The Shadow in Bible and Quran

The Shadow in the Bible:Isaiah 32:2
The Lord has a shadow, His hand has a shadow, HisEach man will be like a shelter from the wind and a
wings have shadow, and He does not change likerefuge from the storm, like streams of water in the
shifting shadowsdesert and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty
Psalm 91:1land.
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High willIsaiah 34:15
rest in the shadow of the Almighty.The owl will nest there and lay eggs, she will hatch
Isaiah 49:2them, and care for her young under the shadow of
In the shadow of his hand he hid me;her wings; there also the falcons will gather, each
Isaiah 51:16with its mate.
I have put my words in your mouth and coveredJeremiah 48:45
you with the shadow of my hand"In the shadow of Heshbon the fugitives stand
Psalm 17:8helpless
Hide me in the shadow of your wingsLamentations 4:20
Psalm 36:7We thought that under his shadow we would live
How priceless is your unfailing love! Both high and lowamong the nations.
among men find refuge in the shadow of your wings.Colossians 2:17
Psalm 57:1These are a shadow of the things that were to
I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings untilcome
the disaster has passed.Acts 5:15at least Peter's shadow might fall on some
Psalm 63:7of them as he passed by.
Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow ofHebrews 10:1
your wings.The law is only a shadow of the good things that are
James 1:17coming
The Father of the heavenly lights, who does notThe Shadow in the Quran:
change like shifting shadows.Two Historical Shadows
What is in heaven has ShadowThe Quran mentions two important Historical
Hebrews 8:5Shadows; one of them is the Shadow for Moses and
They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy andthe Israelites and the other is the Shadow for The
shadow of what is in heaven.people of the Prophet "Shu'aib" and their grievous
The Shadow of deathday of punishment.
The Bible states that the death has shadow andThese two events are not found in the Bible.
there are the valley of the shadow of death and theThe Shadow for Moses and the Israelites
land of the shadow of the death.Israelites
Job 38:17Surah 28:24
Have the gates of death been shown to you? HaveSo he (Moses) watered (their flock) for them. then
you seen the gates of the shadow of death ?he turned aside into the shade, and said: my lord! i am
Psalm 23:4needy of whatever good thou sendest down for me.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadowSurah 7:160
of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me;We divided them into twelve tribes, nations; and we
your rod and your staff, they comfort me.inspired Moses, when his people asked him for water,
Isaiah 9:2saying: smite with thy staff the rock! and there
The people walking in darkness have seen a greatgushed forth therefrom twelve springs, so that each
light; on those living in the land of the shadow oftribe knew their drinking-place. and we caused the
death a light has dawned.white cloud to overshadow them and sent down for
Matthew 4:16the people living in darkness have seenthem the manna and the quails (saying): eat of the
a great light; on those living in the land of the shadowgood things wherewith we have provided you. they
of death a light has dawned."wronged us not, but they were wont to wrong
Luke 1:79to shine on those living in darkness and inthemselves.
the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the pathSurah 7:171and when we shook the mountain over
of peace."them as if it were a covering overhead, and they
The Evening Shadowsthought that it was going to fall down upon them:
Job 7:2take hold of what we have given you with firmness,
Like a slave longing for the evening shadows, or aand be mindful of what is in it, so that you may
hired man waiting eagerly for his wages,guard (against evil)
Nehemiah 13:19Surah 2:57
When evening shadows fell on the gates ofAnd We gave you the shade of clouds and sent
Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered the doorsdown to you Manna and quails, saying: "Eat of the
to be shut and not opened until the Sabbath wasgood things We have provided for you:" (but they
over. I stationed some of my own men at the gatesrebelled); to Us they did no harm, but they harmed
so that no load could be brought in on the Sabbaththeir own selves.
day.The Shadow furnished for people of the Prophet
Psalm 102:11"Shu'aib" who denied him and their grievous day of
My days are like the evening shadow; I wither awaypunishment. The Prophet "Shu'aib" is never mentioned
like grass.in the Bible. Is that because He was Arabic?
Psalm 109:23Surah 26:189
I fade away like an evening shadow; I am shakenBut they rejected and denied him (Shu'aib) and called
off like a locust.him a liar (Shu'aib) then the punishment of the day of
Jeremiah 6:4overshadowing gloom seized them, surely it was the
"Prepare for battle against her! Arise, let us attack atpunishment of a grievous day
noon! But, alas, the daylight is fading, and theSome facts about the Shadow:
shadows of evening grow long.Allah extends the shade; if He pleases He would
The Deep shadowcertainly have made it stationary and then have
Job 10:21made the sun an indication of it. Scientifically speaking,
Before I go to the place of no return, to the land ofthe shade will be stationary when the Earth stops its
gloom and deep shadow,circular movement about itself. In such case, half of
Job 10:22the Earth will be day and the other will be night.
To the land of deepest night, of deep shadow andSo, the sun is the indicator for such event. Who
disorder, where even the light is like darkness."could do that? It is Allah the Creator of the Sun.
