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Accused of Religious Distortion

Another allegation was the lie that Bediuzzaman pervert-
ed Islam, promoted his personal religious beliefs, and
imposed this distorted religion on his followers. His oppo-
nents also claimed that he did not abide by the Sunnah of the
Prophet (saas) and that he had invented his own religion. The
purpose of these lies was, in their own eyes, to incite religious
people who were not fully aware of what was going on, and to
portray him as something he was not.
However, these slanderous claims came to nothing in the
end, because they were recognized by intelligent and consci-
entious Muslims as being similar to those made against the
Prophet Noah (as): “ “We see you in flagrant error.” (Surat al-
A‘raf, 60)

The Smear Campaign against Bediuzzaman

Allah reveals in many verses that unbelievers always
scheme and plot:
Those before them plotted, but all plotting belongs to
Allah. He knows what each self earns, and the unbeliev-
ers will soon know who has the Ultimate Abode. (Surat
ar-Ra‘d, 42)

Irreligious people conspired against Bediuzzaman. One
such scheme is related in Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, His
Unknown Side. According to this, signatures were collected
from drunkards on a sheet of paper stating that
“Bediuzzaman’s assistant bought alcoholic drinks for him,” in
a shop selling such drinks. This is just one of the methods