The Light
24. An-Nūr
النور
al-Nūr (The Light)
ٱلنُّور
24:35
اللَّهُ
نُورُ
السَّمَاوَاتِ
وَالْأَرْضِ
مَثَلُ
نُورِهِ
كَمِشْكَاةٍ
فِيهَا
مِصْبَاحٌ
الْمِصْبَاحُ
فِي
زُجَاجَةٍ
الزُّجَاجَةُ
كَأَنَّهَا
كَوْكَبٌ
دُرِّيٌّ
يُوقَدُ
مِن
شَجَرَةٍ
مُّبَارَكَةٍ
زَيْتُونَةٍ
لَّا
شَرْقِيَّةٍ
وَلَا
غَرْبِيَّةٍ
يَكَادُ
زَيْتُهَا
يُضِيءُ
وَلَوْ
لَمْ
تَمْسَسْهُ
نَارٌ
نُّورٌ
عَلَى
نُورٍ
يَهْدِي
اللَّهُ
لِنُورِهِ
مَن
يَشَاءُ
وَيَضْرِبُ
اللَّهُ
الْأَمْثَالَ
لِلنَّاسِ
وَاللَّهُ
بِكُلِّ
شَيْءٍ
عَلِيمٌ
allāhu nūru s-samāwāti wa-l-ʾarḍi mathalu nūrihī ka-mishkātin fīhā miṣbāḥun-i l-miṣbāḥu fī zujājatin-i z-zujājatu ka-ʾannahā kawkabun durriyyun yūqadu min shajaratin mubārakatin zaytūnatin lā sharqiyyatin wa-lā gharbiyyatin yakādu zaytuhā yuḍīʾu wa-law- lam tamsashu nārun nūrun ʿalā nūrin yahdī llāhu li-nūrihī man yashāʾu wa-yaḍribu llāhu l-ʾamthāla li-n-nāsi wa-llāhu bi-kulli shayʾin ʿalīmun
God is the light of the heavens and the earth. A metaphor for His light is a niche in which there is a lamp placed in a glass. The glass is like a shining star which is lit from a blessed olive tree that is neither eastern nor western. Its oil almost lights up even though it has not been touched by the fire. It is light upon light. God guides to His light whomever He wants. God uses various metaphors. He has the knowledge of all things.
