Verily, the veiled ones are those who are absent from Him due to their sins, which have 'rusted' over their hearts and dimmed their vision. Were it not for that, they would have witnessed their Creator; for He, Exalted be He, is seen in the Hereafter by consensus.

He said regarding some of the creatures:{ 'No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts because of what they used to earn' (1). 'No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned (veiled)'} ¹ . He did not say that their Lord is 'hiding' from them, but rather that their sins veil them from Him.

Thus, the Almighty has established that He is the Illuminator of all lights. The example of the veiled one is like that of a bat in the presence of the sun shining over the horizons; due to the weakness of its sight, it does not see the sun. Likewise, whatever lacks purity or the readiness to receive its radiance—being dense (kathif) and dark in its own essence, like a stone or a wall—will not be illuminated the radiance does not take effect within it, nor does it benefit from the light shining upon it; the cause lies in the object itself—due to its inherent darkness and lack of receptivity or readiness—and not in the sun.

As for that which is pure and ready to receive her light—such as clear waters, polished mirrors, and pure gems like glass, crystal,