[Quranic Reflection]: God is the light of the universe.

[Ahriman]

Well yeah, kind of bullshit, but it was also just the best idea they had at the time. It was their best model.

Your description does, by my mind, also perfectly describe the religious (and Koranic) worldview. It's now outdated but some still cling to it, largely due to indoctrination IMO.

Yeah, it's a form of indoctrination, but so is secular education. At least religious indoctrination provides a framework for a person's (potential) spirituality.