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THE SCHOOL OF YUSUF

and that Allah most surely does not guide the deviousness
of the dishonorable.” [Yusuf said,] “I do not say my self was
free from blame. The self indeed commands to evil acts—ex-
cept for those my Lord has mercy on. My Lord, He is
Forgiving, Merciful.” (Surah Yusuf, 50-53)

Yusuf (as) assembled those who knew about this affair to have
them admit to his innocence. When the accusations against him had
first circulated, after which he was imprisoned, it would have been
presumed by others that he was guilty. In the end, however, he was
recognized as one worthy enough to assume a very important post,
being handed over the treasuries of Egypt.
Allah reveals in the Qur’an that He will bring to naught the con-

spiracies that have been plotted against the believers, and that they
will be proven right after having been wrongly accused. With
Allah’s help, believers will be exonerated of all guilt. The verses say:
You who believe! Do not be like those who abused Musa.
Allah absolved him of what they said and he was highly
honored with Allah. (Surat al-Ahzab, 69)
At every opportunity, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi expressed his
belief that there was much good in the many investigations carried
out into his and his students’ lives. Because, these devout individu-

als emerged from these inquiries with their innocence proven, both
in their actions and in their writings. As a result of these investiga-
tions, their integrity and sincerity was confirmed by the authority of
the government. Bediuzzaman had the following to say in this re-
spect:

“But it is possible that you dislike a thing which is good for
you.” (Surat al-Baqara, 216) Chiefly, while expecting a severely
critical report from the Experts Committee in Ankara, they sent

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