God Is the light of Heavens and Earth..
Allah says in his holy
Quran:
" God is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The allegory of His light is that of a pillar on which is a lamp. The lamp is within a glass. The glass is like a brilliant planet, fueled by a blessed tree, an olive tree, neither eastern nor western. Its oil would almost illuminate, even if no fire has touched it. Light upon Light. God guides to His light whomever He wills. God thus cites the parables for the people. God is cognizant of everything. " -Surat An noor verse no. 35-
[Allah has
mentioned the honour and blessings that He had bestowed upon the believers,
saying: (Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth) He is the guide of
the dwellers of the heavens and earth. Guidance from Allah is of two types:
clarification and making things known; it is also said that the verse means:
Allah is the embellisher of the heavens by means of the stars and the
embellisher of the earth by means of plants and water; it is also said that
this means: Allah enlightens the hearts of the believers among the dwellers of
the heavens and the earth. (The similitude of His light) the light of the
believers; it is also said that this means: the light of Allah in the heart of
the believer (is as a niche wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass) made of
gems.
(The glass is as it were a shining star) as one of the following five
planets: Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn. All these planets are
luminous.
((This lamp is) kindled from a blessed tree) from the oil of a
blessed tree, (an olive neither of the East nor of the West) in an open space,
not touched by the shade of the East nor by the shade of the West; it is also
said that this means: in a location which is untouched by the sun when it rises
and when it sets, (whose oil) the oil of the tree (would almost glow forth (of
itself)) from behind its rind (though no fire touched it. Light upon light) the
lamp emits light and the glass emits light and the oil emits light, (Allah
guideth unto His light) Allah honours with knowledge; it is also said that this
means: Allah honours with His religion (whom He will) whoever deserves it; it
is also said that the verse means: the likeness of the light of Muhammad in the
loins of his forefathers is like this, up to Allah's saying (… kindled from a
blessed tree).
He says: the light of Muhammad in Abraham was an upright
religion (olive tree), and Abraham was neither Jew nor Christian (neither of
the East nor of the West), the works of Abraham would almost glow forth in the
loins of his forefathers like this (would almost glow forth (of itself)), up
until Allah's saying (kindled from a blessed tree) He says: as if it is the
light of Muhammad (peace be upon him) and if Abraham was not a prophet, he
would still have this light (though no fire touched it); it is also said that
the latter passage means: Had Allah not honoured Abraham, he would not have had
this light; it is also said: if Allah had not honoured His believing servant
with this light, he would not have had it.
(And
Allah speaketh to mankind in allegories) in this way does Allah show to people
the trait of knowledge, (for Allah is knower of all things) regarding the
honour He bestows upon His servants. Allah struck this similitude of knowledge
and clarified its benefit and its praiseworthiness in order that they give
thanks to it. Allah says here that just as one uses a lamp to find his way in
the dark, so is the light of knowledge used for one's guidance; and just as one
uses the stars and planets to find one's way in the darkness of the seas and
land, one also uses the light of knowledge for guidance in the darkness of
disbelief and idolatry; and just as the oil of a lamp is taken from the blessed
olive tree, so too is knowledge from Allah -Exalted is He- for His servant; and
just as the olive tree is neither from the East nor from the West, so too is
the believer an upright Muslim, neither Jew nor Christian; and just as the oil
of the olive tree would almost glow forth of itself even when no fire touches it,
so too the faith of the believer is praiseworthy with the virtuous works
accompanying it; and just as the niche and the glass and the lamp are light
upon light, so too is knowledge light, and the heart of the believer is light
and his chest is light and his incoming is light and his outgoing is light:
light upon light; and Allah honours with this light whomever He wills. Such is
Allah's description of knowledge.] Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsir Ibn Abbas
So to conclude I remind my self and the
reader, that We may seek light in many -countless- paths but it is gonna be all
in vain, if we neglect the fact that "Allah is the light of heavens and
earth" and he is the only true source of guidance and prosperity in this life & eternity..
Sources:
The great tafsirs project, Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, Amman, Jordan
From
<http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=2&tTafsirNo=73&tSoraNo=24&tAyahNo=35&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2>
The great tafsirs project, Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, Amman, Jordan
Quran
in English. Clear and Easy to Read, Translated by Talal Itani
From
<http://www.clearquran.com/024.html>
آيــــات - القرآن الكريم Holy Quran - مشروع المصحف الإلكتروني بجامعة الملك سعود
From
<http://quran.ksu.edu.sa/tafseer/qortobi/sura24-aya35.html>
< http://quran.ksu.edu.sa/tafseer/qortobi-katheer/sura24-aya35.html#katheer>
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