Is it permissible to name a mosque "The Divine Lights" even though Allah said: (to bring them out of darknesses into the light) and He made "light" singular, so is it permissible to pluralize the divine "light" into "the Divine Lights"?
The جمع (pluralization) of "darkness" (ظلمات) and the إفراد (singularization) of "light" (النور) in the verses of the Holy Quran is because the path of truth is one, though its manifestations may be many, unlike falsehood, which has multiple paths. However, this does not preclude using the plural, so it is permissible to say "lights" (الأنوار). This is due to the multiplicity and variety of acts of obedience, and because light reveals what is attributed to it and varies accordingly. Thus, the light of hearing is for audible things, the light of sight is for visible things, the light of the heart is for knowledge, and the light of the limbs is for acts of obedience. As for applying the term "Divine Lights" (الأنوار الإلهية) to mosques, this is a term not known from the Salaf (early Muslims) and the Imams, and therefore, it is not recommended.
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