► (001) ◄
My Dear, Loyal Brothers !
In addition to congratulating you on the festival, I am now explaining to you, as I said I would, that in consequence of a sort of admonishment I have accepted each of you according to his degree as a Said, an heir, and a guard and defender of the Risale-i Nur. Since, owing to your excessively good opinion of me, you look on me as a master in the sciences of belief and in serving the Qur'an, I for my part award you diplomas, like the masters of former times awarded certificates for the religious sciences to those of their students who deserved them. And I congratulate you wholeheartedly and with all my life and spirit. God willing, as you have loyally and sincerely published the Risale-i Nur uptil now, so you will continue even more brilliantly, and become thousands of capable and strong Saids, devoted to their duty, in place of this powerless, weak, retired Said.
S a i d N u r s i ∗∗∗
► (002) ◄ Letters Written In Emirdağ After Afyon Prison
Letters Written In Emirdağ After Afyon Prison
In His Name, be He glorified!
My Dear, Loyal Brothers !
One of you should go to the Directorate of Religious Affairs in my place; offer my greetings and respects to Ahmed Hamdi Efendi [^1] and tell him:
[^1]:Ahmed Hamdi Akseki (1887-1951); Director of the Directorate of Religious Affairs in Ankara, 1947-1951.
Two years ago, your esteemed self requested a set of the Risale-i Nur Collection. I would have had it prepared but they suddenly sent me to prison, due to which I was unable to correct and send it. At present I am busy with the corrections. However, I cannot complete them quickly since I am wretchedly ill from poison. God willing, it will be presented to you on completion. In accordance with the rule, "Gifts are not given if none are received," this highly valuable commentary on the Qur'an's meanings is a sacred fee for your esteemed self endeavouring as far as is possible for the unimpeded publication of the Risale-i Nur, and to have our Qur'an printed, three parts of which we showed you previously.
I can tell you with certainty that at no time in history have the science of