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Private Secretariat, the Vatican

No: 232247

22 February, 1951

Dear Sir,

Your fine, handwritten work Zülfikar has been presented to His Holiness the Pope, having been sent by means of Papal Nuncio's Office in Istanbul. His Holiness states that he is most touched by your kind gift and entreats Almighty God for His blessings upon you. I offer my deepest respects ,

Chief Secretary of the Vatican. ∗∗∗

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My Dear, Loyal Brothers !

Firstly: I congratulate you with all my life and spirit on the month of Rajab and the Three Months [^15] and I beseech Almighty God that these months will be the means of winning for you and for me an everlasting life of eighty years. Amen.

[^15]:The Three Months (Ar. al-shuhūr al-thalātha) of Rajab, Sha'bān, and Ramaḍān. [Tr.]

Secondly: For the last thirty to forty days, as a sort of assault on the believers and three religiously-minded deputies, a general upset has been caused in order to hinder the restoration of the marks of Islam. They found the Nurjus to be the most powerful of those working for the cause of belief, so many cunning plans were laid on false pretexts in order to induce them to be neglectful and to dampen their enthusiasm. They wanted with these extraordinary intrigues in Emirdağ, as in Tarsus and Istanbul, to anger me and incite a disturbance. But through the grace of God, I was given extraordinary patience and forbearance. Their plans were completely thwarted. There is the possibility, even, that three high-ranking officials here and in Afyon will be dismissed. And the three deputies put in a good word for us. That is to say, divine providence protects us as ever, all praise be to God. Don't be anxious about things like this, but it is advisable to always be cautious.

Thirdly: The hero Ahmed Feyzi, who may be counted the Risale-i Nur's lawyer, is involved with the duplicating of the Risale-i Nur in Izmir and with the general awakening there, and has undertaken to do the corrections.