Secondly: For a long time I have recited in the tesbihat following the prescribed prayers the thirty-three phrases expressing divine unity, which are like an epitome (hulâsatü'l-hulâsa) of The Supreme Sign and the Hizb-i Nuriye, which are summaries of the Risale-i Nur. Most of the truths of the Risale-i Nur unfold on reciting the tesbihat and my imagination expands enormously; all the realms of creatures in the cosmos recite each of those phrases through the tongues of their beings and I as though recite them through their tongues, and that universal tongue of being becomes one with my particular spoken word. I recite them with pure pleasure, and am sending you a copy. I have no doubt now that this epitome of the Hizb-i Nuriye that can be recited in fifteen minutes, holds the mystery of the Hadith, "A hour's reflection ..." [^43] the same as the Hizb-i Nuriye. Those people who do not know Arabic will understand this Arabic piece perfectly if they have a good understanding of the degrees in The Supreme Sign. If they take a look at both of them a few times, they will understand it fully. I recite it once every twenty-four hours, either following the tesbihat after the morning prayers, or at some other time when I feel fed up or distressed. It gives me a feeling of elevated expansiveness and banishes the boredom. It will be appropriate to append it to The Supreme Sign and Hizb-i Nuriye. It is meaningful that just as the majority of the truths of the The Supreme Sign and the Risale-i Nur were imparted during Ramadan and the tesbihat, so was the Epitome imparted during Ramadan and the tesbihat.

[^43]:al-'Ajlūnī, Kashf al-Khafā', i, 310; al-Ghazālī, Iḥyā' 'Ulūm al-Dīn, iv, 409 (Kitāb al-Tafakkur); al-Haythamī, Majma' al-Zawā'id, i, 78. [Tr.]

Thirdly: I received news recently that the Cabinet has decided to transfer my official registration from Kastamonu to Emirdağ. It is understood that they cannot find any reason to bother the Risale-i Nur and its students, so they direct attention to my unimportant self and make records of everything. I assure you that I proudly accept with all my life and spirit their bothering me instead of bothering the Risale-i Nur and its students. As though in other places they fix themselves on me but can find no way to prevent them, and now suppose that here they've found the solution and treat me like this. But don't be upset by this; my situation here will lead to triumphs for the Risale-i Nur students. It is my conviction that divine providence and mercy will transform this injustice of the worldly towards me into considerable advantages. In any event, in our way, time and place cannot be an obstacle to our conversing; we are together whether in the east or west, or even in the next world or in the Intermediate Realm. For instance, Hâfız Ali (May God be pleased with him) in the Intermediate Realm is