A061
Surah: 025 - Ayah: 061
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25:61
Siraj (Lamp)
In the wise Qur’an the sun is compared to the lamp (siraj) and the moon is called luminous (munir) and a light (nur) (25:61; 71:16; 78:13). The great wisdom of this is wondrous: just as the lamp is lit with the oil and in order to keep it lit during the whole night, oil is poured into it repeatedly, similarly, in order to keep the sun burning, the Divine hand continuously casts the cosmic fuel into it. For the detailed explanation of this see the "Balance of Realities", pp. 59-61.
The Wise Qur'an has used the epithet of a luminous lamp for the world-illumining sun (25:61; 71:16; 78:13). Physically speaking the lamp in a house in comparison to the blazing sun is nothing but an insignificant thing. The sun in its size and volume is the greatest source of light, the intensity of its stormy flames beyond description, and its world-illumining light, world-burning heat and immeasurable atomic energy are indescribable. Despite these tremendous attributes of the sun, if it is compared to a lamp, we should be sure that a very great secret is hidden in this amazing example. If that secret actually becomes manifest to us, then God willing with great humility and gratitude, we will try to explain it to some extent.
This verse has been referred 4 times.