My Dear, Loyal Brothers!
An education minister raised the veil from his face and revealed absolute disbelief in another guise. He must have written that manifesto on some other prompting, before receiving the defences we last sent. I was not thinking of sending them to that department, but this has shown that it is both appropriate and necessary to do so, with my brothers’ approval. For most likely, a deputy so bigoted in atheism would not be indifferent towards the documents and confidential treatises sent to Ankara. He was suddenly hit on the head by the irrefutable defences; it was excellent. Allah willing, it will give rise to a powerful movement in favour of the Risale‑i Nur in that department too.
My Brothers! Since some people are like that, it is a sort of suicide to submit to them; it is to regret Islam, or even to shake off religion. For they are so bigoted in atheism that they are not content with people like us only submitting or pretending to submit; they tell us: “Abdicate your hearts and consciences and work for this world alone!”
In such a situation, the sole solution is to rely on dominical grace, trust in Allah the Most High in patience and fortitude, send four crates of copies of the Risale‑i Nur to that centre, and pray that with their powerful truths they will be victorious. Our experience up to now has shown that it is of no benefit to avoid one another and be upset, and to dissociate oneself from the Risale‑i Nur, and submit to them and even join them.
Don’t feel anxious in any way! That deputy’s blustering alarm shows his weakness and fear; he is compelled not to attack, but to defend himself.