[A significant fact and a conversation of the university Nurjus with the Democrats.]
At the wish of the nation, the Democrats have secured the free expression of the marks of Islam; now, the sole means of gratifying both the country and the nation is to make the movement for Islamic unity a source of support for themselves. Formerly, the self‑interested policies of the British, French, and Americans opposed and prevented this, but now they are in need of it. For communism, Masonry, atheism, and irreligion lead directly to anarchy, and it is only Islamic unity based on the truth of the Qur'an that may resist these awesomely destructive forces, And again it is only Islamic unity that may be a means of saving both humanity from this peril, and this country from foreign invasion and this nation from anarchy, Therefore, it is essential that the Democrats rely on this truth with all their strength and take a stand against the communist and Masonic currents.
By leaving free the call to prayer, they gained strength for themselves twenty times greater than their own power. They won the nation's love and made it indebted to them. … With their support for Islamic unity, the Nurjus form a significant mass backing the Democrats. However, some extremist sections of the former party with Masonic and communist leanings are preparing to deal the Democrats two heavy blows.
In the former [pre‑Republican] period, they swiftly overturned the liberals (Ahrarlar) when they twice came to power, and also hanged numerous members of their ally, the Muhammadan Union. They have tried to show that the Democrats, known as the Ahrar, are more irreligious than they are themselves; and now it has clearly emerged that under the pretence of religiosity some of them are trying to incite the Democrats against religion, wanting them to cause harm to it like they do themselves. They are even trying to win the support of some official religious scholars (ulema) and incite them against the Democrats and to crush the Nurjus, who, being on the side of the Democrats, may oppose them. Then the ulema would not have recourse to the Democrats by means of the Nurjus, for the ulema incline to whichever side the Nurjus incline to; there is no movement more powerful that they may join.
Since the truth of the matter is this, the Democrats are obliged to placate and gratify both the Nurjus, and the ulema, and the nation, so as to prevent the extremist Mason and communist elements of the former party taking advantage of this point and attempting to overturn the Democrats, For the former party oppressed both the religious scholars and members of the Sufi orders throughout the past twenty‑five years, forcing them to toady to them. It is absolutely essential so as not to lose the assistance of the Americans and their allies, that with all their strength the Democrats strive to revive and repair the marks of Islam, as with the call to prayer.
Regretably, some extremists, Masons, and communists pass themselves off as Democrats despite being opposed to them, with the intention of inciting the Democrats to take destructive measures and show them to be opposed to religion, so as to overthrow them.
In the name of the Nur students and Nurju University students,Sadık, Sungur, Ziya