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In His Name, be He glorified!

Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings, for ever and ever!

My Dear, Loyal Brothers !

Firstly: Our miraculous, gilded Qur'an, which was written in such a way as to show at this time the miraculousness in the ordering of the letters, has been sent first of all to Germany to be printed. Efforts were made to have it printed in Istanbul, but this was abandoned due to such obstacles as the expense of printing in three colours. One section of it has been sent to Italy as a sample, since printing techniques there are highly developed. Attempts have again been made for its printing in Istanbul, and for now steps are being taken to have it printed in a single colour while preserving the concidences (tevâfuk). Later, God willing, it will be printed in three colours and with full gilding in either Egypt, Germany, or Italy.

Secondly: To be duplicated are an Arabic Qur'anic commentary (Ishārāt al-I'jāz) and a collection, the Arabic Mathnawī of the Risale-i Nur, which is the size of Zülfikar and deserves to be written in gold, God willing. These works, which were written forty years ago and are quite wonderful and of the greatest importance, and every discussion of which is the equivalent of a book or treatise, were approved of and applauded by the leading shaykhs and ulema of the time. Speaking of just one of the treatises, they indicated its unprecedented worth and their powerlessness to comprehend it, saying: "This not a mere droplet (Katre) but an ocean!" We herewith give the glad tidings of these tasks of the Risale-i Nur, and await your prayers for their success. We send our greetings to all of you and wish you every success.

The Enduring One, He is the Enduring One!

Your brothers,

Ceylân, Zübeyir ∗∗∗