hell in this world too. But now the misguided sort of science and philosophy — that is, the sort which is not reconciled with the Qur'an and has strayed from the path and opposes the Qur'an, absolute disbelief — has begun to be spread in the form of communism. Since it has begun to be inculcated and spread by means of dissemblers and atheists, and some extremist irreligious politicians, covertly as communism in such a way that will result in anarchy, it is not possible to live now without religion. The saying, "A nation cannot continue to exist without religion" alludes to this point. Absolute disbelief is not viable, it cannot be lived. That is why the All-Wise Qur'an has taught the Risale-i Nur students this age in miracuIous fashion that they should form a barrier against absolute unbelief and anarchy. And so they have. Yes, what has protected us against this current, which has overrun half Europe and the Balkans is this lesson of the Wise Qur'an; it has formed a barrier against its assault and in this way found a solution for the danger.

This means that it is not possible for a Muslim to embrace another religion and become a Christian or a Jew, or especially a communist. For if a Christian becomes a Muslim, he loves Jesus (Upon whom be peace) even more. And if a Jew becomes a Muslim, he loves Moses (Upon whom be peace) even more. But if a Muslim breaks away from the chain of Muhammad (Upon whom be blessings and peace) and gives up his religion, he will not embrace any other religion; he becomes an anarchist and nothing remains in his spirit that may lead to perfection and attainment. His con- science is corrupted and he becomes poison in the life of society.

It is because of this that, thanks be to God, a Qur'anic miracle, a lesson of the Qur'an called the Risale-i Nur, has begun to spread among the heroic Arab and Turkish peoples. Alluded to by the All-Wise Qur'an and in the Arabic and Turkish languages, it will save this age. Sixteen years ago it had saved the belief of six hundred thousand people, and now it has been established that the number exceeds millions. That is to say, just as the Risale-i Nur has been a means of saving mankind from anarchy to an extent, so it has been a means of uniting the Turks and Arabs, the two heroic brothers of Islam, and disseminating these fundamental laws of the Qur'an, as even its enemies have confirmed.

Absolute disbelief is opposing the Qur'an at the present time. Absolute disbelief comprises a hell in this world that is greater than Hell itself. For since death is not killed and every day thirty thousand human deaths testify to its continuance, thinking of their own eternal annihilation and that of all their relatives of the past and future, those who fall into absolute disbelief, or those who support it, suffer torments ten times severer than Hell. That