Some students were surprised by your interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth), that it means He only illuminates them and is not one of the names of Allah the Exalted?

Abd al-Malik: Shaykh, regarding this topic, some students of knowledge were surprised by what they heard from you regarding the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: , that it means He illuminates them and that He does not have the name "Light." We would like a detailed explanation on this. May Allah reward you with good?

The Shaykh : I have no detailed explanation other than that I do not know that "Light" is one of the names of Allah Mighty and Majestic in an authentic hadith. Rather, his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): when he was asked, "Did you see your Lord?" .. And in the hadith of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari in Sahih Muslim, he says: as he said or as he said (peace and blessings be upon him). So the answer is: I do not know that "Light" is a name among the names of Allah Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
Ali: Shaykh, is it not said regarding this verse that the verse following it seems to contain an indication that "Light" is not among the names, as evidenced by

The Shaykh : It is a simile, meaning
Ali: So "Light" came as an attribute

The Shaykh : It is a simile, yes
Ali: Yes
Abu Layla : Abu Layla: That is enough, our Shaykh.