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April 17, 2009
THE LIGHT OF ALLAH: GUIDANCE THROUGH IT, OR DEPRIVATION OF LIGHT
I seek refuge in Allah from satan the rejected.
In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.
One of the believers has sought consultation on an important matter regarding designing a logo for our charitable organization. He has quoted verse 12:4 from the Quran and would like to write the name of the organization around the 11 planets, the sun, and the moon. The answer and advice, which I am going to give, will be based on the verses and words of Quran and their significance. I had to implore my Lord for guidance in this matter, which is detailed in this Sermon. The question I have to address is whether it is justified and religiously right to use the words “Light upon Light” to include in the picture of 11 planets with the sun and the moon, no matter that the verse is from the Quran.
The name “Light upon Light” was selected by your votes. I approved it simply because the “Light” refers to the Creator – ALLAH in the Quran, as given in verses 24:35 and 39:69. It also refers to the “Scriptures, the Guidance through them, and the Messengers who deliver and teach the Guidance”. For reference sake, see verses 64:8, 61:8-9, 2:257, 5:44, 5:46, 6:91, 7:157, 14:1, 14:5,
33:43, 39:22, 57:9, 57:28, 65:11. The light is also mentioned as a reward for the believers on the Day of Judgment through verses 57:12-13, 57:19, 57:28, 66:8.
In making my suggestion for the name of the organization, I took the words “Light upon Light” in context of Allah, His Guidance through the messengers, and as a reward for the believers in the Hereafter, as the verses quoted above substantiate. This is why I voted in favor of it as compared to other names suggested by some of you.
My decision and guidance are based on the fact that the words “Light upon Light” originate out of verse 24:35 which also describe ALLAH as the Light of the Heavens and the Earth. These words are in reference to ALLAH and in context of Him within the same verse. It is in the same verse that ALLAH has said, “Light upon Light”. Allah guides to His Light whomever He wills.
When I reached this point of Sermon, a profound Miracle was revealed by the Most Wise, which left me in awe, and increased my reverence for the Almighty, the Omnipotent Lord. It almost seems like that I am not preparing the Sermon but the Teacher of the Quran, Most Gracious, has taken over the Khutbah and is directly involved with His dictation to me by guiding me through the verses and
revealing new and new miracles and proofs. Today’s miracle can be considered impossible for any human to conceive, comprehend, or make up. It can be taken as a direct inspiration from the One in the High Heavens and is a high-value marvel from the Lord of the Universe. My advice to the believing man who asked for consultation has now become easier to answer based on the phenomenal and new proofs. Remember, verse 24:35 is a very complex verse and cannot be fully understood or comprehended, no matter how hard you try, except whatever ALLAH may reveal through His messengers. Note and study what the Most Merciful has “revealed” to His messenger.
I shall now recite and quote part of verse 24:35 to connect the words “Allah” and “Noor”. The verse starts with the 1st word being “Allah” and the 2nd word next to it being “Noor”. In a way, both words – Allah and Noor – are closely attached to each other and describe each other. Allah is the Noor, and the Noor is Allah. Be He Glorified. After this 1st occurrence of “Noor”, the next occurrence with the same spelling occurs towards the end, in the words “Light upon Light” – “Noor Alaa Noor”. What I have been revealed will remove all doubts about my explanation given earlier and will connect Allah with Noor in a phenomenal and awesome manner to establish and prove the Truth. I am going to show you the count of Allah letters and messenger’s letters appearing in between these Sacred Words starting with the 1st word “Allah” to reach the word “Noor” in the part of the verse saying, “Light upon Light”. This Proof will establish and confirm my understanding regarding the name of the charitable organization and the reason I approved it. Charity is done for, and in the name of the Most Merciful Lord, to fulfill His commands. When you carry out His commands, then you earn credits and rewards from Allah, who is the Noor (Light) of the heavens and the earth. Below I have marked the 2 important words by bolding them and placing quotation commas around “Allah” and “Noor” as the proofs originate and are embedded between these words and directly “LINK” them.
24:35 Part: “ALLAH” is the light of the heavens and the earth. The allegory of His light is that of a concave mirror behind a lamp that is placed inside a glass container. The glass container is like a bright, pearl-like star. The fuel thereof is supplied from a blessed oil-producing tree that is neither eastern, nor western. Its oil is almost self-radiating; needs no fire to ignite it. “Light” upon light.
