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When leaving, Bediuzzaman was escorted to the station by a number of Deputies and friends. Mustafa Kemal Pasa also, who at the time was living by the station, joined the group. It is recorded that they had a conversation about statues, and that on the Pasa asking Bediuzzaman his opinion on them, Bediuzzaman replied sharply: "The Qur'an's attacks are all at statues and idols. The statues of Muslims are monuments like hospitals, schools, orphanages, mosques, and roads.” The date on Bediuzzaman's ticket - the ticket which took the Old Said to the New Said - shows that it was issued on 17/4/39; that is, 17 April 1923, which was the first day of Ramazan, 1341.

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