find any excuses, so they wrote in a haze: "Said's servant bought raki from a shop and took it to him." They couldn't find anyone to sign that bill, but then they caught a wild and drunk man and said threateningly, "Come, sign this!" they said. And he said: "May all the people repent, who can sign this strange lie?" He forced them to tear up the ambush.

A second example: A person whom I did not know and still do not know, gave me his horse to take me for a ride, and I would ride around for an hour or two on most days, in the summer, to take a break for my illness. I promised to give a book worth fifty liras to that horse and carriage owner. So that my rule will not be broken and I will not be obliged. Is there any possibility of harm in this job? However, “Whose horse belongs to?” The governor, the courthouse officials, the municipal police and the police asked us fifty times. It is supposedly an event that touches upon a major political and public order event. In fact, in order to stop these meaningless interrogations, they arrested two people along with me, one of them saying "The horse is mine" and the other saying "The car is mine". Compared to these examples, we watched many children's toys and cried with laughter, and we realized that those who interfere with Risale-i Nur and its students become laughing stock.

A nice conversation from those samples: Since the reason on my arrest paper was written as the crime of violation of security, I said to my prosecutor before I even saw that note: I backbited you last night. I said to a police officer who made me speak on behalf of the police chief: "If I have not served the general police in this country as much as a thousand generals and a thousand police chiefs - three times - God damn me."

Then, at this time, in this cold, at a time when I most needed rest and not to be cold and not to think about the world, I felt extremely disgusted and angry at those who, in a manner that showed malice and intent, led me to this deportation, isolation, detention and pressure, beyond my tolerance. A grace came to the rescue. Spiritually, it was reminded to the heart that: "The divine destiny, which is the same justice, has a large share in the cruelties that people inflict on you, and you have sustenance in this prison. That sustenance called you here. You must respond to it with consent and submission. Even the wisdom and mercy of God have a large share, which is to enlighten and console those in prison and earn you rewards. This share is to bring you reward." It is necessary to be thankful a thousand times in patience, and your own soul has a share in it, with forgiveness and repentance for that share, and you should say to yourself, "You deserve this slap," and Risale-i Nur also has a share in it, in that your secret enemies have seduced some gullible and delusional officials into that cruelty. The terrible spiritual slaps he dealt to the hypocrites are enough for them. The last share is the official officials who are the actual means of looking at the Lights with the intention of criticizing them, no doubt for the sake of their benefit. Forgiving them with the motto of الْغَيْظَ وَالْعَافِينَ عَنِ النَّاسِ is an act of greatness. With complete relief and gratitude from this true warning, I decided to stay in this new Madrasa-i Yusufiye, and even to commit a harmless crime that would attract punishment in order to help those against me. Moreover, of his seventy-five-year-old and irrelevant friends like me, only five of the seventy he loved in the world are left alive, and seventy thousand copies of light that will perform his luminous duty remain and walk freely. And for a man like me, who has brothers and heirs who will serve the faith with thousands of tongues instead of one tongue, the grave is a hundred times better than this prison. And even this imprisonment is a hundred times more comfortable and beneficial than freedom under domination without freedom outside. Because, instead of suffering the domination of hundreds of concerned officials on his own, he is forced to suffer the light domination of only one or two people, such as the warden and the chief warden, along with hundreds of prisoners in prison, based on his own interests. On the other hand, he receives brotherly rewards and consolations from many friends in prison. I agreed to imprisonment because the compassion of Islam and the human nature of showing mercy to the elderly in this situation turn the hardship of imprisonment into mercy.

When I came to this third court, I sat on a chair outside the court door because I was tired of standing due to weakness, old age and illness. Suddenly a judge came and got angry, "Why doesn't he stand and wait?" he said treasonously. Since I am old, I was angry at this lack of compassion. Suddenly I looked; Many Muslims, with perfect compassion and brotherhood, look at us mercifully and gather around us, but they do not disperse. Suddenly, “two truths” were warned:

First: My secret enemies and those of the Nur have deceived some naive officials and made them treasonably behave in this way, with the idea of ​​discrediting me in the eyes of the nation, thinking that by breaking the public's favor towards me, which I did not want, this would hinder the conquests of the Nur. On the other hand, as a reward from Divine grace, in return for the faith service of the Lights, in exchange for the betrayal of that one man, look at these hundred men! They appreciate and encourage you with compassion and pity for your service. In fact, on the second day, while I was answering the prosecutor's questions in the prosecutor's office, about a thousand people gathered in the government courtyard, against the court windows, with perfect interest and politely said, "Don't bother them!" They seemed to express what they said with their situation. The police could not disperse them. It was reminded to my heart that in this dangerous age, these people want and naturally seek complete consolation, inextinguishable light, strong faith and true good news of eternal happiness, and they have heard that what they are looking for is found in the Treatises of Light, and they show more than my due compliment to my insignificant person for being a small servant to faith.

Second truth: It has been warned that, in response to the evil treatment of limited men who were deceived by contempt with the intention of betraying us with the illusion of violating security and breaking the public's trust, there is appreciative applause of countless people of truth and generations of people. Yes, against the terrible efforts of anarchism under the communist veil to destroy the public security, Risale-i Nur and its students, with the power of faith, stop and break that terrible corruption all over this country. It is trying to ensure safety and security, and among the large number of Nur students who are all over the country, in these twenty years, three or four courts and the police of ten provinces have not found or recorded any incidents of violation of security. And some fair police officers of the three provinces said: "Students of Nur are spiritual police. They help us to maintain public order. With their faith in investigation, they leave a prohibitionist in the mind of every person who reads Nur, and they try to ensure safety." An example of this is Denizli Prison. With the introduction of the Risale of Lights and Fruits written for those prisoners, more than two hundred of those prisoners became so extraordinarily obedient and pious in three or four months that; A man who killed three or four men was afraid to kill woodlice. He began to be a compassionate, harmless, and useful member of the country. Even official officials looked at this situation with amazement and appreciation. Even before they were sentenced, some young people said: "If the Nurcus remain in prison, we will get ourselves convicted and try to get punished, so that we can learn from them and become like them. We will reform ourselves with their lessons." Those who accuse the Nur students, who are of this nature, of violating security, are probably badly deceived or deceived, or they are knowingly or unknowingly trying to seduce the government and oppress us with torture on behalf of anarchism. We say against these: Since death is not killed and the grave is not closed, and the passengers in the guesthouse of the world are entering the ground behind the caravan in a very fast and hasty manner and disappearing; Of course, we will be separated from each other very soon. You will see the punishment of your cruelty in a terrible way. At least you will climb the eternal gallows tree of death, which is a discharge letter for the oppressed people of faith. The fleeting pleasures you experience in this world with the illusion of eternity will turn into eternal and painful pains.

Unfortunately, our secret hypocrite enemies sometimes call the truth of Islam, which was won and preserved by the blood and swords of hundreds of millions of saintly martyrs and heroic veterans of this pious nation, the "sect", and portray the sect's disposition, which is a single ray of that sun, as the same as that sun, deceiving some careless officials of the government and deceiving the truth of Islam. They want to turn the Nur students, who work effectively towards the Qur'an and the truths of faith, against us by calling them "sectarians" and "political socialists". We say to both them and those who listen to them against us, as we said in the Denizli court of justice:

"Let even our heads be sacrificed for a sacred truth to which hundreds of millions of heads are sacrificed. Even if you set the world on fire for our heads, the heads sacrificed for the truth of the Quran will not surrender to atheism and will not abandon their sacred duty, God willing!"

With the sacred consolations that come from faith and the Quran to help me with the pains and despair that come with the adventures of my old age, I would not trade the most troublesome year of my old age for the ten most joyful years of my youth. In particular, I knew from that spiritual warning how much gratitude it is to a man like me, who waits at the door of the grave, as each hour of the person who performs the obligatory prayer in prison and repents becomes ten hours of worship, and every mortal day, even in illness and oppression, brings ten days of eternal life in terms of good deeds. “I thank God immensely,” I said; I was happy with my old age and resigned to my imprisonment. Because life does not stop, it goes quickly. Even if it passes away with pleasure and relief, it leaves some sins behind, leaving behind some sins, both with regret, thankslessness, and heedlessness, because the end of pleasure is a pain. Even if it is imprisonment and hardship, the loss of life is a spiritual pleasure and is considered a kind of worship, so it remains permanent in one respect and brings a lasting life with its beneficial fruits. It atones for past sins and mistakes that caused imprisonment, and cleanses them. From this point of view, those who perform the obligatory duty on prisoners should give thanks with patience.

History of Life ( 553 – 555 )

This is a request sent to all Powers of Attorney, the Religious Affairs Department, and the Presidency of Appeal.

It is a petition to the great court of resurrection and a complaint to the Divine Court. And at this time, let the Court of Appeal and the future generations and the enlightened teachers and students of the educational institutions listen.

Here, I present ten of the hundreds of torturous calamities in these twenty-three years to the court of justice of the just Judge.]

First: I devoted my life, despite my flaws, to the happiness of this nation and the salvation of its faith. And I worked with Risale-i Nur with all my strength so that even my head would be sacrificed for a truth to which millions of heroic heads sacrificed, that is, the truth of the Quran. I endured with divine support against all cruel persecutions and did not retreat.

Summarily: This is one of the very cruel treatments I was subjected to during my Afyon prison and trial: Even though they forced me and the innocent Nur students who were waiting for consolation from justice to listen to the gargantuan and slanderous accusations against us three times, each time for nearly two hours, I very much requested you to allow me five to ten minutes so that I can defend our rights. They didn't let me for more than a minute or two.

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Even though I was kept in absolute isolation for twenty months, I was only allowed to have one or two friends for three or four hours. They helped me a little bit with the writing of my defense. Then they were also banned. They punished him with very cruel treatment. They forced us to listen to the Muddeî's accusations against us, in which I proved eighty-one mistakes in fifteen pages, with false meanings, slanders and false accusations, which was like collecting water from a thousand streams. They didn't let me talk. If they had made him talk, I would have said:

To the Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians who both deny your religion and insult your ancestors with misguidance and reject and do not accept your Prophet (PBUH) and the laws of your Quran, especially the anarchists, apostates and hypocrites who are now under the curtain of Bolshevism {(Annotation): O Master! You defended the material and spiritual rights of not twenty million, but three hundred and fifty million people, for the sake of Allah, with the light of the Quran. Evidence that it is for Lillah, God Almighty has made you successful in the service of the Quran. Just as Moses (peace be upon him) found relief from Pharaoh's cruelty; Just as the Holy Prophet (PBUH) saw the carcasses of the hypocrites, killed the leader of the hypocrites with his own blessed hand and sent him to Hell; Risale-i Nur, Risale-i Münacat in Eskişehir; Fruit Treatise and Proof in Denizli; With this desire in Afyon, he sent the souls of the atheists, the absolute blasphemers, and the heretics to Hell. It spread in every corner of the world, tearing apart its principles and regimes. Alhamdulillah.. Little Ali } Even though you did not interfere with them under the pretext of freedom of conscience and freedom of thought, and under the dominion and domination of a government like the British, which is bigoted in Christianity and tyrannical, millions of Muslims always reject all the false tenets and blasphemous principles of the British with the lessons of the Quran, but you do not interfere with them through their courts and do not interfere with them at all times. While the opponents in the government were publicly publishing their ideas, and the courts of those governments did not intervene, my forty years of life, my one hundred and thirty books, and my most intimate treatises and letters were fully examined by the Isparta government, the Denizli Court, the Ankara Criminal Court, the Presidency of Religious Affairs, and the Court of Appeals twice, maybe three times, and they had them in their hands for two or three years. All copies of the Risale-i Nur, both private and non-private, have remained, and they have not shown a single item that would warrant even a small punishment, and despite my weakness, my oppressedness, my defeat, and the harsh conditions, the Risale-i Nur has shown itself as the most powerful, solid, and truthful guide in the interest of the homeland, nation, and public order for two hundred thousand truly self-sacrificing students. Even though the magazines and our four hundred pages of defense prove our innocence, by what law, with what conscience, with what interest, with what crime do you condemn us to heavy punishment, heavy betrayals and isolation? Of course, you will be questioned in the mighty court of resurrection.

Second: The reason they gave to punish me is my interpretation of the very clear verses of the Quran about veiling, heredity, remembrance of Allah, and parity of spouses, which will silence them against the objections of civilization.

This paragraph, which I wrote fifteen years ago to the Eskişehir Court and Ankara Court of Appeals and amendments - and what they wrote in my decree against me - is: both a complaint to the great court of justice at the resurrection, and a warning to the enlightened board of education in the future, and twice to the Court of Appeal, which listened to our cries with mercy and justice when we were acquitted. Along with Elhuccetuzzehra, I am repeating the exact paragraph to the committee that did not allow me to speak and sentenced me to two years of severe punishment and absolute isolation, and two years of imprisonment and probation in another place, on a false accusation of which we have proven eighty faults:

Here I say to the court of justice: A man who has interpreted a sacred and true divine principle in the social life of three hundred and fifty million Muslims in one thousand three hundred and fifty years, based on the confirmations and agreements of three hundred and fifty thousand commentators and in accordance with the beliefs of our ancestors in the past one thousand three hundred years. I shout that if there is justice in the vision of an unjust decision that condemns people, they will reject that decision and overturn that decision. Let even the deaf ears of this century hear! I wonder if, by making a man who did not intellectually and scientifically accept some of the foreign laws that were temporarily accepted due to some of the provisions of this time, who left politics and retreated from social life, guilty with the interpretations of those verses, wouldn't it be possible to accuse him of denying Islam and betraying a billion of our devout and heroic ancestors and millions of interpretations?

Third: A reason they gave for my conviction; Violating security and disrupting public order. They accused and punished us by putting a very remote possibility, a probability of one in a hundred, maybe even a remote possibility, at the scene of the event, and by giving the wrong meaning to forty-fifty words out of a hundred thousand words and sentences of the Risale-i Nur, from some confidential treatises and private letters, and presented a document.

I, too, say this to those who know my thirty-to-forty years of life and to the thousands of Nur's special students: At a time when the commander-in-chief of the British who occupied Istanbul was preparing the ground for the victory of Greece and the defeat of the national movement by creating dissension within Islam and even deceiving the Shaykh al-Islam and some scholars and turning them against each other, causing the Entente and Unionist sects to quarrel with each other, By publishing and publishing my work "Hutuvat-ı Sitte" against the British and Greeks, with the efforts of Eşref Edib, he broke the terrible plan of that commander, did not retreat against his execution threat, did not flee to Ankara even though the Ankara chiefs called him for that service, did not attach importance to the decision to execute the Russian commander-in-chief while in captivity, and brought eight battalions to obedience with a speech in the incident of March 31, and In the Divan-ı Harb-i Örfî, in response to the questions of the pashas in the court, who said, "You are also a reactionary, you wanted sharia", he did not attach any value to the execution and said in response: If constitutionalism is nothing but the despotism of a sect, let all the jinn and human beings be witnesses; He said, "I am a reactionary and I am ready to sacrifice my soul for a single issue of the Sharia", and who amazed the great officers and decided to acquit him while he was waiting for his execution, and when he was released and returned, he did not thank them and shouted on the road: "Long live Hell for the oppressors". Mustafa Kemal said to him angrily at the presidential council in Ankara: "We called you here so that you can express high ideas to us." "You came and wrote things about prayer and created conflict within us." Against him: "The highest prayer after faith is prayer. He who does not perform prayer is a traitor, and the judgment of a traitor is annulled." He said this in the presence of forty or fifty deputies, and that terrible commander gave him a kind of reprimand and made him take back his anger, and not a single item of violation of public order was recorded by the police of the six provinces and the government, and no incidents of hundreds of thousands of Nur students were seen (except for a small incident of a small student in just defense). who is unheard of and who reforms the prisoners wherever they are imprisoned and who proves with the testimony of his twenty-three years of life and the acquittals of three governments and courts and the verbal and deed confirmation of hundreds of thousands of his students who know the value of the Risale-i Nur that they do not cause any harm other than benefit, although hundreds of thousands of Risale-i Nur has spread throughout the country. About a man who is old and poor and sees himself at the door of the grave and who, with all his strength and conviction, abandons mortal things and searches for an atonement for his past faults and a means to his eternal life, who does not attach any importance to the ranks of the world and who does not curse those who oppress and torment him in order to avoid harm to the innocent and the elderly due to his compassion: "This old recluse disrupts the public order and violates the security. and those who say "his purpose is worldly intrigues and his communications are for the world, therefore he is guilty" and those who condemn him under very harsh conditions; Of course he is guilty from the ground to the sky. They will be held accountable in the mighty court!

I wonder if, with a speech, he brought eight rebelling battalions to obedience, and with an article he wrote forty years ago, thousands of people became his supporters, and if he did not fear or flatter against the three terrible commanders in question, and if my heads were found in the courts as many as the number of hairs on my head, and if one of them was cut off every day, he would surrender to atheism and heresy, and betray the homeland, nation, and Islam. In the indictment about a man who sacrificed himself for the truth of the Qur'an and said he would not bow his head to the oppressors and who had no contact with anyone in Emirdağı other than five or ten brothers in the afterlife and three or four servants: "This Said worked secretly in Emirdağı, poisoned some people there with the idea of harming the public order, and twenty men around him praised him and wrote private letters. This shows that this man is the one who led the revolution and the government." "He is plotting a secret policy against you." I leave it to the conscience of those who tortured him by imprisoning him for two years with unprecedented hostility and betrayal, and by keeping him in absolute isolation in prison and not allowing him to speak in court, to what extent they are far from truth, justice and fairness.

Is it at all possible that a man who has received such public favor a hundred times more than his due, who brought thousands of people to obedience with a speech, who made thousands of people join the Union of Muhammad (PBUH) with an article, and who made fifty thousand people listen to his speech with appreciation in the Hagia Sophia Mosque, should work in Emirdağı for three years alone? Let him deceive five or ten men and leave his afterlife business to deal with political intrigues. Let him fill the grave he is near with unnecessary darkness instead of light. Is it even possible? Of course, even the devil cannot make anyone accept this.

Fourth: They cited the fact that I did not wear a hat as an important reason for my conviction. They didn't let me talk. Otherwise, I would have said to those who tried to punish me: I stayed as a guest at the police and police station in Kastamonu for three months. They never said to me: "Put the hat on your head." And although they did not bother me in three trials even though I did not put my hat on my head and did not uncover my head in court, and for twenty-three years some irreligious tyrants made me suffer unofficial, very distressing and heavy punishment with that excuse, and although children, women, most of the villagers, civil servants and those who wore berets were not obliged to wear hats and did not have any material benefit, a recluse like me, all the mujtahids and the general public. He tried to punish me for twenty years with the excuse of not wearing a scarf forbidden by the Shaykh al-Islam, and with the addition of fabrications, and he tried to punish me again with a meaningless dress-related custom, and he tried to blame me for my clothes with such violence, repetition and insistence, even though he did not care about those who drank raki in the market, during Ramadan and during the day, and did not pray, because they had personal freedom; Of course, after seeing the eternal execution of death and the permanent solitary confinement of the grave, he will be asked about this mistake in the great court.

Fifth: Thirty-three verses of the Qur'an have received the esteemed sign and have been appreciated by saints such as Imam-i Ali (Kerremallahü Vechehü) and Gavs-ı A'zam (Sirruhu of the Holy) and confirmed by hundreds of thousands of believers, and have brought many benefits to the nation and homeland in twenty years, without any harm. Risale-i Nur, with excuses like flies' wings, for the confiscation of some of its treatises, and even four hundred pages and the magazine "Zülfikar Mu'cizat-ı Ahmediye", which saved and strengthened the faith of hundreds of thousands of people, and two pages about the fully justified interpretation of two verses written in the past and subjected to time and amnesty laws, many beneficial and valuable magazines were destroyed. Hearing this third indictment and seeing the decree we have published confirms that, just as they caused the confiscation of Nur's valuable treatises, there is now an attempt to confiscate those thousand beneficial treatises by giving the wrong meaning to one or two words out of a thousand words. Even we: لِكُلِّ مُصِيبَةٍ اِنَّا لِلّٰهِ وَاِنَّا اِلَيْهِ We say رَاجِعُونَ ٭ حَسْبُنَا اللّٰهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ.

Sixth: Since some of the disciples of the Nur have seen and benefited from the extraordinary proofs of faith and the unshakable, absolute knowledge of faith from the Nur, I say to those who accuse me by praising this helpless translator with a well-informed opinion, as a kind of encouragement, congratulation, appreciation and thanks: I am helpless. When I found the medicines and the religious and sacred truths of the Quran to be a complete cure for my troubles in a weak, foreign, negative, half-unlettered state of frightening the people against me with propaganda against me, I wrote down those precious truths because I was convinced that they would be a perfect medicine even for this nation and the children of this country. While I was in need of helpers due to my lack of calligraphy, Divine grace gave me loyal, special, text helpers.

Of course, completely rejecting their positive thoughts and sincere praises and criticizing their memories would be considered a betrayal and hostility towards the Lights received from that treasury of the Qur'an. And I was turning their praise and praise towards my lowly, bankrupt person to the Risale-i Nur, the real owner and a spiritual miracle of the Qur'an, and the spiritual personality of its special students, in case they would kidnap those assistants with diamond pens and heroic hearts. I was hurting their feelings in one respect because you were giving away a hundred times more shares than I had. I wonder if any law makes a man who is self-indulgent and discontent guilty because others praise him, while an official acting in the name of the law makes me guilty?

On the fifty-fourth page of the decree written against us that we published, it is stated that "That great person of the end times will be descended from the Family of the House. We, the students of Nur, can only be counted as part of the spiritual Family of the House. Moreover, in Nur's profession, we do not desire ego, personality and personal positions in any aspect, or to gain fame and honor." "In order not to spoil the sincerity in the Light, even if the otherworldly rank were given to me, I would find myself obliged to give it up." What is written in the decree is that...