Revealed: The words between “Allah” and “Noor” to “connect” them, and to create a “Link” between the 2 words, have 39 Allah letters and 58 messenger’s letters, thus revealing the precise diff. of 19, Subhan Allah. Revealed: The GV of (58) messenger’s letters is 1512 = 14 x 108 – revealing the Code of Seven Pairs.
Revealed: The GV of (39) Allah letters is precisely 352, revealing “QURAN”, Alhumdo Lillah. The Most Gracious has revealed the word Quran 352 to draw the attention of the believers to this special revelation
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that include the hidden miracles from the Quran and have been revealed over the last few years.
Revealed: The GVs of “Allah” and “Noor” are: 66 and 256. The sum of 66 + 256 = 322 = 14 x 23. The diff. between 66 and 256 is 190 = 19 x 10. Thus, the Sacred Name of Allah and His attribute (description) of Noor (Light) bear the Sacred Codes of 14 and 19.
Revealed: The sum of digits of 66 is 12. The sum of digits of 256 is 13. The difference between 12 and 13 is ONE proving that ALLAH – THE NOOR IS ONE.
24:35 tells us that ALLAH is the Light of the heavens and the earth. And 39:69
informs us that the earth will shine with the Light of its Lord.
Note both the important verses and the light (of guidance) that shines out through the “Revelation of 1”.
24:35 Part: ALLAH is the light of the heavens and the earth.
Revealed: The Arabic letters are 19 and Quranic Initials are 14 – the
Sacred Codes are part of this sacred statement and verse.
Revealed: The Allah letters are 9 and the messenger’s letters are 10, revealing the diff. of 1. This verse reveals 3 revelations – the powerful revelation of 1; the revelation of tis’aa aasher or nine-ten as given in 74:30, and the revelation of 19 for “Waahed” – “One”.
39:69 Part: Then the earth will shine with the light of its Lord.
Revealed: The Arabic letters are 19.
Revealed: The Allah letters are 6 and messenger’s letters are 7, revealing the diff. of 1. Both the Sacred verses on the “Light” being associated with Allah – the Lord, reveal the “Revelation of 1” through the letters of Allah and His messenger.
Based on these Sacred Revelations from my LORD, my advice to the believer is that he should not use verse 12:4 and write “light upon light” within it as the logo for the organization. Verse 12:4 mentions 11 planets, the sun, and the moon. This constitutes only a tiny fraction of the creation of ALLAH in the universe, whereas He is the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth, and everything in between. He is truly called: “the LORD OF THE UNIVERSE”.
This is the prime reason for my objection to such a logo
To put the words “light upon light” within them diminishes the greatness of
Allah and does not reflect the true Glory and Greatness of the Creator. It has
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already been proven through the revelations recited previously in this sermon that the word “Light” – “Noor” is attached and linked with “Allah” or “God”.
The “light” describes Allah and magnifies Him. Any logo designed which has His attribute or description should reflect and magnify Allah according to the verses of the Quran.
17:111 And proclaim: "Praise be to ALLAH, who has never begotten a son, nor does He have a partner in His kingship, nor does He need any ally out of weakness," and magnify Him constantly.
17:111 Part: And proclaim: "Praise be to ALLAH. 17:111 Part: Who has never begotten a son.
Revealed: The Allah letters are 6 and 5, revealing the diff. of 1 – The “Revelation of 1” proves that ALLAH is ONE and does not have a son, as alleged and attributed by the falsifiers and disbelievers.
Revealed: The messenger’s letters are 8 and 7, revealing the diff. of 1 – the Matching “Revelation of 1” has been granted to the messenger. This proves that ALLAH is ONE and does not have a son, be He Glorified.
17:111 Part: Nor does He have a partner in His kingship.
17:111 Part: Nor does He need an ally out of weakness.
Revealed: The Allah letters are 6 and 7, revealing the diff. of 1. Revealed: The messenger’s letters are 11 and 13, revealing the diff. of 2. No one can be a partner or an ally with ALLAH, not even the angels or the human messengers.
17:111 Part: Who has never begotten a son.
Revealed: The messenger’s letters are 7 and the Arabic letters are 14 –
revealing the Code of 7-14.
17:111 Part: Nor does He need an ally out of weakness.
Revealed: The Allah letters are 7 and Quranic Initials are 14 – revealing the Code of 7-14.
17:111 Part: Who has never begotten a son.
17:111 Part: Nor does He have a partner in His kingship.
Revealed: The Arabic letters are 14 and 19, revealing the Sacred Codes of 14-19.
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17:111 Part: Nor does He need an ally out of weakness.
17:111 Part: And magnify Him constantly.
