Perles Eternelles

Afyon Prison Thus, Bediuzzaman and the Students of the Risale-i Nur entered their third School of Joseph (Medrese-i Yusufiye). And as previously they did transform it into a ‘school’ through persisting in writing out copies of the Risale-i Nur and …

The swift spread of the Risale-i Nur over the three and a half years from 1944 to the beginning of 1948 and Bediuzzaman intensifying his struggle against the forces of unbelief by putting the case of the Risale-i Nur directly …

The writing of the Risale-i Nur, then, was virtually complete within a few months of Bediuzzaman’s coming to Emirdag, and a large part of his time here was spent in correcting the copies sent to him of the Risale-i Nur, …

If Hafiz Mustafa had written to Sadik Bey from Denizli that Bediuzzaman had left in good health, Bediuzzaman described himself as being extremely ill, weak and wretched when a short time later he was settled in his house in Emirdag …

Bediuzzaman arrived in Emirdag on a hot August evening, shortly before sunset. A small group of people were sitting drinking tea in front of the Government Building when a bus arrived in a cloud of dust from the direction of …

The first three and a half years of Bediuzzaman’s stay in Emirdag saw an intensification of his struggle with the forces of irreligion, which up to this time had felt themselves to be in an unassailable position in Turkey. The …

Emirdag Bediuzzaman had been a month a half in the Shehir Hotel in Denizli when the order came from Ankara that he was to reside in the province of Afyon, still in western Anatolia, to the north-east of Denizli. A …

When Bediuzzaman and his students emerged from the Court, the people of Denizli greeted them with cheers and cries of “Long live justice!”, and accompanied them to the prison where they collected their belongings. Outside the prison was like a …

Then, when the situation of Bediuzzaman and his students seemed most grim and they were expecting Ankara to act most severely towards them, Bediuzzaman’s move proved successful and a relatively soft and even conciliatory position was taken.[27. Sualar, 286.] And …

These months of the trial in Denizli Prison were truly a testing for Bediuzzaman and his students. In addition to the physical distress and hardship, it was clear certain forces within the Government were working for Bediuzzaman’s execution and that …