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, which is mighty, in the way that a thing is described by an attribute that is its very essence. He says:
‘Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth.’ [al-Nūr: 35]
The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, also described Him in this way in an authentic hadith. It relates that he, peace be upon him, was asked, ‘Have you seen your Lord?’ He replied, ‘Light—how could I see Him?’
[And] the account of the Night Journey relates that when he, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, approached the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, light enveloped the tree, preventing him from looking at it—or at Him, glorified be He. Thus, Muslim records: ‘Allah has a veil of light; were it lifted, the splendors of His Face would burn
العزيز على جهة ما يوصف الشيء بالصفة التي هي ذاته،
فقال:
{اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ}
[النور: ٣٥]
وبهذا الوصف وصفه النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في الحديث الثابت فإنه جاء أنه قيل له عليه السلام:
«هل رأيت ربك؟
قال:
نور أنى أراه»
[و]
في حديث الإسراء أنه لما قرب صلى الله عليه وسلم من سدرة المنتهى، غشى السدرة من النور، ما حجب بصره عن النظر إليها، أو إليه سبحانه، ففي مسلم «إن لله حجابًا من نور لو كشف لأحرقت سُبُحات وجهه