The Universal light

In Ismaili theology, the Universal Light is the Being which was first manifest in the world and through which God displays all his attributes.

The Bible, 2 Corinthians 4:6 - 

"For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness', made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ."

The Christian tariqah

the universal wisdom

In Ismaili theology, the Universal Wisdom was present at, and responsible for, the whole of creation.

The Bible, Proverbs 8:22-23 -

"“The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old. Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth". 

the mazhar of god

In Ismaili theology, the same Nur (light) of Allah that was present at and responsible for creation rests in his representatives on earth. They are thus the "locus of manifestation" or the image of God.

The Bible, Colossians 1:15 -

"He [Christ] is the image of God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible ..."