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In His Name, be He glorified!
And there is nothing but it glorifies Him with praise (Q 17:44).
Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings, for ever and ever!
My Dear, Loyal Brothers and Young Heroes of the Risale-i Nur!
Firstly: I congratulate you with my whole life and spirit on your wonderful work with the Risale-i Nur in a place like Ankara. Truly, in a way far surpassing our hopes, you have been the means of a significant awakening among the educators and students of the secular schools. The work you have achieved in one year in Ankara could only have been done in ten. You should be content with this duty you have performed for belief and the Qur'an in a short time, and not allow your morale to be broken by unimportant incidents. Indeed, they should spur you on to work even harder. Your service in such places at a time around twenty political and social currents from home and abroad are clashing boastfully and maliciously, and the university students are flocking appreciatively to the Risale-i Nur, pleases all the Nurjus enormously, just as in the future it will please the Islamic world, God willing. The rewards are abundant for your small service. Sometimes, one hour's watch in the army under severe conditions, may be the equivalent of a year's worship. Similarly, yourselves and the Istanbul University Nurjus have performed many duties in a short time. Even if the fruits of your efforts are few, be content with them. If some weak persons retreat from the front in war, it arouses even greater heroism in the brave; so if some nervous people withdraw, it should drive the devotees of the Risale-i Nur to greater efforts and resolution, and to work with even more enthusiasm. Yes, you have learnt instinctively an important truth of the Risale-i Nur, and you should still keep it in mind. It is this:
Our duty is to serve belief and the Qur'an sincerely. It is God's business to give us success and induce the people to accept it and to dispel opponents. We may not interfere in these. Even if we are defeated, it should not damage our morale or lessen our service. We have to be resigned on this point. For example, one time they said to Jalaluddin Khwarazmshah, a great champion of Islam: "You will be victorious over Jenghiz!" He replied: "Our duty is to wage jihad. To give us victory is God's business, I can't interfere in that!" Your unshakeable, sincere service up to now indicates that you have followed that champion. You should remain unshaken even if only one or two people out of a thousand accept you. Sometimes, one or two are the equivalent of a thousand.
Secondly: These days, attention in Ankara is excessively turned towards