Dhilal Abdul-Ghafour Shabib

The Five Metaphors in the Surah An-Nur (35) as the Foundational Principles of Epistemic Formation: A Quranic-Alchemical Approach

This study examines the parables presented in verse 35 of Surah An-Nur namely light, the niche, the lamp, the glass, the tree, and the oil — through an illuminating approach that interprets them as symbolic indicators of the foundations of cognitive formation. It views the movement from light to knowledge as a dynamic...