manifested Himself to Abraham and others; that God comes from Mount Sinai, shines forth from Seir, and reveals Himself from the mountains of Paran.
It is universally acknowledged among all religious communities that when Allah—glorified and exalted be He—spoke to Moses, He did not indwell Moses or anyone else, nor does He inhabit any part of the mountains of Paran, even though He has told us that He manifested Himself from them.

The Exalted has said:
{He it is who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth so that He might cause it to prevail over every religion} [At-Tawbah 9:33].

Thus He made it prevail through knowledge, proof, and clear argument, and He made it prevail through force of hand and spear, just as He, the Exalted, said:
{Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The likeness of His light is as a niche containing a lamp; the lamp is within a glass, the glass as though it were a glittering star lit from a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow even if untouched by fire—light upon light. Allah guides to His light whom He wills} [An-Nur 24:35].

Ubayy ibn Kaʿb and others said: “The likeness of His light is in the heart of …”