In His light!


Abdullah ibn Mushabbib al-Qahtāni

Allah Almighty says:

{Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth.}

[Surat an - Nūr: 35]

{Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth.}

[Surat an - Nūr: 35]

The texts of the Qur’an and Sunnah in which Allah Almighty calls Himself as Light come in three ways, as Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy upon him) said,

First: He possesses the attribute of light. In the Qur’an, He says:

{ And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord.}

[Surat az - Zumar: 69]

And in a Hadīth:

“And He cast some of His light upon them.”

[Narrated by Ibn Hibbān] [Sahīh (Authentic)]

Second: He, Glorified and Exalted, is light:

{Allah is the Light of the heavens an d the earth.}

[Surat an - Nūr: 35]

And in a Hadīth:

“ You are the Light of the heavens and the earth.”

[Narrated by Al - Bukhāri and Muslim]

Third: His Veil is light, as related in an authentic Hadīth:

“His Veil is light, and if He were to remove it, the glow of H is Face would burn everything of His creation, as far as His gaze reaches.”

[Narrated by Muslim]

The light of Allah Almighty is not like the created lights:

{There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All - Hearing, the All - Seeing.}

[Surat ash - Shūra: 11]

{And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord. }

[Surat az - Zumar: 69]

And in a Hadīth:

“And He cast some of His light upon them.”

[Narrated by Ibn Hibbān] [Sahīh (Authentic)]

Second: He, Glorified and Exalted, is light:

{Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth.}

[Surat an - Nūr: 35]

And in a Hadīth:

“You are the Light of the heavens and the earth.”

[Narrated by Al - Bukhāri and Muslim]

Third: His Veil is light, as related in an authentic Hadīth:

“His Veil is light, and if He were to remove it, the g low of His Face would burn everything of His creation, as far as His gaze reaches.”

[Narrated by Muslim]

The light of Allah Almighty is not like the created lights:

{There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All - Hearing, the All - Seeing.}

[Surat ash - Shūra: 11]

Light is one of His Names and also one of His Attributes. Glory be to Him!



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