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A Russian came up to me. He said:

-To what are you paying attention?

I said:

-I am drawing the plan for my madrasah.

He said:

-Where are you from?

I said:

-I am from Bitlis.

He said:

-This is Tbilisi.

I said:

-Bitlis and Tbilisi are brothers.

He said:

-What do you mean?

I said:

-In Asia, in the Islamic world, three nûrs are beginning to develop one after another, and in your world, three darknesses will begin to spread on top of each other. This tyrannical veil will be torn down; it will diminish, and I will come and build my madrasa here.

He said:

-What a pity! I am surprised at your hope.

I said:

-I am also surprised by your mind. Can you imagine this winter continuing? Every winter has a spring; every night has a day.

He said:

-Islam has been fragmented.

-They have gone to be trained. Here is India, a promising child of Islam, studying in the English Preparatory School. Egypt is an intelligent son of Islam, studying at the British Civil Service Academy. The Caucasus and Turkestan, two brave sons of Islam training at the Russian Military Academy, and so on.

After these noble children receive their diplomas, each will take the command of a continent. By waving the flag of Islam, their magnificent and just father, across the horizons of perfection, each will proclaim the mystery of azalî hikmah in mankind, defiantly challenging the course of history.