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We congratulate Husrev on the correcting, distribution, organization, and communications, and on the publication and conveyance of the Risale-i Nur, and we pray for his success, And despite all these crucial tasks, we see his fine and shining pen's writing in many copies. And we understood from his letter, that he writes copies of single treatises too.

I suddenly thought just now of the Sava students of the Nur School: Haji Hâfız Mehmed, the late Hâfız Mehmed and his brothers, and the Mehmeds and Ahmeds and the innocent Nurju children and the blessed elderly and the other heroes. I felt a desire to be near there all my life and to be buried in its graveyard after I died. Suddenly it was imparted to me that it is certainly useful in many ways to be physically present in Isparta Province, the centre of the Medresetü'z-Zehrâ, but by virtue of the way of the Risale-i Nur and the Nurjus' custom, you are always together, Time and space cannot conceal this. Wherever you are, in east or west, north or south, in this world or the Intermediate Realm, you may be deemed together in spirit in a council. The Nurjus' spiritual aid constantly reaches each other, and you. I thought of this and it soothed me.

I said: Since everywhere now numerous powerful hands are stretched out to protect the Risale-i Nur and publish it, surely it won't be laziness if I rest up a little now. ∗∗∗

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My Dear, Loyal Brothers!

Firstly: We congratulate you on the blessed Night of Acquittal [^59] and the coming month of Ramadan. I was astonished to see a sign that for the Nurjus, the Night of Acquittal this year is going to be full of blessings and wonders. It was like this:

[^59]:The Night of Berât or Acquittal (Ar. Barā'a): a holy night, falling on the night between the 14th and 15th of the month of Sha'bān.

Shortly before that Night while busy with correcting The Staff of Moses, a pigeon came to the window and looked at me. I asked it: "Have you brought some good news?" It came in and as though we were old friends, was not the least afraid and perched on The Staff of Moses. [^60] It sat there for three hours. I gave it some bread and rice, but it did not eat them. It stayed there till the evening, then flew off, and returned. On the Night of Acquittal it stayed with me till morning. As I was lying down, it came to me, rubbed my head as though bidding me farewell, then flew off and disappeared.

[^60]:Yes, we saw this with our own eyes. Yes, Nureddin. Yes, Mehmed. Yes, İsmail