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My Dear, Loyal Brothers!

The late Muhâjir Hâfız Ahmed together with his children and family served me loyally for eight years; worked earnestly at the Risale-i Nur together with his children, grandchildren, wife, and sons-in-law; and took all his sermons and teaching from the Risale-i Nur. As his will and testament looking to this world, ten minutes before his death he requested Şamlı Hâfız to complete the pieces he was writing out. Two days earlier he had written me a letter sensing as a wonder of loyalty that just at that very time I was writing to you my preference for Sava over Barla and wish to be buried in the Sava graveyard. In response to me and objecting, he wrote in his letter: "Why although you call Barla your second home, don't you come here and why do you prefer other places? Barla is the first Nur medrese; your grave ought to be there." Two days later before my letter had reached you, Muhâjir Hâfız Ahmed's letter reached me, which gave Şamlı Hâfız's news of his death on its second page. His departure from this world shook me severely, like Abdurrahman's, and made we weep and declare: "We belong to God, and to Him is our return" (Q 2:156). May endless mercy descend on his spirit! Amen! May his grave be a dwelling for the Qur'an and Risale-i Nur, like his house! Amen! I have no doubt that this clear wonder resulting from his loyalty proves that the Nurjus will enter the grave in a state of belief and will manifest happy deaths. Convey my condolences to his relations and tell them that I am assigning him a share of all my prayers.

Secondly: Our brother Re'fet wrote to me saying that there is much need in Istanbul for the Risale-i Nur and that everyone there needs it as they need bread; and that Yeşil Şemseddin, who is one of our brothers and takes much interest in the Risale-i Nur and has read it and is a Nurju, derives his sermons and instruction, which are attended by large numbers of people, from its truths.

Re'fet also says that it is understood from the above that the Risale-i Nur is necessary every day for this nation, like bread. He also gave some of its treatises to people in high places, and he asks me for a copy of Zülfikar which I myself have corrected.

I send my greetings to each and every one of you and offer prayers for you, and request that you pray for me.

The Enduring One, He is the Enduring One!

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