Shadows are mostly thought of as being two-dimensional areas of darkness brought about by the absence of illumination due to opaque objects that break the pathway of light. Like every creation of Allah(God), shadows not only serve a purpose for mankind, but also act as an evidence supporting the greatness of Allah(God).

Shadow can be used as a gauge to find out the times of prayer. Before the invention of battery-operated clocks, people used sundials to tell time. Shadows also provide shade in hot weathers. On the other hand, in this verse of the Quran, we are told that even shadows prostrate to Allah(God) in obedience:

"Do they not look at Allah(God)'s creation, (even) among (inanimate) things-How their (very) shadows turn round, from the right and the left, prostrating themselves to Allah(God), and that in the humblest manner" (Quran:16/48)

The word "prostration" has been used because the shadows usually fall upon the ground as do the human beings who prostrate. As numerous other verses of the Quran indicate, everything in creation glorifies Allah(God) and submits to His will. Therefore the shadow of a denier, no matter how unwilling he is, also prostrate to Allah(God), because the denier cannot pick his shadow up off the ground.

This fact has been stated in Quran in the following verse:

"To Allah(God) prostrates everyone in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and so do their shadows in the mornings and the evenings" (Quran: 13/15)

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