Light of the World is a phrase used by Jesus to describe himself and his disciples in the New Testament.
Light of the World or The Light of the World may also refer to:
Art The Light of the World (Boucher), a 1750 painting by François Boucher The Light of the World (Hunt), an 1854 painting by William Holman Hunt
Literature Nūr al-ʿĀlam ("The Light of the World"), a 1330–50 treatise by Joseph ibn Naḥmias Light of the World: The Pope, The Church and the Signs of the Times, a 2010 book by Pope Benedict XVI Light of the World, a 2013 novel by James Lee Burke "The Light of the World", a short story by Ernest Hemingway in the 1933 short story collection Winner Take Nothing
Music Light of the World (band), a British jazz-funk band The Light of the World (Sullivan), an 1873 oratorio by Arthur Sullivan Light of the World (album), a 2008 album by Kamasi Washington "Light of the World" (song), a 1993 song by Kim Appleby "Light of the World (Sing Hallelujah)", a 2020 song by We the Kingdom
Films The Light of the World (film), a 2003 American film Light of the World (film), a 2025 American film
Other uses La Luz del Mundo ("The Light of the World"), a Mexican Christian denomination
See also The Light of Asia, an 1879 book by Edwin Arnold The Light of Asia (oratorio), an 1886 oratorio by Dudley Buck Prem Sanyas (The Light of Asia), a 1925 Indo-German film