“Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The parable of His light is like that of a niche, inside it there is an oil lamp. The lamp is enclosed in a glass. The glass is like a celestial star that has immense brightness. This is kindled by oil of a blessed tree, an olive tree which is neither from the East nor from the West. Its oil is most luminous even if fire does not touch it: Light upon Light. Allah thus guides to His Light whoever He wants, and Allah gives people parables [to understand], and Allah knows everything. ” (Qur’an 23:35) يَهْدِي اللَّهُ لِنُورِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَيَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ الْأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ Friday Khutbah by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday, April 18th, 2025 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 20th of the month of Shawwal 1446 Hijri.