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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is al-Nur (Light) one of the names of Allah the Exalted?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is al-Nur (Light) one of the names of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He?

Answer:
Yes, al-Nur (Light) is one of the names of Allah,
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earthاللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ
[An-Nur 24:35]
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You are the light of the heavens and the earthأنت نور السماوات والأرض
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 697
Light is of two kinds: light as an attribute of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), and light as a creation of Allah.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 074 من 123/شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع/الفرائض/التصحيح والمناسخات وقسمة التركات/صالح الفوزان/الفقه — youtube.com (1:11:20)

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