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My Dear, Loyal Brothers !

When you deem it appropriate, send copies of the collections, The Staff of Moses and Zülfikar—The Miracles of Muhammad and of the Qur'an to the ulema in the vicinity of the Immaculate Tomb, and write to them saying that the Medresetü'z-Zehrâ of the Risale-i Nur [^92] is a spiritual child and student of the ulema in the vicinity of "The most excellent peace and blessings be upon the one resting in that tomb!" and is in great need of their kindness; it is a pupil of theirs who is exposed to the vicious attacks of enemies, and is a minor branch of that great medrese of theirs, which permanently illuminates the Islamic world. We therefore await the good offices of those lofty masters, kindly fathers, and zealous supreme guides, and their full assistance for this wretched son of theirs. The two works presented to those lofty masters resemble a student's lessons, however much of which he has understood he shows to his teacher and father in the evening. Write a letter presenting the two lessons of ours to the tolerant gaze of those kindly scholars, and convey to them my greetings and respects and say that I kiss their hands. Say, the author of these treatises, Said Nursi, says that he has lived as a solitary recluse for twenty-two years, and because he is in solitary confinement, he cannot meet with people. He can converse with others only briefly and concerning essential matters. He has no books with him. The Qur'an is the sole source of the one hundred and thirty treatises he has written. And we confirm this with all our strength. He is ill, in exile, and lives in deprivation, so sometimes errors are found in the treatises which he writes at great speed. He requests therefore that great scholars like themselves should look on them tolerantly. As for us, we convey his requests, and kiss your hands.

[^92]:There are numerous obstacles preventing the physical founding of the Medresetü'z-Zehrâ, so for now it consists of all the Nur students. [Author]

Tahirî, Hayri, Mustafa, Sadık, Osman, Husrev, Tahir,

Students of the Risale-i Nur ∗∗∗

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My Dear, Loyal Brothers !

Sweden, Norway, and Finland in the north have accepted the Qur'an as the greatest saviour and are teaching it in their schools, and now with the intention of keeping the Ramadan fast, the foremost pillar of Islam, they are