And again, on the twenty-second and third pages of the decree, it is stated: "Knowing one's flaws, understanding one's poverty and helplessness, and seeking refuge in the Divine Court with humiliation; with that personality, I see myself as helpless, helpless, and flawed more than anyone else. Therefore, even if all the people praise me, they cannot convince me that I am fine, my perfect owner. In order not to miss you completely, on the third page." I will not tell about the many secret evils and deeds of my true personality. God Almighty, with His grace, employs this person of mine in the mystery of the Qur'an. Thank you a hundred thousand times, it is more than a word, it is better than a duty." Those who write the paragraph in a decree, but accuse me of praising me by other people and giving me a great guiding quality in the meaning of Risale-i Nur, will surely deserve to suffer a terrible punishment for this mistake.

Seventh: We and the whole Nur Treatises were acquitted by the consensus of the Denizli and Ankara High Criminal Courts and the Courts of Appeal, and they returned all our treatises and letters to us, and in the decision of the Appeal to overturn, it was stated that "In the Denizli acquittal, even if there is a hypothetical mistake, that acquittal and verdict are certain and there will be no further trial." Even though they say; I lived as a hermit in Emirdağı for three years and two or three tailor's apprentices served me by shifts and rarely spoke to some pious people for five or ten minutes without necessity, and did not send more than one letter a week to a single place for encouragement to the Lights, and wrote only three letters in three years to his own mufti brother, and abandoned his writings that continued for twenty or thirty years, only all the people of the Qur'an and Two twenty-page epigrams that are beneficial to faith, one of which explains the wisdom of the repetitions in the Qur'an, the other of which does not describe any other treatise other than some issues about angels, allows only the treatises returned by the courts to be made into large magazines, and since five hundred copies of the Qur'an, printed in the old letter, were delivered to us by the court and the duplicator machine is not officially banned, the world With the idea of benefiting from Islam, I tried to make that man guilty with the unfounded accusations, false allegations and false meanings in this third indictment, about a man who was busy correcting my brothers by allowing them to be copied for publication, and who was absolutely not involved in any politics and who did not go to his country, accepting a troublesome exile in order not to interfere with the world and politics, in opposition to all the negatives. His treatment of me in these twenty months proves that he has two terrible meanings in the employee - I will not say for now -. And I say: Enough with the grave and clumsiness, I leave it to the mighty court.

Eighth: The Fifth Ray was written at the end of "Siracünnur" together with my defense that resulted in our acquittal in the Denizli Court, as it remained in the hands of the Denizli and Ankara Courts for two years and then was returned to us. Although we had kept it private before, but now that the courts have exposed it and acquitted it, it has been returned to us. So I allowed the duplication because it wouldn't do any harm. And the origins of that Fifth Ray are the allegorical hadiths written thirty or forty years ago, but although some scholars of hadith have attributed a weakness to a part of the ummah that has been circulating in the ummah for a long time, although their apparent meaning was a source of objection and was written just to save the believers from doubts, after a while some of its wonderful interpretations became visible. We kept it private because it was visible; Don't give it the wrong meaning. Then, although various courts examined him, caused him to be exposed, and returned him to us, now making me guilty again with him is far from justice, fairness, and fairness, and by transferring them to the conscience of those who convicted us with conscientious opinion and even them to the great court, حَسْبُنَا اللّٰهُ We say وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ.

Ninth: It is very important. But for the sake of those who condemn us and their consideration of the Risale-i Nur, I did not write it with the idea of not angering them.

Tenth: It is powerful and important. But I haven't written it for now, with the intention of not offending them again.

{(Annotation): With the great miracle of Ascension, the Prophet Muhammad showed his prophethood to the jinn, humans and angels, and against the polytheists and hypocrites, he personally revealed the Glorious One, the pole of the principles of faith, Heaven and Hell. Just as he observed with his own eyes and informed all the jinns and humans of the existence of God Almighty and the Resurrection and the Grand Judgment through His blessed person, who is known as Muhammad-ul Emin; In Risale-i Nur, since this treatise, which is "A Desire for the Great Court at the Resurrection", has shaken the faith and creedal bases of this century, it has made clear to the people of faith, the people of understanding and the people who are in doubt, the existence and justice of God Almighty, the Great Court and the resurrection world. Bringing the unseen to the world of witness; To the extent that there can never be any doubt or doubt; He has shown Hell to those who have fallen into misguidance and unbelief, and Heaven to the believers in this world. He has proven with certainty the belief in all kinds of human beings. May God Almighty be eternally pleased with our Master, the Author of Risale-i Nur, amen! Little Ali }

If divine destiny sent us to this third Madrasa-i Yusufiye for a reason.

بِاسْمِهِ سُبْحَانَهُ

My dear, loyal brothers!

I'm not condoling you, maybe I'm congratulating you. Since divine destiny has sent us to this third Madrasa-i Yusufiye for a reason, and since He will feed us some of our sustenance here, and our sustenance has called us here, and since we have seen it with certain experiences so far, Divine grace has granted us the secret of God's grace, and since our new brothers in the Madrasa-i Yusufiye need the consolation in the Light more than anyone else, and they are more in need of the rules of the Light and other sacred things than the court officials and civil servants. They need their laws, and since the copies of the Light fulfill their duties abroad in great numbers, and since their conquests do not cease, and since here each ephemeral hour becomes the eternal hours of worship, of course, we must give thanks for this event - for the mentioned points - with perfect patience and fortitude. I will repeat to you exactly all those little letters we wrote for consolation in Denizli prison. Hopefully, those true anecdotes will comfort you too.

Said Nursi

History of Life ( 576 – 585 )

Even the Head of Religious Affairs said: "Whoever meets him will be attracted to him. His charm is strong."

بِاسْمِهِ سُبْحَانَهُ

My dear, loyal brothers!

The reason why they nailed my windows today is because they do not allow me to greet the prisoners. They apparently gave another excuse. Don't worry. On the contrary, since they are busy with my insignificant person and do not cause much trouble to the Lights and their students, I am truly and wholeheartedly pleased that they torture my person with betrayals and torture, at the expense of the Lights and you, and do not interfere with the Lights to some extent, and I am patiently grateful, I do not worry. Even you should not be upset at all. I believe that the attention of our secret enemies, the officials, has turned to me, and that there is a blessing and a blessing in terms of the well-being and well-being of Nur and his students. Some of our brothers should not get angry and talk in a touching way, they should act cautiously and not panic, and they should not talk to everyone about this issue. Because there are spies who make sense of the words of our naive brothers and our new brothers who are not yet accustomed to caution. He makes the house a dome and can report it. Our situation now is no joke.

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However, do not worry at all. We are under Divine grace and we are determined to respond to all difficulties with perfect patience and perhaps gratitude. Since an ounce of effort yields an ounce of mercy and reward, we are obliged to be thankful.

Said Nursi

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بِاسْمِهِ سُبْحَانَهُ

My dear, loyal brothers!

Based on two important reasons and a strong warning, I was obliged to leave all the duties of defense to the Nur men who came here and will come here. Particularly (H,R,T,F,S)

First Reason: I knew with certainty, both in the interrogation room and from many indications, that they were trying to cause as much difficulty as they could against me and to avoid me defeating them intellectually, and officially there were signs for them. They prevent me from speaking with excuses, as if I were to speak, because I would show a scientific and political power that would bind the courts and silence the diplomats. I even said to a question during the interrogation: "I can't understand it." That judge said with admiration and amazement: “How can a person of extraordinary intelligence and knowledge like you forget?” They thought that Risale-i Nur's wonderful heights and scientific investigations were due to my idea and were horrified. They don't want to let me talk. It is as if whoever meets me suddenly becomes a devoted student of Nur. That's why they don't let me meet. Even the Head of Religious Affairs said: "Whoever meets him will be attracted to him. His charm is strong."

So now, our interests require me to leave my work to you. And my new and old defenders with you participate in your consultation in my place, that is enough.

History of Life ( 590 )

But Risale-i Nur is a spiritual commentary that silences obstinate philosophers in a unique way.

بِاسْمِهِ سُبْحَانَهُ

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Secondly: Since we said repeatedly that "Risale-i Nur is a very strong, true interpretation of the Quran" and some careless people did not know its full meaning, I was warned to state a truth. That truth is:

The interpretation is in two parts:

One: They are well-known commentaries that explain, explain and prove the phrases of the Quran and the meanings of its words and sentences.

The second part, tafsir, is to declare, prove and explain the faith-based truths of the Quran with strong proofs. This part has many importance. Well-known commentaries sometimes compile this part in a concise manner. But Risale-i Nur; It is a spiritual commentary that takes this second part as its basis and silences obstinate philosophers in a unique way.

Said Nursi

History of Life ( 603 )

The treatment of myself in my two captivity is a lesson and astonishment.

بِاسْمِهِ سُبْحَانَهُ

My dear, loyal brothers!

First of all: I have been warned to declare a treatment against myself in my two captivity that is an example and a wonder. It's like:

We were in a ward with ninety prisoner officers in Kosturma, Russia. I was giving lessons to those officers from time to time. One day, the Russian commander came, saw and said: "This Kurd was a volunteer regiment commander and killed many of our soldiers. Now he is giving political lessons here. I forbid him to give lectures." He came two days later and said: "Since your lesson is not political, maybe it is religious or moral; continue your lesson." Allowed.

During my second captivity: While I was in prison, a private brother of mine who listened to my lessons for twenty years and taught me better than me, and my servants who performed my essential service, were forbidden by the court officer from coming to me, so that they could not take lessons from me. However, the Treatises of Nur do not leave any need for other lessons, and we have no lessons left and none of our secrets remain hidden. Whatever happened, something caused me to cut this long story short.

History of Life ( 606 )

What is Risale-i Nur? Who is Bediuzzaman?

Master Said Nursi wrote a treatise called Elhüccetüzzehra in Afyon Prison, which was the third Madrasa-i Yusufiye. This very valuable treatise, which is about Tawhid, the Risalet-i Ahmadiye (PBUH) and the interpretation of Al-Fatiha, became a beneficial and enlightening pastime in prison because it contained scientific and faith lessons for the Nur Students and prisoners in prison. Below, we are listing verbatim the comments written by the students who were in prison with the Master after the court decision.

What is Risale-i Nur? Who is Bediüzzaman?

The high servants of the religion whose future is predicted by hadith at the beginning of each century; They are not mubtadi' in the command of religion, they are muttebi'. In other words, they do not create anything from themselves and do not bring new rules. By strictly following the principles and the religious rules and the Sunan of Muhammad (PBUH), the religious calendar and fortification, and the truth and originality of the religion are revealed, and the large-scale objections that are intended to be mixed with it are abolished, and the violations of the religion are rejected, destroyed, and the rules of the Lord are established, and the elegance and sublimity of the Divine rules are revealed. they declare. However, they fulfill their duties with new styles of explanation, new methods of persuasion in line with the understanding of the time, and new explanations and details, without spoiling the basic attitude and without offending the original spirit.

