Death cannot be killed, so is a matter more important than life. Ninety per cent of people work for the advantages of this life, but the Risale-i Nur students strive against the awesome assaults of death, which will unavoidably befall everyone. Endless thanks be to Almighty God, we can show hundreds of thousands of witnesses to testify that for hundreds of thousands of people upto the present, the Risale-i Nur has transformed the eternal sentence of death into their discharge papers. Although patriotic lovers of the nation like yourselves should have applauded this fact and encouraged us, we have been subject to baseless accusations and oppressive surveillance; just how far this is from justice and patriotism I leave to your sense of fairness to judge.

S a i d   N u r s i,

who is being held in unofficial solitary confinement ∗∗∗

► (043) ◄ To Afyon Police Headquarters

To Afyon Police Headquarters

Relying on your humanity and conscience, I am going to describe to you to some confidential matters. You are closely concerned with us by reason of your duty. This is proved by the fact that during the last twenty years none of the one hundred thousand Risale-i Nur students has been the cause of any incident, nor have any of numerous police recorded anything against us. I heard from a child that the chief of the Ankara police head- quarters had come here. I wrote some things down thinking that he would ask after me and that since I am indisposed, I would present it to him. Then I heard that he had left, so I am sending it to you with this letter. If you consider it appropriate, you may forward it to him for his information. I don't know about worldly affairs and I don't meet with people. Apart from you, I have no one here to consult with. For any matter concerning myself is very unimportant and minor, but those concerning the Risale-i Nur hold great importance for this country and nation.

I tell you with all certainty my firm conviction resulting from numerous signs that in the near future this country and nation and its government will have intense need for works like the Risale-i Nur, in the face of the Islamic world and the world as a whole. By means of it, they will demonstrate their existence, honour, esteem, and historical pride.

S a i d   N u r s i ∗∗∗