teacher Osman, before the recent incident, his town, Göre, had become a Nur School and was working brilliantly at the Risale-i Nur. God willing, it will again perform such valuable services as far as it can. It is true that they were saddened more than anybody by the recent calamity, but the share of that town and those devoted brothers in the Risale-i Nur's widespread victories is indeed considerable.

In his letter, Hâfız Emin says that he has not received his books from the court and asks me if they have arrived here. Send him my greetings and tell him that just as his books have not arrived here, so none of the books I sent to Istanbul has reached me. I have not even been able to track down the collection of more than twenty treatises called the Big Book (büyük kitab), which I had sent to Istanbul. But since the Risale-i Nur spreads itself and has itself read to those in need, it is gaining reward for Hâfız Emin and myself; like me, he should be pleased that his books are circulating around others. I also send greetings to however many men and women there are in Göre who are concerned with the Risale-i Nur. I now again look on Göre as a Nur School as it used to be. I send greetings especially to İhsan, Abdullah, and Abdurrahman; how are they? God willing, their former shining service continues. It proves he is another Abdurrahman, and so he will continue.

I send greetings to each and every one of our brothers and pray for them. ∗∗∗

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My Dear, Loyal Brothers!

Endless thanks be to Almighty God, that they pressurize me instead of the Risale-i Nur, and are busy with me. Don't be anxious! According to the meaning of, "It may be that you hate a thing, and it is good for you" (Q 2:216), God willing, this fresh incident will also turn out for the best.

The incident was this: they prevented Ceylan and his two friends who were assisting me from coming to me. They took the key off them and gave it to the watchmen. One of the watchmen used to come and do some jobs for me, such as bringing me bread and water. I did not know the reason for this, but there is a party dispute here in this town. One of the child's uncles [^49] supported one of the parties, and it is possible that his opponents were the cause of the incident.

[^49]:This was the late Abdullah Çalışkan. He joined the Democrat Party when it was still in opposition. [Author]