In His light!
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!
