Snow is a Sign, the Sun Will Shine

So once again we had a snow event, as people worry so much about the snow all I can think is, even snow is a Sign from Allah for us to contemplate upon , subhanAllah...and once again I am writing about how the suns light shinning on the sun reminded me of Allahs Light

http://hudawritess.blogspot.com/2014/01/sunshine-snow-parabale-to-allahs-light.html

(New pice from last post! No edits, none of my pictures are edited, because Allahs creation does not need an editor!)

Once again I noticed how the suns light shined upon the snow, slowly melting it. Imagine Allahs Light shining upon our lives, ya Allah! But there is nothing compared to the parable that is given to us in the Quran, Allah tells us about His Light, subhanAllah this aya! And a recitation of my imam Sheikh Hassan reciting the aya! 

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J1mYXuOYwJQ

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.

Surat Noor, Aya 35

I am also sharing an old post which is tafsir Surat Noor I took: http://hudawritess.blogspot.com/2013/03/finally-surat-noor-tafsir-of-one-of-my.html

Sunday, March 3, 2013

AlMaghrib, Notes, Surat Noor Tafsir, Light Upon Light

If you have this light of gudiance which Allah only places upon whom He wills, thentake care of it and work on increasing it....

What is Allahs Light as described in the Quran?

Here you go...and sorry if its complicated, the sheikh did not spend alot of time on these ayahs but I hope you learn something!! 

So heres the basics before you go to the aya descriptions:
1. These ayahs are a parable to Allahs Light of Guidance
2. "The niche" = representsheart of the beleiver
3. "The lamp"=represents the Quran, ayat, and faith that is in the heart
4. "The oil"= represents the fitrah to beleive in Allah
5.  All of these things combined make the light at its best....causing all to shine, this light is so bright just like the "brilliant star". 
 

The Surah is named after this ayah (Surat Noor)

Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth:
 Allah guides everything in the heavens and the earth. He is in charge of all of the earth and heavens.

The parable of His light is as a niche: the example of His light, His Light is like: the niche, this is kind of like a sculpture in the wall (google images,niche wall)which helps the light reflect.

The niche represents the heart of the believer <3

and within it a lamp, the lamp is in glass, the glass as it were
a brilliant star:

the lamp with the glass helps spread the light even more, this lamp represents the ayat of Allah.

This lamp is very shiny just like the bright stars.. The lamp, the glass, the stars, all give extra light.

lit from a blessed tree, an olive, neither of the east or the west, whose oil would almost glow forth, though no fire touched it:

this is a olive tree, and it is neither of the east or west because the sun is always shining upon this tree causing its oil to glow.The oil is so pure it will shine and glow without light.  The glass itself is shinning also.
 

The oil is the fitrah of the Muslim, the fitrah is to believe in Allah.
 

You gain this extra light as believer through good deeds, obedience to Allah.

The example of the believers life is like the niche,
 everything combined makes the light bright at its best.

Light upon light!!:

when the two lights (the light of the oil, and the light of the fire) are combined they give light and neither of them can give light without the other.

The light is giving light, the lamp is giving light, the oil is giving light everything is giving  light!

Similarly the light of the Quran and the light of faith give light when they are combined, and neither can do so without the other...!!! subhanAllah!!

 
Allah guides to His light whom He wills. And Allah presents examples for the people, and Allah is Knowing of all things:
Allah gives this Light of guidance to whom He wants. He gives use examples (Such as the light of the lamp,niche, glass,oil)