۞ 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. His light1 is like a niche in which there is a lamp, the lamp is in a crystal, the crystal is like a shining star, lit from ˹the oil of˺ a blessed olive tree, ˹located˺ neither to the east nor the west,2 whose oil would almost glow, even without being touched by fire. Light upon light! Allah guides whoever He wills to His light. And Allah sets forth parables for humanity. For Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
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
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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
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