Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: << . . . . . . . . . . . . . ومن لم يجعل الله له نورا فما له من نور >

Then Allah the Exalted said: That is, the one whom Allah did not guide did not find guidance. The author here refers to light as a spiritual light, meaning that if Allah does not guide a person's heart to knowledge and faith, no one can illuminate his heart, so he has no light. These are the kinds of verses Allah the Exalted mentions, such as: "Whomever Allah guides, no one can mislead, and whomever He misleads, no one can guide," and the like. Is the purpose of these verses to establish the doctrine of the Jabriyyah, as they used them as evidence, or is the purpose something else? The answer is certainly that the purpose is not to establish the doctrine of the Jabriyyah, because their doctrine is false, and it is refuted by the Shari'ah, reason, and fitrah (the innate natural disposition). However, the purpose is that a person should not rely on himself, but rather should always turn to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in seeking guidance, light, success, and the like. Otherwise, it is well known that Allah does not establish a false matter that is refuted by reason and perception. In any case, Allah the Exalted says that if Allah does not make light for a person to follow, then he has no light. He used the nominal sentence, which indicates permanence and continuity, in saying "he has no light." He affirmed the absence of light from him by using the extra particle "min" (from) in the phrase "min nur" (from light), because "min" is extra and "nur" (light) is a postponed subject, meaning he has no light.
So we know from this that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is the One who disposes of His kingdom as He wills. The one to whom Allah gives light is upon the light of his Lord, and the one to whom Allah does not give light has no light, and from where would light come to him when Allah has veiled it from him? But know also that Allah veiling light from a servant is not a withholding of His favor (Blessed and Exalted is He), for He is the Owner of immense favor, and giving is more beloved to Him than withholding, and guidance is more beloved to Him than misguidance. Rather, it is because the person himself has prevented this light from himself. Recite the saying of Allah the Exalted: And recite the saying of Allah the Exalted: meaning they turned away from the truth and averted from it. It becomes clear to you that Allah's misguidance of a servant and veiling light from him is due to the servant himself, and may Allah protect us, who did not find guidance. That is, he is the one who did not find guidance. In any case, this verse indicates that it is obligatory for a person to always turn to Allah by asking Him to illuminate his heart, because the one for whom Allah does not make light has no light. This is the explicit meaning of the verse. The implied meaning is that the one for whom Allah makes light, no one can veil the light of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) from him. So the noble verse indicates two things: one is the explicit meaning, and the second is the implied meaning. The explicit meaning is that Allah has veiled light from him.
The student: ...

The Shaykh : No... from the verse itself, we qualified it with this: "he has no light," and we said he used the nominal sentence, which indicates permanence and continuity, and affirmed the absence of light from him with the extra "min" (from), because the extra "min" implies universality. This is the explicit meaning of the verse. Its implied meaning is that the one for whom Allah makes light, no one can veil it from him from His light (Blessed and Exalted is He).