What is meant by "المشكاة في زجاجة" in the Qur'an? And are "الزجاجة" (the glass) and "القوارير" (the flasks) mentioned in the verses and hadiths similar to the glass and flasks of our present time?
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Glass is known for its transparency. It protects the lamp from the air without obstructing the light. "Qawarir" (flasks/bottles) refers to glass. It is narrated that Sulaiman (peace be upon him) built a palace of white glass, beneath which water flowed, before the Queen of Sheba arrived.
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