نُور
nūr
light (used literally to mean 'light' or metaphorically to mean 'guidance,' compared to ظُلُمَات ẓulu-māt 'different forms of darkness/disbelief')
Definition
- 1نُورnūrlight49
Total uses in the Qur’an: 49
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
نُور · نُورًا · نُورِهِ · نُورُهُم · نُورِكُم · نُورَهَا · النُّور · الْمُنِير · مُنِيرًا
ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth.
24:35draft glosses: 4 of 4
يُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ
He brings them out of darkness and into light.
2:257draft glosses: 5 of 5
وَأَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ نُورًا مُّبِينًا
And We have sent down to you a brilliant light.
4:174draft glosses: 4 of 4
وَالْكِتَابِ الْمُنِيرِ
... and enlightening Scriptures.
3:184draft glosses: 2 of 2
وَقَمَرًا مُّنِيرًا
... and a luminous moon.
25:61draft glosses: 1 of 2 · 1 pending
Notes
ⓘBoth نُور nūr 'light' and نَار nār 'fire' are derived from n-w-r ن و ر, meaning a source of light or heat.
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed