ONE AYAT A DAY
۞ اَللّٰهُ نُوْرُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِۗ مَثَلُ نُوْرِهٖ كَمِشْكٰوةٍ فِيْهَا مِصْبَاحٌۗ اَلْمِصْبَاحُ فِيْ زُجَاجَةٍۗ اَلزُّجَاجَةُ كَاَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُّوْقَدُ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ مُّبٰرَكَةٍ زَيْتُوْنَةٍ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَّلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍۙ يَّكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِيْۤءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌۗ نُوْرٌ عَلٰى نُوْرٍۗ يَهْدِى اللّٰهُ لِنُوْرِهٖ مَنْ يَّشَاۤءُۗ وَيَضْرِبُ اللّٰهُ الْاَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِۗ وَاللّٰهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيْمٌ ۙ
Allāhu nūrus-samāwāti wal-arḍ(i), maṡalu nūrihī kamisykātin fīhā miṣbāḥ(un), al-miṣbāḥu fī zujājah(tin), az-zujājatu ka'annahā kaukabun durriyyuy yūqadu min syajaratim mubārakatin zaitūnatil lā syarqiyyatiw wa lā garbiyyah(tin), yakādu zaituhā yuḍī'u wa lau lam tamsashu nār(un), nūrun ‘alā nūr(in), yahdillāhu linūrihī may yasyā'(u), wa yaḍribullāhul-amṡāla lin-nās(i), wallāhu bikulli syai'in ‘alīm(un).
Allāh is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche within which is a lamp; 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.
The Parable of the Light of Allah`Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said:اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَـوَتِ 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 Ayah:اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ(Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth.) He is controlling their affairs and their stars and sun and moon." As-Suddi said concerning the Ayah:اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ(Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth.) by His Light the heavens and earth are illuminated. In the Two Sahihs, it is recorded that Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ got up to pray at night, he would say:«اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ، أَنْتَ قَيِّمُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ»(O Allah, to You be praise, You are the Sustainer of heaven and earth and whoever is in them. To You be praise, You are the Light of the heavens and the earth and whoever is in them. ) It was narrated that Ibn Mas`ud said, "There is no night or day with your Lord; the Light of the Throne comes from the Light of His Face."مَثَلُ نُورِهِ(The parable of His Light) There are two views concerning the meaning of the pronoun (His). The first is that it r…