ple there who are attached to the Risale-i Nur, When the adherents of Büyük Doğu [^43] proposed that I join them, I asked them whether or not their association was political. When they replied in the affirmative, I said the following: "With the help of the Risale-i Nur, I can only try to solve any problems you may have concerning questions of belief and the Qur'an, or to elucidate them. I am employed within the domain of the Risale-i Nur outside my own will and consciousness. That is my way. We are in agreement concerning the matters of belief and the Qur'an, but I cannot become involved in politics." There are some members of their group who take an interest in the Risale-i Nur. So I requested that we should work together, and that they should read the works, ask about the places they do not understand, and try to learn the Qur'anic script. With my poor writings, I encourage the people in Malatya, Urfa, and Antep to get hold of the works and increase their concern with it. My present work with the Risale-i Nur is thus.
[^43]:Büyük Doğu was a religious journal with literary and political leanings which started publication in 1943 and continued, with various closures, until 1978. [Tr.]
Endless praise and thanks be to Almighty God that despite my countless faults, He deemed me worthy to be employed in this service of the Qur'an and belief. For sure, through the blessings proceeding from the prayers of our blessed, compassionate Master, I continue to be an impotent member of the Nur community, and in consequence will be one of those who gather under the banner of the Prophet (Upon whom be blessings and peace).
Again and again I respectfully kiss your blessed hands and offer my greetings, prayers, and respects to my brothers. I send my respects too to all the friends in your vicinity, who are near physically and spiritually. I constantly beseech our Lord, the Most Merciful of the Merciful, that He should be perpetually pleased with our esteemed, revered, and kind Master, and that all his wishes be achieved.
The Enduring One, He is the Enduring One!
Love for God's sake, your sincere friend,
Hulûsî ∗∗∗