He (Bediuzzaman) is the Risale‑i Nur's servant. He would have been a millionaire today if he had sought the world and accepted all the gifts and presents offered to him, and the alms and charity, donations and bequests. But just like 'Umar (May God be pleased with him), he said: “If I take on an excessive load, I shall never attain to Muhammad the Arabian (Upon whom be blessings and peace), the heart of the speaking cosmos and God's beloved, nor to his friends and those perfected persons who have attained to him. I would only get half way.
Complying with the Prophet's (UWBP) reply to the dictum: ”I created all the spheres, everything, for you, my beloved!,” “I have abandoned all of them for you!" he abandoned the world and all that is in it, and love and passion, and even abandoned aban‑ doning, and dedicated all of his efforts and endeavours and his life to spreading the lights of the Qur'an. Because of this, all the difficulties he suffered are now mercy, and all the services he performed, wisdom. He revealed the beauty on the face of glory and the world was transformed into a flower-bed of perfection.
He is like Niyazi Misri, who turned a droplet into an ocean, non‑being “One unaware that His favour and ire are the same, suffers torment; Be delivered from that torment! He who is sovereign, knows us.” Like Niyazi Misri, the interpreter here saw everything to be good, turned a droplet into an ocean, non‑being into man, and caused his light to rule the world.
The fact he was called “Kurdi,” and with the inversion and omission in the word ya mudrikan in the qasida of Imam 'Ali (May God be pleased with him) alluded to the word “Kurd,” does not indicate that he was actually a Kurd, nullifying his descent from the Prophet (UWBP) (lit., his being a sharif and a sayyid). This cognomen is merely to announce to the world his being the Risale‑i Nur's interpreter, who was born and grew up in Kurdistan and became famous with the name; it is not to prove his Kurdishness.
His knowing Kurdish and wearing local dress and appearing thus was to conceal and hide himself; in my view, his purpose was not to deny his true identity and nationhood.
It must be indeed meaningful and full of wisdom that he had great love for the Turkish nation, which for centuries served the World of Islam and humanity and Mecca and Medina, and that he spent and large portion of his life together with the Turks.
O Lord! For the sake of Your noble beloved,
For the sake of the blood spilt at Kerbela,
For the sake of the eyes weeping at separation,
For the sake of the face dragged through the dust of love,
Grant victory to the Risale‑i Nur, to Ustad, and to Islam. Amen!
… … Their intention is to extinguish God's light [by blowing] with their mouths; but God will complete [the revelation of] His light, even though the unbelievers may detest [it]
Respected Ustad!
I wrote these pieces with the Risale‑i Nur's hand, pen, and tongue, a tiny spark which sprang from them to my lowly heart. I seek your acceptance and help so that inspiration should not cease, And I kiss your hands respectfully and await your prayers.
Your student in need of your prayers,Hasan Feyzi(May God have mercy on him)