The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp | |
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Allah guides to His Light whomever He wishes | The glass is as it were a shining star |
And Allah speaketh to mankind in allegories, for Allah is Knower of all things.
10Allah draws parables for mankind, and Allah has knowledge of all things | The Parable of His Light is as if there were a Niche and within it a Lamp: the Lamp enclosed in Glass: the glass as it were a brilliant star: Lit from a blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil is well-nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it: Light upon Light! The lamp is in a glass |
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The parable of His Light is a niche wherein is a lamp—the lamp is in a glass, the glass as it were a glittering star—lit from a blessed olive tree, neither eastern nor western, whose oil almost lights up, though fire should not touch it | Allah doth guide whom He will to His Light: Allah doth set forth Parables for men: and Allah doth know all things |
This lamp is kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would almost glow forth of itself though no fire touched it.
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