Do we attribute the quality of light to Allah the Exalted?
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Question:
May Allah grant you well-being, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Do we attribute the quality of light to Allah the Exalted, based on His saying:[As-Saf 61:8]
Answer:
Yes, light is among His names, Glorified and Exalted is He, and it is also among His attributes. Light is of two kinds: created light and uncreated light. The uncreated light is the light of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:[Az-Zumar 39:69] As for the created light, it is well known. Yes.
May Allah grant you well-being, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Do we attribute the quality of light to Allah the Exalted, based on His saying:
They want to extinguish the light of Allah
يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِئُوا نُورَ اللَّهِAnswer:
Yes, light is among His names, Glorified and Exalted is He, and it is also among His attributes. Light is of two kinds: created light and uncreated light. The uncreated light is the light of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:
And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord
وَأَشْرَقَتِ الْأَرْضُ بِنُورِ رَبِّهَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1775- 4717] هل نثبت لله تعالى صفة النور ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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