A metaphor for His Noor is a lantern in which there is a lamp placed in a glass.

A metaphor for His Noor is a lantern in which there is a lamp placed in a glass. The glass is like a shining star, which is lit from a blessed olive tree that is neither eastern nor western. Its oil almost lights up even though the fire has not touched it. It is Noor upon Noor. Allah guides to His Noor whomever He wants. Allah uses various metaphors.

He has the knowledge of all things.\u2019 (24:35) \n The Imam -asws said: \u2018Lantern\u2019 metaphorically stands for the Holy lady, Fatimah -asws , the \u2018Lamp\u2019 stands for Imam al-Hassan -asws , and \u2018the glass\u2019 stands for Imam al-Husayn -asws \u2018The shining star\u2019 stands for the Holy lady Fatimah -asws who shines among the ladies of the all worlds. \u2018The blessed olive tree\u2019 stands for Prophet Abraham -as .

\u2018Neither eastern nor western\u2019 means neither Jewish nor Christian. The expression: \u2018Its oil almost lights up\u2019 means that it almost bursts up with knowledge.

\n \u2018Noor upon Noor\u2019 means that there will be one Imam -asws after the other Imam -asws \u2018Allah -azwj Guides to His -azwj Noor whoever He wants\u2019 means that Allah -azwj Guides through the \u2018A\u2019immah -asws whoever He -azwj Likes.\u2019 About the expression \u2018Allah -azwj Uses various metaphors\u2019 I then recited the following verse of the Holy Quran: \u2018Or 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.\u2019 (24:40) \n \u2018The Imam -asws said: \u2018The word \u2018Darkness\u2019 refers to the first and his friend [3] , the expression \u2018With layers of giant waves\u2019 refers to the third, and the expression \u2018Covered with darkness\u2019 refers to the second.

The words \u2018It is darkness upon darkness\u2019 refer to Muawiya (may Allah condemn him) and the disasters caused by the Umayyad\u2019s.

The phrase \u2018Even if one stretches out his hands\u2019 means that even if a true believer stretches out his hands in such disastrous condition \u2018he cannot see them (cannot find the truth as it has been made so obscure by them).\u2019 \n The statement \u2018One can have no \u2018Noor\u2019 unless Allah -azwj Gives him \u2018Noor\u2019 stands for the \u2018Noor\u2019 from the children of the Holy lady, Fatimah -asws .