the heavens and the earth in the most perfect manner, just as someone is called “the light of this town” when he is the cause of its flourishing. Some have recited it as, “Allah illuminated the heavens and the earth.”

The response is: This verse has already been discussed at the beginning of his discourse, and it was noted that the vast majority of people hold that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is Himself light. Even the Jahmiyyah, who deny the divine attributes, used to say that He is light. As for