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An-Nūr ٱلنُّور

The Light: the One by whom the heavens and the earth are lit, and by whom hearts see.

14 āyāt · 13 sūrahs · root ن و ر

Why Allah uses this name

Ibn Kathīr reports from Ibn ʿAbbās رضي الله عنهما that the meaning is that He guides the people of the heavens and the earth — light read as guidance, not as physical brightness.

Take this with you

Guidance is something you are given, not something you generate. Ask for it in every rakʿah.

'Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth' (24:35).

Qurʾān 24:35; Ibn Kathīr, Tafsīr al-Qurʾān al-ʿAẓīm on 24:35

Where it appears in the Qur'an

Counted from the muṣḥaf text as served by the Quran.com API. A few occurrences describe someone other than Allah; read the āyah in place to see which.

  • 2. Sūrat Al-Baqarah البقرة

    1 āyah

    āyah 257

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  • 4. Sūrat An-Nisāʾ النساء

    1 āyah

    āyah 174

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  • 5. Sūrat Al-Māʾidah المائدة

    1 āyah

    āyah 16

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  • 6. Sūrat Al-Anʿām الأنعام

    1 āyah

    āyah 1

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  • 7. Sūrat Al-Aʿrāf الأعراف

    1 āyah

    āyah 157

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  • 13. Sūrat Ar-Raʿd الرعد

    1 āyah

    āyah 16

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  • 14. Sūrat Ibrāhīm إبراهيم

    2 āyahs

    āyah 1, 5

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  • 24. Sūrat An-Nūr النور

    1 āyah

    āyah 40

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  • 33. Sūrat Al-Aḥzāb الأحزاب

    1 āyah

    āyah 43

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  • 35. Sūrat Fāṭir فاطر

    1 āyah

    āyah 20

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  • 57. Sūrat Al-Ḥadīd الحديد

    1 āyah

    āyah 9

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  • 64. Sūrat At-Taghābun التغابن

    1 āyah

    āyah 8

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  • 65. Sūrat Aṭ-Ṭalāq الطلاق

    1 āyah

    āyah 11

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Names it closes āyāt with

The Qur'an often seals an āyah with two names together. These are the pairings this name appears in most.

Names close to this one

Al-Muʾmin ٱلْمُؤْمِن

The Granter of security, who confirms the truth of His messengers with proofs.

Al-Muhaymin ٱلْمُهَيْمِن

The Watchful Overseer, whose oversight preserves and keeps account of everything.

Al-Ḥafīẓ ٱلْحَفِيظ

The Preserver: He guards what He wills from harm and keeps a complete record of deeds.

Al-Mujīb ٱلْمُجِيب

The Responder who answers the caller — the distressed one above all.

Al-Wakīl ٱلْوَكِيل

The Trustee to whom affairs are handed over, who then manages them perfectly.

Al-Walī / Al-Mawlā ٱلْوَلِىّ

The Protecting Ally and Patron who takes charge of the believer's affairs.

Al-Wālī ٱلْوَالِى

The Governor: the One who owns and manages the affair of all creation.

Al-Hādī ٱلْهَادِى

The Guide: guidance to the truth, and guidance along it, are both His to give.