A077
Surah: 017 - Ayah: 077
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17:77
Soul and Light
Q. 6. Is it the same Supreme and Holy Spirit in the Perfect Man (i.e. the Prophet and the Imam), which is called the light, or is the light additional to this? Where does such a magnificent soul come from?
A. The same Holy Spirit, which is in the Perfect Man, is also the light, for, God, the knowing, the Wise has made the Supreme Soul the light of knowledge, wisdom, rectitude and guidance. This light is always transferred from the Precursor (Sabiq) to the Successor (Lahiq).
Note: Sabiiq means every previous Perfect Man and Lahiq, the succeeding one. The chain of sabiq and lahiq continued before Hazrat Adam also. For, there is no change in the fundamental matters of religion. They, in accordance with the Divine Law, are unchangeable. (17:77).
This verse has been referred 6 times.