The revealed scriptures are a light, and the aim of the heavenly messages is to bring people out of darkness into light: these two ideas lead the verses gathered here. They also affirm that light and darkness are not equal, describe the moon as a light and the sun as a lamp, and mention the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ as an illuminating lamp and Allah as the Light of the heavens and the earth.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
Allāh 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. Allāh guides to His light whom He wills. And Allāh presents examples for the people, and Allāh is Knowing of all things.
