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Many of those who turn toward Allah, when they devote themselves to remembering Him, worshipping Him, and returning to Him in repentance, perceive in their hearts this all-embracing lordship and this encompassing of all things. For He encompasses everything, and He—glorified be He—is the Truth who created the heavens and the earth. Among His signs is that the heaven and the earth stand by His command. The sun, the moon, and the stars are subjected to His command. Surely, creation and command belong to Him. He created the heavens and the earth and everything between them only for a true purpose. He—glorified be He—is the Light of the heavens and the earth:

“Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The parable of His light is that of a niche containing a lamp”—to the end of the verse.

With Him—glorified be He—there is neither night nor day. The light of the heavens comes from the light of His Face. This is what ‘Abd Allāh ibn Mas‘ūd said.

“He does not sleep, nor is it fitting for Him to sleep. He lowers and raises the balance. The deeds of the night are raised to Him before the deeds of the day, and the deeds of the day before the deeds of the night. His veil is light—or fire. Were He to remove it, the radiance of His Face would burn everything in His creation that His sight reaches.”

This is what the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said in the hadith reported by both al-Bukhārī and Muslim, narrated by Abū Mūsā.