Sura 24 · Juzuu 18

The Light Verse · An-Nur 24:35

۞ اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ ۖ الْمِصْبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍ ۖ الزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُوقَدُ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ مُبَارَكَةٍ زَيْتُونَةٍ لَا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِيءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ ۚ نُورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ ۗ يَهْدِي اللَّهُ لِنُورِهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ ۚ وَيَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ الْأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

Mwenyezi Mungu ni Nuru ya mbinguni na ardhini, Anaendesha mambo humo na Anawaongoza watu wake. Kwa hivyo, Yeye, kutakasika na sifa za upungufu ni Kwake, ni Nuru, na pazia Yake ni Nuru. Kwayo zimeng’ara mbingu na ardhi na vilivyomo ndani. Na kitabu cha Mwenyezi Mungu na uongofu wake ni nuru kutoka Kwake, kutakasika na sifa za upungufu ni Kwake. Na lau si nuru Yake yeye Aliyetukuka, lingalishikamana giza na kupandana, hili juu ya lingine. Mfano wa nuru Yake ambayo inaongoza kupeleka Kwake, nayo ni Imani na Qura’ni ndani ya moyo wa mwenye kuamini, ni kama kishubaki, nacho ni kidirisha ukutani kisichoonyesha upande wa pili, kwenye kidirisha kuna taa, ambapo hapo kidirisha kinakusanya nuru ya ile taa, zote zikawa mwangaza wake ni mmoja. Na taa hiyo iko kwenye kiyoo, kama kawamba kiyoo hiko kwa usafi wake ni nyota ing’arao kama duri. Taa hiyo inawashwa kwa mafuta ya mti uliobarikiwa, nao ni mzaituni, si wa upande wa mashariki tu usiopatwa na jua mwisho wa mchana, wala si wa magharibi tu usiopatwa na jua mwanzo wa mchana, isipokuwa uko katikati kwenye sehemu ya ardhi, haukuelekea Mashariki wala Magharibi. Yanakaribia mafuta yake kwa usafi wake kuwaka yenyewe bila ya kuguswa na moto, na pindi yakiguswa na moto hung’ara mn’garo mkali mno, nuru juu ya nuru. Hiyo ni nuru kutokana na mwangaza utokao kwenye mafuta, ulioko juu ya nuru itokanayo na kuwasha moto. Basi huo ndio mfano wa uongofu, huwa unang’ara ndani ya moyo wa mwenye Imani. Na Mwenyezi Mungu Anamuongoza na kumuelekeza kuifuata Qur’ani Amtakaye, na Anawapigia watu mifano ili wapate kuifahamu mifano yake na hekima zake. Na Mwenyezi Mungu kwa kila kitu ni Mjuzi mno na hakuna chochote kinachofichamana Kwake.

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35. Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth, and the Guide of all those in them. The example of His light in the heart of a believer is like a closed niche which contains a lantern. The lantern is in a bright glass, as though it is a shining star like a pearl. The lantern is lit by the oil of a blessed tree, which is the olive tree. Nothing conceals the tree from the sun, neither in the morning nor in the evening. The oil is about to glow, due to its purity, even though a fire has not touched it; imagine how it will be when it touches it? The light of the lantern is on the light of the glass. Likewise is the heart of the believer when the light of guidance shines in it. Allah enables whomever He wishes amongst His servants to follow the Qur’ān. And Allah makes things clear through their likenesses, by giving examples. And Allah is Knowing of everything, nothing being hidden from Him.

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