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A part from the Risale-i Nur about his life in Ankara

(From the Twenty-Third Flash "Risale on Nature")

I went to Ankara in 13381. Within the strong thoughts of the people of îman, who were intoxicated with the victory of the army of Islam over the Greeks, I saw an extremely terrifying idea of zandaqa was deceptively working to enter, destroy and poison their thoughts. “Alas!” I said, “This dragon is going to attack the pillars of îman.” At that time, since this noble âyah explains at the degree of being self-evident the existence and wahdâniyyah of Allah, I sought assistance from it; in an Arabic risale, I wrote a powerful conclusive argument taken from Al-Qur'an Al-Hakîm to a degree that will dispel the head of that zandaqa. I have printed it in Ankara at the Yeni Gün Press. But unfortunately, those who knew Arabic were few and those who considered it seriously were rare, therefore, that powerful conclusive argument in an extremely concise and abbreviated form did not show its effect. Unfortunately, that idea of irreligiousness both spread and gained strength.