A005
Surah: 010 - Ayah: 005
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10:05
In the Holy quran, two kinds of light are mentioned: diya and nur (10:5). Kindly explain to us which light was in Hazrat Adam? And why are two separate lights mentioned?
A, Light in reality is one. However, with respect to the Divine word it is called diya and when it is transferred to the intellect, it is nur. An example to help understand this reality is that the sun is called diya and the moon, nor in the Wise Quran (10:5). The reason for this is that the light of the sun is essential, but that of the moon comes from the sun. in the personal world of Hazrat Adam were both the lights. On the one hand, the sun of the Divine Word was radiating its light (diya) and on the other, the moon of Intellect was shedding its light (nur).
Ruknu’d-Din Khurshah (peace be upon him):
Root: ra’, kaf, nun. Rukn means support, pillar, the fountainhead of strength. Ruknu’d-Din means the one on whom religion depends, namely, the fountainhead of strength, pillar of religion; Khur (sun) Shah means the king who is like the sun, namely the exalted Imam who is the fountainhead of strength and the king like the sun. The sun, which is an example of the light of guidance, works in two ways: on the one hand, it radiates the light directly and on the other, it spreads light through the moon. Thus in the time of Prophethood, the Prophet is the sun and the asas is the moon. In the time of the asas, he is the sun and the Imam is the moon, and in the time of Imamat, the Imam is the sun and the bab (heir to the Imamat) is the moon. In this sense, the Qur’an calls the sun diya’ (splendour) and siraj (lamp) and the moon, light (nur) (10:5; 71:16). Here diya’ and siraj are the original light, and by nur is meant the reflected light.
This verse has been referred 4 times.