were, and we made a joyful tour of the imagination around my time there. I received such relief and consolation, all my grievous sufferings were dispelled. I wanted them to stay here for a couple of days, but these bad times and the suspicions and circumstances here did not permit it, I accepted those brothers on account of all of you, and I sent you two living letters in my place.

Secondly: The second day I received a letter telling me that nine true Nurjus, young Salâhaddins and Abdurrahmans, are making a serious effort to illuminate the young university students, whom I was most curious about and interested in. Those young Abdurrahmans are Mustafa Oruç, Ziya from Konya, Sabri's grandson Feyzi, Bahaeddin, Abdurrahim, Ömer from Kastamonu, Aziz, Şükrü, and Sabrî. Earnest young Nurjus like these embracing the Risale-i Nur pleased me as much as the idea of ten youths like my late nephews Abdurrahman and Fuad returning to this world and embarking on their Nur service. It alleviated my illness considerably

Thirdly: It is a good fortune for the Nurjus, and for the whole country even, that the duplication of Zülfikar by machine is nearly completed. But so as not to lose that good fortune, you must take whatever precautions you can. If to suppose the impossible — God willing it won't happen — there is a search like there was with The Supreme Sign, not all the copies should be exposed to the assault. There shouldn't be any such assault now; there can't be, for they are trying to be conciliatory. But covert atheists are sure to be looking for pretexts so as to save themselves from the curses of the future and they deceive the powers that be. So relying on divine protection and providence, you must act circumspectly. God willing, Zülfikar will preserve itself from attack and will either rout the aggressors or bring them to believe. ∗∗∗

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My Dear, Loyal Brother and Zealous, Earnest Friend in This Transitory World!

Firstly: Out of all my friends and compatriots, I am truly most grateful to yourself and to certain people from Erzurum for your serious and kindly concern for me in these torturous and oppressive circumstances, and for your hastening mentally to my assistance. I shall never forget this till my dying day and I beseech God's grace and blessings for you.

Secondly: Completely contrarily to my way and the lessons I have taken