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social solidarity, then make your guiding principle in life the
exalted principle, "The believers are together like a well-founded
building, one part of which supports the other." Then you will be
delivered from humiliation in this world and from wretchedness
in the Hereafter. 87
The Method Advised by Bediüzzaman for Opposing Disbelief
In many of his works Bediüzzaman Said Nursi informed believers
about the methods that should be employed in their struggle with
disbelief. In one he states:
Our enemy is ignorance, stipulation and disagreement. We will
stand up against these enemies with ingenuity, skill and unity. 88
Against the first enemy, ignorance, it is important to ensure that
people become aware of the threats surrounding them. In an Islamic
society the majority of people are religious, i.e., they believe in Allah
and His religion. However, many Muslims are unaware of the threats
posed against religion and spiritual values. For instance, some are so
ignorant about the theory of evolution and its objectives that they do
not hesitate to say, "I am religious and also believe in the theory of
86 Narrated by Muslim.
87 The Risale-i-Nur Collection, Letters, The Twenty-Second Letter, p. 270.
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