Discover the meaning of the term Al-ḍyaʾ (ضياء) in Islamic vocabulary.
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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM
📖 1 min readThe vision of others by the eye of reality, for reality in itself is light neither perceived nor perceiving, and by its names: light perceived and perceiving. When the heart manifests, as perceiving, the illumined insight sees others by its light: the nominal lights, in their relation to the world, are mixed...
It is the plural of diya', like sawt and siyat, hawd and hiyad; or the masdar of da'a (diya'), as qama qiyaman and sama siyaman.
According to the people of reality: the vision of others by the eye of reality, for reality in itself is light that does not perceive but makes perceive, and by its names, light that perceives and makes perceive. When it manifests to the heart, the insight sees others by its light...