In His Name, be He glorified!
And there is nothing but it glorifies Him with praise!
Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings, for ever and ever!
My Dear, Loyal Brothers, Tahirî, Sabri, Salâhaddin, Mehmed, and Mustafa!
Firstly: Out of respect for the Three Months and on account of the Nur students' loyalty and sincerity, we are going to try to repair the harm caused by a significant incident that led to our being rebuked and reprimanded. It was like this: last night I received a severe warning in the form of a punishing reprimand unlike anything I had experienced previously. This was imparted to me:
You have been charged with not stooping to this world with its pleasures and enjoyment, and with preserving the disinteredness and sincerity of the Risale‑i Nur. It was your duty to try to correct the malaise of this age, which in accordance with the verse who favour the life of this world over the Hereafter , chooses this world over religion and knowingly exchanges diamonds for fragments of glass. You have understood too, thanks to a hundred experiences, that the gifts, presents, and charity of people upset you and make you ill even. You see the results of this every day. But you have directed the faces of the Risale‑i Nur's devoted heroes, in whom you place most trust, away from its service to your own comfort and ease, and so on. Many other things were imparted to me, rebuking me harshly. I am still frightened of receiving another slap. The sole remedy for this situation is that you should tell those of you who bought the car that your brother Said was unable to accept it and that he felt an awesome spiritual loss.
The Second: The car should now be sent to Konyalı Sabri; it should be sent there. If he does not want it, it should be sent to the leading students (erkân) of the Medresetü'z‑Zehrâ. Sabri should not worry about this; the wondrous services he performs every month for the Risale-i Nur are greater than the price of a car. So he should not be offended.
Secondly: You should feel certain about this, for the reason I received that terrible reprimand was a sort of wish and desire. I had exclaimed wishfully when I went for a drive in the car and the seller had said that there are small cars now that are sold for a thousand liras:
“If we had a small car like that on loan, I could go to visit my Nurju brothers in other places.”
It was not a serious decision; only a wish, But then two of our close brothers here supposed it to be serious and with great self‑sacrifice tried to collect not one, but four thousand liras. When they arrived here, I was pleased for seven hours and imagined that that wish of mine had been accepted as a prayer. But then last night I suddenly received the rebuke and objection, and I understood that my wish had been a mistake. There are three reasons for the reprimand, which I will explain another time.
The five brothers who bought the car should know certainly that they gave not a car but almsgiving, a gift, and a present. Perhaps by reason of their good intentions in serving the Risale‑i Nur, the present of each of them was equal to the price of a car, which is a sure sign for me that it has been accepted. Since, my brothers, this sincere service of yours is acceptable, you should not feel sad. You should also redeem the rebuke I have received. Also, you should repair the damage that may be caused to both the rule of my life, and to the mystery of the Risale-i Nur's sincerity. Also, the car should not remain here; it should go to whoever gave the largest amount. You will understand the reason for my alarm when I explain those three important reasons. I am compelled by the Three Months not to consider this until they have passed and the main collections have been published, even if rule over the whole world were to be given to me. If you do not get back all the money you gave for the car, I have decided to make up the difference, come what may, even if I have to sell everything,
I send my greetings to everyone. Forgive me, as I forgive you.