Many explanations have been offered for the word ṣalāwāt, such as to exalt, to praise, to bestow mercy on, to bless, to forgive. Through an investigation of several verses of the Qurʾān, and drawing upon the ḥadīth and the insight of several great imams culled from an array of rare and precious sources, a clearer explanation is offered linking the word ṣalawāt to light.
Read the article here: (http://almadinainstitute.org/blog/light-upon-light-a-journey-through-the-quran-into-the-reality-of-salawat/)
Originally Written May 2017
