Light

[2:29] He is the One who created for you everything on earth, then turned to the sky and perfected seven universes therein, and He is fully aware of all things.

We know from Genesis (1:3) in the Bible the phrase: “Let there be light.”

[17:12] We rendered the night and the day two signs. We made the night dark, and the day lighted, that you may seek provisions from your Lord therein. This also establishes for you a timing system, and the means of calculation. We thus explain everything in detail.

Also in Genesis (1:14) God said: “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years.”

[71:16] He designed the moon therein to be a light, and placed the sun to be a lamp.

[10:5] He is the One who rendered the sun radiant, and the moon a light, and He designed its phases that you may learn to count the years and to calculate. GOD did not create all this, except for a specific purpose. He explains the revelations for people who know.

Light is something that makes things visible or affords illumination. It can also be defined as “spiritual illumination or awareness; enlightenment.”

There are many references to light in Quran. Some refer to physical light [67:5] We adorned the lowest universe with lamps, and guarded its borders with projectiles against the devils; we prepared for them a retribution in Hell.

Many of the references are spiritual. [2:257] GOD is Lord of those who believe; He leads them out of darkness into the light. As for those who disbelieve, their lords are their idols; they lead them out of the light into darkness―these will be the dwellers of Hell; they abide in it forever.

[5:46] Subsequent to them, we sent Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming the previous scripture, the Torah. We gave him the Gospel, containing guidance and light, and confirming the previous scriptures, the Torah, and augmenting its guidance and light, and to enlighten the righteous.

[9:32] They want to put out GOD's light with their mouths, but GOD insists upon perfecting His light, in spite of the disbelievers.

[14:1] A. L. R. A scripture that we revealed to you, in order to lead the people out of darkness into the light―in accordance with the will of their Lord ―to the path of the Almighty, the Praiseworthy.

[39:22] If GOD renders one's heart content with Submission, he will be following a light from his Lord. Therefore, woe to those whose hearts are hardened against GOD's message; they have gone far astray.

[64:8] Therefore, you shall believe in GOD and His messenger, and the light that we have revealed herein. GOD is fully Cognizant of everything you do.

In talking about physical light, what is light?

This is not an easy question. Light has no mass and is not really considered matter. Today scientists say light is a form of energy made of photons.

 

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