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Atiyi karanlık görerek azmi bırakmak
By Mehmet Akif Ersoy “O my sons! Go and search for Yusuf and his brother. And do not despair in the mercy of Allah, for no one despairs in Allah’s mercy except those with no faith.”(Surah Yusuf, 87) Seeing the future as grim and loss of purpose…If a demise vilest exists then it can only… Continue reading
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A letter Zübeyir Ağabey wrote to a Student of Nur, expressing the meanings of true faithfulness and devotion.
My dear honorable brother… Since you know that you are ready to face each and every trouble befalling Islam; news which enlivens our own passion and fervor, then listen closely: Your duty: To collect roses amongst thorns. Your feet bare, they will sting. Your hands uncovered, they will bite. For this you will rejoice! You… Continue reading
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Can ellerinden gelmişem
By Erzurumlu İbrahim Hakkı From Life’s grasp I arrived, of some transient what do I care?Posession’s pull I abandoned, of this universe what do I care? To the World I came to leave, To suffice with gnosis gentle,To witness it all through love, of this and that what do I care? With Time’s marching I… Continue reading
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Ustad Bediüzzaman Said Nursi’s Famous Speech
A student recounts an incident from the biography of Ustad Said Nursi: On the road to Istanbul, I inquired about whether he was distressed about recent events. He said: “What truly distresses me are the dangers that Islam has been subjected to. In the past, the dangers came from without, so resistance was easy. Now,… Continue reading
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Molla Hamit Ekinci Ağabey’s Recounting of a Memory with Ustad
One of Ustad’s first students from Van, Molla Hamit Ekinci Ağabey, recounts: During winter, we built a place where we could stay in the mountains. It’s door was perpetually open like a ruin. We had put Ustad’s bed somewhere above. We, along with the visiting fuqaha, were sleeping in two rows. The ‘door’ was right… Continue reading
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The Barla Letters, Letter 207
Addressed to Hulusi Bey Bismihi Subhanahu Wa In Min Shay’in illa Yusabbihu Bihamdihi Assalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu My dear brother, You are in my prayers morning and evening. Please do include me in your prayers. In this world, the greatest help of one believer to another is through prayer. I do not think… Continue reading
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Vahyeddin Küfrevî’s Recounting of The Writing of The Risale-i Nur
Vahyeddin Küfrevî says: “Ustad’s students(I can’t remember who at the moment) were writing his court defense. Right in front of Ustad was a hanged Qur’an. I looked to his right and left, and there were no other books. His hands were also empty. Ustad, as if in front of him was a film or cinema,… Continue reading
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Lieutenant Re’fet Barutçu Ağabey’s Recounting of The Writing of The Risale-i Nur
One of Ustad’s students and scribes, Lieutenant Re’fet Barutçu Ağabey recounts of happenings whilst in the writing of the Risale-i Nur: Ustad would not keep any book other than the Qur’an with him whilst the treatises were being written. We would constantly keep pen and paper near. When the writing was starting, he would always… Continue reading
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Şamlı Hafız Tevfik Ağabey’s Recounting of The Writing of The Risale-i Nur
In Barla, during the very first instances of the writing of the Risale-i Nur, one of Ustad’s scribes, Şamlı Hafız Tevfik Ağabey, recounts: “When the pieces were beginning to be written, our Ustad would focus his eye on a single point. he would stare at it with immense focus… he would say ‘write, my brother,… Continue reading
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Aşkın ile aşıklar yansın ya Resulallah
By Yunus Emre Let your love burn the lovers, O Messenger,Let your love’s wine quench them, O Messenger This lover of yours spent on your path,Sun to both the worlds you are, O Messenger Let your intercession be for these lovers,Life to lovers’ bodies you are, O Messenger That the Lord loved you made you… Continue reading