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Moreover , Nursi argues against the view that Sufism is the inner dimension of Islam , and the Shari\u0026#39;ahh , as the body of formal injunctions and\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA4","page_number":"4","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e is attached in the Risale - i Nur is that since the true nature of man and the cosmos is fully disclosed by the divine revelation of the Quran and is to be seen by the eye of belief , it is only in faith in this sense that\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA5","page_number":"5","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e place in his scheme . 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How\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA57","page_number":"57","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e to look more closely . The first exile is the sense of loss due to old age ( many who were close to Nursi are no longer alive ) ; the second is the inevitable separation ( as people come and go ) ; the third is the sense of\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA58","page_number":"58","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e basis of this is to break the ego , give up the desires of the flesh , and kill the evil - commanding soul.13 The picture here is that the act of introspection makes one realize the divine origin of all reality , which then\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA60","page_number":"60","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e . This tradition - located account of spirituality that Nursi is advocating is not imperialist or insulting to those of us who are not Muslim . For Nursi recognizes that every person has the capacity to sense and experience\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA61","page_number":"61","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e that faith touches both the mind and the heart . One should have good arguments for faith , but one should also have a sense of God made possible through a careful discernment and listening to the Divine . It is the\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA62","page_number":"62","snippet_text":"... As we have already noted , he chides Sufis when they start assuming that their experience of God is more \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e than ritual obligations . This is because he wants to firmly locate the experience of God in the 62 Ian Markham."},{"page_id":"PA63","page_number":"63","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e for Nursi is that the correct interpreta- tion of an experience depends on revelation . In the Eighteenth Letter , Nursi muses on the question : Why did some great mystical saints describe the universe in ways that we now know\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA64","page_number":"64","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e to test the spiritual disclosure with others who are wiser and perhaps more mature in the community ; this is of course the whole point of the Risale - i Nur — it is to provide a reliable interpretation of the Quran for other\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA65","page_number":"65","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e . The experience was prohibited from displacing the revelation . Indeed , the expe- rience , argued Nursi , needed always to be checked by the revelation . Further- more it is not simply a \u0026quot; private interpretation \u0026quot; of the\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA66","page_number":"66","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eImportance\u003c/b\u003e to Patients \u0026#39; Health , Well - being and Quality of Life and Its Implications for Nursing Practice , \u0026quot; in International Jour- nal of Nursing Studies , vol . 32 , no . 5 , 457. Quote from the ... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e 66 Ian Markham."},{"page_id":"PA67","page_number":"67","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e to note that there are significant differences between Barth and Nursi . Karl Barth insisted that a commitment to revelation must exclude natural theology ( i.e. , any attempt to reflect on the nature of the universe and\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA70","page_number":"70","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e of living immediately in the world of today . His writing is straightforward , yet rich in interpretive symbolism . In the extended Risale - i Nur collection , Nursi draws extensively on the use of allegorical comparisons\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA72","page_number":"72","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e ingredient the element of thankfulness to God for the bounties He has bestowed on humanity and praise of ... \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e of instruction in belief for purposes of its strengthening , and says that those who are so learned\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA73","page_number":"73","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e to underscore the \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e of fear as a Quranic component of faith . The word generally rendered as piety , godliness , or devoutness is taqwa , which comes from the verb meaning \u0026quot; to fear , \u0026quot; especially God . \u0026quot; O you who\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA82","page_number":"82","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e and pervasive element in his writings and teaching activities . During Nursi\u0026#39;s lifetime and in the successive development of movements inspired by his teachings , the \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e of education has been stressed as providing\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA83","page_number":"83","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e element in Mardin\u0026#39;s analysis of Nursi is the focus on personal development rather than on direct social or political action . Seen as a system of social relations , the personalistic FAITH DEVELOPMENT AND SPIRITUAL MATURATION 83."