These servants of the Lord become true to their duties with their actions and deeds. They personally act as mirrors of their righteousness of faith and sincerity. They demonstrate their degree of faith in action. And they show that they are the complete creator of the morality of Muhammad (PBUH) and the true follower of the Mishwar of Ahmad (PBUH) and the Islamic ethics of the Prophet. In short: They are a perfect example for the Ummah of Muhammad in terms of deeds and morals, and in terms of following and adhering to the Sunnah of the Prophet, and they constitute an example of power. The works they wrote in the light of the interpretation of the Book of Allah, the explanation of religious rules, and the style of interpretation according to the knowledge and level of knowledge of the time, are not the product of their own souls and sublime visions, they are not the result of their own intelligence and wisdom. These are the spiritual inspiration and suggestion of the Pure One, who is the direct source of revelation. Celcelutiye, Mesnevî-i Şerif, Fütuh-ul Gayb and similar works are all of this kind. Those people who are accustomed to these sacred works are only like interpreters. Of this sacred beauty, of those works of beauty.

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; In other words, these sacred beings are like the manifestation, origin and ma'ke of that meaning.

As for the Risale-i Nur and its Translator: Since there is a sublime blessing and an infinite perfection that has never been seen before in this great work, and the Holy Quran is a divine torch, a sunrise of guidance and a blessing that no other work has achieved before. Since it is known that he has inherited the evil spirit; Its basis is the pure light of the Qur'an, and it contains the light of Muhammad rather than the works of the saints of Allah, and the share and interest and sacred possession of the Pure Prophethood in it is greater than the works of the saints of Allah, and the spiritual being who is its manifestation and interpreter is more than the works of the saints. It is a fact as obvious as the sun that its glory and perfections are exalted and unique in that respect.

Yes, while that person was still in a state of sabbath and without any education, within a three-month period of education in order to save the appearance, he was given the inheritance of the sciences of the past and the hereafter, the universe, the truths of things, the mysteries of the universe and the wisdom of God; no one has ever received such a sublime privilege. It hasn't happened. This wonder of knowledge has no equal. There can be no doubt that; In this form, Interpreter-ı Nur is a miracle of nature, a grace incarnate, and an absolute gift, with its complete chastity, courage, and extraordinary moral fortitude that constitute absolute exceptionalism.

That being, before he reached puberty, challenged the whole world of knowledge as a wise man, convinced and proved the scholars he debated, answered all questions wherever they were with absolute accuracy and without hesitation, and became a master from the age of fourteen. He carried the title and constantly spread the light of knowledge and light of wisdom around him, the subtlety and depth of his explanations, the sublimity and fortitude in his statements, and the deep insight and foresight and light of wisdom in his explanations amazed the wise and deservedly bestowed him with the glorious title of "Bedîüzzaman". Such a person, who has become a symbol of perfection in the publication and proof of the religion of Muhammad with his great merits and excellent knowledge, is certainly one of the highest ranks of His Holiness Sayyid al-Anbiya.

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and is the recipient of the highest protection and assistance. And undoubtedly, he is a noble person who walks with the commands and decrees of the Prophet Muhammad and acts with his will, and who inherits and inherits his principles and truths.

The fact that it shines the spiritual elements of Muhammad, the knowledge of Ahmadiyyah, and the Divine light in the most visible way, and the signs of ariyazi, which are the Qur'an and the hadith, are integrated into itself, and the verses that express the prophetic speeches are integrated into it. With the indications that the hypothetical statements are concentrated on himself, that person is the grand mirage of prophethood in terms of service to faith, the last enlightened fruit of the genealogy of prophethood, the final genius of reality in terms of heredity of the language of prophethood, and the bearer of an end in terms of the service of faith of the Divine. There is no doubt that he has happiness.

On behalf of the Nur Students who listened to the only lecture of the Third Madrasa-i Yusufiye, Elhüccetüzzehra ve Zühretünnur.

Ahmed Feyzi, Ahmed Nazif, Zübeyr, Salahaddin, Ceylan, Sungur

Although I gave my share a hundred times more than my limit, I did not dare to break the memories of these signatories. I remained silent and accepted that eulogy on behalf of the spiritual person of the Risale-i Nur students.

Said Nursi

History of Life ( 611 )

Who is Molla Said?

Copy of the letter written by the late Salih Yeşil to Deputy Internal Affairs Hilmi Uran Bey:

[You have the courtesy to personally read this confidential petition, which was written solely in the name of humanity, to preserve the life and peace of Bediüzzaman Molla Said, who has been kept in a circle for years because his writings have been misconstrued and interpreted, and who is a pure, sincere person and has no purpose other than Islam, either where he is or by being transferred to Ankara. If you do not grant me the grace to give this man a free death in his old age in return for his forgotten services when he was young, I will offer my greatest respects to your gracious person and be grateful to you.]

Who is Molla Said?

El'an Molla Said, who was a resident officer in the Emirdağı district of Afyon, lived among his Turkish brothers since his birth, was in harmony with his Turkish character, wandered around the snowy mountains of the Caucasus as a volunteer regiment commander for struggle and guidance among our heroic soldiers in the general war, and received a great war medal. Even though he was wounded in the Sarıkamış attack and the fall of Bitlis, he was captured and served in the Russian army for years. He suffered in the garrisons, escaped and came to Istanbul, where he became a member of the Dar-ul Hikmet-il Islamiye, based on his scientific power, and encouraged the people to struggle in the establishment of the National Forces; The works of this true patriotic man, who came to Ankara in the first year of the Grand National Assembly and served to explain the need for the defense of the homeland to many hesitant people at the Hacı Bayram guesthouse, and the works he had previously written and was writing about worship, faith and belief, were used by some people who did not like religion and religious people, especially by the self-interested Şükrü Kaya, who served as the representative of internal affairs. This poor man, who did not comply with his sect and regime, with unfounded accusations and fabricated reports, was devastated with imprisonment and expulsion for more than twenty years, and two years ago, on the pretext of his writings, he was handcuffed and sent to Denizli Prison with sixty-six men who saluted him, and after being imprisoned for about eleven months, those works, which were considered harmful, were firstly read by a delegation from the Istanbul Mufti's Office. Later, after months of study by a commission consisting of members of the Directorate of Religious Affairs and the Institute of Language History in Ankara, not the slightest thing was seen in any of these works that could offend the politics and public order of the state, and while the students of Molla Said and Nur and those who read their works were released by court decision and allowed to live in Denizli, unfortunately this old man had little time to live. Then he was transferred from Denizli to Afyon and from there to Emirdağı district and was banned from even contact with any Turkish brother.

Dear sir! This poor old man, who was deprived of the freedom of the Republic and the freedom of the Constitution, is an Islamic thinker who deserves to be protected in every way, who is in need of care, who has no relatives or ties, and who only needs the protection of an Islamic government. According to the narration of the late poet Âkif Bey, the scholar who read the article titled "Fatîn-ül Asr" written about Said in "El-Ehram Ceridesi" by the great master Abdülaziz Çaviş, one of the most well-known scholars of Egypt and who was familiar with many languages and philosophies of the West, and met with him personally. men can appreciate this person's inherent scientific power and divine profession.

Dear sir! Molla Said, who was the target of various insults with the word Kurdishness, is an admirable Turkish lover and servant of Islam. {(Haşiye): Yes, thousands of Turkish youth, innocents and old people, each equal to a hundred, ran to the aid of Islam in this strange century, just as the Turkish Nation ran to the aid of Islam from the decline of the Abbasid State, as they were students of the Risale-i Nur. Not only Said, but perhaps all the people of truth will learn and become friends with the Turks.} Our country will not be harmed socially, but benefited spiritually from this. I testify in the name of my honor and dignity that; Molla Said is absolutely a clean man. Therefore, my wish, in the name of humanity, from astute people like you, who have seized the internal administration and destiny of the nation, is this: May the justice of the government, in the name of the importance of your position and the principle of justice, be in line with the justice and generosity of this man, who was deprived of the blessing of freedom, the breath of pure air, and the meeting with any Turkish brother, due to the words of misunderstood journalists. If, after meeting with him at least once in good faith, you have the decency to decide whether to acquit or exonerate him, you will certainly have fulfilled your important duty within the framework of the law, and you will have added an admirable chapter to your life, and you will have made your justice known to the public and to the free-thinking cases left in the corner, like their helpless ones, whose legs have been amputated.

Loving his nationality and his country dearly; Mehmed Sâlih, son of Yeşil, one of the former MPs of Erzurum, whose leg was amputated, who has no smell of Kurdish, Albanian or Bosnian blood in his skin, blood.

Emirdağ Lahikası-1 ( 155 – 156 )

Isparta Life:1950

After 1950

Master Said Nursi was released from Afyon Prison on a September morning in 1949. He came to a house in a carriage between two commissioners. He was accompanied by his students who were at his service. The following development can be seen in the Master's life after his Afyon imprisonment and in his service to Nuri. Until this date, the Master did not allow anyone in his house at night. His door would remain locked from evening until dusk. After his imprisonment in Afyon, some of his loyal students remained in his private service. The Master's room was always separate. You could only come to him when there was a service.

After his opium imprisonment, the Master appeared - in his own words - as a sort of Third Said. Because from now on, the service to Nuri would manifest itself in other stages and there would be a universal development. Those who rushed to the service of the Master and came to him to serve Nur were especially young people from school. Divine Mercy Afyon turned the calamity of imprisonment into mercy in many ways.

One aspect of mercy was this: During the court days, Nur students from various provinces and districts met each other; They have knowledge about the Master, the Risale-i Nur, and the service of Nuriye; and they would acquire a spiritual power with a sincere brotherhood that comes from the otherworld, faith, and the Light for the sake of God's consent. During the court days, the Master and his students coming to the court in rows as a group of heroes caused an endless love and closeness to God in the hearts of believers. These courts were considered as a source of encouragement to serve the cause of faith and Islam. At the expense of the enemies of religion, this calamity resulted in sacrifices and heroes who would undertake the Risale-i Nur service of faith and achieve the purpose of living through it. New and enlightened Nur students emerged. After his release from prison, one or two policemen would stand guard in front of the door of Ustad's house and would not let anyone near him. During his imprisonment, news such as that Bediüzzaman would be destroyed were spread around with false and false propaganda in a way that would terrify the public.

The Master came to Emirdağı after staying in Afyon for about two months. There were many Risale-i Nur students in Emirdağı. These students performed the Nuriye service there.

History of Life ( 612 – 613 )

Democrats' Allowance to Recite the Adhan in Arabic

A Hasbihal Written Due to the Democrats Allowing the Adhan to be Recited in Arabic.

My dear, loyal brothers!

First of all: We congratulate the adhan of Muhammad, which is the beginning of the important holidays of both you, this country, and the Islamic world, and the heralding of the shining of the Islamic poets in this country, being recited with perfect joy on tens of thousands of minarets. And we say amen to the acceptance of your worship and prayers in Ramadan, which has given you a life of worship for more than eighty years, and we pray to God's mercy that each night of Ramadan will bring you rewards like a Laley of Power. Since I cannot work fully this Ramadan due to my severe weakness and illness, I ask for your spiritual help.

Said Nursi

History of Life ( 616 )

The poet of truth, Mehmed Âkif: “Send that light, God, centuries have been enough!, The love of the nation is overwhelmed, it needs a morning.”

A Letter from Nur Students in Ankara

Our dear, loyal brothers!

