Ayat an-Nur (the Verse of Light)
Surah An-Noor · 24:35
- 35ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِۦ كَمِشۡكَوٰةࣲ فِيهَا مِصۡبَاحٌۖ ٱلۡمِصۡبَاحُ فِی زُجَاجَةٍۖ ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوۡكَبࣱ دُرِّیࣱّ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةࣲ مُّبَـٰرَكَةࣲ زَيۡتُونَةࣲ لَّا شَرۡقِيَّةࣲ وَلَا غَرۡبِيَّةࣲ يَكَادُ زَيۡتُهَا يُضِيۤءُ وَلَوۡ لَمۡ تَمۡسَسۡهُ نَارࣱۚ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورࣲۚ يَهۡدِی ٱللَّهُ لِنُورِهِۦ مَن يَشَاۤءُۚ وَيَضۡرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡأَمۡثَـٰلَ لِلنَّاسِۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَیۡءٍ عَلِيمࣱ
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche within which is a lamp, the lamp is within glass, the glass as if it were a pearly [white] star lit from [the oil of] a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow even if untouched by fire. Light upon light. Allah guides to His light whom He wills. And Allah presents examples for the people, and Allah is Knowing of all things.
Ayat an-Nur gives the famous parable of the light of Allah, comparing it to a lamp in a niche. It is among the most reflected-upon verses of the Quran.
From Surah An-Noor (The Light), verse 24:35. The surah starts in Juz 18, on page 350 of the Madinah Mushaf.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Ayat an-Nur (the Verse of Light) in the Quran?
It is in Surah An-Noor, verse 35.