۞ الله نور السماوات والارض مثل نوره كمشكاة فيها مصباح المصباح في زجاجة الزجاجة كانها كوكب دري يوقد من شجرة مباركة زيتونة لا شرقية ولا غربية يكاد زيتها يضيء ولو لم تمسسه نار نور على نور يهدي الله لنوره من يشاء ويضرب الله الامثال للناس والله بكل شيء عليم ٣٥
۞ ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِۦ كَمِشْكَوٰةٍۢ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ ۖ ٱلْمِصْبَاحُ فِى زُجَاجَةٍ ۖ ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌۭ دُرِّىٌّۭ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍۢ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍۢ زَيْتُونَةٍۢ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍۢ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍۢ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِىٓءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌۭ ۚ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍۢ ۗ يَهْدِى ٱللَّهُ لِنُورِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَيَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْأَمْثَـٰلَ لِلنَّاسِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌۭ ٣٥
۞ 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.
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Iman S
last year · Referencing Ayah 24:35
There is a house in the neighborhood that has a Hindu idol in the front yard. The owner has put a light in front of it so that at night the light will shine on the idol and make it visible. Everything that is worshiped besides Allah needs to be lifted, raised, carried, or lit to be noticed. However, Allah is Allah. That's it. He doesn’t need me, you, or anything else to raise Him.
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Wael Hamza
6 years ago · Referencing Ayah 24:35
Olive oil is full of energy. It almost lights on its own. Dipping a little tiny worthless thread in it, surrounding the thread with pure glass, and putting the final product in a niche will produce real light. The oil won’t light on its own although it almost does. The glass protects the burning thread from being extinguished by a little blow of air. It will make sure the light spreads beautifully and uniformly. Putting the glass on the floor may...See more
Syaari Ab Rahman
46 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 24:4, 24:27, 24:2, 24:35, 24:30-31
JUZ 18
SURAH AN NUR - The Light That Protects Your Purity
The Divine laws that are embedded in this Surah aim to build a social system that protects the honour of the individual in all aspects.
The protection starts from something as mundane as a gaze. An unlawful gaze is the pre cursor of uninhibited desires.
Even the simple act of asking permission before entering a person's personal space is part of divine law. This ensures a person's priva...See more
SURAH AN NUR - The Light That Protects Your Purity
The Divine laws that are embedded in this Surah aim to build a social system that protects the honour of the individual in all aspects.
The protection starts from something as mundane as a gaze. An unlawful gaze is the pre cursor of uninhibited desires.
Even the simple act of asking permission before entering a person's personal space is part of divine law. This ensures a person's priva...See more
Abdus Samiul Basir
51 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 24:35
The Oneness!
Tawheed.
A profoundly spiritual, deeply transformative, and sacred journey.
Most people do not take the time to truly reflect. They do not dive into the depths of understanding and realization.
This lack of depth leads them to mistake mere words—what they read, hear, or intellectually grasp—as the destination itself.
But in truth, these are only the provisions one gathers before embarking on the actual journey.
The journey itse...See more
Tawheed.
A profoundly spiritual, deeply transformative, and sacred journey.
Most people do not take the time to truly reflect. They do not dive into the depths of understanding and realization.
This lack of depth leads them to mistake mere words—what they read, hear, or intellectually grasp—as the destination itself.
But in truth, these are only the provisions one gathers before embarking on the actual journey.
The journey itse...See more
Abigail Kauppila
45 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 24:35
May Allah fill our hearts with Light, and may He place Light in front of us, Light behind us, Light to our left!
Without Allah we are in darkness. Allah's Quran is a Light and we use it to see the way out of the suffocating cave that is this life into His Grace!
Without Allah we are in darkness. Allah's Quran is a Light and we use it to see the way out of the suffocating cave that is this life into His Grace!
Beenish Ameen
last year · Referencing Ayah 24:35
I believe there are different kinds of darkness that resemble the darkness of night. When this darkness envelops the skies, streets, and homes, there is another, more abstract form that you can't truly see but can sense. It surrounds us constantly. This kind of darkness seals our hearts and deprives us of hope and guidance. It takes the form of grief, loss, poverty, jealousy, abandonment, heartbreak, divorce, death, sickness, loneliness, joblessn...See more
دكتورة حليمة
4 years ago · Referencing Ayah 24:35
ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ
To operate in this world our eyes need the correct light and that is only the light of Allah(نور). Without it we are blind. If we are not perceiving نور, then it is our fault because light cannot be confined. Light illuminate where ever it is. Shadow is casted only when an obstruction is placed in its path. That obstruction is materialism in our case. Materialism has to be wiped out from the heart for the ...See more
To operate in this world our eyes need the correct light and that is only the light of Allah(نور). Without it we are blind. If we are not perceiving نور, then it is our fault because light cannot be confined. Light illuminate where ever it is. Shadow is casted only when an obstruction is placed in its path. That obstruction is materialism in our case. Materialism has to be wiped out from the heart for the ...See more
Maleeha Ahmad
2 years ago · Referencing Ayah 24:35
As we watched the northern lights dance on our skies and light up our feeds this past weekend, I wondered what it would be like to see the Creator of the northern lights. The One Who is the source of all light Himself.
As people drove up north or flew to wherever they could catch a glimpse, even for seconds - how excited will we be to one day be amongst those who will catch a glimpse of Him?
As I saw images of northern lights covering the hor...See more
As people drove up north or flew to wherever they could catch a glimpse, even for seconds - how excited will we be to one day be amongst those who will catch a glimpse of Him?
As I saw images of northern lights covering the hor...See more
Sherene Mansor
2 years ago · Referencing Ayah 11:24, 2:19, 74:49-51, 24:40, 24:35
In Sūrah An Nuur Allah talks about 2 opposing realities. The believers and the non believers.
I see this being played in the comments sections of social media platforms now; especially to the response of posts on the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
On the one hand the condition of the believer who has found the Light and is illuminated in Light.
As opposed to those who are under layers and layers of shadows and darknesses.
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I see this being played in the comments sections of social media platforms now; especially to the response of posts on the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
On the one hand the condition of the believer who has found the Light and is illuminated in Light.
As opposed to those who are under layers and layers of shadows and darknesses.
The new Muslim reverts sh...See more
Hira Younus
47 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 24:35
This is one of my favorite aayat of Quran. Every time I recite and ponder and reflect on this, a new dimension of meaning opens up. Ayah starts with Allah is the light of skies and earth. And at the end Allah says Allah guides whoever he wants to his light. This made me think—Allah’s signs in the form of physical light (sun, moon, stars, etc.) are visible to everyone, yet why does one still require guidance to truly recognize Him? The answer came...See more
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
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