},{"page_id":"PA84","page_number":"84","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e of this internalization followed logically from the personalistic system , for where there are no holistic concepts of society to work with other than \u0026quot; Islam \u0026quot; -then the end one pursues is not to change society as a whole\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA87","page_number":"87","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e and more meritorious to save one man\u0026#39;s belief than to raise ten believers to the rank of sainthood . ” 32 It is also noteworthy that Nursi pays particular attention to the experience of spiritual wounding or inner wounding as\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA90","page_number":"90","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e in Nursi\u0026#39;s thought.52 In one section of the Rays collection Nursi cites specific instances of such slaps being received by those in his circle . [ The unruly youths themselves confirm that nine slaps they received related to\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA91","page_number":"91","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e elements of Nursi\u0026#39;s metaphysics , his grasp of how the universe works . In fact , elements of the \u0026quot; slaps \u0026quot; that we might term \u0026quot; supernatural \u0026quot; or cosmic were alluded to during one phase of Nursi\u0026#39;s court defense . 55 In terms\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA95","page_number":"95","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e dimension of hope is suggested by Quran 71:13 : \u0026quot; Why do you not hope ( tarjauna ) for dignity ( wiqar ) from God when He created you in diverse stages , Don\u0026#39;t you see how Allah has created the seven heavens in harmony\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA97","page_number":"97","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e in order to develop moral understanding to present students with ethi- cal dilemmas for discussion that ... \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e of moral education . Unlike Fowler and Kohlberg , however , Nursi upholds traditional religious tenets\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA111","page_number":"111","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e volumes of Quranic exegesis and commentary : Proceedings and Signs of Miraculousness , both written in Arabic , date from 1911 and 1913 C.E. , respectively.44 Traveling \u0026quot; the luminous highway of the Qur\u0026#39;ān \u0026quot; with Nursi leads\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA113","page_number":"113","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e to our present discussion because it encourages us to con- ceive of the notion of divine beautiful names in much broader terms than does Abu Hurayrah\u0026#39;s hadith . It is \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e to our understanding of Mathnawi al - Nuriye\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA114","page_number":"114","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e of the role played by litanies in his own devotional discipline , and in the life of contemplation he advocates.67 When scholar Titus Burckhardt discusses wird as a literary genre , he asserts that it is characterized by\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA117","page_number":"117","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e and interlocking nature of God\u0026#39;s beautiful names . CONCLUSION Nursi\u0026#39;s Mathnawi al - Nuriye provides the rationale and the resources for the stu- dent of what he calls the \u0026quot; luminous highway of the Qur\u0026#39;an . \u0026quot; Its story and its\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA120","page_number":"120","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e to realize that this awakening was informed by earlier profound Quran study . See the discussion of the Way of Joyous Apprehension . 25. Vahide , Intellectual Biography , op . cit . , 11 ; See also Mathnawi al - Nuriye , 220\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA126","page_number":"126","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eIMPORTANCE\u003c/b\u003e OF THE HEART AND THE MIND One of the immediate questions we are expected to answer in such a study involves the definition of spirituality . As implied in its very name , spirituality has to do mainly with the act , state\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA127","page_number":"127","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e element derived from the Quran.5 These two are required , for Nursi , not only for the attainment of spiritual perfection but for the honest interpretation and the appropriate com- prehension of the wisdom of God . One who is\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA128","page_number":"128","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e of equi- librium between the mind and the heart and the necessity of their alliance in embarking on a ... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e it is to travel on the spiritual path with the legs of both the mind and the heart and not just with one\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA133","page_number":"133","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e of perceiving beings in their real and essential status , and not simply qua beings , but rather as the reflectors of their Creator . This time he takes up the world itself and says that it can be per- ceived from three\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA134","page_number":"134","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e , merely because it conveys nothing else than the phenomenal and nominal meaning of the world . So , if it is looked at from this last aspect only , it is seen as , for instance , an open market available to man\u0026#39;s desires\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA135","page_number":"135","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e of intention : Man can respond to these endless bounties with a universal intention and limitless conviction . Imagine , for example , a man comes to the presence of a king with a gift worth five cents , and he sees many\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA137","page_number":"137","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e , it is an open book full of letters , each of which is constantly pointing to a meaning beyond themselves , a meaning that draws man closer to God . But all of these can be discerned only by the inner heart and not by the\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA141","page_number":"141","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e element and indispensable means for the spiritual journey . He emphatically declares that one who is not sincere and has not achieved sincerity cannot travel the vertical and horizontal journeys . On the other hand , the most\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA144","page_number":"144","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e Sufi was Hakim al - Tirmidhi ( d . 300/910 ) , who developed a more system- atic theory of the heart within concentric circles , which he called \u0026quot; the stations of the heart \u0026quot; ( maqamāt al - qulub ) . He devoted to this subject\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA146","page_number":"146","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e of faith , Sözler 23 , 1 / 132-35 . 38. Lem\u0026#39;alar 2 , 1 / 581 ; Flashes , pp . 23-24 . 39. Ibid . , 1 / 565 . 40. Ibid . , 1 / 565 . 