We felt like we sensed a ray of the Islamic sun from your letter. We sensed from your letter that Risale-i Nur, which was put forward to repair the damage caused by the disbelievers who have been spreading offensive ideas against humanity and to the detriment of Islam for hundreds of years, has spread among young people. Righteous travelers on the path of eternal life will abandon imaginary empty words and melt the seeds of disbelief with the Risale-i Nur. Students of Nur are the true brothers of the people of heart and faith. The letters of you, our brothers, give us momentum and will continue to do so. Risale-i Nur, the commentary of the Quran, informs us that remaining in misguidance and not fighting against unbelief is great foolishness at this time. In an era when communism, anarchism and freemasonry are gaining strength, the most important duty is to serve the Light and to give it to those who want it in order to obtain the consent of God. Even the heaviest attacks that want to divert us from this most important, most precious and sacred duty will increase our speed. Risale-i Nur teaches us and proves that: This world is a guesthouse. Those who want eternal life will be satisfied to the extent that they pay attention to their duties in the guesthouse. So, our most important duty now is; To come to the aid of the people of religion who want to get out of the swamp, to the hearts that are tired of darkness and left without food, is to act as messengers of the Light, starting from ourselves. In particular, this is very important and important: first and foremost, to constantly read the Risale-i Nur with attention and contemplation, to equip ourselves with the truths of the Qur'an and faith in that magnificent collection of works, and to complete that wonderful collection of works as soon as possible, with these principles and conditions. Every young person and everyone who has achieved this blessing; It will be beneficial to oneself, one's homeland and one's nation, to the power of one hundred to one thousand. He/she can be in a position to serve the country, nation, youth and the Islamic World. For this reason, we ask for prayers from our Master Bediuzzaman and you who deserve to be his true and sincere students, so that we can obtain the magazines of Risale-i Nur as soon as possible, search for them, find them, and read them with attention, contemplation and sincerity. Let us rush to the service of the Quran and faith in this situation. Since there is ample evidence pointing to the acceptance of Risale-i Nur in this century, every fair-minded believing brother of ours is a natural helper of it.

Since Risale-i Nur has characteristics specific to this century, and since it is appreciated by thousands of scholars, and since the heroic Master, who was the herald of the Quran, devoted his entire life to faith and Islam with an unprecedented perfection, honest steps, and true principles, and worked solely for the sake of Allah's sake, without seeking any worldly gain; Since the students of Nur, with all their strength, give their lives without hesitation to serve faith and Islam within the scope of the Ahl al-Sunnah and do not seek minor interests, and since hundreds of thousands of Nur students have actually proven this truth despite all the pressures and threats; Moreover, every student has been trained and is being trained to give real, logical answers to the tenets of false philosophy that prevail today; Moreover, the Quran answers our every need, every necessary truth is clearly present in it, and since the Quran is the gift, light and mercy of Allah, who teaches in the most beautiful way... In that case, the Risale-i Nur, which teaches this treasure of mercy and source of truth and explains it in a way that the youth and the common people can understand, should be spent carefully, contemplatively and continuously without wasting our available time. Reading and writing without compromising is the greatest source of worship and pleasure. It is a very beneficial and useful medicine and a drink that the future and us young people will enjoy with pleasure and eagerness, a spiritual savior. Not embracing the Risale-i Nur with all our strength, not studying the Risale-i Nur from top to bottom, and not being interested in it, while these absolute truths are obvious, can only be the result of heedlessness.

And whoever pursues the truth must take lessons from Risale-i Nur. And even we, Ankara Nur students, agree that every enlightened person who follows the path of Nur will attain true happiness and understand the nature of the earth. Risale-i Nur, which is the light of the All-Wise Qur'an, which shows the treasure of eternal life, will surely raise its luminous voice that will resonate with the world.

Since Islamic scholars - according to the hadith - are the safest heirs of the prophets as long as they do not pursue worldly prosperity and desires. We also consider Risale-i Nur to be its full successor. The spiritual personality of Risale-i Nur has experienced and is living the essence of being a true heir. The blind, the deaf, and the heedless who encounter him will be diminished. Risale-i Nur, which has such a tremendous maturity, will of course invite all philosophers, worldly scholars and scholars of truth, and make every holy person with sound mind and good heart its students. God willing, this will come true soon, not far away. The world, as most philosophers and scholars say, is on the verge of a brand new formation. The world is looking for its light. Mehmed Akif, the poet of truth:

Send that light, God, it's been centuries, that's enough!

The bored nation wants a morning.

Today, we believe that it is a fact that

points to this light.

Dear brothers and sisters!

Pray for us to work in a way worthy of Risale-i Nur, so that the Ankara environment does not absorb us and melt us. Even though light eliminates the darkness, you still need eyes to see it and a mind to understand it. In such an environment, we should not let the curtain fall over our eyes. Pray for us helpless people. May God make us all among those who serve our beloved religion by embracing the Risale-i Nur, amen!

A brother of ours said: Today, after the morning prayer, these verses were inspired, let's inform our brothers.

My religion is Islam, my book is the Quran, my faith is the truth.

To die for this cause is to live forever.

Loving you very much

Ankara University Nur Students

History of Life ( 623 – 625 )

Istanbul Court:1952

Some university students printed the Youth Guide in Istanbul in order to serve the faith and morals of the youth. Thereupon, the work was referred to the Ustad Istanbul First High Criminal Court, based on Article 163, on the grounds that the work was written with the aim of adapting the basic orders of the state to religious principles, contrary to secularism, and that it was in the nature of propaganda and suggestion.

As of the trial day of 22/January/1952, Bediüzzaman Said Nursi came to Istanbul from Isparta and was present in the court. The Master's students, young university students, filled the courtroom. A large crowd was visible in the corridors. First of all, the indictment and the expert report were read, and the Master's petition was made. In the report of the scholars: "The author tries to spread the idea of religion in this work, presents ideas that will guide young people, the author is a supporter of hijab, declares that women walking around half-naked and with open legs is against Islam and against the nature of women, says that what makes women beautiful is the adornment of the Qur'an within the scope of Islamic upbringing, and religious "It has been explained at length that he is a supporter of education and therefore wants to adapt the basic orders of the state to religious principles..."

Bediüzzaman Said Nursi's defense was undertaken by Istanbul Lawyers Seniyyüddin Başak, Mihri Helâv and Abdurrahman Şeref Lâç.

Master Said Nursi responded to the indictment and report read:

Citing his thirty-five years of life as an example, he stated that he has no interest in politics, worldly or negative events; He states that the only thing that preoccupies him and attracts his attention is the truths of faith and service to the Quran, and that he goes to the cause of saving faith with all his strength; He mentions the acquittal and extradition decisions of various courts. He stated that it should be a great pleasure for his work titled Youth Guide to be published by university students; He stated eloquently that, against the negative currents of the century we live in, especially against the epidemic of immorality and unbelief that has shaken our social structure, it is very essential, from the point of view of the happiness of the country and the nation, that all parts of the Risale-i Nur, such as the Youth Guide, be widely disseminated and that they be taught to the youth and innocent children and women in general; He declared that young university students were subjected to the above-mentioned aims without his knowledge.

The court was set for 19/February/1952.

On the second court day, a large crowd of university students and scholars who benefited greatly from the Risale-i Nur Collection filled the corridors early to listen to the court. The Master entered the courtroom amid applause and the arms of university Nur students; The oppressor sat in his chair. Lawyers also came and took their places. There was a tremendous stampede in the courtroom. Thousands of people wanted to enter the hall to listen to the court, and the crowd was overflowing from the doors in waves. The meaning reflected by the apparent majesty and magnificence of this event was more magnificent and majestic. The youth, who were brought up deprived of religious culture, expressed their respect and gratitude to Said Nursi, who was an embodiment of the light of Islam. As if in their language: "O great mujahid, who broke through the darkness of the twentieth century with the light of the Qur'an, showed bright and virtuous horizons to the people of Islam, and invited humanity to the high and eternal happiness appropriate to its nature! We greet with gratitude the great service you have done to humanity, especially to the children of this country. And even the future appreciates you." We know that you have performed a very valuable and high service as a physician who brought a generation that was facing spiritual death to the spiritual life. You tried to bring a nation and its future generations, which were about to be thrown into extinction and eternal misery, to eternal happiness and to God with the light of the Quran, and that you sacrificed your life for this cause.

Generations of faith will follow you

He will follow you for years, centuries...

they say.

Because of the large crowd in the hall, it was not possible for the court to continue. The police assigned to ensure order could not prevent the people from migrating. Finally, the president of the court addressed the public:

-If you love Hodja Effendi, please give him some space so that we can continue the trial; After saying this, the people started to withdraw. In this way, it was possible for the court to continue.

The printer who printed the Youth Guide and then the police were wiretapped. Later, the Master objected to the expert report. Since the time for the afternoon prayer was about to pass, the Master asked for permission to pray. The President of the Court accepted the Master's request and concluded the trial.

As the Master passed through the corridors in the arms of young university students and his students who loved him dearly, he was applauded by thousands of people, and he was greeting his beloved students with both hands. Three or four thousand people gathered in front of the courthouse, waiting to see the Master. The Master came down the stairs amidst the applause of thousands of people. Meanwhile, there were also people crying with excitement. Since it was not possible to walk on foot in this congestion, Master Nur's students put him in a car, went to the Sultanahmet Mosque, prayed with the congregation and was taken to his residence.

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The Master entered the courtroom on the last court day, March 5, 1952, among thousands of people who loved him, consisting of young school students and members of the public. To prevent the stampede in the courtroom from reaching a level that would prevent the continuation of the court, as it was last time, several police detachments guarded the stairs and corridors of the courthouse and blocked the passages. However, the courtroom was packed to the doors.

The trial has started. The university student who printed the Youth Guide was heard as a witness. In his statement: He stated that he read the works of the East and the West, and then he came across Risale-i Nur; He stated that these works greatly benefited his mind, thought, soul and heart, and that they had a significant impact on his will and morality; He stated that he printed the Youth Guide with the aim of doing a service to the country, as it had a great impact on ensuring and preserving the faith and morals of young people, and that he did not see anything of a criminal nature.

History of Life ( 647 – 649 )

Master's defence:

I will give a very brief account of my long-lasting, oppressed and adventurous life. I implore you to please listen.

The court allowed Ustad to defend himself freely and comfortably. The master also made a broad and refreshing defense.

-Dear judges, I have been subjected to unprecedented betrayals, torture, surveillance and imprisonment for twenty-eight years. The basis of all these slanders and accusations is based on a few points:

1- Their first accusation is that they consider me an opponent of the regime. It is known that there are opponents in every government. Provided that it does not harm public order or security, no one can be held responsible for an idea or a method that he accepts with his conscience and heart. This is a legal exception.

More than a hundred million Muslims, who were under the rule of the British for a hundred years, a government that was very bigoted and tyrannical in their religion, did not accept the blasphemy regimes of the British and rejected them with the Quran, but the British courts have not interfered with them in that regard so far.

Although here and in all Islamic governments for a long time, Jews and Nasranis were opposed, opposed and opposed to the religion and sacred regime of the country to which they were subject; Those governments never interfered with them in that respect with laws.

