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[This letter was published in the newspaper Büyük Cihad, in Samsun. It was the cause of court proceedings being opened there, incited by calumniators. The court case resulted in acquittals.]

Our Master, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, the Saviour of the World of Islam, Chief of the Believers, and Interpreter of the Risale-i Nur!

The fact that, on the indication of the religious Democrats, Afyon Court has given the decision for the Risale-i Nur's liberty and the return of all its treatises, letters, and collections since they contain nothing reprehensible, is clear proof of the truth you proclaimed years ago. You said: "The Risale-i Nur belongs not to me but to the Qur'an and proceeds from its effulgence. No force will be able to tear it from the heart of Anatolia. The Risale-i Nur is bound to the Qur'an and the Qur'an is bound to the Supreme Throne. Has anyone the power to uproot it and tear it away from there?" Knowing this to be shining evidence that this elevated service of yours is in the way of God and the Qur'an, and that the decision for its acquittal marks the dawn of happiness for the world of Islam and particularly of this Islamic nation, we offer our congratulations to our beloved Master, who expectantly awaits such victories, and is the head of the Nur family, has been appointed captain of the seas of truth and guide of humanity revolting in the darkness of disbelief. We congratulate too the religious Democrats who in this way have won the love and support of the believers, and also the just panel of judges and offer them our endless thanks.

Today, the Qur'anic truth which for years you have striven selflessly to advance and uphold is unfolding vastly and filling the hearts of the believers throughout the country with joy. This proves as clearly as the sun just how elevated and brilliant are the sacred cause and work which you have been appointed to strive for and which you have sucessfully accomplished,

Notwithstanding the difficulties and obstacles of the last twenty-five to thirty years, all your patience and fortitude, and labours and exertions in publishing the Risale-i Nur, which occurred to your illumined heart from the Qur'an, furnish a fine example for the heroic mujāhids of Islam. Dispelling the darkness of ignorance and misguidance with the Rays of the inextinguishable Lights of the sun of the Qur'an and their everlasting Flashes, you have illumined millions of hearts and made the believers grateful to you. This country and nation, this history and land, will never forget this service of yours, this devoted self-sacrifice. If you travel to the eternal realm, your service will form a seed from which will sprout a lofty tree which will encompass everywhere. The large communities which will