Risale-i Nur, in saving and strengthening belief has continued to grow, and is now to be witnessed throughout the Islamic world.
Other aspects of the Risale-i Nur have been described, so suffice it to say here that through the inspiration of the Qur'an, with the Risale-i Nur, Bediuzzaman opened up a "direct way to the truth" whereby firm belief in the truths of religion may be gained in a short period of time. The essential teachings of theology and a knowledge of God that formerly took many years to master and acquire are presented to "the fast-traveling sons of this age" in a manner appropriate to their mentality and which answers their their needs.
Bediuzzaman saw this century and its events and the rise of materialism and communism in the context of the end of time and insisted above all else that what took precedence in the struggle against these was the saving and strengthening of belief. It is also in this context that Bediuzzaman's insistence on the way of `positive action' and `peaceful cihad' or `cihad of the word' (mânevî cihad) for the Risale-i Nur Students should be seen. Another of the unique features of the Risale-i Nur movement, it may be seen as an important factor in both its survival and growth during the twenty-five years of Republican People's Party rule, and continued growth ever since.
Bediuzzaman stated that the aim of those working to impose materialist philosophy, the atheists who were trying to uproot Islam, was destruction of a moral, immaterial nature. Thus, the prime duty of the Risale-i Nur Students was "the service to belief which resulted in the preservation of public order and security." Their service had to be of a constructive nature, repairing the damage, and acting as a barrier against it. It was in the cause of this `positive action' that Bediuzzaman, who had bowed before no one as the Old Said, as the New Said bore with patience all the insults, injustice, and torments meted out to him. Moreover, despite the fact that they were utilized against him, he accepted the law and state institutions rather than challenging them; his battle was with the small number who, concealing their true faces, were the moving force behind the `destruction' that was being wrought. It was a covert battle, and it was due to Bediuzzaman and his students responding positively to the provocation, subversion of the law, and other illegal attempts of this "5%" to silence and eliminate them, that they prevailed over