Letters: 1928-1932

by Bediüzzaman Said Nursî, Şükran Vahide (Translator)

Largely replying to questions put by Bediuzzaman s students, these Letters cover a wide range of they provide illuminating answers to many questions of belief and Islam; they contain brilliant and unique explanations of the truths of belief and mysteries of the Qur'an, which also illustrate the Qur'anic way of Knowledge of God opened up by the Risale-i Nur; they offer important guidance to contemporary Muslims concerning many questions ranging from nationalism to Sufism; they also throw light on Bediuzzaman's own life in those years of exile and the conditions during the early years of the Turkish Republic; in addition they include the celebrated Nineteenth Letter, which describes more than three hundred of the Miracles of Muhammad (PBUH); the Twentieth Letter, which together with being an important lesson in reading the Book of the Universe, provides extremely powerful proofs of Divine Unity; and the Twenty-Fourth Letter, which solves convincingly the mystery of the constant activity in the universe, and the change and renewal of beings.

Genres: Islam, Religion

573 pages, Hardcover

First published December 30, 1993

About the author

Said Nursî, (1878 – March 23, 1960) is an Islamic scholar who wrote Risale-i Nur Collection, a body of Qur'anic commentary exceeding six thousand pages. He is commonly known as Bediüzzaman, which means "the wonder of the age".

He was finally released in 1949. In the last decade of his life he settled in Isparta city. After the introduction of the multi-party system he advised his followers to vote for the Democratic Party of Adnan Menderes which gained the support of the rural and conservative populations. Because Said Nursî considered communism the greatest danger of that time, he also supported the pro-Western orientation of the Democrats, leading to his support of NATO, CENTO and Turkey's participation in the Korean war. He tried to unite Muslims and Christians in the struggle against communism and materialism therefore he corresponded with the Pope and the Greek Orthodox patriarch.

In 1956 he was allowed to have his writings printed. His books are collected under the name The Collection Of Risale-i Nur (Letters of Light).
His tomb in Urfa (demolished in July 1960)

He died of exhaustion after traveling to Urfa. He was buried on the premises where according to Islamic beliefs Abraham (Ibrahim) is buried. After the military coup d'état in Turkey in 1960, a group of soldiers led by the later extreme right-wing politician Alparslan Türkeş opened his grave and buried him at an unknown place near Isparta during July 1960 in order to prevent popular veneration. His followers are reported to have found his grave after years of searching in the area, and took his remains to a secret place in an effort to protect his body from further disturbance. Now, only two followers of him know where he is buried. When one of them dies, the other one tells one more person the secret place of the grave reducing the chance that the place be forgotten. Interestingly enough, he wrote in a treaty (risala), that no one should know where his tomb is.

Reviews

[Ahmed · Rating 5 out of 5]

What does the one who finds God lose? And what does the one who loses Him find?

[Doris Raines · Rating 2 out of 5]

I LIKE THIS BOOK

[Azat · Rating 5 out of 5]

This person is genius.He had spent 25 years of his life in prisons and wrote 15 books in these period.

[Seniha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I need to read it again and i hope to continue reading it over and over again.

[Naseer-ul-Hassan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love it..!
the way Nursi explains the Quranic verses within our surroundings.. thought provoking..

[Husameddin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a nice expression of belief. it literally touches to the heart like a soft velvet. Especially the 22nd, 26th and 27th letters

[Feyza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dort buyuk kitaptan simdiye kadar en zevk aldigim kitap, Mektubat. Muthis, okunmasi sart! Muhtesem bir eser.