13وَجَعَلنا سِراجًا وَهّاجًاAli UnalAnd We have set up (therein) a lamp blazing and resplendent.1Said Nursi expounds on how the Messenger, upon him be peace and blessings, talks in the language of the Qur’ān of the Sovereign: [He is the One] “in Whose realm the moon flies round a moth like a fly, while the moth (the earth) flutters round a lamp, and the lamp (the sun) is merely one of thousands of lamps in one of thousands of guest-houses belonging to that Sovereign. He speaks of such a wonderful world and predicts such a revolution that, compared to it, if the earth were a bomb and were to explode, this would not cause amazement. The Qur’ān mentions certain facts of creation to make known the Divine Essence, Attributes, and Names. It explains the meaning of the Book of the Universe to make known its Creator. Therefore, it considers creation for the sake of knowledge of its Creator. Modern science, which considers creation only for its own sake, usually addresses scientists. The Qur’ān, however, addresses all of humanity. Since it uses creation as evidence and proof in order to guide humanity, most of whom are common people, its evidence should be easily understandable. Guidance requires that unimportant things only be touched upon, and that subtle points be made understandable via parables. For example, it calls the sun “a lamp.” It does not mention the sun for its own sake, but rather because it is the “mainstay” of the order and the center of our world’s system, and order and system are two ways of learning about the Creator. By depicting the sun as a lamp, it also reminds people that the world is like a palace illuminated by the sun, and that its contents (e.g., beauties, provisions, and other necessities) are prepared for humankind and other living creatures. In this way, it teaches and inspires understanding of, and the need for gratitude for, the Creator’s Mercy and Bounty” (The Words, “The 19th Word,” 250, 254–255). (Also see 25: 61, note 15.)