Hazrat Omar and a common Christian were tried together in court during his caliphate. However, while that Christian is an opponent of the sacred regimes, religions and laws of the Islamic government, the fact that his situation is not taken into consideration in the court clearly shows that the institution of justice does not get caught up in any trend or bias. This is a main principle of freedom of religion and conscience; It is current and dominant in all world justice institutions in the non-communist east and west.

Have I been outside the law if, relying on this main principle of freedom of religion and conscience, and relying on hundreds of verses of the Qur'an, I have opposed the corrupt part of civilization, an absolute tyranny that walks under the veil of freedom, and the heaviest oppression applied against religion and religious people under the mask of secularism? Can this be considered an act contrary to truth? Opposition against injustice, oppression, and lawlessness is not considered a crime in any government; On the contrary, opposition is a legitimate and sincere element of balance of justice.

2- The second of the accusations made by the former era that deemed it necessary to oppress and torture me is the violation of security and public order. With this delusion and imagination, with this false accusation, they punished me for twenty-eight years. They dragged him from country to country, from court to court. They threw him from prison to prison. They did not let him talk to anyone. They isolated, poisoned, made all kinds of insults.

We, five hundred thousand devoted Nur students, are the honorary spiritual guardians of safety and security all over the country; Making such an accusation against us is the greatest of sins. Even though they betrayed us so cruelly; Never being carried away by our feelings, we have never stopped working on the path of ensuring safety and security in hearts, on the path of faith and service to the Quran, and on the path of saving those who have strayed into anarchy through heedlessness from the illusion of superstition into which they have fallen.

Dear judges, I state this unequivocally; This is not a claim without evidence. As a result of long and detailed investigations, the six courts of the six provinces, which are our areas of oppression and interest, have not recorded any incidents of violation of security and public order. This action proves that; Students of the school of wisdom of light work on the hearts and place the guardian of safety and security in the heads and hearts. Our lessons of faith are against anarchy, against subversion, against freemasons and communists. If you ask all the police departments of the country, have any of the five hundred thousand students of the Nur Irfan School ever had an incident against the law and order? There is no. Of course not. Because in the hearts of all of them is the guardian of faith, the strongest guardian of order and order.

I explained these truths at length in my article titled "The Truth Speaks" in the 116th issue of Sebilürreşad. Whoever says "He uses religion for politics" about a man who has sacrificed his entire world, even his life if necessary, and even the hereafter for his religion, who has martyrized his whole life, who has left politics for thirty-five years, who has not found any evidence in this regard despite the numerous investigations of the courts, who is over eighty years old, who has come to the door of the grave, who has never owned or attached any importance to any worldly commodity, is astonishing. It is unfair and unjust up to the sky, from the sky to the earth.

The lesson of truth that we, the students of the Nur School of Wisdom, have learned from the All-Wise Qur'an is this: Even though the justice of the Qur'an forbids burning that house or that ship in order not to harm the rights of that innocent person, if there is one innocent person or ten criminals in a house or on a ship; If ten innocent people were destroyed because of a single murderer, would that house or that ship be burned? If it is burned, wouldn't it be the greatest cruelty, the greatest treason and cruelty? For this reason, because Divine justice and the truth of the Qur'an strongly prohibit putting the lives of ninety innocent people in danger and harm because of ten percent murderers in the way of violating public order; We consider ourselves religiously obliged to maintain public order with all our strength in accordance with this lesson of the Quran.

There is no doubt that our secret enemies of the past who accuse us of such unfair accusations are; Either they wanted to use politics as a tool for irreligion, or they tried, knowingly or unknowingly, to place corrupt ideologies in our country. As can be seen, it was they, not us, who disrupted the law and order and violated the material and spiritual safety and security of the country. A true Muslim, a sincere believer, will never support anarchy and corruption. What religion strictly prohibits is discord and anarchy. Because anarchy does not recognize any rights. It transforms the characteristics of humanity and the works of civilization into the characteristics of monstrous animals, which the All-Wise Qur'an indicates is the "Gog and Magog" committee in the end times.

Here are the honorable judges! They tortured and tortured me and my students like this for twenty-eight years. And prosecutors did not hesitate to insult us in the courts. We tolerated all of this. We continued on the path of serving faith and the Quran. And we forgave all the cruelty and suffering of the former ruler. Because they suffered the fate they deserved. We too gained our rights and freedom. We are grateful that God has given us the opportunity to speak before just and faithful judges like you.

هذَا مِنْ فَضْلِ رَبِّى

Said Nursi

History of Life ( 651 – 653 )

Excerpts from lawyer Mihri Helâv's defense:

The author of Risale-i Nur is the most humble of all authors and writers. It is the greatest enemy of fame and arrogance. The whole world has turned its back on the commodity. Neither wealth, nor fame, nor influence... None of these have reached his share and never will. Even Gandhi could not withdraw his hands from the world as much as he did. This great man, who lives on fifty grams of bread and a bowl of soup a day, lives only to serve the Quran and faith. Nothing else has any value or importance in his eyes. While this is the case, trying to accuse him of praising his work and trying to put him in the criminal net of Article 163; Is it possible to make a difference with truth and justice, fairness, knowledge, human thought, the idea of ​​law, logic, reason and thought? This is at the discretion of the supreme court.

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I would like to conclude my statement by saying a few words about opposition to the government. The person in this century who stands before you with perfect purity and sincerity in your just decisions is not a man who has ever stooped to make a statement contrary to the truth in his life. In the first hearing, he publicly stated that he was satisfied with the current government and prayed for its success, and that the governments he did not like and criticized were the old governments. In fact, my client fought against tyranny together with the whole nation, worked to establish freedom and democracy, and was pleased with the success achieved in this regard. The aim of Risale-i Nur is to establish social order and discipline in hearts. Just as political leaders try to ensure social order and the rights and freedoms of the nation in the political field, the Risale-i Nur author tries to establish these in the spiritual field, in the hearts. The goals are common. The author and students of Risale-i Nur, a school of wisdom, are the honorary and spiritual guardians of public order, order and order. They are trying to eliminate anarchy and corruption in the spiritual field, in hearts and minds. They work with complete sincerity, without any benefit or ill will, without expecting anything in return, only for the sake of Allah and for the benefit of the nation and country. Doing this is not a crime or murder, but a service to the nation and country. It deserves appreciation, not criticism. It is our right to ask for acquittal. The decision belongs to the high court.

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Lawyer Seniyyüddin Başak's defense:

Following, the author's other representative, Lawyer Seniyyüddin Başak, stood up and said a few short words:

Now the issue has been clarified and the truth has emerged like the sun. The Supreme Court knows everything. I have nothing to add to this. I would like to make some comments about the mentality that brings such valuable, virtuous people, who work selflessly for the nation and the country, and who work for no reason or price, to these places and sit them in the chairs of murder; but its place is not here. For this purpose, it is necessary to write a separate work. Because fighting this mentality is a duty for everyone. The high conscience of the Supreme Court is so confident that it makes me independent of defense. I am honored to request the acquittal of my client.

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Defense of lawyer Abdurrahman Şeref Lâç:

Subsequently, the faithful and powerful famous and distinguished lawyer Abdurrahman Şeref Lâç, who took on the defense of the Master on an honorary basis, like his other distinguished lawyer friends, began his defense. First of all, he made an introduction. He said:

It has been fully demonstrated that this blessed person, who is over eighty years old and has come before you as the defendant, has no connection or involvement in the crime. I strongly hope that the Supreme Court will fully agree on this and acquit him. However, even if there is a one in a thousand chance that a decision will be made against us, I consider it a lack of duty to neglect the defense of an innocent person that I have taken upon myself to do. It is also necessary to take into account the opinion and point of view of the Supreme Court of Appeal. I shouldn't have made any mistakes in terms of procedure just because it wasn't mentioned here. Therefore, I request the Supreme Court's permission to make my defense.

-Okay, Mr. Abdurrahman, we will listen to your last defense. Here you go.

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The work titled Youth Guide consists of the commands and interpretations of the Holy Quran, contains the religion of Islam and the commands and advice of this religion, and according to Article 70 of the Constitution: Personal immunity, conscience, contemplation, speech and freedom of speech and publication are among the natural rights of the Turks. According to Article 75, no one can be prosecuted because of the religion or sect he belongs to; It is contrary to the provisions of the Constitution for my client to be deprived of the freedom of religion and publication granted to him by the Constitution and to be subjected to criminal prosecution.

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If the legal parties we have explained above are not taken into consideration and if it is assumed that it is possible to pursue my client according to the undemocratic Article 163 of the Turkish Penal Code, we proceed to the analysis of the crime charged and say the following:

A Muslim, a white-haired, old Muslim. A Muslim who has bleached his hair and his age with light throughout his life. A pure and white Muslim whose hair, head, age and whole body are washed with the light of Allah. Throughout his life, he devoted his life, which is a true gift, for the righteousness and true happiness of the Turkish Nation; He is determined to walk on the same path until he surrenders his soul, which is a divine command, to Allah, the true owner of the universe; A great Muslim, who has worn out his body, which is a sublime building, only in the way of Allah, stands up on a day when it is said that "Democracy exists", says only "Allah", says "Book", says "Messenger" and says "Attention" to the youth. As soon as he says it, the prosecutor (the prosecutor who filed the case) comes after him.

-Come here…You committed a crime! says.

And the world is covered with pitch-black darkness.

But, look at this noble and noble old Muslim! How calm and comfortable it is. Because it is not in multiplicity, but in unity. It is beyond the darkness of the night and the colorfulness of the day. Bela is watching the safa in his dungeon. The one who finds loyalty at the table of suffering is the one who is manifested. Because he is aware of the realities of things. He has transformed density into grace. His blood has been drained, instead of blood, the light of God and light is flowing in his veins, and the prosecutor (the prosecutor who opened the case) grabs this Muslim by the arm and drags him to prison.

Why? From where? What did this mortal man do? What is this old Muslim's fault? What did he do? Look, according to the prosecutor (the person who filed the case), what he did and what he did?

He published a book called "Youth Guide".

A- He acted against secularism. Would God, religion and faith be contrary to secularism? It is possible. What else?

B- He wanted to adapt the social, economic, political and legal basic orders of the state to religious principles. How, why and for what purpose did he do these?

C- For the purpose of gaining and establishing personal influence.

So, is there any political interest intended? No, this does not exist. The people of knowledge did not see this purpose either. The prosecutor cannot say this either. Well, if he has no intention of political gain, what is the personality, size and body of this mortal man, what does he expect from the world to want to gain influence?

The prosecutor says, "I don't know about that." That's what he wants. Experts also say this.

So, how did this Muslim do these things?

A- By using religion, religious feelings and things considered sacred by religion.

What are these sacred things? The religion of Islam, Muslim feelings, the awe of the word Allah in the heart, the Quran, interpretation... So the prosecutor knows these. He believes that these are sacred.

So, is knowing, believing and then saying these things an act of exploitation? Yes, according to the prosecutor who opened the case, it is a tool. In that case, the prosecutor is using these as a tool... and a political law... and he is using them as a tool to convict a Muslim. In that case, isn't he also committing a crime according to Article 163?

