and it could not be copied out, a severely cold spell ensued. Similarly, as though to make believe those who did not believe that the earthquakes were connected with the inactivity of the Risale-i Nur, which had been shown in the conversation written in the form of a complaint to Afyon, they began at exactly the same time as the attacks and the related tremors are still intermittently continuing, as warnings.
Furthermore, we see that whenever the Risale-i Nur is subject to attack a sort of general fear is felt. This means that the Risale-i Nur is a certain means of preserving this country from calamities. Since this is the case, those who love this country and nation should ensure its freedom and read it and have it read.
Only on one occasion have I accepted the allowance, and that for eight days out of what was allotted to me, to pay off the debts of my expenses. I told them that I don't want any more. ∗∗∗
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My Dear, Loyal, and Totally Steadfast Brothers !
The parts of the Risale-i Nur with which our martyr is happily busy in the Intermediate Realm, which were as though written to work in his place and to make me work, arrived just at the right time, together with the three sweet fruits of the Medrese-i Yusufiye [^12] and three portions (ḥizb) [^13] of the Qur'an, which produce thousands of sacred fruits.
[^12]:Medrese-i Yusufiye, that is, the School of Joseph, was Bediuzzaman's name for prison, recalling the imprisonment of the Prophet Yûsuf (Joseph), the patron saint of prisoners, and making it an opportunity for instruction, learning, and reform. [Tr.]
[^13]:Ḥizb: portion of the Qur'an. Also, a collection of verses for invocatory purposes. [Tr.]
It will be appropriate if two heroic people write out the Eleventh Topic in the same way that they wrote out the two Fruits so well and if they are sent together with four or five copies of the Hizb-i Nûriye, [^14] if there are any, and five or six copies of the Hizb-i Kur'aniye. And Husrev's letter should be appended to the Eleventh Topic.
[^14]:Ḥizb-i Nuriye: a collection of short suras from the Qur'an, supplications, including Jaushan al-Kabīr, and other invocations. [Tr.]
This time, I am sending you a piece about the subtle points showing the inimitability of two or three Qur'anic verses as a companion and an addendum to Ayat al-Kursi (Q 2:255). It is incomplete since I have not yet received any sign that I should complete it. It was written in great haste.