FRIDAY
The ism recommended for Friday is AN_NOOR. In
language, noor is light, whatever its glow, rays, or
reflection may be. It aids vision. There are two
kinds of noor - that which is related to the life of
this world, and that related to the life hereafter.
The first can also be divided into two the light of
the mind, in other words what the intellect, can
see known as the light of reason whose source is
the Qura'n. The other is related to the physical
light such as that of the sun and the moon. An
example for the Divine light of reason is implied in
the Qur’an in Suratul Maida, aya 15: "... there has
come to you light and a clear Book from Allah"
(Qura'n, 5:15). Reference to the physical light
exists in aya 5 of Suratut Tawba: "He it is Who
made the sun a shining brightness and the moon a
light (a reflection".
An-Noor is the Apparent One Who has manifested
Himself fully. The One Who is apparent on His
own and Who makes everything else apparent
and visible.
An-Noor takes things out of non-existence and
brings them into the world of existence
An-Noor guides the hearts to prefer and opt for
what is right, Who guides the innermost
conscience to silently address Him.
There are more than forty references to light in
the text of the Holy Qura'n. Some scholars are of
the view that the Attribute "al-Noor" is one of Ism
e A’dham.
The most significant of the Ayaat on Nur is aya 35
of Suratun Noor: “Allah is the light of the heavens
and the earth; a likeness of His light is a niche
wherein there is a lamp; the lamp is in a glass, and
the glass is as if it were a brightly shining star lit
from a blessed olive-tree, neither eastern nor
western, the oil whereof almost emanates light
though fire does not touch it: light upon light;
Allah guides whomsoever He pleases to His light,
and Allah sets forth parables for men, and Allah is
Aware of all things.”
Ibn `Abbas says that the meaning of this aya is
that Allah is the Guide of the residents of the
heavens and of the earth; the example of His
guidance in the heart of a believer is like pure oil
which shines even before fire touches it;
therefore, when fire does touch it, it intensifies its
light, so it intensifies and adds light to its light.
The Attribute "An-Noor" is indicative of the fact
that Allah is the Light of the heavens and the
earth.
To manifest noor is to manifest wisdom and
consciousness in all our dealings in life. To be
aware of the purpose of life which is to convert
the physical existence into noor.
The nafs is not physical, yet it is the force field of
one’s being. The experience of light (noor) cannot
be explained in terms of the five senses because it
is an aspect of the divine. We are all systems of
light – the frequency of the light depends on our
consciousness. Our thoughts, intentions,
emotions and subsequently our actions determine
the frequency. Hatred, anger, jealousy,
despondency and fear have low frequencies
whilst rahma, seeking of ‘ilm, love, forgiveness,
sincerity etc… have higher frequencies. When you
choose to replace lower frequency currents of
energy with a higher frequency current, you raise
your energy levels, becoming ‘radiant’ whilst
reversing the situation makes you feel physically
depleted, drained and dull. The idea is therefore
to be radiant and radiate noor. The latter serving
as investment for the hereafter.
There was once a rich old man who did not like to
give his money to charity. He had a good son who
always told his dad that he should give his money
in the way of Allah.
The old man told his son that he could give it all
away after his death. The son told him that it
would be too late for the father, for he should
give it away now to be able to get the benefits in
the hereafter (grave and onwards).
The old man just would not listen.
One night the old man wanted to go out. It was
very dark so he asked his son to carry a lamp and
walk in front of him so he would be able to see.
The son obeyed his father but half way he started
walking behind his dad.
His father said:
"Why have you gone behind me?" I can't see! I
need the lamp in front.”
The son said:
"Father! That’s exactly what I have been telling
you. If you want light in the grave you have to give
away what you have in the way of Allah before
you die and not after.”
The old man finally understood what his son had
been trying to tell him!
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