Manifestation And Glory Of The Sun

Expanding on the analogy of the sun and its light to portray the manifestation and glory of the Imam, employed in the concluding line of the preceding verse and commonly used in other Ginans, this verse asserts that just as the rising sun dispels darkness, in the same manner, the manifestation of the Imam quells spiritual darkness and ignorance.

The words ravi and a(n)javālo used in the first line mean ‘sun’ and ‘light’ respectively. The word reṇī used in the second line means ‘night’. Thus, the first two lines are a statement of fact that the rising of the sun, dispels darkness and illuminates the earth.

Thus, the third line asserts that the dev or Lord is manifest within the nav kha(n)ḍ, which literally means, ‘nine parts’ or ‘nine

If the sun were to stop rising and shining, all life forms on the earth would be cut off from their main source of energy and would eventually perish. Moreover, the visual ability of man and animals depends on light – without light, there cannot be sight. Thus, the sun is an indispensable necessity for sustenance of life on this earth. Likewise, the Imam is the Aftāb-e-rūh (Sun of the soul) and His Presence is a vital necessity for spiritual vision, survival, awareness, rejuvenation and growth. His Light is the source of energy for the souls and therefore without this energy, there would be spiritual chaos and

Their peak and summit in nobility and merit is the sun through which physical eyesight draws its light, and through which all plants, animals and newborns grow and become perfect. No plant or newborn will grow without the effect of the sun. Likewise, the imam is the sun of the religion through which insight is enlightened and souls illumined from the light of guidance and wisdom, radiating the hearts of God’s friends. It is because of this that some people propose to glorify the sun. However, worshippers of the sun [too] fell into confusion as they only understood the symbol, not recognizing the symbolized reality. It is for this reason the Prophet, may God bless him, indicated the rising of the sun from the west which signals the ‘rising’ of the imam, peace be upon him, in the