The verse 35th of the surah 24th of the Quran, better known as Verse of
Light is one of the part of Holy Book of Islam, which was frequently
interpreted by Muslim mystics. Its rich symbolism causes that many
scholars tried to decipher its hidden meaning. This verse was an
inspiration for such thinkers as Ibn ‘Arabi or As-Suhrawardi. The treaty
of Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, Niche of Lights, is an example of systematic
exegesis of this part of the Quran. In this work the mystical
deliberations are strictly connected to his ontological and
epistemological investigations. In his opinion, the true meaning of verse
of Light can be understood only by the mystics, because no one but
them can acquire knowledge of God’s secrets. They comprehend that
God is the real Light, while the one which we can be perceived with our
eyes is only His emanation. In Al-Ghazali’s opinion, reality has two
levels: physical and divine. They are both strictly connected to each
other and the sensual world is a symbolic reflection of the superior
world. Al-Ghazali states that the mystic, who gained the union with God
and received some knowledge of reality, can see that nothing except
Transcendence has a true existence, because only He exists through His
essence, while every created thing has two aspects: one, which is turned
to itself and the other one which is turned to God. We can call them a
being, only when we consider them as turned to Absolute, but if we
consider them while they are turned to itself, they are non-being.
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