SURAH AL-ANKABUT

The Spider

(Maccie, Surah # 29, Verses 69 )

29:1 Alif, Lam, Meem

TEST AND TRIAL OF BELIEVERS

29:2 Do people think that they will be left alone because they say: "We believe," and will not be tested.

29:3 We certainly tested those before them. And ˹in this way˺ Allah will clearly distinguish between those who are truthful and those who are liars.

29:4 Or those who do evil deeds ˹simply˺ think that they will escape Us? How wrong is their judgment!

29:5 Whoever hopes for the meeting with Allah, ˹let them know that˺ Allah’s appointed time is sure to come. He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

29:6 And whoever strives ˹in Allah’s cause˺, only does so, for their own good. Indeed, Allah is free from the needs of the world.

29:7 And those who believe and do righteous deeds - We will surely remove from them their misdeeds and will surely reward them according to the best of what they used to do.

DISOBEY TO PARENTS ONLY IF:

29:8 We have commanded people to honor their parents. But if they urge you to associate with Me what you have no knowledge of, then do not obey them. To Me you will ˹all˺ return, and then I will inform you of what you used to do.

29:9 And those who believe and do righteous deeds - We will surely admit them among the righteous [into Paradise].

29:10 Of mankind are some who say: "We believe in Allah," but if they are made to suffer for the sake of Allah, they consider the trial of mankind as Allah's punishment, and if victory comes from your Lord, (the hypocrites) will say: "Verily! We were with you (helping you)." Is not Allah Best Aware of what is in the breast of the 'Alamin 

29:11 Allah will certainly distinguish between those who have ˹sure˺ faith and the hypocrites.

29:12 And those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Follow our way, and we will carry your sins." But they will not carry anything of their sins. Indeed, they are liars.

29:13 But they will surely carry their [own] burdens and [other] burdens along with their burdens, and they will surely be questioned on the Day of Resurrection about what they used to invent.

PROPHET NUH 950 YEARS OLD

29:14 And We certainly sent Noah to his people, and he remained among them a thousand years minus fifty years, and the flood seized them while they were wrongdoers.

29:15 But We saved him and the companions of the ship, and We made it a sign for the worlds.

PROPHET IBRAHIM

29:16 And [We sent] Abraham, when he said to his people, "Worship Allah and fear Him. That is best for you, if you should know.

29:17 You worship besides Allah nothing but idols, simply creating lies ˹about them˺. Those you worship besides Allah certainly cannot give you any provision. So seek provision from Allah ˹alone˺, worship Him, and be grateful to Him. To Him you will ˹all˺ be returned.

29:18 "And if you (Mushrik) deny, then nations before you have denied (their Messengers). And the duty of the Messenger is only to convey (the Message) clearly."

29:19 Have they not considered how Allah begins creation and then repeats it? Indeed that, for Allah , is easy.

29:20 Say: "Travel in the land and see how (Allah) originated creation, and then Allah will bring forth (resurrect) the creation of the Hereafter (i.e. resurrection after death). Verily, Allah is Able to do all things."

29:21 He punishes whoever He wills, and shows mercy to whoever He wills. And you will ˹all˺ be returned to Him.

29:22 And you cannot escape Him on earth or in heaven. Nor have you any protector or helper besides Allah.”

29:23 As for those who disbelieve in Allah’s signs and the meeting with Him, it is they who will have no hope in His mercy.1 And it is they who will suffer a painful punishment.

PROPHET IBRAHIM

29:24 So nothing was the answer of [Ibrahim's] people except that they said: "Kill him or burn him." Then Allah saved him from the fire. Verily, in this are indeed signs for a people who believe.

29:25 And [Ibrahim] said: "You have taken (for worship) idols instead of Allah, and the love between you is only in the life of this world, but on the Day of Resurrection, you shall disown each other, and curse each other, and your abode will be the Fire, and you shall have no helper."

29:26 So Lut believed in him. And Abraham said, “I am emigrating ˹in obedience˺ to my Lord. He ˹alone˺ is indeed the Almighty, All-Wise.”

29:27We blessed him with Ishaq and ˹later˺ Yaqub, and reserved prophethood and revelation for his descendants. We gave him his reward in this life,1 and in the Hereafter he will certainly be among the righteous.

PROPHET LUT

29:278And (remember) Lout, when he said to his people:“You certainly commit a shameful deed that no man has ever done before you.

29:29 Do you really lust after ˹other˺ men, rob the travelers, and practice immorality ˹openly˺ in your gatherings?” His people’s only response was to say ˹mockingly˺: “Bring Allah’s punishment upon us, if what you say is true.”

29:30 Lut prayed, “My Lord! Help me against the people of corruption.”

29:31 When Our messenger-angels came to Abraham with the good news ˹of the birth of Isaac˺, they said, “We are going to destroy the people of this city ˹of Sodom˺, for its people have persisted in wrongdoing.”

29:32He said, “But Lut is there!” They responded, “We know best who is there. We will certainly save him and his family—except his wife, who is one of the doomed.”

29:33 And when Our messenger-angels came to Lot, he was distressed and worried by their arrival. They reassured ˹him˺, “Do not fear, nor grieve. We will surely save you and your family—except your wife, who is one of the doomed.

29:34 We are certainly bringing down a punishment from heaven upon the people of this city for their rebelliousness.”

29:35 And We did leave ˹some of˺ its ruins as a clear lesson for people of understanding.

