It is for these reasons that I forwent his friendship, and in his place, I received the friendship of the army of which, at a crucial time, I was a member and had effectively served, and I strove with the Risale-i Nur to preserve its honour and glory, which was thousands of times more important.

S a i d   N u r s i,

in Emirdağ ∗∗∗

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For twenty years, no police in any province have bothered with my dress. Only, twenty-five years ago, Nevzad Bey, the governor of Ankara, attempted to intervene forcibly, but he was unsuccessful and he also received a blow by committing suicide.

Also, in reply to the orders given by a high-ranking official under the Afyon governor to forcibly intervene in my dress, a low-ranking official in Emirdağ said that they could do nothing contrary to the law and demonstrated his love of legality.

Also, because the district official (kaymakam) here was not prone to suspicions and did not mistreat me, they tried to have him moved elsewhere.

Also, due to my indisposition which makes me unsociable and some other physical illnesses, which were preventing me from going to the mosque and the Friday prayers, I acted in accordance with the doctors' law and obtained a weekly report, so as not to be sent to give a statement. But in spite of this, I was subject to some arbitrary laws whereby they sent two doctors from Afyon to nullify the previous report, and even sent the previous doctor to court. ∗∗∗