Nur
(an-Nūr)
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Light. |
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Particularly the uncreated Divine Light, which includes all manifestation and is identified with Existence, considered as a principle. “God is the Light (Nūr) of the heavens and the earth…” (Qur’ān 24:35). |
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Introduction to Sufi Doctrine (by Titus Burckhardt) |
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