Is Light One of the Names of Allah, and Is It Permissible to Name a Child 'Abd al-Nur?
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The questioner:
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is Light one of the names of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)? And is it permissible to use it in naming? Is Light
The Shaykh:
Light. Light is of two types: light that is among the names of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) and His attributes, and this is not created. I seek refugeMusannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 22:412 from the darkness until his sight reaches it from His creation. The word "al-Sabihat" means light. So there is light that is not created, which is the light of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), and He is called "al-Nur" (The Light), and His Book is called "al-Nur." And there is the Book of Allah, which is not created. The attributes of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), His speech is light, (Glorified and Exalted is He)[Al-Ma'idah 5:15] And there is created light: the light of the sun, the light of the moon, the light of electricity, the light of fire. This is created light; it is not among the names of Allah nor among His attributes. This is the light of the created things that Allah placed in them[An-Nur 24:35] What is this light that is among the names of Allah? First, it is the light that is among the attributes of Allah, and it is the light of faith, the light of faith in the heart that Allah creates in the heart. So one must be aware of this. Yes, so do not confuse the created light with the uncreated light. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it permissible to name a child 'Abd al-Nur? It is permissible.
The Shaykh:
Since Light is one of the names of Allah, it is permissible, but it is not common. And since it is ambiguous and people do not pay attention to it, it is not good to name a child with it; it should be left.
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is Light one of the names of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)? And is it permissible to use it in naming? Is Light
The Shaykh:
Light. Light is of two types: light that is among the names of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) and His attributes, and this is not created. I seek refuge
By Your Face, by which the lights
بنور وجهك الذي أشرقت لهHis Veil is Light; if it were removed, the radiance of His Face would consume
حجابه النور لو كشفه لأحرقت سبحات وجههThere has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book.
قَدْ جَاءَكُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ نُورٌ وَكِتَابٌ مُّبِينٌThe example of His light is like a niche
مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍThe questioner:
And is it permissible to name a child 'Abd al-Nur? It is permissible.
The Shaykh:
Since Light is one of the names of Allah, it is permissible, but it is not common. And since it is ambiguous and people do not pay attention to it, it is not good to name a child with it; it should be left.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { وَلِلَّهِ الأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا وَذَرُوا الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي أَسْمَائِهِ } — islamhouse.com (1:02:35)
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