In His Name, be He glorified!

Some true solace, which reduces to nothing our distressing tribulations

The First: Our troubles being transformed into mercy.

Second: The pleasure to be found within the justice of Divine Determining, and the relief felt in submitting to it.

Third: The joy resulting from the Divine favour particular to the Nurjus.

Fourth: The pleasure of our tribulations being transitory and passing.

Fifth: Significant rewards.

Sixth: Not interfering in God’s concerns.

Seventh: Suffering only little difficulty and slight wounds in the face of even the severest attacks.

Eighth: These hardships being very minor in comparison with those others suffer.

Ninth: Happiness at the effects of the widespread advertising of the Risale-i Nur, which arise from the exacting test and examination of serving the Risale-i Nur and belief.

These nine spiritual joys are a salve and medicine so soothing and sweet they are indescribable; they ease our terrible pains.

S a i d N u r s i

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My Dear, Loyal, Steadfast Brothers!

With all their stratagems, the dissemblers’ attacks these last ten months and their getting hold of an official has not shaken even the youngest student. Their slanders are insignificant. In the face of the hundred lies of his that we proved, he found one single error he said was contrary to the facts, in one of our letters, that a newspaper had reported that the former governor had been promoted. But the error was the newspaper’s. Anyway... such slanders from such people have