Revealed: The Quranic Initials are 14 and 7 – revealing the Perfect Code of 7-14.
Revealed: The GV of Allah letters for both parts is 162, revealing Submission – the believers do not set up rivals besides ALLAH or engage in any form of idolatry; instead, they try to find opportunities to magnify, glorify, and praise their LORD.
We can never fully encompass ALLAH and His greatness; therefore, to project or depict Him or His description of “light upon light” in any kind of logos, pictures and drawings will be an injustice to Him and a gross sin for the human being. He has not given any detailed description of Himself whereby the humans can fathom Him or have any concept about Him, except to leave it all for the Day of Judgment.
If we write the 2 words – Allah and The Light - next to each other, this is what
ALLAH reveals:
Revealed: ALLAH – ALNOOR: The Allah letters are 6 and messenger's letters are 5, revealing the diff. of 1.
Revealed: Also, the Arabic letters in each word are 4 and 5, revealing the diff. of 1. Glory be to Allah for enlightening us through the powerful “Revelation of 1”. This is my approval from ALLAH to respond and comment on the consultation sought by the believer, Alhumdo Lillah. The Revelation of 1 is a special revelation and Sign granted to the messenger, Subhan Allah.
The words – “Light upon Light” are given in verse 24:35. While they magnify ALLAH, they also refer to His guidance. The word “light” also appears in verse 24:40 where it is used for the strayers who are deprived of the “Light of ALLAH” – meaning depriving the strayers of the “Guidance of ALLAH”.
Let me write the 2 different statements of Truth next to each other to show you the powerful revelations and the message revealed through them. The statement from 24:35, which also describes the Creator as the Light of the Heavens and the Earth, is regarding His mercy of guidance for those who will it, and those whom He wills; whereas the statement in 24:40 is regarding those who do not deserve His mercy and are deprived of it. So, they are reflecting 2 opposite scenarios - one of guidance and the other of straying.
24:35 Part: ALLAH guides to His Light whoever wills.
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24:40 Part: Whomever ALLAH deprives of Light.
Revealed: Each of the statement of Truth given above are marked with precisely 19 and 19 Arabic letters, proving that ALLAH is the only one who can guide or send astray. The 19 and 19 refer to ALLAH who is ONE (Waahed) and He fully controls the people and the guidance.
Revealed: The Quranic Initials are 15 and 16, revealing the diff. of 1. So we have the powerful proofs of 19-19 as well as the Revelation of 1, enlightening us to the Control and Absoluteness of ALLAH regarding His creation of human beings.
Revealed: The Allah letters are 8 and 9, revealing the diff. of 1, Subhan Allah – Revelation of 1.
Revealed: The messenger's letters are 10 and 12, revealing the diff. of 2
(disbelief) – Revelation of 2.
Both of the important revelations are thus revealed to enlighten us to the meaning of ONE GOD as compared to disbelief that amounts to worshiping 2 gods. This is a proven fact that ALLAH guides some humans through His messengers, which is why the Revelation of 1 is given through His Glorified Name letters. On the other hand, the Revelation of 2 is given through the letters of the messenger, as most people disbelieve in the messengers and the message they bring from ALLAH. Moreover, their worship and commemoration of His Name is nullified when they disbelieve in His messengers. The Revelation of 1 applies to the sacred statement given in 24:35, whereby Allah guides whoever wills to submit fully, and the Revelation of 2 applies to the statement given in 24:40 whereby the disbelievers are deprived of His Light as they disbelieve in His revelations and in His messengers.
Let us see what else ALLAH wills to reveal through these sacred statements.
24:35 Part: Light upon light.
24:35 Part: ALLAH guides to His Light whoever wills.
Revealed: The GV of Allah letters are 30 and 107, revealing the diff. of 77 – ALLAH is guiding to the Truth through the Miracle of Seven Pairs for those who will it and seek His mercy.
Revealed: The GV of messenger's letters are 152 and 266, revealing the diff. of 114 – ALLAH will guide those who believe in the entire Quran and thereby also believe in past and subsequent revelations; they also believe in the messengers of Allah and in the miracles, signs, and revelations sent through them. Note that both are important numbers. The number 77 is the Seven Pairs as given in 15:87 and this verse states at the end “and the great Quran” which is reflected over here as the 114 chapters encompassing the miracle of Seven Pairs.
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NOTE the powerful proofs through the letters of the messenger for each part. The number 152 is a multiple of 19 (152 = 19 x 8) and the number 266 is a multiple of 14 and 19 (266 = 14 x 19). Thus, the Sacred Codes of 14 and 19 of the Quran are revealed. The next statement from 24:40 will now reveal the name of the scripture from which the Codes are revealed and the name of the religion for which the Quran was sent down from heaven.