PROPHET SHUAIB

29:36 And to the people of Midian ˹We sent˺ their brother Shu’aib. He said, “O my people! Worship Allah, and hope for ˹the reward of˺ the Last Day. And do not go about spreading corruption in the land.”

29:37 But they rejected him, so an ˹overwhelming˺ earthquake struck them and they fell lifeless in their homes.

AD AND THAMUD

29:38 And 'Ad and Thamud (people)! And indeed (their destruction) is clearly apparent to you from their (ruined) dwellings. Shaitan  made their deeds fair-seeming to them, and turned them away from the (Right) Path, though they were intelligent.

29:39 We˺ also ˹destroyed˺ Korah (Qaarun), Pharaoh, and Hamân. Indeed, Moses had come to them with clear proofs, but they behaved arrogantly in the land. Yet they could not escape ˹Us˺.

29:40 So We Punished each ˹people˺ for their sin: against some of them We sent a storm of stones, some were overtaken by a ˹mighty˺ blast, some We caused the earth to swallow, and some We drowned. Allah would not have wronged them, but it was they who wronged themselves.

29:41 The likeness of those who take Auliya' other than Allah is as the likeness of a spider, who builds (for itself) a house, but verily, the frailest (weakest) of houses is the spider's house; if they but knew.

29:42 Allah surely knows that whatever ˹gods˺ they invoke besides Him are ˹simply˺ nothing. For He is the Almighty, All-Wise.

29:43 And these examples We present to the people, but none will understand them except those of knowledge.

29:44 Allah created the heavens and the earth for a purpose. Surely, in this, is a sign for the people of faith.

PRAYER (SALAH) STOPS IMMORALITY

29:45 Recite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allah is greater. And Allah knows that which you do.

DAWAH WITH BEST MANNERS

29:46 And do not argue with the People of the Scripture except in a way that is best, except for those who commit injustice among them, and say, "We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you. And our God and your God is one; and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him."

29:47 We have revealed the Book to you. Some of the People of the Book and some of the pagans also believe in it. No one rejects Our revelations except the disbelievers. 

29:48 You ˹O Prophet˺ could not read any writing ˹even˺ before this ˹revelation˺, nor could you write at all. Otherwise, the people of falsehood would have been suspicious.

HAFIZ

29:49 But this ˹Quran˺ is ˹a set of˺ clear revelations ˹preserved˺ in the hearts of those gifted with knowledge. And none denies Our revelations except the ˹stubborn˺ wrongdoers.

29:50 They say, “If only ˹some˺ signs had been sent down to him from his Lord!” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Signs are only with Allah. And I am only sent with a clear warning.”

29:51 Is it not enough for them that We have sent down to you the Book, ˹which is˺ recited to them. Surely in this ˹Quran˺ is a mercy and reminder for people who believe.

29:52 Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Sufficient is Allah as a Witness between me and you. He ˹fully˺ knows whatever is in the heavens and the earth. And those who believe in falsehood and disbelieve in Allah, it is they who are the ˹true˺ losers.”

29:53 They challenge you ˹O Prophet˺ to hasten the punishment. Had it not been for a time already set, the punishment would have certainly come to them ˹at once˺. But it will definitely take them by surprise when they least expect it.

29:54 They urge you to hasten the punishment. And Hell will certainly encompass the disbelievers

29:55 On the Day the punishment will overwhelm them from above them and from below their feet. And it will be said,"Taste [the result of] what you used to do."

29:56 O My believing servants! My earth is truly spacious, so worship Me ˹alone˺.

29:57 Every soul will taste death, then to Us you will ˹all˺ be returned.

29:58˹As for˺ those who believe and do good, We will certainly house them in ˹elevated˺ mansions in Paradise, under which rivers flow, to stay there forever. How excellent is the reward for those who work ˹righteousness!˺—

29:59 Those who are patient, and put their trust (only) in their Lord (Allah).

29:60 How many are the creatures that cannot secure their provisions! ˹It is˺ Allah ˹Who˺ provides for them and you ˹as well˺. He is indeed the All-Hearing, All-Knowing

29:61 If you ask them ˹O Prophet˺ who created the heavens and the earth and subjected the sun and the moon ˹for your benefit˺, they will certainly say, “Allah!” How can they then be deluded ˹from the truth˺?

29:62 Allah gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills of His servants. Surely Allah has ˹full˺ knowledge of everything.

29:63 And if you ask them who sends down rain from the sky, giving life to the earth after its death, they will surely say, “Allah!” Say, “Praise be to Allah!” In fact, most of them do not understand.

29:64 This worldly life is no more than play and amusement. But the Hereafter is indeed the real life, if only they knew.

29:65 If they happen to be aboard a ship ˹caught in a storm˺, they cry out to Allah ˹alone˺ in sincere devotion. But as soon as He delivers them ˹safely˺ to shore, they associate ˹others with Him once again˺.

29:66 So let them be ungrateful for all We have given them, and ˹let them˺ enjoy themselves ˹for now˺! For they will soon know.

29:67 Have they not seen how We have made ˹Mecca˺ a safe sanctuary,, whereas people ˹all˺ around them are snatched away? How can they then believe in falsehood and deny Allah’s favors?

29:68 And who does more wrong than those who fabricate lies against Allah or reject the truth after it has reached them? Is Hell not a ˹fitting˺ home for the disbelievers?

29:69 As for those who struggle in Our cause, We will surely guide them along Our Way. And Allah is certainly with the good-doers.

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