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Don't worry about the humiliating incident recently; it fizzled out and their plans came to nothing. The man involved is now denying everything in order to save himself from public opprobrium. I didn't know it was him, otherwise I wouldn't have said anything. He stretched out his hand and removed the kerchief from my head, He found the courage to insult me like that because he had heard that some high-ranking officials had come here from Ankara. The officials did come here but the governor did not allow me to speak with them, since he is from Rumelia. So for my part, in order to send him via the Afyon police chief the piece addressing him that I had sent to you, I posted it with the attached note to the Afyon police headquarters. I am not in any way upset about this. Anyway, it is no longer important. So don't you be anxious. Also, I saw clearly that as always, divine determining had transformed their injustice into a significant instance of mercy, and I offered thanks.

I received your letters yesterday while awaiting the trusts you were going to send me after the festival. I saw the words: "If there's no indication to the contrary, we shall send them in ten days' time." Evidently, you were worried so did not send them. There's nothing to be anxious about. But it was a fine example of involuntary caution not sending them when those high-ranking officials were here, and their not arriving. ∗∗∗

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I received Salâhaddin's very lengthy letter which pleased me as much as ten letters and showed how these storms had not affected his loyalty and steadfastness, and that he was ever like an Abdurrahman, and that our brothers in that region work tirelessly, and I exclaimed: "Ma'shallah!" Father and son are unshakeable like the Isparta heroes. However, since the Risale-i Nur is now being printed and published, true sincerity, powerful mutual support, and disregard of one another's faults are essential, and our brothers in Kastamonu province have to resemble those of Isparta in sincerity and solidarity. God willing, they will not allow their personal feelings to harm this sacred service either.

Also, it is true that the Risale-i Nur has won its freedom with its shining, powerful truths and has defeated its enemies in one respect, but we need to be even more cautious than before. For dissembling enemies unceasingly seek pretexts and try to deceive the government.

Salâhaddin asks about a personal matter and wants to attach himself to worldly social life. But he is one of the select Nur students so he should in no way attach himself if it causes harm to the work of the Risale-i Nur. He