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A Believer Confined In The School Of Yusuf Is Student And Teacher

serve apart from Him are only names which you and your
forefathers have made up. There is no mandate for them
from Allah. Allah alone is qualified to judge. His order is to
worship none but Him. That is in truth the straight and up-
right religion, but most of mankind simply do not know.”

(Surah Yusuf, 36-40)
Bediuzzaman taught his students and other inmates the Risale-i
Nur throughout his term in prison. In essence, they were students
twice, as they received an education provided by the rigors, but also
benefited from their master Said Nursi’s superior knowledge, by
spending day and night with him. They were educated with
Bediuzzaman’s subtle reflections, and benefited from the example

of his good morality. Therefore, the education received by the Nur
students, who served time with their master, was profound and
benefited them towards maturing their faith and exemplary behav-
ior.
Wherever believers go, they foster order, security, contentment
and beauty. A believer’s superior morality and exemplary behavior
diffuse, like electric currents, and influence all around them. Even if
they were not to say a word, their behavior, demeanor, modesty, sin-
cerity, lack of selfish ambition, their positive attitude, energy, opti-

mism and congeniality, would nevertheless make an impact on
others. For instance, if one who complains and is in despair because
of his imprisonment hears a believer expounding on the countless
benefits and wisdom of being in prison, that the true life is the life of
the Hereafter, and therefore, that the losses suffered on Earth are in-
consequential, he would ponder his message and possibly react
positively and reform his behavior. A believer, who ever keeps the

smile on his face, even under the most adverse conditions, who is

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