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 and Nur Students of the Medresetü' z‑Zehrâ!
When I arrived in Isparta, I received the news that a school for prayer‑leaders and preachers was going to be opened. This gave me the idea that since most of the pupils who would register for the school would be Nurjus, a Nur School should be opened unofficially in the vicinity of the official school and that the latter should be made into a sort of Nur School. A day or two later, a rumour spread that I was going to teach, and it was understood from the streams of men and women from all around who came to listen that if such a semi-official, general Nur School were to be opened, such a thronging crowd would form that it would become impossible. So the idea was abandoned due to the possibility of unnecessary crowds gathering, as they did when we went to the court in Afyon. A second truth was imparted to my heart. It was this:
If anyone has a household of four or five people, he should make his house into a small Nur School. If he does not have such a household and is alone, he should foregather with three or four of his neighbours who show interest, and they should make the house they gather in a small Nur School. If, at least when they are not working, they spend even five or ten minutes reading or writing out the Risale‑i Nur, or listening to it, they will receive the rewards and honour of true students of the religious sciences, and they will also be performing the five sorts of worship described in the Treatise on Sincerity. It was imparted to my heart that like true students of the religious sciences, even their commonplace dealings when working for their livelihoods may become a sort of worship. So I am telling my brothers of this.
The Enduring One, He is the Enduring One!Your ill brother,Saîd Nursî