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Wisdom And Good For Believers In The School Of Yusuf

a commendatory one. And although they found less than ten er-
rors in five chests of copies of the Risale-i Nur, we proved in court
that the points they had shown to be errors were completely cor-
rect, and that they themselves had been in error in the matters
they said were wrong; we showed between five and ten errors

and mistakes in their five pages of report. And while awaiting se-
vere reprisals in the face of the Fruits of Belief and Defences
Collection, which we had sent to seven government offices, and
the entire Risale-i Nur which had been sent to the Ministry of
Justice, and especially in return for the effective, stinging slaps
dealt by the confidential treatises, they responded extremely le-
niently, and like the even consoling letter sent to us by the Prime

Minister, they were most conciliatory and did not attack us. This
proved decisively that as a miracle of Divine grace, the truths of
the Risale-i Nur had defeated them, making them study its trea-
tises like a guide. It made those broad circles into a sort of study
circle and saved the belief of numerous hesitating and bewil-
dered people, causing us spiritual joy and profit far exceeding
our distress. 7

Bediuzzaman’s pearls of wisdom point to yet another benefit;
during these proceedings, many were introduced to his Risale-i Nur
Collections, in which Allah’s existence and unity were explained.
Their reading led many to accept faith, as well enabling them to
come to better know the writer.
In his writings, Bediuzzaman compared the hardship and severe
trials as a form of distillation, where gold and copper are separated.

Just as a touchstone distinguishes gold from copper, difficulties will
bring out the believer’s superior qualities, and suppress the evil
thoughts of the selfish ego. Such trials demonstrate the power of the

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