I know that I asked this before but since asking that question I have understood more the argument of muslim scholars in this situation, so I would like to ask again:
•Does Quran describe moon's light as reflection of light? There's two arguments against it, but there are some opposing arguments from muslim scholars. The arguments of skeptics are:
1.
Noor doesn't mean reflection of light but light, plain and simple.
2. It cannot mean reflection of light, because Allāh is described as
noor.
The opposing arguments for the refutations are these:
1. According to answering-christianity, the meaning of
noor is 'be revealed, be lighted, receive light' according to Lisan al-Arab. Here's part about it:
نور (noor): بيّن (bayyan) reveal, reflect.
إستنار به (istanaara bihi): إستمدّ شعاعة (istamadda shu'aaa'uh) was supplied by its light.
انار المكان (anaara al-makaan): وضع فيه النور (wada'aa feehi al-noor) Put light into it, or reflected light off of it.
نوّرتِ الشجرو انارت ايضاً (nawwarat al-shajarah wa anaarat aydan): اخرجت نورها (akhrajat nooraha) The plant reflected the light off of itself, or it showed the light off of itself. However, plants, as we know, are not a source of light.
انار النبت (anaara al-nabtu): ظهر و حسن (tha-hara wa hasan) the plant was revealed well from light.
نور (noor): be revealed, to be lighted, to receive light.
The Quran refers to sun as origin of light which further points that Muhammad surely knew the difference between sun and the moon. It calls sun the blazing lamp.
2. Argument is that Allah is both light and reflection of his own light, stated by Zakir Naik:
(Dr. Naik) And he said that if it means a reflection of light and he quoted Sura Nur 24:35 that Allahu nooru alssamawati waal-ardi (Allah is the light of the heaven and the earth). Read the complete verse. And analyze what it says. It doesn’t say Allah is the light, ‘Nur’; it says Allah is the light of heaven and the earth. It is similar to light, a niche and within the niche there is the lamp. The lamp is what is there. So Allah (swt) has got light of his own and even reflects his light. Like you see halogen lamp – like which are here. The lamp inside is like a siraj but the reflector is like moon. It’s reflecting light. The lamp, the tube, is having the light of its own, but the reflector of the halogen lamp is reflecting light. So both two in one! So Allah (swt) Alhamdulillah, beside having light of its own, as the Quranic verses, in the niche there is a lamp. And that lamp, light of Allah (swt) is its own light. Allah reflects his own light.
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I am curious, that's why I ask many questions.
I am overly curious, that's why I ask stupid questions.
I lack patience, that's why I ask frequently.
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