41. Ibid . , 1 / 568-69 . EIGHT DREAMS AND DREAM INTERPRETATION IN SAID NURSI\u0026#39;S RISALE - 146\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA150","page_number":"150","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e truths . THE SECOND . The \u0026quot; path of reality \u0026quot; is not in accordance with dreams or omens that undermine true belief . The \u0026quot; All - Wise Qur\u0026#39;an \u0026quot; disabuses nonbelievers of their superstitious falsehoods , and they fall into\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA152","page_number":"152","snippet_text":"... sleep a spiritual relief as well as physical rest , and for this reason \u0026quot; the All - Wise Qur\u0026#39;an teaches the reality of sleep , giving it \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e . ” 9 THE SIXTH AND MOST \u003cb\u003eIMPORTANT\u003c/b\u003e . Here Nursi becomes very 152 Yehezkel Landau."},{"page_id":"PA153","page_number":"153","snippet_text":"Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi? THE SIXTH AND MOST \u003cb\u003eIMPORTANT\u003c/b\u003e . Here Nursi becomes very personal , using powerfully confessional language that I will reproduce in full : Experiencing them numerous times , true dreams became for me like decisive\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA168","page_number":"168","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e function of the mental processes , and a potential source of Divine inspiration . The Talmud , then , clearly indicates that dreams are the \u0026quot; royal road ” to man\u0026#39;s active subliminal workings.38 The Talmudic sages and Said\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA185","page_number":"185","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e act of worship . When the sick person prays for healing , that person\u0026#39;s prayer is always heard and answered , but not always in the way the person seeks . However , the prayer , being sincere , is always acceptable to God . 18\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA192","page_number":"192","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e insight into understanding why those who deny God tend to be destructive and violent . I will discuss this in more detail later . Among all living creatures it is only man who destroys for the sake of destruction . He is\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA202","page_number":"202","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e characteristic of intense hatred is an intense desire to main- tain a bond with the object of hate . People who have undergone trauma and have not effectively resolved it become obsessed with the people who have vio- lated\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA208","page_number":"208","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e act was the Risale - i Nur . He described it as \u0026quot; the result of my life , means of my happiness , and my ... \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e . I say \u0026#39; they are not worth worrying about \u0026#39; and I do not interfere in the world , \u0026quot; 80 he set out\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA209","page_number":"209","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e features of the Risale - i Nur — compas- sion — in balance , and displayed clearly his attitude toward all that had been inflicted on him : \u0026quot; We may not be aggressive . If others are aggressive towards us , we respond with\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA214","page_number":"214","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e Quran commentaries from the pre- modern to modern periods establishes that these religious and ethical traits have always been recognized as \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e by Muslims . They have not , however , been adequately forefronted as\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA222","page_number":"222","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e exegesis , \u0026#39; Abduh goes further than his medieval predeces- sors and extends the concept of reconciliation based on love and justice to all human beings , regardless of their religious affiliation ( or lack thereof ) . He\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA224","page_number":"224","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e of maintaining concord and fraternal ties among believers . Verse 41:34 , which states \u0026quot; Repel evil with what is better than it ; then the one between whom and yourself enmity prevails will become like your friend , \u0026quot; and 3\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA227","page_number":"227","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e one in the general context of quotidian human relationships and is potentially of special relevance today in the field of religious peacebuilding in our fractious world . It offers a preliminary methodology of effecting\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA231","page_number":"231","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e relationship . Indeed , in his spiritual journey , Nursi contemplated that the classical perception of power would shift from the condition of violence and hegemony to that of persuasion , dialogue , and love . Nursi argued\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA239","page_number":"239","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e principle of fruitful dialogue is to revisit our past experiences as well as to derive lessons from the huge achievements that have been made by our present civilization . Going back to the past will enable us to encounter the\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA241","page_number":"241","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e principle of mutual dialogue and understanding , stating that it is crucial to know the unique features of our own worldviews and religions so that we may engage in the process of knowing each other . By his account\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA242","page_number":"242","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e of toleration and conversion . . . . Said Nursi arrives at a place where truth is reconciled with toleration . \u0026quot; 34 Need for Common Struggle against Irreligion It should be clear that while we are trying to learn the\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA243","page_number":"243","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e means for fighting jointly the forces of irreli- gion and evil in the world . In his own words : \u0026quot; at that point when the current appears to be very strong , the religion of true Christianity , which comprises the collective\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA245","page_number":"245","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e of the new power of moral and spiritual forces in dialogue and mutual interaction among religions and civilizations . He skilfully