The term Al-Noor ( ٱلْنُّورُ) is not used as a name of God in the Quran. Some argue that the one of the names of God is Light ( نُورُ) based on the following verse.
24:35 GOD is the light of the heavens and the earth. The allegory of His light is that of a concave mirror behind a lamp that is placed inside a glass container. The glass container is like a bright, pearl-like star. The fuel thereof is supplied from a blessed oil-producing tree, that is neither eastern, nor western. Its oil is almost self-radiating; needs no fire to ignite it. Light upon light. GOD guides to His light whomever He wills. GOD thus cites the parables for the people. GOD is fully aware of all things.
The determination if this name should be applied to God is based on if one takes the verse literally or figuratively. If we take it literally, then it is acceptable to use the name the Light ( ٱلْنُّورُ) towards God. One potential problem with doing this is that we may be anthropomorphizing God by equating Him to a tangible thing in this universe, that of light. If, on the other hand, we equate the above verse as figurative, then it is similar to the references to God’s hand in the Quran, and therefore it would be inaccurate to associate The Light as one of the names of God.
57:29 Thus, the followers of previous scripture should know that they have not monopolized GOD’s mercy and grace, and that all grace is in GOD’s hand. He bestows it upon whomever He wills. GOD is Possessor of Infinite Grace.
If one considers all the other names of God, they have two commonalities. Firstly, they are conceptual ideas that transcend time and space. For instance, Most Just, Most Gracious, Most Merciful are not tangible in the sense that we can associate any single image that would encompass these names, but light is not conceptual because there is a tangible parallel that we can draw upon when we use this term. As another example, the Bible occasionally compares God figuratively to a rock. For example, in Psalm 18, we read the following passages:
1 I love you, Lord, my strength.
2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
30 As for God, his way is perfect:
The Lord’s word is flawless;
he shields all who take refuge in him.
31 For who is God besides the Lord?
And who is the rock except our God?
Clearly, these verses are using the symbol of the rock figuratively, and because of that, I don’t think it would be correct to say that one of God’s names is the Rock.
The other commonality between all the other names of God is that these names are substitutes for one another in reference to God rather than some extension of God. This is the difference between God’s light and God being The Light. For instance, if one calls upon the Most Gracious, they are calling upon God Himself, but if they were to call upon the Light then they would be calling upon a cause of God rather than God Himself.
I personally lean towards understanding God’s light as figurative, and for that reason, I have placed this name in the category along with the other names that are not referenced in the Quran.
#99 AS-SABOOR = ( ٱلْصَّبُورُ) = The Steadfast, Patient
The name AS-SABOOR = ( ٱلْصَّبُورُ) is never used towards God in the Quran, nor is the verb ever applied in the Quran. The root of this name ( ص ب ر) occurs 103 times in the Quran, and none of these occurrences are in reference to God but in reference to humans and God’s creations.
It doesn’t seem applicable to call God patient because patience requires to be limited to time, and this does not apply to God as God is the creator of time and space.
Final Thoughts
20:8 GOD: there is no other god besides Him. To Him belong the most beautiful names.
7:180 To GOD belongs the most beautiful names; call upon Him therewith, and disregard those who distort His names. They will be requited for their sins.