Light and religion

thumb|upright=1.2|Double-page from the Qur'an with chapter heading and the first five verses of the sura An-Nur (left side). Iran, 1186.

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Gospel according to John, chapter 1

images used by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5:13–16)

Palamist doctrine of seeing God's light

phrase used by Jesus to describe himself and his disciples

verse of the Quran: “God is the light of the heavens and the earth […].”; often esoterically interpreted

Human thought aided by divine grace

divine light in Sufism

fifth verse of the Book of Genesis

third verse of the first book of Moses

fourth verse of the first book of Moses

metaphor used in Buddhist doctrine

in theology, aspect of divine presence

metaphor used by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) for Christ's light shining on or in them