He has the knowledge of all things.

He has the knowledge of all things.’ (24:35) The Imam -asws said: ‘Lantern’ metaphorically stands for the Holy lady, Fatimah -asws , the ‘Lamp’ stands for Imam al-Hassan -asws , and ‘the glass’ stands for Imam al-Husayn -asws ‘The shining star’ stands for the Holy lady Fatimah -asws who shines among the ladies of the all worlds. ‘The blessed olive tree’ stands for Prophet Abraham -as . ‘Neither eastern nor western’ means neither Jewish nor Christian.

The expression: ‘Its oil almost lights up’ means that it almost bursts up with knowledge. ‘Noor upon Noor’ means that there will be one Imam -asws after the other Imam -asws ‘Allah -azwj Guides to His -azwj Noor whoever He wants’ means that Allah -azwj Guides through the ‘A’immah -asws whoever He -azwj Likes.’ About the expression ‘Allah -azwj Uses various metaphors’ I then recited the following verse of the Holy Quran: ‘Or they (the deeds of the unbelievers) are like the darkness of a deep, stormy sea with layers of giant waves, covered by dark clouds.

It is darkness upon darkness whereby even if one stretches out his hands he cannot see them. One can have no Noor unless Allah gives him Noor.’ (24:40) ‘The Imam -asws said: ‘The word ‘Darkness’ refers to the first and his friend [3] , the expression ‘With layers of giant waves’ refers to the third, and the expression ‘Covered with darkness’ refers to the second. The words ‘It is darkness upon darkness’ refer to Muawiya (may Allah condemn him) and the disasters caused by the Umayyad’s.

The phrase ‘Even if one stretches out his hands’ means that even if a true believer stretches out his hands in such disastrous condition ‘he cannot see them (cannot find the truth as it has been made so obscure by them).’ The statement ‘One can have no ‘Noor’ unless Allah -azwj Gives him ‘Noor’ stands for the ‘Noor’ from the children of the Holy lady, Fatimah -asws . There will be no ‘Noor’ on the Day of Judgement for him except (for those who are with) an Imam -asws .

The Imam -asws said that, ‘On the Day of Judgement you will see the believers with their Noor shining in front of them and to their right. They will be told, ‘Paradise wherein streams flow is the glad news for you today. You will live therein forever. This is the greatest triumph. ‘ (57: 12) The phrase ‘The shining Noor in front … ‘ is a reference to the Imam -asws who will walk in front and on the right of the true believers until they all enter Paradise’.