even remarkably the truth of the Risale-i Nur both in his own name and on account of the collective personality of his companions around there. We therefore deem it appropriate for the verses to be written out at the end of The Ratifying Stamp of the Unseen and at the end of the pieces taken from The Additional Letters, and for them to be added to The Additional Letters; and like these, for the last piece describing the Risale-i Nur written by Halil İbrahim to be also added at the end of The Ratifying Stamp of the Unseen. For so powerful and sincere a conviction may be a sign of and hint to the validity of the allusions of the The Ratifying Stamp.

Thirdly: We send many greetings to all our brothers there mentioned in Hasan Feyzi's letter, and we congratulate them. Their prison is a Nur study centre, as the province of Denizli will also become a Medresetü'z-Zehrâ, God willing. He is the pride of many people, has endeavoured to deliver the Risale-i Nur from oppression, and has given us gifts by giving the gifts of the Risale-i Nur treatises to all its students, even greater than those given to himself. This Risale-i Nur congratulation is a token and souvenir from all those who are indebted to him, a token of justice whose recompense has been received a hundred times over.

Fourthly: According to the signs, two situations confirm the predictions that the Risale-i Nur would be completed in [thirteen] sixty-four. [^48]

[^48]:'64 refers to 1364 on either the Hijri or Rumi calendars; if Hijri, it was 1945 according to the Gregorian calendar, and if Rumi, 1943. See also, fn 25 above. [Tr.]

The First: Points of the greatest importance occur to one, yet there is nothing prompting one to compose a treatise.

The Second: I used to request sufficient life to work at protecting and disseminating the Risale-i Nur, and to accompany and preserve it. But endless thanks be to Almighty God, numerous young Saids perform those duties in place of this one, wretched, elderly Said. Especially the Husrevs, Feyzis, Ahmeds, Mehmeds, and many like my nephew Abdurrahman, and so on. Just as they make Hâfız Ali rejoice in his grave, so they will fill me with joy in my grave, God willing.

I send greetings to each and every one of all my brothers, and the different groups including the innocent children, the unlettered, and the sisters, and we pray for them. Through the blessings of the Risale-i Nur, the Çalışkans suffered no loss from the fire, and they send you their respects and greetings and kiss your hands. ∗∗∗