From: irfan@apollo.ece.wisc.edu (Irfan Alan)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam
Subject: DROPLET VOL 1, NO 3, PART 2 & 3
Date: 10 Oct 92 22:31:32 GMT
Status: R

DROPLET  VOL 1, No 3, Part 1

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D R O P L E T
>From The Vast Ocean Of The Miraculous Qur'an

Translations from the Arabic and Turkish Writings of Bediuzzaman
Said Nursi, 

The Risale-i Noor

VOL 1, No 3, Part 1
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HASHIR  AND  AKHIRAH (RESURRECTION AND THE HEREAFTER)

THE NINTH RAY

A Supplement to the Subject of Hashir and  Akhirah

In the Name of Allah the Merciful the Compassionate

"Glory be to Allah when you reach evening and when you arise in
the morning!  Praise belong to Him throughout Heaven and Earth,
and after supper and when you are at your noon-hour. He brings
forth the living from the dead and brings forth the dead from
the living, and He revives the earth following its death. Thus
shall you (all) be brought forth [again]. Among His signs is
[the fact that] He has created you from dust; then you are
propagated as human beings. Among His signs is [the fact that]
He has created spouses for you from among yourselves so that you
may console yourselves with them. He has planted affection and
mercy between you; in that are signs for those who know. Among
His signs are the creation of Heaven and Earth, as well as
diversity in your tongues and colors. In that are signs for
those who know. Among His signs are your sleeping at night and
by day, and your pursuit of His bounty. In that are signs for
any folk who listen. Among His signs is how He shows you
lightning for both fear and anticipation. He sends water down
from the sky so He may revive the earth with it following its
death. In that are signs for folk who use their reason. Among
His signs are [the fact] that the sky and earth hold firm at His
command. Then whenever He calls you forth out of the earth once
and for all, you will (all) come forth!  Anyone who is in Heaven
and Earth belongs to Him; all are subservient to Him. He is the
One Who starts out with creation; then He performs it all over
again. It is quite simple for Him [to do]. He sets the Supreme
Example in Heaven and Earth; He is the Powerful, the Wise" [Al
Qur'an 30:17-27]

One of the poles of the iman (belief), hashir and akhirah, is
shown and proven with these sublime ayats of the Quran
[revealed from Above, the Most High Heavens].  In this Ninth
Ray, a detailed point and a number of great evidences contained
in these proofs (ayats) -establishing the truth of the
hereafter- will be expressed.  It is a delicate assistance of
Allah that thirty years ago (now almost eighty years), at the
end of Muhakemat (Judgements) -a brief tafsir (commentary), I
had intended to include a tafsir about these ayats.  However, I
could only start with Bismillah (in the Name of Allah), then I
somehow stopped and could not continue.  I thank to my Merciful
Creator in the numbers of the hints and the signs of the
hereafter for giving success [to complete the commentary] after
thirty years.

Yes, nine or ten years ago, Allah gifted us with a success in
writing the Tenth and Twenty Ninth Words which are two strong
and radiant tafsirs, and constitute proofs of this  addressing
of Allah (SWT): "Look at the traces of Allahs Mercy, how He
revives the earth following its death. Such is the Reviver from
the dead; He is Capable of everything!" [Al Quran 30:50]. 
Praise be to Allah, the deniers became silent. Nine or ten years
later, Allah gifted us with the tafsir of the second ayat
mentioned at the beginning. These two ayats are the unattackable
castles of the belief in the hereafter. Now, this Ninth Ray,
contains nine high remarks of the previous ayats and an
important introduction.   


DROPLET  VOL 1, No 3, Part 2
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D R O P L E T
>From The Vast Ocean Of The Miraculous Qur'an

Translations from the Arabic and Turkish Writings of Bediuzzaman
Said Nursi, 

The Risale-i Noor

VOL 1, No 3, Part 2
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The Introduction addresses two points with the following topics:
[First] briefly explains one of the spiritual benefits and the
vital results of the belief in the hereafter out of many.
[Second] shows how much important believing in the hereafter is
for human life, especially for a healthy society. It shortly
presents one detailed proof of the belief in the hereafter out
of many, and further shows that such a belief is so much evident
and far from any doubt.

	The First Point: The belief in the hereafter is the most
essential element in the lives of individuals and the society.
It is also fundamental to their true perfection and happiness.
For this, out of hundred proofs, we will indicate only four
examples.

First Example: Almost a quarter of the population consists of
children. Only through the idea of Paradise, they can only stand
still against the deaths [of whom they love] which seem to them
as dreadful and painful events, and can feel a spiritual power
in their rather fragile and delicate bodies. Only with the idea
of Heaven, they can find a hope towards the happy life in their
not- withstanding souls, which cry quickly from every sad thing.
For example, as a result of the belief in Paradise, he would
say, "My small brother or friend died; however, he became like a
bird in paradise, has been flying ever since, and living there
much better than us."  Otherwise, the strength and spirit of
these weak and poor children would be destroyed each time they
observe the deaths of other children and beloved ones.  Along
with their eyes, their souls, hearts, mind, and even the most
inner faculties would cry so devastatingly that they either
would perish or become like pitiful animals.  (to be continued)
TRUE  DUTIES  IN   THIS   LIFE
                  
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To be continued In$a Allah.
Your Br. Irfan in Islam.