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Tafsir continuity of Ayah 24:35
AYAH OF THE DAY WITH TAFSIR
Jumada Al-Awwal 14, 1434
سُوۡرَةُ النُّور
۞ ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِۦ كَمِشۡكَوٰةٍ۬ فِيہَا مِصۡبَاحٌۖ ٱلۡمِصۡبَاحُ فِى زُجَاجَةٍۖ ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّہَا كَوۡكَبٌ۬ دُرِّىٌّ۬ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ۬ مُّبَـٰرَڪَةٍ۬ زَيۡتُونَةٍ۬ لَّا شَرۡقِيَّةٍ۬ وَلَا غَرۡبِيَّةٍ۬ يَكَادُ زَيۡتُہَا يُضِىٓءُ وَلَوۡ لَمۡ تَمۡسَسۡهُ نَارٌ۬ۚ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ۬ۗ يَہۡدِى ٱللَّهُ لِنُورِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَيَضۡرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡأَمۡثَـٰلَ لِلنَّاسِۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىۡءٍ عَلِيمٌ۬ (٣٥)
I seek refuge with Allah, the Hearing, the Knowing, from the
cursed Satan, from his coercion, lures to arrogance and poem
"This is a tree in the desert which is not shaded by any other tree or mountain or cave, nothing covers it, and this is best for its oil.''
AYAH OF THE DAY WITH TAFSIR
Jumada Al-Awwal 14, 1434
سُوۡرَةُ النُّور
۞ ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِۦ كَمِشۡكَوٰةٍ۬ فِيہَا مِصۡبَاحٌۖ ٱلۡمِصۡبَاحُ فِى زُجَاجَةٍۖ ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّہَا كَوۡكَبٌ۬ دُرِّىٌّ۬ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ۬ مُّبَـٰرَڪَةٍ۬ زَيۡتُونَةٍ۬ لَّا شَرۡقِيَّةٍ۬ وَلَا غَرۡبِيَّةٍ۬ يَكَادُ زَيۡتُہَا يُضِىٓءُ وَلَوۡ لَمۡ تَمۡسَسۡهُ نَارٌ۬ۚ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ۬ۗ يَہۡدِى ٱللَّهُ لِنُورِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَيَضۡرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡأَمۡثَـٰلَ لِلنَّاسِۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىۡءٍ عَلِيمٌ۬ (٣٥)
I seek refuge with Allah, the Hearing, the Knowing, from the
cursed Satan, from his coercion, lures to arrogance and poem
Surah Al-Noor
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 it were a shining star. (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. Light upon light. Allah guideth unto His light whom He will. And Allah setteth forth for mankind similitudes, for Allah is Knower of all things. (35)24:35
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزَهِ
.. كَمِشْكَاةٍ ...
as (if there were) a niche,Ibn Abbas, Mujahid, Muhammad bin Ka`b and others said,
"This refers to the position of the wick in the lamp.''
This is well-known, and hence Allah then says:
... فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ ...
and within it a lamp.This is the flame that burns brightly.
Or it was said that the niche is a niche in the house.
This is the parable given by Allah of obedience towards Him. Allah calls obedience to Him as light, then He calls it by other numerous names as well.
Ubayy bin Ka`b said,
"The lamp is the light, and this refers to the Qur'an and the faith that is in his heart.''
As-Suddi said,
"It is the lamp.''
... الْمِصْبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍ ...
the lamp is in a glass,means, this light is shining in a clear glass.
Ubayy bin Ka`b and others said,
"This is the likeness of the heart of the believer.''
... الزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ ...
the glass as it were a star Durriyyun,Some authorities recite the word Durriyyun with a Dammah on the Dal and without a Hamzah,
which means pearls, i.e., as if it were a star made of pearls (Durr).
Others recite it as Dirri'un or Durri'un, with a Kasrah on the Dal, or Dammah on the Dal, and with aHamzah at the end,
which means reflection (Dir'), because if something is shone on the star it becomes brighter than at any other time.
The Arabs call the stars they do not know Darari.
Ubayy bin Ka`b said:
a shining star.
Qatadah said:
"Huge, bright and clear.''
... يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ ...
lit from a blessed tree,means, it is derived from olive oil, from a blessed tree.
... زَيْتُونِةٍ ...
an olive,This refers to the blessed tree mentioned previously.
.. لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ ...
neither of the east nor of the west,means, it is not in the eastern part of the land so that it does not get any sun in the first part of the day, nor is it in the western part of the land so that it is shaded from the sun before sunset, but it is in a central position where it gets sun from the beginning of the day until
the end, so its oil is good and pure and shining.... لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Ibn Abbas commented on:زَيْتُونِةٍ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ (an olive, neither of the east nor of the west),"This is a tree in the desert which is not shaded by any other tree or mountain or cave, nothing covers it, and this is best for its oil.''
