The Spider ( ar, العنكبوت, ) is the 29th chapter (''

surah A ''surah'' (; ar, سورة, sūrah, , ), is the equivalent of "chapter" in the Qur'an. There are 114 ''surahs'' in the Quran, each divided into '' ayats'' (verses). The chapters or ''surahs'' are of unequal length; the shortest surah ('' Al-K ...

'') of the

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with 69 verses ('' āyāt''). Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation (''

asbāb al-nuzūl Occasions or circumstances of revelation ( ''al-nuzūl'', ) names the historical context in which Quranic verses were revealed from the perspective of traditional Islam. Though of some use in reconstructing the Qur'an's historicity, ''asbāb'' is ...

''), it is an earlier "

Meccan surah The Meccan surat are, according to the timing and contextual background of supposed revelation (''asbāb al-nuzūl''), the chronologically earlier chapters (''suwar'', singular ''sūrah'') of the Qur'an. The traditional chronological order attribu ...

", which indicates a revelation in Mecca as opposed to Medina. Early Muslims were persecuted in Mecca where Muhammed was not a leader, and not persecuted in Medina, where he was a protected leader. The surah states that Nuh,

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Shuaib Shuaib, Shoaib, Shuayb or Shuʿayb ( ar, شعيب, ; meaning: "who shows the right path") is an ancient Midianite ''Nabi'' (Prophet) in Islam, and the most revered prophet in the Druze faith. Shuayb is traditionally identified with the Biblical ...

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, Saleh,

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and

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all were prophets of God. All of them endured hardships. For example, Noah was ridiculed often and Abraham was thrown into the fire. But God destroyed their people who transgressed. As it says in verse 40,

So each We punished for his sin; of them was he on whom We sent down a violent storm, and of them was he whom the rumbling overtook, and of them was he whom We made to be swallowed up by the earth, and of them was he whom We drowned; and it did not beseem Allah that He should be unjust to them, but they were unjust to their own souls.

Summary

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is proved by trials *3 Evil deeds will surely be punished *4-7 The righteous shall be rewarded for their good deeds *8 Parents not to be obeyed when they oppose God’s law *9 Salvation by faith and good works *10-11 Hypocrites exposed and rebuked *12-13 Unbelievers shall be punished for deceiving others by false promises *14-15 The enemies of Noah drowned for their unbelief *16 Abraham preached against idolatry *17 Abraham accused of being an impostor *18-19 He shows the idolaters how God’s power is manifested in nature *20-22 He declares that none shall escape the judgment of God *23 His people attempt to burn him, but God saves him *24 He discourses against the idolatry of his people *25 Lot believes in Abraham, who determines to fly his country *26 God gives Abraham descendants who possess the gift of prophecy and the

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*27-34 The story of Lot and his ministry in Sodom *35-36 Shuaib’s ministry to the unbelieving Madianites *37 Ád and Thamúd destroyed in unbelief *38

Qárún Korah ( he, ''Qōraḥ''; ar, قارون ''Qārūn''), son of Izhar, is an individual who appears in the Book of Numbers of the Hebrew Bible and four different verses in the Quran, known for leading a rebellion against Moses. Some older Englis ...

, Pharaoh, and Hámán destroyed in unbelief *39 Various means by which God destroyed infidels *40 Idolatry likened to a spider’s web *41 God knoweth the idols worshipped by men *42, 43 God’s works and signs only understood by true believers *44 Muhammad is commanded to recite the Quran and to give himself to prayer *45 Muslims not to fight against Jews and Christians except in self-defence *45, 46 The Quran and the former Scriptures one revelation *47 The miracle of Muhammad’s reading and writing a proof of the inspiration of the Quran *48 Unbelievers only reject the Quran *49 Muhammad challenged to work a miracle *50 The Quran itself a sufficient miracle *51, 52 God will judge between Muhammad and the infidels *53-55 The infidels call for judgment, and it will find them unprepared *56 Believers exhorted to fly from persecution *57-59 The reward of the righteous dead *60-63 God’s works in creation and providence witness his being *64 The present life a vain show *65, 66 Unbelievers are ungrateful *67, 68 The ingratitude of the Arab idolaters *69 God will reward the faithful

Parable of the spider's house

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, author of the

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, notes that "Externally, the web is too flimsy to protect the spider against rain and strong wind. Internally, the spider’s family structure is fragile, since some species are cannibalistic, with the female preying on the male and the young eating their own mother." Mustafa Khattab,

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References

Parables in the Quran

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