My Dear, Loyal Brothers!
Firstly: Just when I was suffering both the distressing physical and spiritual illness of this severe winter, in addition to the pains of possible separation from my very close Nurju brothers due to departing from this world, Sıddık Süleyman and Nur Santral Sabrî arrived here in the name of all my brothers in that region and my relatives, as though they were Abdülmecid and Abdurrahman. I offer thanks to Almighty God, for their arrival was a medicine and cure for me. Contrary to my custom here, I invited them to visit me come what may, and they came. For two or three hours, I listened and learnt all that I was curious about, particularly how my friends in Barla were, and we made a joyful tour of the imagination around my time there. I received such relief and consolation, all my grievous sufferings were dispelled. I wanted them to stay here for a couple of days, but these bad times and the suspicions and circumstances here did not permit it, I accepted those brothers on account of all of you, and I sent you two living letters in my place.
Secondly: The second day I received a letter telling me that nine true Nurjus, young Salâhaddins and Abdurrahmans, are making a serious effort to illuminate the young university students, whom I was most curious about and interested in. Those young Abdurrahmans are Mustafa Oruç, Ziya from Konya, Sabri's grandson Feyzi, Bahaeddin, Abdurrahim, Ömer from Kastamonu, Aziz, Şükrü, and Sabrî. Earnest young Nurjus like these embracing the Risale‑i Nur pleased me as much as the idea of ten youths like my late nephews Abdurrahman and Fuad returning to this world and embarking on their Nur service. It alleviated my illness considerably
Thirdly: It is a good fortune for the Nurjus, and for the whole country even, that the duplication of Zülfikar by machine is nearly completed. But so as not to lose that good fortune, you must take whatever precautions you can. If to suppose the impossible — God willing it won't happen — there is a search like there was with The Supreme Sign, not all the copies should be exposed to the assault. There shouldn't be any such assault now; there can't be, for they are trying to be conciliatory. But covert atheists are sure to be looking for pretexts so as to save themselves from the curses of the future and they deceive the powers that be. So relying on divine protection and providence, you must act circumspectly. God willing, Zülfikar will preserve itself from attack and will either rout the aggressors or bring them to believe‥