The Twenty-Sixth Flash

Before this trial, I had repeatedly called out upon the mountain at KastamonuA historic city and province in northern Turkey, in the Black Sea region. It holds particular significance in the life of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, who lived there under surveillance from 1936 to 1943, continuing his work on the Risale-i Nur. His letters from this period are collected in the Kastamonu Letters.:

“My brothers, do not give meat to a horse or hay to a lion!”

That is to say:

“Do not give every treatise to everyone, lest we be subjected to unjust attacks.”

Although Hāfiz AliHāfiz Ali Ergün (Ali Ergin); one of the earliest and closest students of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, who played a crucial role in the writing, copying, and distribution of the Risale-i Nur. Nursi honoured him with the title “Owner of the Nur Factory.” (may Allah have mercy upon him) was seven days’ journey away from me, he wrote to me at that very moment—as though he had heard my words through a spiritual telephone—saying:

“Indeed, my master, it is a karāmahA miraculous event granted by Allah through a righteous believer who is not a prophet. of the Risale-i Nur that it gives neither meat to a horse nor hay to a lion; rather, it gives hay to the horse and meat to the lion. Thus, it gave that hodjaA respectful title for a Muslim religious teacher, scholar, or learned person. the Treatise on Sincerity.”

Seven days later, his letter reached us. When we compared the dates, we discovered that he had written those remarkable words at precisely the moment when I had called them out upon the mountain.

At a time when the death of so great a spiritual hero of the Risale-i Nur, the intrigues of the hidden hypocrites who sought to have us punished, and the fear that I might be forcibly taken to hospital by official order because of my poisoning all weighed heavily upon us, Divine assistance once again hastened to our aid.

Through the sincere supplications of my blessed brothers, the danger posed by the poison passed.

And Hāfiz AliHāfiz Ali Ergün (Ali Ergin); one of the earliest and closest students of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, who played a crucial role in the writing, copying, and distribution of the Risale-i Nur. Nursi honoured him with the title “Owner of the Nur Factory.”, who had died as a shahīdMartyrs who die for their faith and for the sake of Allah, was, as strong indications suggested, occupied with the Risale-i Nur in his grave, answering the questioning angels by means of the Risale-i Nur.

In his place, and following his spiritual path, the heroes of DenizliA city and province in southwestern Turkey. It holds special significance in the life of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, who was imprisoned there with many of his students from 1943 to 1944 because of their activities involving the Risale-i Nur. — including Hasan FeyziHasan Feyzi Yüreğil (1895–1946), a devoted student of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi from Denizli. A teacher and poet, he played an important role in spreading the Risale-i Nur and was known for his deep faith, sincerity, and dedication to Nursi’s teachings. (may Allah have mercy upon him) — continued to labour vigorously behind the scenes in the service of the Risale-i Nur.

Even our enemies, witnessing how swiftly the prisoners were inwardly reformed through the Risale-i Nur, became inclined to support our release.

Moreover, like the Ashāb al-Kahf“The Companions of the Cave”; a group of young believers mentioned in the Qur’an (18:9–26) who sought refuge in a cave to protect their faith from persecution. Allah caused them to sleep for many years before awakening them as a sign of His power and the reality of resurrection. (the Companions of the Cave), the students of the Risale-i Nur transformed that difficult place of trial into something resembling the cave of the Ashāb al-Kahf“The Companions of the Cave”; a group of young believers mentioned in the Qur’an (18:9–26) who sought refuge in a cave to protect their faith from persecution. Allah caused them to sleep for many years before awakening them as a sign of His power and the reality of resurrection., and into a place of spiritual retreat like those of the ascetics of earlier times. With tranquillity in their hearts, they devoted themselves to copying and spreading the Risale-i Nur.

All this demonstrated that Divine assistance had come to our aid.

It also occurred to my heart that great figures among the mujtahidīnScholars qualified to exercise independent legal reasoning (ijtihād) in deriving rulings from the primary sources of Islamic law., such as Imām Azam“The Greatest Imam”; the honorific title of Abū Hanīfah, the eminent Muslim jurist and founder of the Hanafī school of Islamic law., had endured imprisonment; that a great defender of the truth such as Imām Ahmad ibn Hanbal(780–855) A renowned Islamic scholar, hadith expert, and jurist, and the founder of the Hanbalī school, one of the four major Sunni schools of Islamic jurisprudence. He is particularly known for his steadfast defence of traditional Islamic beliefs and his famous collection of hadith, the Musnad Ahmad., for the sake of a single matter concerning the Qur’an, had suffered many forms of torture in prison without deviating from the truth in the slightest, without complaint, and with perfect patience; and that many imams and great scholars, although they had undergone trials far more severe than yours, had nevertheless remained steadfast in patience and gratitude.