#### The Second Aim

THE SECOND AIM is an exposition of two proofs of resurrection which are alluded to by the Qur'an. As follows:

In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.

Ustad Bediuzzaman, the author of this treatise, wrote at the beginning of the Ninth Ray [^17] of the Risale-i Nur, which he composed thirty years later:

[^17]:See, The Rays Collection (Istanbul: Sözler Publications, 2013), 202.

It is a subtle instance of dominical grace that thirty years ago at the end of his work entitled Muhâkemat (Rational Arguments: Prescription for the Ulema), which was written to set out the principles of Qur'anic exegesis, the Old Said wrote: "Second Aim: Two Qur'anic verses alluding to the resurrection of the dead will be expounded and explained. 'In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate."' There he stopped and could write no further. Now, praise and thanks be to my Compassionate Creator to the number of signs and indications of the resurrection, that thirty years later He has given me success.