They occur through the presence of the Power (al-Qudra) which "turns hearts and eyes" and manifests the depiction as it wills and intends.

As for the intent of Christ’s saying: "Indeed, the Light has come into the world," it is to indicate that he is Light, not a mortal man (bashar). Those people who "loved darkness rather than Light" are the people of disbelief who preferred affirming his "humanity" over affirming his existence as a Luminous Being (Nuraniyya) because of their prior disbelief and rejection. For he who does not believe in him before [as Light] will not believe in him after.

The proof for the exaltation and purification (Tanzih) of the Prophets.

Evidence for this meaning is also what our Master Christ—peace be upon us from him—declared in the eighth chapter of the Gospel of John, replying to the Jews:

{"You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world... (until his saying): When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will understand that I am He... until his saying: 'Truly, truly, I say to you: before Abraham was, I am.' So they took up stones to stone him."} (John 8:23, 28).

Among that which also indicates the transcendence (tanzih) of the Prophets is the saying of the Almighty in Surah al-Anbiya: {And