Quran Talks (9 of 9): Ayat Al Nur

Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri

The focus of this talk is the Verse of Light. These few short verses indicate the totality of the eternal author. In this short, distilled discourse Shaykh Fadhlalla discloses various insights and sketches representing levels of connectedness between the seen and the unseen. He does so against a backdrop of the type of disclosures that occur in Qur’anic language classically referred to as Muhkhamand Mutashabih. The Qur’an can be literally specific or greatly metaphoric, often at the same time, and Shaykh Fadhlallah indicates here how these two modes complement each other, yet require diverse means of approach. The similitudes and specificities of this most famous verse indicate the extraordinary interplay between the seen and unseen as they meet in the purified heart, turning and moving with the eternal soul. Shaykh Fadhlallla describes the means and pathways through which the human being can rise to their full potential and resonate with the cosmic soul. He presents various sketches of the evolutionary arc in life: the uncertain lower self awakening to the certainty of the soul. Key to this process is awareness and higher resonance – grooming of the self; Additional key themes include the importance of accountability, the nature of Qur’anic parables and similitudes relevant to the path of awakening & light. The conditions for inner evolvement, growth, transformation and the natural rise in consciousness toward sacred presence in the arc of human life.