20. The Layers of Darkness: The Enemies of Fatima Zahra (s.a.) – Surah an-Noor (24:39)

أَوْ كَظُلُمَاتٍ فِي بَحْرٍ لُجِّيٍّ يَغْشَاهُ مَوْجٌ مِنْ فَوْقِهِ مَوْجٌ مِنْ فَوْقِهِ سَحَابٌ ۚ ظُلُمَاتٌ بَعْضُهَا فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ إِذَا أَخْرَجَ يَدَهُ لَمْ يَكَدْ يَرَاهَا ۗ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَجْعَلِ اللَّهُ لَهُ نُورًا فَمَا لَهُ مِنْ نُورٍ {40}

“Or like utter darkness in the deep sea: there covers it a wave above which is another wave, above which is a cloud, (layers of) utter darkness one above another; when he holds out his hand, he is almost unable to see it; and to whomsoever Allah does not give light, he has no light.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s.) says concerning the above verse, as for the utter darkness it refers to first and his companion, covers it a wave refers to the third, another wave which is a cloud of utter darkness one above another refers to Mowaiya (may Allah curse him) and the fitna of Bani Umayya. When he holds out his hands, a believer in the darkness of fitna, he is almost unable to see it and to whomever Allah does not give light, the Aimmah (a.s.) from the progeny of Janabe Fatima (s.a.) he has no light, an Imam on the Day of Judgement.¹

Footnotes

1. Al-Burhan fi Tafsir al-Qur’an Vol. 4, Page 79 ↩