“No” says the prosecutor, I am not making propaganda? He made propaganda and indoctrination. So what did he say? He said:

“… At this time, the most frightening of the sects given under the command of Satan by the plan of the evil-commanding soul in its war against the atheistic heresy of Islam, are the half-naked women who attack the believers with their open legs and terrible knives. By trying to block the way of marriage and widen the way of prostitution, they enslave the souls and souls of many people at once. They wound them with kebair; maybe they killed some of those hearts.”

So are these lies? Are the group of prostitutes who encourage prostitution and destroy marriage being denied? Isn't there a fight against hidden and open prostitution and the state? Don't the Criminal Code, Anti-Prostitution Regulation and morality police fight against these day and night?

There is, there is, but we interfere with it, how can God interfere? says the prosecutor. Well, let him say this. But... the law, the police and the prosecutor catch the perpetrator and the operator after the crime is committed. That is, after the work is done, after the honor is paid and the man dies. It is not legally possible to take precautions before; But it is possible religiously: fear of God and religion. He states that thanks to this fear, all kinds of disgrace can be prevented. The religion of Islam commands this. He says take precautions in advance. How? Advise, warn, introduce Allah, so that the fear of Allah, the love of Allah, fire, Hell, eternal torment, eternal happiness will take place in the heart of the person, so that he will know, understand, love and be afraid; He should be afraid so that he can escape from evil, so that he will be saved and the society, the prosecutor, the state, the government and the nation will be at ease. For this reason, instill the fear and love of Allah in people.

How can we do this? Say it, write it, make it read. Okay, but then they call it propaganda. What happens? Aren't these the commands of Allah and the wisdom of the Great Qur'an? Isn't religion your most natural right? Who prevents you from this (the path of Allah)? They call it a crime. Really? Read Allah's command:

Translation: "Be aware that those who blaspheme and hinder people from the path of Allah and oppose the Prophet after the truth has become clear to them will never harm Allah in the slightest. He will make their deeds come to nothing."

But what if they don't listen? Repeat to those who listen and believe; Because what you do is good. It is good for people, for society, for the nation, for the government, for the state; It protects from evil and trouble. Say to those who believe:

يَا اَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اَطِيعُوا اللّهَ وَ #TAG3###

Translation: "O all you who believe! Obey Allah and His Messenger and do not cancel your deeds."

If they don't believe this either, say: Danger... danger for your homeland and nation; It is not in religion or the propaganda of religion, but in atheism. Our Prime Minister also said this: "It has not been seen that right-wing extremism is dangerous for the country. Today, there is no obstacle to religious propaganda, and there is no need to take precautions."

Dear judges! You know, but ask the prosecutor who opened the case once again, see if he can say no. If the commandments of Allah and the wisdom of the Great Qur'an are not explained to young people, if they are prohibited because propaganda is a crime; Is it possible to prevent the crimes of immorality, unchastity, rootlessness, prostitution, adultery and murder only with criminal laws? How is it possible to completely prevent the hidden and obvious, rapid and insidious destruction of the evil disaster that threatens the whole world, such as "communism"?

Respected patriots, honorable Turkish judges who are devoted to God and their sacred values! Look at this terrible propaganda of blasphemy and the poisons injected by the terrible enemies of religion who have damaged and paralyzed the clean and pure minds of young Muslim Turkish children for years.

What a terrible situation and contradictions we are in. The prosecutor does not see this, does not follow up on this terrible attack and insult against the religion of Islam and all sacred religions, and catches the one who recommends protection measures to the youth from this attack?

Very esteemed Turkish Muslim judges! You cannot condemn my client because of the Risale-i Nur Youth Guide, which is full of the sparkles of the Holy Quran's light of Allah and reflects only that divine light!..

Honourable, noble and Muslim Turkish judges! You know very well that the true scholars of guidance are the heirs of the Prophets. These holy people are obliged to carry out the advice they inherited, in accordance with the commands of the Clear Quran. They do not seek any remuneration or consideration while performing their duties. They do their duties fisebilillah. However, they seek the consent of Allah and His Messenger. They continue this sacred duty until their last breath. Because this duty is entrusted to them by Allah and His Messenger. How can my client be pursued and punished for entrusting this trust to its owners? How can his weak and frail body at this old age be burdened with a heavy offer that he cannot believe?

– Come enter the dungeon!

This would be the most terrible cruelty. The duty of preventing this oppression has been entrusted to you.

It is the light that will destroy all evil, sins, immorality, disgrace, corruption and discord...

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يُرِيدُونَ اَنْ يُطْفِئُوا نُورَ اللّٰهِ ِباَفْوَاهِهِمْ And I'm sorry الْكَافِرُونَ

Translation: "They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths. But Allah -surely- wants to perfect (make it shine) his light... even though the unbelievers dislike it."

Lawyer

Abdurrahman Şeref Lâç

Following this defense, Master Said Nursi was asked by the president of the court if he had anything else to say, and Mumaileyh stood up and said:

-I would like to ask your permission to say just one word.

-Here you go.

-I am not worthy of the humble words that my esteemed representatives have said about me. I am a helpless man who works in the service of the Quran and faith. I have nothing else to say.

Notification of the acquittal decision:

Thereupon the reasoning came to an end; After consultation, the panel of judges unanimously notified the decision of acquittal, and this decision was strongly applauded by the university students and the public present in the court. Since there was no appeal by the prosecutor's office, the decision became final.

History of Life ( 654 – 661 )

What is Risale-i Nur and what kind of commentary is it?

Risale-i Nur Collection, which explains and proves the truths of the Quran in a manner consistent with the understanding of positive science, addresses the most important issue for every human being: "What am I? Where do I come from? Where will I go? What is my duty? Where do these beings come from and where are they going? What is their nature and truth?" It explains the answers to questions such as these in a clear and definitive way, with an attractive style and beautiful expression, and enlightens and satisfies the souls and minds.

These works, which are the Qur'anic Philosophy of the twentieth century, prove and declare that the Turkish civilization, which will embrace materiality as technology, science and art on the one hand, and spirituality as faith and morality on the other hand, will leave behind other civilizations based only on materiality.

Our ancestors, with the faith and belief that once settled in their hearts, responded with a heroism that comes from their faith against states and nations more than a hundred times on the face of the earth, and carried the flag of Islam and its spiritual perfections across Asia, Africa and semi-Europe and said, "If I die, I am a martyr, if I die, I am a veteran." It is known how essential it is for us, the youth, to develop our high quality of pride as a nation today, in terms of the interests of the homeland and the nation and the well-being of our future, just as we faced death with a smile and withstood successive hostile events. Considering material compensation and personal benefits in every action and service cannot be compatible with the honor and dignity of the Turk's national history. We work only for the consent of God. The pleasure we receive from being of service personally; The joy and hope of our eternal life, which comes from the privilege of being able to help our brothers and citizens, Islam and humanity, is the only real reward and reward we have received and will receive in this regard.

What kind of commentary is Risale-i Nur?

Exegesis has two parts. One of them: They are known commentaries that explain, explain and prove the phrases of the Quran and the meanings of its words and sentences. The second part, tafsir, is to declare, prove and explain the faith-based truths of the Quran with strong proofs. This part is very important. Well-known commentaries sometimes compile this part in a concise manner; But Risale-i Nur is a spiritual commentary that takes this second part as its basis and silences obstinate philosophers in a unique way.

Risale-i Nur is a collection that explains the truths of the Quran, our holy book, which guides millions of people in every century, in a rational and objective manner, away from subjective theories and considerations, and is offered for the benefit of humanity.

Risale-i Nur!.. An enlightening interpretation of the verses of the Qur'an... Explained from beginning to end with the truths of faith and monotheism... Prepared according to the understanding of all classes of people... Equipped with positive sciences... Convincing doubtful skeptics... Addressing everyone, from the commonest to the most cynical, it compels even the most obstinate philosophers to surrender. does…

Risale-i Nur!.. A luminous collection... One hundred and thirty works... In the form of treatises, large and small... It fully responds to the needs of the century... It satisfies the mind and heart... The spiritual - not literal - interpretation of the Holy Quran in the twentieth century...

It proves!.. All the praises that come to mind…The levels of faith from the atom to the Sun…The Divine Unity…The truth of Prophethood…

It proves!.. From the layers of the Earth and the Heavens, the angels and the spirit, the reality of time, the occurrence of the resurrection and the afterlife, the existence of Heaven and Hell, the essential nature of death, to the source of eternal happiness and misery... All matters of faith, both imaginable and unthinkable, can be solved rationally, logically and scientifically with the most conclusive evidence. proves... The promoter of positive sciences... A masterpiece that convinces the mind and heart and eliminates curiosity with more definitive evidence than mathematical matters...

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The income of these works, which can be printed in small quantities and are not even given to dealers without any commercial purpose or mentality, will be devoted to the printing of the remaining works.

An important issue that we focus on with great care and sensitivity is; It is to ensure that Risale-i Nur falls into worthy hands and that at least twenty-five people benefit from it for its real price.

This spiritual commentary; It consists of four large parts: "Words", "Letters", "Flames" and "Rays", and its total is 130 treatises.

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History of Life ( 680 – 682 )

It is Only the Truth that Speaks

It has been proven in Risale-i Nur that sometimes justice is manifested in oppression. In other words, a person is exposed to injustice and oppression for some reason; A disaster befalls him; He is also sentenced to prison; He is also thrown into prison. This ruling would be cruelty. But this fact becomes a means for the manifestation of justice. Divine Destiny punishes a person who is destined to be punished for another reason, this time by the hand of a tyrant, and drives him to disaster. This is a kind of manifestation of Divine justice.

I'm thinking about it now. For twenty-eight years, I have been moved from province to province and town to town. I am being referred from court to court. What is the crime attributed to those who inflicted these cruel tortures on me? Using religion as a tool for politics? But why can't they realize this? Because, in reality, there is no such thing. A court has been trying for months and years to find a crime and convict me. He leaves; Another court is taking me under trial again for the same issue. He struggled for a while; It oppresses me; exposes them to all kinds of torture. He can't get results either and quits. This time a third one catches me. Thus, I am dragged from disaster to disaster, from disaster to disaster. Twenty-eight years of my life passed like this. They finally realized that there was no basis to the crime they accused me of.

Did they make this accusation on purpose or were they deluded? Whether it is intentional or delusional; I know with absolute certainty and conscience that I have no connection or connection with such a crime. The whole world of fairness knows that I am not a man who would use religion as a tool for politics. Even those who accuse me of this crime know that... Then why did they insist on inflicting this cruelty on me? Why was I subjected to such constant cruelty and obdurate torture, even though I was innocent and innocent? Why couldn't I get rid of these troubles? Wouldn't this situation be contrary to Divine justice?

I couldn't find the answers to these questions for a quarter of a century; I was sad and suffering. Now I know the real reason why they oppressed and tortured me. I say with deep sorrow that my crime was to use my service to the Qur'an as a tool for my material and spiritual progress and perfection.

