mercy also was minimal. God willing, in the near future, my copies will be returned too, and it will spread freely and fully and divine mercy will also be universal. ∗∗∗

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My Dear, Loyal Brothers !

The Ḥizb al-Qur'ān al-Mu'aẓẓam [^16] possesses numerous characteristics like its both holding extraordinary importance and being extraordinarily beneficial; and no doubts occuring on its being read; and its comprising the Qur'an's most meritorious verses; and its bringing together all the principles and truths of the Risale-i Nur; and its being a sacred summary of the Qur'an for those who cannot always find the opportunity to read the whole Qur'an and who are not hafizes; and its being a small sample of the printed Qur'an showing the correspondences of words, and a bringer of good news; and its showing the brilliant inimitability of the Qur'an with regard to its words and meanings, and materially. During these blessed Three Months [^17] it is a means to many blessings, lights, and merits, and has earned much good for those who have been involved in its printing and publication.

[^16]:Ḥizb al-Qur'ān al-Mu'aẓẓam: this refers to the Hizb-i Kur'aniye mentioned in the text above. The translator attempts to retain the author's titles, with a standard transliteration system when he uses an Arabic title rather than its Turkified version. [Tr.]

[^17]:The Three Months (Ar. al-shuhūr al-thalātha) of Rajab, Sha'ban, and Ramaḍān. [Tr.]

For some reason or other, they have not included the following verses from Sura Al-i 'Imran, which are two brilliant, sacred supports of the Risale-i Nur, and springs of the water of life: "God testifies that there is no god but He, and the angels ..." (Q 3:18) and "Say, God is the Owner of all sovereignty ..." (Q 3:26). They should be included,

These days while reading page twelve, the verse "The dissemblers ..." (Q 4: 145) struck my eye. I looked at the preceding page, and saw: "Who is better in religion than he who submits to God" (Q 4:125). I looked at the back of the page and saw that there were four verses that pointed to the Risale-i Nur. They are explained in the First Ray. It occurred to my heart that this awesome verse looks particularly to this terrible, dark age of ours with its rife dissembling. I noted it carefully and felt certain. A sign is this: according to jafr and abjad reckoning, "Indeed the dissemblers will be in the very pits of the Fire ..." (Q 4: 145) coincides precisely with the dates of the four degrees of dissembling. As follows: