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My Dear, Loyal Brothers !

Unobtrusively the printed copies of The Supreme Sign have performed great services. I sent you those six lines to be a footnote in the blank space at the end of the piece above that was imparted to me; you may copy them out if you find them appropriate, or correct them, On reading The Supreme Sign attentively and considering it from the point of view of our opponents, I have become completely certain and no doubt remains in my mind that the reason they disregarded the awesome blows dealt by the Risale-i Nur on its opponents, despite their flimsy pretexts and considering faults as insignificant as a fly's wing to be indictable, and the reason they accepted both our acquittal and the free circulation of the Risale-i Nur was their ghastly obduracy being broken by the wondrous, unshakeable truths of foremost The Supreme Sign and such parts of the Risale as The Fruits of Belief and The Conclusive Proof. They had no alternative but to endorse them officially, But still, the covert atheistic society is trying to seek out our faults and to deceive the government in order to be saved as far as it can from being loathed and execrated by the nation. We, therefore, must continue to be circumspect and act cautiously as previously. [^25]

[^25]:A footnote on the sentence at the end of the "Warning" at the begining of The Supreme Sign that caught my attention. Yes, the things that Imam 'Ali (My God be pleased with him) foretold about The Supreme Sign were confirmed exactly by the events of Denizli, for the treatise being printed was the reason for our imprisonment, and on its powerful, sacred truths prevailing it contributed significantly to our acquittal and being saved. Imam 'Ali (May God be pleased with him) displayed this instance of his wonder-working from the Unseen to those who are blind even. It proved that his prayer for us: "And through the Supreme Sign save me from sudden death," was answered. [Author]

I congratulate most sincerely all our brothers on the coming blessed month of Ramadan and the past Night of Acquittal. May Almighty God make the Night of Power [^26] in Ramadan more meritorious for them and for us than a thousand months and cause it to yield reward to that degree, and happiness and well-being for the community of Muhammad (UWBP).

[^26]:The Night of Berat or Acquittal (Ar. Barā'a): a holy night, falling on the night between the 14th and 15th of the month of Sha'bān. The Night of Power (T. Leyle-i Kader; Ar. Laylat al-Qadr), mostly thought to fall on the 27th of Ramadan; known as the holiest night of Ramadan and of the whole year, as it was the night the first verses of the Qur'an were revealed. [Tr.]

Your brother who greets each and every one of you,

S a i d   N u r s i ∗∗∗