Risale-i Nur/The Rays/The Thirteenth Ray (s:340)

.on the way of a truth which is thus unshakeable, elevated, vast, and important, and is of inestimable value, and if the whole world and a person’s life was given as its price, it would still be cheap; we should certainly respond with complete steadfastne body {font-family:'Thorndale AMT',serif;font-size:12.0pt} h1 {margin-left:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-top:0.0835in;margin-bottom:0.0in;border:none;padding:0;text-indent:0.2953in;text-align:justify;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-style:italic;font-size:12.0pt;color:#000000;clear:left} on the way of a truth which is thus unshakeable, elevated, vast, and important, and is of inestimable value, and if the whole world and a person’s life was given as its price, it would still be cheap; we should certainly respond with complete steadfastness to all the tribulations, distress, and enemies. They have also confronted us with a number of deceived or hoodwinked hojas, shaykhs, and apparently pious people. We must preserve our unity and solidarity in the face of them, and not bother with them or argue with them. S a i d N u r s i* * *My Dear, Loyal Brothers!It was disclosed to me this morning before dawn that the real reason for this extensive and significant aggression against us is not the Fifth Ray, but the Hizb al-Nuri, and The Key To Belief, and Hüccetü’l-Baliga (The Eloquent Proof).1 I read part of the Hizb al-Nuri carefully, and thought of The Key To Belief, and I understood that the atheists had put forward the Fifth Ray, which has a slight connection with politics, as the apparent reason, because they could not defend their way of absolute disbelief against the blows of these two keen swords. So they deceived the Government, making it move against us. It occurred to me at the same time that if some of our weak brothers temporarily give up, they might be able to save themselves from this calamity, and I wanted to give them permission. Suddenly it was imparted to me that those who are closely concerned and have twice been put to this test and in return have suffered so much hardship, would not then give it up in a heartfelt way that was both harmful and without benefit, but might possibly apparently hold back just to deceive them. It would otherwise cause harm both to himself, and to us, and to our sacred way, and as a penalty, the person would receive a blow contrary to his intentions.* * *My Dear, Loyal Brothers!Certainly according to the degree of their being the cause of this imprisonment, which is more distressing and colder than other places, those who are suffering its hardships will feel inclined to escape them. But since the certain, verified belief that the Risale-i Nur —its apparent

The second part of the collection from the Risale-i Nur called Âsâ-yi Musâ (The Staff of Moses). It consists of 11 pieces proving the fundamentals of belief. [Tr.]

Risale-i Nur/The Words/The Twenty-Fifth Word/Second Light/Second BeamRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Thirty-Second Word/Third Stopping PlaceRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twenty-Second Word/Second StationRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twenty-Ninth Word/Second AimRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Sixteenth WordRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Thirty-Second Word/Second Stopping-PlaceRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twenty-Second Word/Second StationRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Fifteenth WordRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Thirty-Second Word/Second Stopping-PlaceRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twenty-Fifth Word/First AddendumRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twenty-Fifth Word/First Light/Second RayRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twenty-Sixth Word/ConclusionRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Eighth WordRisale-i Nur/The Words/GleamsRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Eighth WordRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Thirtieth Word/First AimRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twenty-Seventh WordRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Sixteenth Word/A Short AddendumRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Nineteenth WordRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Thirty-Second Word/Third Stopping PlaceRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twenty-Fifth Word/First AddendumRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Thirty-Second Word/Second Stopping-PlaceRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Thirty-Third WordRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Ninth WordRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Fifteenth WordRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twenty-Seventh Word/ConclusionRisale-i Nur/The Words/GleamsRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twenty-Seventh Word/AddendumRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twenty-Fifth Word/First Light/First RayRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Tenth Word/On Resurrection And The Hereafter/Twelve 'Truths' consisting...Risale-i Nur/The Words/GleamsRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twentieth Word/First StationRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twenty-Fifth Word/First LightRisale-i Nur/The Words/GleamsRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twenty-Fifth Word/First Light/First RayRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Eighth WordRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twelfth WordRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twenty-Second Word/Second StationRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Thirty-Third WordRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twenty-Fifth WordRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twelfth WordRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twenty-Third Word/Second ChapterRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Thirteenth WordRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twenty-Sixth WordRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Tenth Word/On Resurrection And The Hereafter/An Introduction consisting of four...Risale-i Nur/The Words/The Thirty-Second Word/Third Stopping PlaceRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Tenth Word/On Resurrection And The Hereafter/Twelve 'Truths' consisting...Risale-i Nur/The Words/The Thirty-Second Word/Second Stopping-PlaceRisale-i Nur/The Words/The Twenty-Seventh Word/AddendumRisale-i Nur/The Words/About The Risale-I Nur, The Words, And Their Author