A fire and the loss of light
Kindled fire → Light removed → Darkness
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a Quranic comparison.
Fourteen readings, each with a diagram to explore, a source-attributed explanation, and a question to take back to the passage.
Darkness, thunder, and lightning
Storm → A flash of light → Darkness returns
One grain, seven ears
One grain → Seven ears → A hundred grains each
Soil on a bare rock
Rock with soil → Heavy rain → Washed bare
A garden on high ground
High ground → Heavy rain or drizzle → Fruit
A good word and a rooted tree
Firm root → Reaching branches → Fruit
Two gardens and a conversation
Abundance → Conversation → Loss
Growth scattered by the wind
Rain → Growth → Dry fragments
A niche, a lamp, and light
Niche → Lamp in glass → Light upon light
The spider’s house
Seeking protection → A spider’s house → Fragile refuge
Conflicting masters and one master
Quarrelling partners → One master → A question
A flourishing crop that fades
Admired growth → Yellowing → Dry remnants
A mountain humbled
The Quran → A mighty mountain → Reflection
Carrying books and bearing responsibility
Entrusted with scripture → A load of books → Responsibility
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