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PORTENTS AND FEATURES OF THE MAHDI'S COMING

tions as evi dence, despite Bediuzzaman's une quiv o -
cal words regard ing the com ing of the Mahdi and the
Prophet Isa (as), are very dan ger ous inter ven tions that
may cast doubt on all the trea tis es writ ten by such a
val u a ble reform er. How valid can these be if many peo -
ple come up with very dif fer ent claims, say ing,
"Bediuzzaman Said Nursi may have said this here, but
this is only a strat a gem, a lie; he told us the truth?" Not
long after this, any thing at all will be able to be said
about any mat ter in the Treatise of Light, and
Bediuzzaman's works will increas ing ly lose their true
mean ing and wis dom. The only way to fore stall this dan -
ger is to accept the words of such a wor thy Islamic
schol ar, writ ten and con firmed by him self, at their face
value. Indeed, in his works, Bediuzzaman has recalled
that the trea tis es con tain the most truth ful expo si tion
of this sub ject, as they do of all oth ers, and has stat ed
that when some one reads what is writ ten in the trea -
tis es they can acquire the most accu rate infor ma tion,
just as if they were speak ing to him in per son.

Each book in the Treatise of Light is a Said. Whichever
book you look at, you can ben e fit from it ten times more
than by speak ing to me in per son, and you will real ly
have spo ken to me in truth. The Treatise of Light leaves
no need for me. (Emirdağ Addendum, p. 159)

… because he says: "If any one wish es to speak with

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