The time has come to explain a strange mental state of our Master in the face of the public prosecutors.
He said to me:
“Although during these thirty to forty years of oppression in prison and exile, I have been the object of the severity of the public prosecutors, who are charged with duties related to public law, known as “hukûkullah” (lit. God's law), I have never felt angry at them or offended.
I realized that I did not see in them the faults that were the cause of their apparent anger. Then some time later I saw that the compassionate slaps of divine deter‑ mining were dealt at the hand of the prosecutors due to my own faults. Because the slaps came from divine determining, I accepted them with all my spirit and heart and I forgave the prosecutors' harshness, for they were only the apparent causes. Now, thanks be to God, some of the prosecutors, in performing their duties of defending the public rights — in so far as they are “hukûkullah” — are not treating me so severely, on the contrary, in respect of true justice and the service the Risale-i Nur performs for belief, which is beneficial for all Muslims and even humanity, they are giving up their severity and are as though seeing the compassionate slaps of divine determining and assisting us despite their apparent torments. As a consequence of this great mystery, I have assumed a friendly attitude towards all such prosecutors and I pray for them. The situations which appear to be severe judgements against me are advertisements of a sort for our work for belief.
I now send my greetings to them and to all who understand that public law has become like hukûkullah and I pray for them. I forgive their severity and vehemence towards me.”
Saîd Nursî
I am presenting this absolutely true letter which our Master wrote for you.
His student, Sungur