Job 12:22Surah 25:45
He reveals the deep things of darkness and bringsHave you not considered (the work of) your lord,
deep shadows into the light.how he extends the shade? And if he had pleased
Job 3:5he would certainly have made it stationary; then we
May darkness and deep shadow claim it once more;have made the sun an indication of it
may a cloud settle over it; may blackness overwhelmAll things that Allah has created have their shadows
its light.and prostrate unto Him.
Job 16:16Surah 16:48
My face is red with weeping; deep shadows ring myHave they not observed all things that Allah hath
eyes;created, how their shadows incline to the right and to
Job 34:22the left, making prostration unto Allah, and they are
There is no dark place, no deep shadow, wherelowly?
evildoers can hide.Surah 16:81it is Allah who made out of the things he
Isaiah 59:9created, some things to give you shade; of the hills
So justice is far from us, and righteousness does nothe made some for your shelter; he made you
reach us. We look for light, but all is darkness; forgarments to protect you from heat, and coats of
brightness, but we walk in deep shadows.mail to protect you from your (mutual) violence. thus
The Shadow and the ten stepsdoes he complete his favors on you, that ye may
2 Kings 20:9bow to his will (in Islam).
"This is the Lord's sign to you that the LORD will doSurah 35:21
what he has promised: Shall the shadow go forward19 and the blind and the seeing are not alike
ten steps, or shall it go back ten steps?"20 nor the darkness and the light,
2 Kings 20:1021 nor is the shadow equal with the sun's full heat;
It is a simple matter for the shadow to go forwardThe Shadow at the Day of Judgment
ten steps," said Hezekiah. "Rather, have it go backAt that horrible day, everything is already judged in
ten steps."justice.
2 Kings 20:11the LORD made the shadow go backMan is one of two, believer or unbeliever; each one
the ten steps it had gone down on the stairway ofhas his own Shadow.
Ahaz.The Coming of Allah:
Isaiah 38:8Surah 2:210
I will make the shadow cast by the sun go back theWait they for naught else than that Allah should
ten steps it has gone down on the stairway of Ahaz.'come unto them in the shadows of the clouds with
"So the sunlight went back the ten steps it had gonethe angels? Then the case would be already judged.
down.All cases go back to Allah (for judgment).
Our days on earth (few and meaningless) are like aThe Shadow for those who believe; this meaning is
fleeting shadow, without hopenot mentioned in the Bible.
1 Chronicles 29:15Surah 4:57
Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.And as for those who believe and do good works,
Job 8:9for we were born only yesterday and knowwe shall make them enter gardens underneath which
nothing, and our days on earth are but a shadow.rivers flow - to dwell therein for ever; there for them
Psalm 144:4are pure companions - and we shall make them enter
Man is like a breath; his days are like a fleetingplenteous shadow.
shadow.Surah 36:56
Ecclesiastes 6:12They and their associates will be in a pleasant
For who knows what is good for a man in life, duringshadow, reclining on thrones (of dignity);
the few and meaningless days he passes through likeSurah 76:14
a shadow? Who can tell him what will happen underAnd the shades of the (garden) will come low over
the sun after he is gone?them, and the bunches (of fruit), there, will hang low
Ecclesiastes 8:13in humility (being easy to reach).
Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will notSurah 56:30
go well with them, and their days will not lengthenIn shade long-extended,
like a shadow.Surah 77:41as to the righteous, they shall be amidst
Some other facts about the Shadow(cool) shades and springs (of water).
You mistake the shadows of the mountains for menThe Shadow for those who do not believe; this
Judges 9:36implication is not cited in the Bible
"You mistake the shadows of the mountains forSurah 56:43
men."And the shade of black smoke
Job 14:2Surah 77: 28-31
He springs up like a flower and withers away; like a28 ah woe, that day, to the rejecters of truth!
fleeting shadow,29 (it will be said :) "Depart ye to that which ye used
Job 17:7to reject as false!
My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame30 "depart ye to a shadow (of smoke ascending) in
is but a shadow.three branches,
Job 40:2231 "(which yields) no shade of coolness, and is of no
The lotuses conceal him in their shadow;use against the fierce blaze.
Psalm 11:232 indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as palaces,
They (the wicked) set their arrows against theSurah 56:43
strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright inAnd the shade of black smoke
heart.The following verse summarizes the Shadow for the
Song of Solomon 2:17believers and the unbelievers.
Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, turn, mySurah 13:35a likeness of the garden which the
lover, and be like a gazellerighteous are promised; there now beneath it rivers,
Song of Solomon 4:6its food and shades are perpetual; this is the requital
Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will goof those who guarded (against evil), and the requital
to the mountain…of the unbelievers is the fire
Isaiah 16:3Back to the main issue of my series of articles (1-38);
Make your shadow like nightthis is my question to you smart readers: "Is the
Isaiah 25:5Quran quoted from the Bible "?
Heat is reduced by the shadow of a cloud