Some people say one sees what one wants to see through the light of faith. Others say all one sees through the light of faith is oneself in a mood of hoping. Still others say the light of faith is nothing more than the glow of conviction passing itself off as a searchlight of truth. According to Sufi masters, within us, there are many kinds of light. In fact, the varieties of internal light are such to render the varied properties of electromagnetic radiation pale by comparison.
Sufi masters speak of the lights of gnosis and of certainty.
They speak of the lights of witnessing and of love. They speak of the lights of the Dominion of God's Names and Attributes which shine within us. Sufi masters indicate the Divine light which comes when the false self vanishes is beyond description. However, different forms of the light of faith are generated through different spiritual instruments or centers within us, just as different physical processes are required to serve as sources of various forms of electromagnetic radiation. For example, certain modes of the light of faith come from the heart.