declares that \u0026quot; the enemy is bigotry and obstinacy . Whereas in the future , in place of\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA250","page_number":"250","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e condition for the success of our dia- logue or any other activity that we do or intend to do . Professor Jane I. Smith has aptly grasped the essence of Nursi\u0026#39;s message in this respect . She argues that \u0026quot; if belief involves\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA254","page_number":"254","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e to acknowledge this feature in the work of Nursi and distinguish it from his responses to some specific questions or interpretations of some verses of the Quran and traditions of the Prophet . One should underline the fact\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA255","page_number":"255","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e to advance a new perception of dialogue that is spiritually and ethically oriented . CONCLUSION As humanity advances and progresses toward deep stages of globality and uni- versality , people will acquire more knowledge about\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA278","page_number":"278","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e components of Islamic culture . In a sense , this is true and there are numerous statements to this effect in Sirhindī\u0026#39;s works . While there is no doubt that Sirhindi was a Sufi and most of his writings attest to this in an\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA280","page_number":"280","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e documents for the evaluation of Sirhindi\u0026#39;s role in this field are the let- ters sent to Mughul officials in which he expressed his views on the situation of Islam in India during the reigns of Akbar and Jahāngīr . He bemoans\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA283","page_number":"283","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e to point out that the idea that the emperor Awrangzeb ( 1658-1707 ) was inspired by Sirhindī in his orthodox reforms is untenable . In 1679 , Awrangzeb issued a decree in which he stated that Sirhindī\u0026#39;s Maktūbāt are apparently\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA287","page_number":"287","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e to learn how to view neighbors as friends . Much of human history is seen and taught to the young as a litany of wars and conquests , rather than the exchange of trade and cooperation that really characterizes people\u0026#39;s lives\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA288","page_number":"288","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e to have some understanding of historical context , even if someone towers above their times and reaches a level unbounded by time or place , since many aspects of a person\u0026#39;s work cannot be properly understood 288 Stephen\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA291","page_number":"291","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e to understand that , unlike Ibn \u0026#39; Arabi who had many spiritual teachers , Nursi never underwent proper ... \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e of reach- ing true annihilation , beyond the imaginings of self - existence , in order to find true\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA307","page_number":"307","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e though these may be , but also to the substantial changes that have taken place in the field of Ibn \u0026#39; Arabi studies . One hundred years ago , Ibn \u0026#39; Arabi\u0026#39;s name was unknown in the West , apart from a handful of scholars , and\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA316","page_number":"316","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e than how beautiful they are . In this form , love toward the creatures \u0026quot; will give a pain - free pleasure , and in one respect , an unending union . Moreover , it will increase love of God . \u0026quot; 37 The spiritual description of\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA326","page_number":"326","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e passages of Jiziri\u0026#39;s book during this study and helping me to clarify the meanings of the various parts of his text . I also thank my friend and colleague Abdurrahim Alkış for his assistance in comparing Jiziri\u0026#39;s and Nursi\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA329","page_number":"329","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e study on the activities of Emir Sheref and the place of Cizre in Ottoman administrative and regional divisions , see Aydogan Demir , \u0026quot; Osmanlı Döneminden Bir Kesit : XVI . Yuzyil Sonlarında Cizre \u0026quot; in Hz . Nuh\u0026#39;tan Günümüze\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA337","page_number":"337","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e to the meaning rather the words . In its style it quite simply hums the rhythm of music in the heart ... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e is the material we call culture , the collective conscience , or collective conscious- ness , being able\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA338","page_number":"338","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e Said Nursi attached to sincerity may be understood from these words : in this world sincerity is the most \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e principle in works pertain- ing to the hereafter in particular ; it is the greatest strength , and the\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA373","page_number":"373","snippet_text":"... : The First and most \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e is to serve the truths of faith directly ; Imam - i Rabbani travelled this way in his later years . The Second is to [ advance the cause of ] 373 19: Selections from Nursi\u0026#39;s Writings on Spirituality."},{"page_id":"PA386","page_number":"386","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eImportant\u003c/b\u003e Matter [ of the Eighteenth Letter ] Question : The Unity of Existence is considered by many people to be the most elevated station , but there was no explicit sign of it among the Companions and foremost the four Rightly\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA402","page_number":"402","snippet_text":"... is what the All - Merciful Creator wants most from His servants . The Qur\u0026#39;an , the All - Wise Distinguisher between Truth and Falsehood , calls on men to offer thanks , giving it the greatest \u003cb\u003eimportance\u003c/b\u003e . 402 Tr . Şükran Vahide."},{"page_id":"PA403","page_number":"403","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c/b\u003e result of the world\u0026#39;s creation to be thanks . 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