Shadow, To Allah falls in prostration

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

وَلِلَّهِۤيَسۡجُدُۤمَنفِيٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلۡأَرۡضِطَوۡعٗاوَكَرۡهٗاوَظِلَٰلُهُمبِٱلۡغُدُوِّوَٱلۡأٓصَالِ۩١٥
Saheeh International

And to Allāh prostrates whoever is within the heavens and the earth, willingly or by compulsion, and their shadows [as well] in the mornings and the afternoons.

وَلِلَّهِWalillahi
يَسْجُدُyasjudu
مَنman
فِىfee
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِalssamawati
وَٱلْأَرْضِwaalardi
طَوْعًۭاtawAAan
وَكَرْهًۭاwakarhan
وَظِلَـٰلُهُمwathilaluhum
بِٱلْغُدُوِّbialghuduwwi
وَٱلْـَٔاصَالِ ۩waalasali
أَوَلَمۡيَرَوۡاْإِلَىٰمَاخَلَقَٱللَّهُمِنشَيۡءٖيَتَفَيَّؤُاْظِلَٰلُهُۥعَنِٱلۡيَمِينِوَٱلشَّمَآئِلِسُجَّدٗالِّلَّهِوَهُمۡدَٰخِرُونَ٤٨
Saheeh International

Have they not considered what things Allāh has created? Their shadows incline to the right and to the left, prostrating to Allāh, while they [i.e., those creations] are humble.

أَوَلَمْAwalam
يَرَوْا۟yaraw
إِلَىٰila
مَاma
خَلَقَkhalaqa
ٱللَّهُAllahu
مِنmin
شَىْءٍۢshayin
يَتَفَيَّؤُا۟yatafayyao
ظِلَـٰلُهُۥthilaluhu
عَنِAAani
ٱلْيَمِينِalyameeni
وَٱلشَّمَآئِلِwaalshshamaili
سُجَّدًۭاsujjadan
لِّلَّهِlillahi
وَهُمْwahum
دَٰخِرُونَdakhiroona