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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In The Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful

Sura Al-‘Ankabūt
(The Spider)

No. 29 (Revealed at Mecca)
69 Verses in 7 Sections

The Feature of Sura:

This Sura was revealed in Mecca and contains sixty nine verses. The names of some of Suras such as Al-Baqarah Al-Fīl, An-Naml, and An-Nahl, have been taken from the names of the animals which are mentioned somehow in these verses.

In verse No. 41 of this Sura, the construction of Polytheism is counted the frailest building like the house of spider and, thus, this Sura has been nominated as Sura ‘Ankabūt.

This Sura speaks about a few subjects, such as: Faith, the man’s duty, the Divine trial, the history of some prophets, prohibition of unfair disputes, and relying on other than Allah.

The Virtue of Sura ‘Ankabūt:

Majma‘-ul-Bayān narrates a noble tradition from the holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) who said: “Whoever recites Sura ‘Ankabūt will have ten good rewards as the number of all believers and hypocrites.”