need of the Risale-i Nur and receive such consolation and light from it that it makes them prefer illness and old age to health and youth.

The Second Point that was advised: Since we are now in [13164 according to the Arabic [Hijri] calendar, according that sign from the Unseen, the Risale-i Nur is now complete. If it refers to the Rumi calendar, we have two more years. Important places remain in the Risale-i Nur to be filled by treatises that have not yet been written or have been postponed. For instance, the places of the Thirtieth Letter, the Thirty-Second Letter, and the Thirty-Second Flash are all empty. It was inspired in my heart that the Arabic Qur'anic commentary, Signs of Miraculousness (Ishārāt al-I'jāz), which has been printed and was the Old Said's chief work and the first part of the Risale-i Nur, should be the Thirtieth Letter, and so it is. It occurred to me that Lemeât, which was the Old Said's last work and was written in twenty days during Ramadan, should be the Thirty-Second Flash; and that the sizeable Arabic collection comprising Katre, Habbe, Şemme, Zerre, Hubab, Zühre, Şu'le and their appendices, which were the first works of the New Said and were inspired in his heart from reality (hakikat) at the degree of witnessing (şuhûd), should be the Thirty-Third Flash.

It also occurred to me that The Fruits of Belief should be the Eleventh Ray, and the Denizli defence speeches, the Twelfth Ray, and the collection of short letters, the Thirteenth Ray. I refer these to my brothers for their consideration. This means that for some positions the door is still open and we may be made to write better supplements.

I send greetings to each and every one of my brothers. I see myself and my brothers in Kastamonu and its environs as being always together, as we used to be. They should not worry; the Risale-i Nur never ceases from activity, and hidden from sight, it wins many victories. Our difficulties attract greater attention to its lessons and it has itself read in wider circles, Therefore our two brothers, father and son, who are so hard-working, especially the father, should feel proud at all the hardships they suffer and should not be upset at the temporary arrest from activity. In my view and our view, they retain their former positions in every respect.

We said above that children are the natural students of the Risale-i Nur. An example of this is Ceylan, who is writing this letter in the new alphabet as I dictate because I am unable to write it myself since I am unwell. Another is the innocent Küçük Ali, who wrote him a letter; and another is the young Nur School (Medrese-i Nuriye) student Küçük Mehmed, who this time wrote me an excellent and careful letter. I call them blessed, fortunate children and congratulate their parents. ∗∗∗