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able to endure it with difficulty. 31
Bediuzzaman continues by saying that, as we related in the pre-
vious chapter, he found consolation in the thought of seeing other

inmates entering the Islamic faith.

Allegations Against Bediuzzaman
Certain segments of power that disliked the idea of spiritual
values gaining in popularity, used the same age-old tactics against

Said Nursi, and incited the public, as well as the authorities,
against him and his followers, through a comprehensive smear
campaign. Various newspapers of the era waged a propaganda
war against him and his students by printing untrue stories. Some
individuals were bought with money to offer false evidence
against them. However, each time the courts found Bediuzzaman
and his students not guilty of the charges brought against them,
those who concocted these ill-conceived slanderous charges were
humiliated in public.

When these slanderous accusations are examined, it becomes
clear that they are much like those assailed against the believers of
the past, such as “he is abusing religion for personal gain,” “he is
misleading people,” “he is corrupt,” “he is mad,” “those who be-
lieve him are naïve.” These are just some of the accusations brought
wrongly against the believers as pointed out in the Qur’an.
In the past, every believer encountered the opposition of his

community’s leading personalities, as every believer will en-
counter such opposition in the future. As the following verse of the
Qur’an reveals, “We never sent a warner into any city without the
affluent people in it saying, ‘We reject what you have been sent

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