Diye Ki Roshni (Light from an oil lamp)

A diya, divaa, deepam, or deepak is a lamp made usually of clay, with wick made of cotton and dipped in ghee or vegetable oils. Clay diyas are temporary and are used for special occasions, while diyas made of brass are permanent fixtures in homes and temples. Diyas are native to India, and are often used in Hindu, Sikh, and Jain religious festivals such as Diwali. A similar lamp called a butter lamp is similarly used in Tibetan Buddhist offerings.
This light has much deep meanings and is of strong significance in the Ismaili sect of the religion of Islam. According to Surah Noor (24), Verse 35 of Quran: "Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth; the likeness of His light is as a niche in which is a lamp, the lamp is in a glass, (and) the glass is as it were a brightly shining star, lit from a blessed olive-tree, neither eastern nor western, the oil whereof almost gives light though fire touch it not-- light upon light-- Allah guides to His light whom He pleases, and Allah sets forth parables for men, and Allah is Cognizant of all things."
A light which is being represented for the "Nur" of God should be used as it is. Changing its form and using torches and other forms of light might cause a sense of disrespect towards it. We should be very much careful about it!