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My ‘azîz, siddîq brothers!

I am declaring an apprehension that suddenly came to my heart:

I felt and understood that since the people of dhalâlah cannot offer any effective response or counter to the diamond swords of the Risale-i Nur, they want to shake the solidarity and mutual bond among the students by exploiting their struggle for livelihood and the ghaflah of the spring season and finding their weak veins by taking advantage of the differences in their mashrabs or feelings.

Beware! Be utterly careful! Do not let estrangement and divergence fall among you! Man cannot be free from error, yet the door of tawbah is open. When nafs and shaytan prompt you to object to your brother and to criticise him — even if you are right — say this: "We are obligated to sacrifice not only such minor rights of ours, but even our lives, our honour and dignity and our worldly happiness for the sake of solidarity and mutual bond, which is the strongest bond of the Risale-i Nur." and thereby silence your nafs!

If there is a matter causing dispute, consult one another (mashwarah) but do not be too strict; not everyone shares the same mashrab. Looking at one another with tolerance is essential now.

We extend our salâm to all our brothers.