CONTENTS
THE
SECOND RAY
This forms the seventh ‘Point’ about the Six Greatest
Names and is about the Greatest Name of ‘God, the One.’ It contains
three ‘Stations’ and a Conclusion
First Station: Three ‘fruits’ of the affirmation of Divine unity
Second Station: Three matters necessitating Divine unity
Third Station: Three universal signs of the affirmation of Divine unity
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THE
THIRD RAY
A Supplication which expounds the verse: Behold!
In the creation of the heavens and the earth [to the end of the
verse]
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THE
FOURTH RAY
A subtle point about the verse: For us God suffices
and He is the Best Disposer of Affairs, in six ‘Degrees’
The First Degree: The true pleasure of immortality lies in the immortality of the Enduring One of Perfection, and in affirming Him and believing in Him
The Second Degree: Through the relation resulting from belief, with his impotence and poverty, man may rely on the infinite power and strength of the Munificent Provider
The Third Degree: The disposals of creative power and man’s importance, despite his apparent insignificance
The Fourth Degree: The relations and existences belief gains for man
The Fifth Degree: Life from the point of view of the Ever-Living and Self-Subsistent One, in four ‘Matters’
The Sixth Degree: Three proofs that all the instances of beauty displayed by these transient beings are the signs, flashes, and manifestations of an eternal, sacred Beauty
The Fifth Chapter (of the Twenty-Ninth Flash): Five ‘Points’ on the degrees of For us God suffices, and He is the Best Disposer of Affairs! The original is in Arabic
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THE
FIFTH RAY
(On the Signs of the End of Time)
Second Station: consisting of twenty ‘Matters’
Three Brief Matters: complementing the above
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THE
SIXTH RAY
The answers to two questions about the formulas recited
during the ‘tashahhud’ section of the ritual prayers (salat)
First Question: What is the reason for the blessed phrases of the tashahhud being recited during the prayers?
Second Question: About the comparison at the end of the tashahhud about Muhammad (PBUH) and Abraham (PUH). The answer contains three ‘Aspects’
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THE
SEVENTH RAY
The Supreme Sign
Introduction: Two abysses that shake certainty of faith this age, and the means of salvation from them
First Chapter: Concerning proofs of the Divine existence including the testimonies of: the heavens and all they contain, the atmosphere, the earth and its pages, the seas and rivers, the mountains and plains, the trees and plants, the animal and bird realms, humanity: the prophets and their unanimity, the exacting scholars and their accord, the spiritual guides and their agreement, the angels and spirit beings and their concurrence, upright intellects and sound hearts, Divine revelation, Two differences between revelation and inspiration, inspiration, Muhammad the Arabian Prophet, the Qur’an, the cosmos, the ‘station’ of direct address to God in His presence
Second Chapter: Concerning proofs of Divine unity
On the Purpose of the Risale-i Nur
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THE
NINTH RAY
The first part of the Addendum to the Tenth Word,
Resurrection and the Hereafter
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THE
TENTH RAY
This consists of detailed descriptions of the
contents of The Flashes Collection, from The Fifteenth to the Thirtieth
Flashes and The Rays Collection from the First to the Ninth Rays and
is not included here.
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THE
ELEVENTH RAY
The Fruits of Belief
The First Topic: One hour for God
A Summary of the Second Topic: How to be saved from the gallows of death
The Third Topic: An instructive incident
The Fourth Topic: The most pressing question
The Fifth Topic: Youth will depart
The Sixth Topic: All the sciences speak of God and make known the Creator
The Seventh Topic: “Teach us also about the hereafter,” comprising the answers of the Divine Names, the angels, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the Qur’an
A Summary of the Eighth Topic: A number of benefits of believing in the hereafter which look to man’s social and personal life
The Ninth Topic: The pillars and truths of Islam are an indivisible whole, in three ‘Points’
The Tenth Topic: A Flower of Emirdag. An extremely powerful reply to objections raised about repetitions in the Qur’an
The Eleventh Topic: The fruits tasted in this world of belief in the angels
A Supplement to the Addendum of the Eleventh Topic
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THE
TWELFTH RAY
Part of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi’s defence speeches
given in Denizli Court
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THE
THIRTEENTH RAY
The light-scattering letters Bediuzzaman Said
Nursi sent his students while in Denizli Prison, which illustrate
in brilliant fashion the great exertions of the Risale-i Nur
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THE
FOURTEENTH RAY
Comprising part of Bediuzzaman’s defence during
his trial in Afyon Court, letters which he wrote to his fellow-prisoner
students, and parts of his students’ defence speeches
The Sixteenth Letter: Included by Bediuzzaman in the Fourteenth Ray because of its relevance to his defence
Letters written by Bediuzzaman to his students while in Afyon Prison in order to console, enlighten, and guide them
Parts of the defence speeches given by some of the Risale-i Nur students during their trials in Afyon Court
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THE
FIFTEENTH RAY
The Shining Proof
First Station: Consisting of three ‘Parts’
Second Station: Three of the worlds the traveller through the universe visited, which illustrate the comparison of the people of belief and of misguidance, in three ‘Examples’ and also seeking knowledge of the Creator of the universe through three of His ‘seven’ attributes, knowledge, will, and power.
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