۞ ٱللَّهُ
نُورُ
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ
مَثَلُ
نُورِهِۦ
كَمِشۡكَوٰةٖ
فِيهَا
مِصۡبَاحٌۖ
ٱلۡمِصۡبَاحُ
فِي
زُجَاجَةٍۖ
ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ
كَأَنَّهَا
كَوۡكَبٞ
دُرِّيّٞ
يُوقَدُ
مِن
شَجَرَةٖ
مُّبَٰرَكَةٖ
زَيۡتُونَةٖ
لَّا
شَرۡقِيَّةٖ
وَلَا
غَرۡبِيَّةٖ
يَكَادُ
زَيۡتُهَا
يُضِيٓءُ
وَلَوۡ
لَمۡ
تَمۡسَسۡهُ
نَارٞۚ
نُّورٌ
عَلَىٰ
نُورٖۚ
يَهۡدِي
ٱللَّهُ
لِنُورِهِۦ
مَن
يَشَآءُۚ
وَيَضۡرِبُ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلۡأَمۡثَٰلَ
لِلنَّاسِۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
بِكُلِّ
شَيۡءٍ
عَلِيمٞ
٣٥
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as it were a shining star. (This lamp is) kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself) though no fire touched it. Light upon light. Allah guideth unto His light whom He will. And Allah speaketh to mankind in allegories, for Allah is Knower of all things.
— M. Pickthall
Allāh is the Light1 of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light2 is like a niche within which is a lamp;3 the lamp is within glass, the glass as if it were a pearly [white] star lit from [the oil of] a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow even if untouched by fire. Light upon light. Allāh guides to His light whom He wills. And Allāh presents examples for the people, and Allāh is Knowing of all things.
— Saheeh International
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The Parable of His Light is as if there were a Niche and within it a Lamp: the Lamp enclosed in Glass: the glass as it were a brilliant star: Lit from a blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil is well-nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it: Light upon Light! Allah doth guide whom He will to His Light: Allah doth set forth Parables for men: and Allah doth know all things.
— A. Yusuf Ali
Read Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Parable of the Light of Allah
`Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said:
اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ
(Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth.) means, the Guide of the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth. Ibn Jurayj said: "Mujahid and Ibn `Abbas said concerning the Ay
…The Parable of the Light of Allah
`Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said:
اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ
(Allah is the Light of the hea
…