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Mosque lamps were made of enamelled glass, often with gilding. They are oil lamps, usually with a large round body and a narrower neck that flares towards the top. Often, they were made with a glass container that was filled with water, oil, and a wick to produce light. There was usually a foot so they could be placed on a surface, but they were normally hung by a circular metal frame and suspended by chains that went through a number of loops on the outside of the body. The circular frames continue to be used in many mosques today, but with plain or frosted glass lamps for electric lighting. These lamps were used to light mosques, and at times they were used in rituals during Ramadan. In one such ritual, the flame of the lamp would be extinguished to signal to people that prayer was about to start. In big mosques it was common to see thousands of lamps being used to illuminate the space. Oil lamps were introduced gradually into mosques and took time until they became common, which was around the end of the 7th century and the beginning of the 8th century. They survive in considerable numbers from the Middle Ages, especially the 13th and 14th centuries, with Cairo in Egypt and Aleppo and Damascus in Syria the most important centers of production.

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The Verse of Light
Light is often an important symbol in many religious texts, including the Qur'an. Darkness to light is often interpreted as a transformation from un-enlightenment to enlightenment under the light which is often considered to be Allah. Light can often be seen as or used in a way to become closer to God and this can be connected to the many lamps in mosques.

Qur'an 24:35:


 * God is the Light of the heavens and the earth.
 * The Parable of His Light is as if there were a Niche and within it a Lamp
 * the Lamp enclosed in Glass: the glass as it were a brilliant star
 * Lit from a blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the east nor of the West,
 * whose oil is well-nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it
 * Light upon Light! God doth guide whom He will to His Light
 * God doth set forth Parables for men: and God doth know all things.