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78 International Multi. J. of PURE LIFE. 9 (30): 51-89, Spring 2022
will say, “Our Lord, ➢ Inasmuch as the eye of
perfect for us our light Adam saw by means of
and forgive us.” the Pure Light, the
(Quran, 66: 8) soul and in most sense
of the names became
According to these verses, evident to him. (Rumi,
the light Faithfull people will 2013, 1245, Vol. 1)
move swiftly before them and ➢ Since the angels
on their right. perceived in him the
Rumi says that Divine rays of God, they fell
light is the source of other in worship and hastened
lights, and this light is to do homage. (Ref:
1
manifested by His servants in Ibid, 1247, Vol. 1)
lower levels.
It is true that the real cause In the second volume of
and the actual source of the “Masnavi”, Rumi repeats his
light is God; however, it is view according to which the
also true that humans as the true real light is Divine light,
weak exemplars of this light which has been deposited in
are similar to God in prophets’ mold and they
luminosity. Hence, “light” is reflect it as mirrors. Then, at the
not equivocal between God next level, saints and friends
and humans. Since this light of God play the same role:
has a divine nature, it gives ➢ That splendour of
such a position to humans lightning which shone
that they are able to know the over the spirits, so that
mysteries of “names” and
deserve to be prostrated by angels:
1. Ref: Quran, 2: 34.
