He became a light both to the Jews and to the nations not only by bringing spiritual enlightenment but also by offering his perfect human life as a ransom for all mankind. After his resurrection, he commissioned his disciples to be witnesses of him “to the most distant part of the earth. ”
لَقَدْ كَانَ نُورًا لِلْيَهُودِ وَٱلْأُمَمِ كِلَيْهِمَا لَيْسَ فَقَطْ بِإِنَارَتِهِمْ رُوحِيًّا ،‏ بِلْ أَيْضًا بِتَقْدِيمِ حَيَاتِهِ ٱلْبَشَرِيَّةِ ٱلْكَامِلَةِ فِدْيَةً عَنْ كُلِّ ٱلْجِنْسِ ٱلْبَشَرِيِّ .‏