What is “Allah’s Light”?
Sunlight
And made the moon therein a light and made the sun a lamp?
Koran 71:16
Do note that I have removed the translator’s additions: “reflected” and “burning”. The Sun produces light, and this sunlight is reflected by the Moon’s surface to produce moonlight. Sunlight also reflects off the Earth’s surface to produce Earthlight.
So to get this verse correct, Muhammad would have to switch it around like:
And made the Sun like a lamp and made the moon reflect the Sun’s light.
Corrected Koran 71:16
Moonlight
According to one verse in Muhammad’s Koran, “Allah’s Light” refers not to Allah shining brightly at night:
Allah’s light is moonlight and daylight, but not light from the Sun, as that is the light of the Sun goddess. For more about this, read Quraysh Polytheism.
“Allah’s Light” is mentioned in Koran 4:174-175, which is:
We have sent down to you a clear light.
Koran 4:174-175
The associated tafsir, Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 4:174, explains this as:
Ibn Jurayj and others said, “It is the Qur’an.”
Tafsir Ibn Kathir 4:174
Remember, Muhammad was singing his recitation, his Qur’an, and occasionally having it written down.
Later there’s this sentence.
There has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book.
Koran 5:15-16
Note the incoherence here, as Muhammad’s recitation was still being recited by Muhammad and friends and isn’t a “light” or a “clear book” at all. Worse, this is contradicted by Muhammad later in Koran 5:41-44 with:
Indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was guidance and light.
Koran 5:41-44
The Torah wasn’t sent down by Allah or by Muhammad. But there is guidance and light within it, for the people of that time and even now.
…We gave him the Gospel, in which was guidance and light and confirming that which preceded it of the Torah as guidance and instruction for the righteous.
Koran 5:46-47
The Gospel wasn’t sent or given to Jesus. But there is guidance and light within the Bible, to the people of that time and even now.
Say, “Who revealed the Scripture that Moses brought as light and guidance to the people?”
Koran 6:91-92
Again, Muhammad admits that the Torah is “light” and “guidance” in his rhetorical question.
Simply observe a Koran at night, in a dark room, and you’ll notice that you can’t see by its “light”.
But, Infidel, it means that Muhammad’s Koran is a light to all in METAPHOR! Muhammad’s Koran?
But, but, Infidel, it means Allah’s Koran! Who is “We” in “We have sent down to you a clear light.”?
But, but, but, Infidel, it’s royal “We”! Uh-huh, and try posting an illuminating verse from the Koran that isn’t nonsense and lies.
And recall, when these verses were recited, Muhammad literally didn’t have a “book” at all.
When we compare the Koran to the Torah and the Bible, the Torah and Bible are massively better, more coherent, well structured, and filled with guidance and light.
Allah’s light has another meaning as well, which is more esoteric and far less well-known.
Allah’s Light in the Face of Muhammad
This comes from Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 9:118
Ka`b added, “When I greeted Allah’s Messenger, his face was bright with joy.”
Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 9:118
Whenever Allah’s Messenger became happy, his face would shine as if it was a piece of the moon, and we all knew that characteristic of him.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 9:118
I saw the face of the Messenger glistening, like gold (on account of joy).
Excerpt, Sahih Muslim 1017a
I saw the face of the Messenger of Allah shining like gold (with joy).
Excerpt, Sunan an-Nasa’i 2554
And I saw the Prophet with his face shining.
Excerpt, Sunan Ibn Majah 1981
One day the Prophet came to me overjoyed, his face shining (from happiness)
Excerpt, Bulugh al-Maram 1432
I noticed that the face of Messenger of Allah was glowing like that of the bright moon or glittering gold.
Excerpt, Riyad as-Salihin 171
A man asked Al-Bara: “Was the face of the Messenger of Allah like a sword?”
He said: “No, like the moon.”
Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3636
Note the allusion to the Moon with “a piece of the moon”, indicating to the men that Muhammad’s face shone like the moon (and NOT like the Sun). This is also in the Koran:
33:45 O Prophet, indeed We have sent you as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner 46 And one who invites to Allah, by His permission, and an illuminating lamp.
Koran 33:45-46
Nor are the darknesses and the light,
Koran 35:20
Notice the plural “darknesses” – they are Muhammad’s enemies. The “light” is Muhammad. Read: Koran – The Darknesses for more.
So is one whose breast Allāh has expanded to Islām and he is upon a light from his Lord.
Then woe to those whose hearts are hardened against the remembrance of Allāh. Those are in manifest error.
Koran 39:22
I’ve removed the translator additions “accept”, “guided by” and “?”, as they obscure the verse, which is talking about Muhammad as a light.
And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord, and the record will be placed, and the prophets and the witnesses will be brought, and it will be judged between them in truth, and they will not be wronged.
Koran 39:69
And thus We have revealed to you an inspiration of Our command. You did not know what is the Book or faith, but We have made it a light by which We guide whom We will of Our servants. And indeed, you guide to a straight path –
Koran 42:52
It is He who sends down upon His Servant verses of clear evidence that He may bring you out from darknesses into the light. And indeed, Allāh is to you Kind and Merciful.
Koran 57:9
57:12 On the Day you see the believing men and believing women, their light proceeding before them and on their right, [it will be said], “Your good tidings today are [of] gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein you will abide eternally.”
That is what is the great attainment.
13 On the Day the hypocrite men and hypocrite women will say to those who believed, “Wait for us that we may acquire some of your light.”
It will be said, “Go back behind you1 and seek light.”
And a wall will be placed between them with a door, its interior containing mercy, but on the outside of it is torment.
Koran 57:12-13
And those who have believed in Allāh and His messengers – those are [in the ranks of] the supporters of truth and the martyrs, with their Lord. For them is their reward and their light.1 But those who have disbelieved and denied Our verses – those are the companions of Hellfire.
Koran 57:19
O you who have believed, fear Allāh and believe in His Messenger; He will [then] give you a double portion of His mercy and make for you a light by which you will walk and forgive you; and Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.
Koran 57:28
They want to extinguish the light of Allāh with their mouths, but Allāh will perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it.
Koran 61:8
So believe in Allāh and His Messenger and the light which We have sent down. And Allāh is Aware of what you do.
Koran 64:8
a Messenger reciting to you the distinct verses of Allāh that He may bring out those who believe and do righteous deeds from darknesses into the light.
Excerpt, Koran 65:11
Muhammad as the “light” of Muslims on the Last Day:
Their light will proceed before them and on their right
Excerpt, Koran 66:8
As you can see, Muhammad is an “illuminating lamp”. What does this look like? Something like this stained glass:
In practice, you may have seen this as well. You can see it in the face of someone who really loves you a lot. You might be able to do this as well if you love someone else a lot. Seeing a halo in real life is rare, and being able to do it yourself is rarer, and consciously doing a halo is extremely rare. This effect is not capable of being photographed, as it’s a psychological process involving eye dilation between lovers.
The fact that Muhammad doesn’t know he does this, but his men do, shows that for him, it’s an unconscious process. Muhammad is driven by his emotions and can’t control himself. Muhammad loves deeply and hates deeply too, and this is intensified in manic phases and depressed in depressive phases. Here’s an artist’s impression of the halo effect, like divine fire:
Muhammad was a false prophet, for a false god, Allah, for a false religion, Islam, without even a false book, the Koran.
Koran Contradiction 