Now I understand this, I feel it, I thank God a thousand times:

For many years, strong spiritual obstacles prevented me from using my voluntary service to my faith as a means to material and spiritual perfection and progress, to escape from torment and Hell, or even to eternal happiness, or to use it as a tool for any purpose. These inner feelings and inspirations amazed me. Although it is everyone's legitimate right to attain the spiritual status and otherworldly happiness that everyone enjoys through good deeds and to turn to this path, and it does not harm anyone, I was spiritually and heartily prevented from this situation. It was shown to me that, other than the consent of God, I should only serve faith, driven by the natural duty of knowledge. Because, at this time, to communicate effectively to those who do not know and need to know the truths of belief, which are not a tool or subject to anything and are above all purposes, with innate worship; In this chaotic world, this style will save faith and give certainty to the obstinate; In other words, it is necessary to give a Quran lesson in a way that will not be used as a tool for anything; May He destroy absolute disbelief and retarded and stubborn misguidance, and may He give absolute conviction to everyone. This conviction can come about by knowing that at this time and under these conditions, religion is not used as a tool for anything personal, otherworldly, worldly, material or spiritual. Otherwise, even if a person who opposes the terrible spiritual personality of atheism arising from committeeism and socialism is at the highest spiritual level, he will still not be able to completely eliminate the delusions. Because the ego and soul of the obstinate person who wants to enter into faith may say: "That person deceived us with his genius and his wonderful rank." He says this and remains in doubt.

Thank God, for twenty-eight years, under the accusation of using religion as a tool for politics, he has been slapping and warning me, as a form of justice, by the cruel hand of humanity, in order not to use religion as a tool for any personal thing, except my divine will. Beware! He says, do not use the truth of faith as a tool for yourself; so that those in need of faith may understand that only the truth speaks. Let the self's worries and the devil's intrigues remain silent!

This is the secret of the excitement that the Treatises of Nur have created on hearts, like the great waves of the great seas, and the effect it has on hearts and souls; nothing else. Even though thousands of scholars and hundreds of thousands of books have published the same truths that Risale-i Nur mentions, they still cannot stop absolute disbelief. If the Risale-i Nur is to some extent successful in the fight against absolute disbelief under such harsh conditions, this is the secret of this: Said does not exist, and Said does not have the power and competence. It is only the truth, the truth of belief, that speaks. Since the light of truth has its effect on hearts in need of faith; Let not one Said, but a thousand Saids be sacrificed. May the suffering and torment I endured for twenty-eight years, the tortures I was subjected to, and the calamities I endured be forgiven. I have forgiven all those who oppressed me, those who took me from town to town, those who insulted me, those who wanted to convict me with various accusations, and those who prepared a place for me in dungeons.

And I say to fair fate: I deserved your compassionate slaps. Otherwise, if I had thought about myself by following a completely legitimate and harmless path like everyone else, and if I had not sacrificed my material and spiritual flaws, I would have lost this great and spiritual strength in the service of faith. I sacrificed everything, material and spiritual, I endured every calamity, I was patient with every torture. In this way, the truth of belief spread everywhere. In this way, hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of students were educated in the Nur School of Wisdom. From now on, they will continue on this path, in the service of faith, and they will not deviate from my profession of renouncing everything material and spiritual. They will work solely and only for the sake of Allah.

Those who torture us served the development of the truth of belief by not knowing and not being able to understand the secrets of Divine Destiny. Our duty is only to hope for guidance for them.

I am very sick. I have no strength left either to write or to say. Maybe these will be my last words. Risale-i Nur Students of Medreset-üz Zehra should not forget this will of mine.

Said Nursi

History of Life ( 685 – 687 )

A letter from the Master regarding the visitors

I am obliged to express my apology to all my friends and especially to my visitors:

Not only did I spend most of my life in seclusion, but because I had been subjected to surveillance and attack for thirty or forty years, I was reluctant to chat without necessity. Moreover, spiritual and material gifts have always been heavy for me. And now the number of visitors and friends has increased; A spiritual response was also necessary. Now, just as a material gift makes me sick, even the spiritual gift of visiting, meeting, and especially coming from other places to make peace is an important spiritual gift. I can't respond to him. It is not cheap, it is spiritually expensive. I do not consider myself worthy of that respect. I can't even respond spiritually. That's why, for now, I have been barred from the conversation, which is like a spiritual gift to me, as a divine gift, just like a material gift, without any necessity. Some make me sick. Just as it makes me sick when I don't give full compensation for a material gift. Therefore, do not be offended or offended.

Reading Risale-i Nur is more profitable than meeting with me ten times. Anyway, to meet with me; It is for the sake of the afterlife, faith and the Quran. Since I have cut off my ties with the world, it is pointless to meet on behalf of the world. As for the afterlife, faith and the Quran; Risale-i Nur no longer needs me. I cannot even meet with my special brothers in my service without necessity. However, I would like to meet with some people for some services related to the conquests and publications of Risale-i Nur. Whenever I want to meet for these points, it would be permissible to meet and it would not cause me any trouble. I would like to inform those who come to visit who do not know about this point; I have declared for several years that I include in my special prayers those who want to meet me, especially those who come from far away and leave without meeting me. I pray every morning. That's why they shouldn't be offended…

Said Nursi

History of Life ( 703 )

Death:

Our very esteemed brother Salih,

Our Master sends many greetings and prayers to you and your two pious and true deputies, and says "A thousand blessings" to you and them.

Our master says:

"I have been waiting a long time ago for strong hands to emerge against the Lights on the Urfa side. Because it is a kind of center of both Anatolia, Arabia and Kurdistan. If the Lights settled there, it would be instrumental in spreading in those three countries. I am endlessly grateful to God Almighty that youth like Seyyid Salih A hero and two very valuable, patriotic and religious members of parliament from that region have started to patronize the Nurlar, and I am sending them some of my own magazines, which I bought with my own money and corrected while I was suffering from the poisonous disease. Although they are requested by very important people from many places, I will send them some more, God willing.

Syyid Salih and his patriotic deputies will hopefully fully serve the Quran and faith there, and will be instrumental in turning it into a small example of the Madrasa-uz Zahra in Isparta and the Jami-ul-Azhar in Egypt, as well as opening a copy of the Islamic madrasa in Damascus and Baghdad. We hope.

And since Risale-i Nur's profession is cheating. And Urfa is a residence of İbrahim Halilullah. God willing, the path of Abraham will shine. It is also probable that if I get rid of this terrible sickness, I really want to go to Urfa next winter.”

Our master's words are finished. We offer our greetings and respect once again.

Your brother in the service of Risale-i Nur

Ziya and Mehmed

I pray every morning for all the people of Urfa, their families and children, and those lying in the graves. And I greet all the people of Urfa. Urfa is blessed with its stones and soil. I am very sick. Let them pray for me too.

اَلْبَاقِى هُوَ الْبَاقِى

Said Nursi

Emirdağ Lahika-2 ( 188 – 189 )

The genius of the century, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, passed away in Urfa on March 23, 1960.

His visit to Ankara on December 2, 1959 showed that Bediuzzaman's farewell travels had begun.

After staying one night in Ankara and meeting with his friends and students, he went from Ankara to Emirdağ and from there to Isparta on December 3, 1959. However, he returned to Emirdağ fifteen days later. Upon the invitation of his students in Konya, he left Emirdağ on December 19, 1959 and went to Konya. Here he met with his students and visited Mevlana's tomb. He left Konya the same day to go to Isparta.

His students in Ankara were insistently inviting him again. Upon these insistences, he came to Ankara on December 31, 1959. However, his arrival this time sparked controversy in the press. Unfounded news was published that Democratic Party MPs invited him. Said Nursi stayed at the Beirut Palace Hotel for one night and left for Istanbul the next day. He stayed one night at the Piyerloti Hotel on Divan Yolu in Istanbul, met with his students, said goodbye, and left Istanbul for Ankara on the evening of January 3, 1960. As in his previous trips to Ankara, he stayed at the Beirut Palace Hotel this time. The next day, he met with his students and gave his last lesson. In his last lecture, Bediüzzaman said, "My will is in force"; Giving examples from his own life, the companions and the life of the Messenger of Allah (pbuh), he advised his students not to stray from the path, to act positively, to maintain public order by continuing to serve faith with sincerity.

He departed for Konya at around 10:30 on January 6, 1960. When he arrived in Konya, he encountered an unexpected sight. All entrances and exits of Konya were closed and security measures were taken everywhere. The police who saw Bediüzzaman's car immediately surrounded him and started to follow him. Bediuzzaman, who visited his brother Abdülmecit, also visited Mevlana's tomb and left for Emirdağ.

After staying in Emirdağ for four days, he set out to go to Ankara again on January 11. However, this time Said Nursi was prevented from entering the city center by the police. The travels of Bediüzzaman, whom he kept under pressure through exiles and courts for nearly thirty years, monitored his every move very closely, but was found innocent and released by the courts, frightened the government.

Said Nursi, who was prevented from entering Ankara, returned to Emirdağ. After his one-week stay here, he went to Isparta on January 20 and stayed here for a month and a half.

When the month of Ramadan came, Bediuzzaman was seriously ill. The calendars showed March 19, 1960. Said Nursi told his students that he wanted to go to Urfa. His car was prepared and 82-year-old Bediuzzaman, seriously ill, set off in the back seat of the car. This journey, which started in rainy weather on March 20, was his last journey.

When he reached Urfa on March 21, his students wanted to show him the Halilürrahman Dervish Lodge. But he was so ill that he could not walk. They placed him in the İpek Palas Hotel, the best hotel in the city. Meanwhile, the police who came to the hotel informed them that they had to return to Isparta immediately upon the order of the Minister of Internal Affairs. Hearing this, the people gathered in front of the hotel. The police insistently wanted Bediüzzaman and his students to leave Urfa and reminded them of Ankara's order.

While these pressures were continuing, Bediuzzaman passed away in the morning on March 23, 1960, in room number 27.

Bediüzzaman, who wrote an epic with his lifestyle despite being exposed to unbearable pain and pressure throughout his life, left behind the 6,000-page Risale-i Nur Collection and millions of Nur Students as a legacy.

After the funeral prayer performed with a large congregation, Bediüzzaman's body was buried in the tomb reserved for him in Halilürrahman Dervish Lodge. Bediuzzaman's friends and students, who heard about his journey to the afterlife, came from all over the country to visit him, read prayers, perform the funeral prayer in absentia by downloading hatims. There were always crowds in Urfa from now on.

Two months after Bediuzzaman's death, there was a coup d'état on May 27, 1960, and the military circle, disturbed by the democratic and Islamic developments during the Democratic Party's rule in Turkey, seized power. The National Unity Committee government, established under the leadership of Alparslan TÜRKEŞ, first started large-scale detentions and gathered the leaders of the Democratic Party in Yassıada prison.

National Unity Committee decided to transfer Bediüzzaman's grave. Not neglecting the legal procedure, the revolution committee received a transfer petition from Bediüzzaman's brother Abdülmecit Nursi, who lived in Konya, and had his grave broken in Urfa on the night of July 12, 1960. Bediuzzaman's body was put on a military plane and landed at Afyon military airport, and he was buried in a grave whose location was unknown to Abdülmecit Nursi. Those who did not want his presence during his life did not leave him alone after his death.