Light and Darkness
It is interesting, therefore, that the word for “darkness” in the Qur’an is always in the plural. The Arabic word, “Zulumat,” is used in the plural in 23 verses of the Qur’an, and never used in the singular. The use of the word “darkness” in the Qur’an indicates that in addition to those light waves we can see, there may also be other kinds. Only recently did scientists discover why the plural may have been used here. Wave lengths vary in a form of energy known as electromagnetic radiation.