Return to the Page in Honour of the Prophet.
Light is that by which things become known.
Things may exist in the dark, but they cannot be seen. Light may be physical, such as the light of the sun or the moon, or intelligible, like the light of the intellect. The latter is that which illuminates the darkness of ignorance with the light of knowledge. The other meaning is that every light in the universe is but a reflection of His mercy, every knowledge a reflection of His knowledge and so on. His throne was on the water.