24:40 Part: Whomever ALLAH deprives of light.
Revealed: The GV of Allah letters is 162, revealing “Islam”, and GV of
messenger's letters is 352, revealing “Quran”.
Those who do not believe in the entire Quran as revealed through the messengers have displayed arrogance and rejected Submission (162). They are deprived of ALLAH's light and mercy which He extends through His words narrated in the Quran (352). The previous revelation through 24:35 revealed the Sacred Codes of 14-19 and this one reveals the name of the Scripture as Quran 352 as well as the name of the religion acceptable to ALLAH as Al-Islam 162. The Message is very clear for the intelligent ones – ALLAH – Al-Islam – Quran – Miracle of 14-
19. The Most Wise has revealed the “Ultimate Miracle and Message” – all Praise and Glory be to Him.
Both Revelations are covered through the prominent statements of ALLAH – the Revelation of 1 as well as the Revelation of 2 (gods).
24:35 Part: Light upon light. ALLAH guides to His light whoever wills (to be guided).
24:40 Part: Whomever ALLAH deprives of light, will have no light.
Revealed: The Arabic letters are 28 and 29, revealing the diff. of 1 – belief in the ONE – ALLAH.
Revealed: The Quranic Initials are 22 and 24, revealing the diff. of 2 – disbelief in the Absoluteness of ALLAH.
The Allah letters in each statement of verses 24:35 and 24:40 are 9 and 12. Let me show you a “new revelation” through these numbers that are “matched by ALLAH”. The number of Allah letters appearing in the sacred narrations of 24:35 and 24:40 also appear in the 2 forms of Shahadah and conform to them.
QUESTION: What matches the numbers 9 and 12 revealed through the 2 statements of 24:35 and 24:40?
ANSWER: Both forms of Shahadah have Allah letters as 9 and 12 also to match
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the statements given in 24:35 and 24:40 about ALLAH being the Light to guide the people or to send them astray.
La Elaha Ellah Hoo – it has 9 Allah letters.
La Elaha Ella ALLAH – it has 12 Allah letters.
Revealed: The GV of Allah letters in both forms of Shahadahs are: 165 +
104 = 269.
Revealed: The GV of Allah letters through parts of verses 24:35 and
24:40 are: 137 + 198 = 335.
Revealed: The diff. between 269 and 335 is 66, totally proving that ALLAH is the Light who possesses the Absoluteness reflected through the 2 forms of Shahadah - to either guide the humans or to deprive them of His light thus sending them astray.
Let me recite and show you all 4 sacred statements written together.
24:35 Part: Light upon light. ALLAH guides to His light whoever wills (to be guided).
24:40 Part: Whomever ALLAH deprives of light, will have no light.
1st form of Shahadah: La Elaha Ellah Hoo.
2nd form of Shahadah: La Elaha Ella ALLAH.
Revealed: The Allah letters in all 4 statements above are: 9+12+9+12, the sum is 42.
Revealed: The messenger’s letters are 16+18+4+5, the sum is 43. The difference between 42 and 43 is ONE. Alhumdo Lillah.
Through these unique and powerful revelations granted to the messenger, the “light of Allah” has been revealed through them. Those who believe in them and in the messenger will be taken out of the darkness into the light, whereas those who disbelieve will remain in darkness – the eternal darkness which never ends. I will recite a closing verse addressed on this subject and is clearly marked with the “Revelation of 1” through the letters of Allah and His messenger. It is also marked with the powerful Sacred Codes of 14 and 19 through the messenger’s letters highlighting some powerful words of the verse.
64:8 Part 1: Therefore, you shall believe in GOD and His messenger.
64:8 Part 2: And the light that we have revealed herein.
Revealed: The Allah letters are 8 and 7, revealing the diff. of 1, Subhan Allah.
Revealed: The messenger’s letters are 10 and 9, revealing the diff. of 1,
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Alhumdo Lillah. The pattern of 10 and 9 also adds up to 19.
Revealed: The messenger’s letters are designed to be 14 up to “light” and 19 up to“revealed”. Thusthe 2 importantwords revealthe Sacred Codes of 14 and 19 through the letters of the messenger.
I hope you all realize that it really takes thoughtful and calm reflection on the verses of Quran before we can carry out our plans on matters that are not addressed in a straightforward way.
Peace be upon the messengers.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Universe.