BISMILLAH HIR RAHMAN NIR RAHEEM
In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
All praise is for Allah. Salawaat / Blessings and Salaam / Peace on Muhammad, his Family, and his Companions.
Allahumma Salli Ala Muhammadin Wa Ala Alay Muhammadin Kama Sallaita Ala Ibraheema Wa Ala Alay Ibraheema Innaka Hameedum Majeed
Allahumma Barik Ala Muhammadin Wa Ala Alay Muhammadin Kama Barakta Ala Ibraheema Wa Ala Alay Ibraheema Innaka Hameedum Majeed
93 – AN NOOR – THE LIGHT
Allah is An Noor, the Light. Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. Allah is the Light.
35 Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is as a niche
wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as a shining star. Kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow forth though no fire touched it. Light upon light, Allah guides to His light whom He will. And Allah speaks to mankind in allegories, for Allah is knower of all things.
[Quraan: An Noor, Chapter 24]
Light is not light without the darkness. The visible is not visible without the invisible. Manifest is not manifest without the hidden. Good is not good without the evil. Heaven is not heaven without the earth. East is not east without the west.
The point we are making here is that everything has an opposite. If there were no opposites, there would be nothing but Allah. Neither you nor I would be here! Allah has created everything in pairs.
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. In both the heavens and earth the Light is
from Allah. Everything in heavens and earth is lit with the Light of Allah. With that light, everything has become manifest. What is this Light?
The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. What is a lamp? A lamp is a vessel
containing oil. A lamp has a wick that is lit to burn that oil contained within it. A lamp supplies light.
The lamp is in a glass. Glass is a fragile material. Glass is translucent. Glass is transparent.
93 – AN NOOR
presence of glass when we look through a window. Therefore we can see the lamp through the glass.
The glass is as a shining star. In this verse we are told that the glass is like a shining star.
The glass surrounding the lamp usually shines when the lamp is lit. Here the opposite to the last paragraph is also true. Just as vision can see through the glass unhindered, likewise the light can shine through the glass unhindered.
Kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the east nor of the west. A tree takes years to
grow. It begins from a seed. It grows into a plant. Then it becomes a strong tree. Then the tree produces fruit. In this example the fruit is the olive. But this tree is neither of the east or west. If we observe a tree, it is planted in a particular place. It does not move. But this particular tree is neither of the east nor of the west. Therefore this tree is either a heavenly tree or it moves!
Whose oil would almost glow forth though no fire touched it. The oil in the lamp is lit. Yet fire
has not touched it. It generates light.
Light upon light, Allah guides to His light whom He will. And Allah speaks to mankind in allegories, for Allah is knower of all things.
A man of knowledge once said: “The heavens and earth cannot contain Allah, and yet Allah
lives in the heart of a true believer.” Now if we look at the entire verse, we find that the Light
referred to in the above verse is Knowledge. The tree neither of the east or west is the human. The heavens and earth cannot contain knowledge, yet the human being can contain knowledge of heavens and earth. Where is this light referred to in the above verse? It is as a niche (a recess) where there is a lamp. The human heart is in a niche in the human body. The heart is lit from a blessed tree neither of the east or west. The red Indians call the trees the standing people. The human being is not rooted in one place. The heart pumps without being lit and no batteries are required!
The heart is the place of revelation of the mysteries, if the Light of Allah shines in there. The heart is the place of Zikr Allah, if the Light of Allah shines in there. And as Mawlana Abul Noor Mohammad Bashir so beautifully wrote: “In this day and age we keep hearing of people
having heart attacks. If there is no Zikr Allah in a heart, what do you expect? It is bound to stop!”
The heart or the lamp needs fuel. The fuel or oil is the Zikr Allah. With Zikr Allah, the lamp is lit without being touched by fire. The human body becomes a blessed tree neither of the east nor of the west. Light upon light, is achieved by that tree in the form of knowledge upon knowledge. Every branch of knowledge is based on certain principles or foundation. And the knowledge is built on that principle or foundation. Our foundation is Islaam and the knowledge is the Quraan and Sunnat of Prophet Muhammad . Allah guides to His light
whom He will. Finally a reference from the Quraan:
1 Alif Laam Ra. A Book which We have revealed to you in order that you may lead mankind
out of the depths of darkness into the light by the leave of their Rabb (Lord) to the way of (Him) the Mighty in Power, the Praiseworthy!
[Quraan: Ibraheem, Chapter 14]
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Light or En-lighten-ment only comes if we leave alone the hatred. It is only through love and kindness that we can attain enlightenment. But after that we need the leave or permission of our Rabb to be truly enlightened. May Allah enlighten all the Muslims.
Aameen.
AN NOOR
THE LIGHT
LETTER VALUE LETTER
Noon 50
Waw 6
Ra 200
TOTAL 256 TOTAL
MEDITATION
The person who keeps reciting Ya Nooru 1111 times everyday, that person’s heart will light up with the Light of Allah, Inshaa Allah.
Remember to recite any Darood / Salawaat of your choice 11 times before and after the above Zikr and send the Hadiya (reward) for the Darood / Salawaat to Allah’s Rasool, our Master, Sayyidina Muhammad .
Darood / Salawaat / Blessings and Salaam / Peace on Muhammad, His Family, and His Companions
10 September 2000 12 Jamada al Sani 1421