About the Surah
Surah Title : النور
English Title : An-Nur
Order in Al-Mushaf : 24
Number of Verses : 64
Type : madinah
Page Number in Al-Mushaf : From Page 350 To Page 359
An-Nur
۞ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِۦ كَمِشۡكَوٰةٖ فِيهَا مِصۡبَاحٌۖ ٱلۡمِصۡبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍۖ ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوۡكَبٞ دُرِّيّٞ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٖ مُّبَٰرَكَةٖ زَيۡتُونَةٖ لَّا شَرۡقِيَّةٖ وَلَا غَرۡبِيَّةٖ يَكَادُ زَيۡتُهَا يُضِيٓءُ وَلَوۡ لَمۡ تَمۡسَسۡهُ نَارٞۚ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٖۚ يَهۡدِي ٱللَّهُ لِنُورِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَيَضۡرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡأَمۡثَٰلَ لِلنَّاسِۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٞ
35Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His Light is as if there was a niche and in it is a lamp, the lamp is in a glass, the glass is like a shining star. That lamp is lit from the oil of a blessed olive tree. That tree is neither eastern nor western (i.e. it is exposed to sunlight throughout the day) whose oil would almost glow (by itself), though no fire touched it. Light upon light (hence, Allah’s revelations are very clear and each one is more beneficial than the other). Allah guides to His Light (i.e.guidance) whom He wills. Allah gives examples for the (guidance of) the people and Allah is All-Knower of everything.
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