pletely discredit me, they were unable to prevail over the Risale-i Nur. But I felt alarmed that they might discredit some of my heirs, the young Saids, who are inexperienced in matters related to the life of society, and might slander them, causing harm to the Risale-i Nur. I even found it necessary to obtain a second revolver, although I already had one. The poison administered by our enemies was renderered ineffective through our brothers' prayers; so also will their other conspiracies be thwarted, God willing.

In Short: The same night that there was a total two-hour lunar eclipse, two men came here from Ankara, sent by our enemies who had asked us for the Nur collections. Surmising on the second day that we had not sent the thirty-six collections that we had sent, in order to learn the books' whereabouts and to inform the one or two Masons who held high official positions in Afyon, and to search my room and put poison in my food and drink receptacles in my two rooms, which were locked, the two men climbed onto the roof and in extraordinary fashion broke in without dam- aging the windows in either room. The room I was sleeping in was locked, so they could not harm me. Divine protection and providence did not allow them the opportunity. I was going to write about more important things, but my indisposition exclaimed: "Enough!" It is absolutely essential to always act with caution, sincerity, solidarity, without being shaken; to perform our duties and not interfere in God's business; to act in accordance with the rule of " ... illuminates discreetly," and not to feel alarmed or despairing. Once again I say, there have been no persons in history who have performed the valuable services of the Nur students with so little trouble for such vast spiritual gains. Sometimes an hour's watch in arduous conditions may be the equivalent of a year's supererogatory worship; similarly, God willing, the hours spent by the Nurjus serving belief and the Qur'an will each gain for them hundreds of hours of merits.

I send greetings to all the brothers and sisters, and pray for their well- being in this world and the next, and request their prayers.

The truly devoted Zübeyir came to my assistance here at a time of great need, just when I urgently required help. I was otherwise going to ask for someone from Isparta who works in that way. ∗∗∗