 | Mashhad Al-ʻAllāf - Philosophy - 2003 - 324 pages
...were a Niche and within it a Lamp: the Lamp enclosed in Glass; the glass as it were a brilliant star: lit from a blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the East nor of the West, whose Oil is well-nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it: Light upon Light! Allah guides to his... | |
 | Zailan Moris - Philosophy - 2003 - 246 pages
...lamp (misbah). The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as it were a shining star. (This lamp is) kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself) though no fire touched it. Light upon light, Allah guideth... | |
 | Kathryn Babayan - History - 2002 - 640 pages
...wherein is a lamp. The lamp is a glass. The glass is as it were a shining star. [This lamp is] kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself) though no fire touched it. Light upon light, Allah guideth... | |
 | Jonathan K. Crockett - Education - 2004 - 744 pages
...were a Niche and within it a Lamp: the Lamp enclosed in Glass: the glass as it were a brilliant star: lit from a blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the East nor of the West, whose Oil is well nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it: Light upon Light! Allah doth guide... | |
 | Rosalind Ward Gwynne - History - 2004 - 282 pages
...Verse of Light: "The example of His Light (mathalu nurihi) is like a niche in which there is a lamp; the lamp is in a glass; the glass is as though it were a shining star . . ." (Q 24:35). PARABLE "Analogy" shades into "parable" when it begins to exhibit a... | |
 | Richard J. A. McGregor - Religion - 2004 - 274 pages
...Niche, and within it a Lamp; the Lamp is enclosed in Glass; the glass as it were a brilliant star: Lit from a blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the East nor the West, whose Oil is well-nigh Luminous. Though fire scarce touched it: Light upon Light! Allah doth... | |
 | Taha Jabir Al Alwani - Religion - 2005 - 317 pages
...were a niche and within it a lamp; the lamp enclosed in glass; the glass, as it were, a brilliant star lit from a blessed tree, an olive, neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil is well-nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it, light upon light. Allah guides whom... | |
 | Oliver Leaman - Reference - 2006 - 810 pages
...were a niche and within it a lamp: the lamp enclosed in a glass: the glass as it were a brilliant star lit from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil is almost luminous, though fire hardly touched it: Light upon Light! God guides whom He will... | |
 | Abdul Rashid Seyal - Koran as literature. - 2006 - 765 pages
...wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as it were a shining star. (This lamp is) kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself) though no fire touched it. Alluvial Glow upon Alluvial... | |
 | Kathleen St Onge - Biography & Autobiography - 2007 - 294 pages
...a Niche and within it a Lamp: the Lamp enclosed in Glass: the Glass as if it were a Brilliant Star, Lit from a Blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the east nor of the west, whose Oil is wellnigh luminous, though fire scarce touched It: Light upon Light! (24:35) "Cat Stevens'"... | |
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The glass is as it were a shining star. (This lamp is) kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself) though no fire touched it. Light upon light. 
