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Quran,Translation and Commentary in Brief (Vol. 04)
Verses 39-40THE VERSE OF LIGHT VERSE NO.35ِ38

      I see the verse of light as a glorious parable full of allegorical truth about God and the mysteries of Man's spiritual being. So far, none of the commentators have dared to say decisively it means this or that! All of them have gone to a zigzag way in explaining and expounding the verse.

      His holiness grand Ayatullah Makärim, has given an explanation of the verse in some twenty pages, supported with many traditions. I have done my best to go through his view on that, but all I could understand is what an abstract of which is written above.

      However, the Persian Gnostics and mystics too, have their own comments on this strange verse of light. In their sight, the niche seems to be the whole material worldِthe universe and its physical contents. The glass which is as brilliant as a star is the spiritual world on which is founded the physical universe. And God, the All-knowing, All-power is the light which illuminates and controls everything. This light is not Eastern or western, nor relies on space neither in time. In other word, the Essence, or if you want to call it the, ``SUBSTANCE OF EXISTENCE'' has appeared; or to say in other word, has manifested its self through the, ``ATTRIBUTES''.

      Then the Attributes are manifested and have been reflected through the material creation. On the other hand, the substance is exactly the very existence of the Attributes i.e. The Substance of God and His Attributes are not two different or two separate things.

      But I am of opinion that Allah, His apostle, and a certain group who are well versed in Qurän; (RÄSIKHUNA-FEL-ELM) know the real meaning:ِ

      ``He, it is who sent down to you the Book. Some of its verses are ``FUNDAMENTALS'', (clear and evident in meaning) they are the mother of the Book. And some other of the verses are, AMBIGUOUS. But those in whose hearts is perversity, they follow the ambiguous part seeking dissension, and seeking to paraphrase it (with allegorical explanation). But no one knows the hidden meaning except Allah, and those who are well-grounded in knowledge; who say, we believe in it. All are from our Lord. And none do mind, save the men of understanding.''

(S 3:5)

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Verses 39-40THE VERSE OF LIGHT VERSE NO.35ِ38
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