Al-ʿAnkabūt

24 passages reference this surah

From 13 books in our audiobook library. Each passage is also spoken aloud in the app.

Volume One

Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn

1. "اللّٰه, the Exalted, has decisively severed all ties that the polytheists cling to. Anyone who reflects upon this will realize that taking a protector or intercessor other than اللّٰه is like a spider building a house, and indeed, the weakest of houses is the spider's house."

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2. "This understanding leads to the realization that reliance on causes without اللّٰه is like relying on a spider's web. It is a cause, but not independent. This understanding is crucial in affirming the oneness of God and wisdom."

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3. "The example of someone who relies on other than اللّٰه is like one who seeks shelter from heat and cold in a spider's web, the frailest of houses. In summary, the foundation of polytheism is attachment to other than اللّٰه."

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Book 39: The Book of Contemplation

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "The spider sits in a corner, waiting for prey to fall into the web, and when prey does fall, it quickly seizes it and eats it. Should it be unable to catch prey, the spider seeks a corner on a wall, stretches a thread between the two sides,"

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2. "from where smaller veins spread forth like river branches, with spider-thread-like fibers reaching beyond perception, spreading across the breadth of the leaf to bring water within its interiors, nourishing, growing, and beautifying the leaf."

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3. "How could one possibly encompass all this knowledge? Indeed, if we intended to mention the wonders of creatures like a fly, an ant, a palm tree, or a spider—which are among the lesser creatures—for its construction of its home,"

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Volume 3 — The Sīrah: From the First Revelation to Badr

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "of the cave, and the pride belonged to the spider. It has also been reported that two doves nested at its entrance, and this was also composed into poetry by al-Sarsari, who said, The spider covered him with its web, and the dove"

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2. "Allah sent a spider to weave a web between them, covering the face of the Messenger of Allah. Allah also commanded two wild doves to come and settle down, landing between the spider"

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3. "When morning came, they discovered Ali and realized their mistake. They followed the Prophet's trail, but when they reached the mountain, they became confused. They passed by the cave, noticing a spider's web at its entrance, and concluded that no"

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Futūḥ al-Ghayb — Revelations of the Unseen

Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Timeless Classics

1. "God, the Almighty, said: "... and ask God of His bounty." Surah An-Nisa 4:32 And He, the Almighty, said: "Indeed, those you worship besides God do not possess for you provision, so seek provision from God and worship Him and be grateful to Him. To Him you will be returned." Surah Al-Ankabut 29:17 And He, the Almighty, said:"

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Volume 1 — From Creation to Mūsā

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "So we saved him and his family, except his wife. We decreed her to be of those who remained behind, and we rained upon them a rain, and evil was the rain of those who were warned. And he, the exalted, said in Surah al-Ankabut, And Lot, when he said to his people, Indeed you"

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2. "not to be believers, and indeed your Lord, He is the exalted in might, the merciful. In Surah Al-Ankabut, he the exalted said, And we certainly sent Noah to his people, and he remained among them a thousand years minus fifty years. And then the flood seized them while"

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3. "the poets, and the spider has been previously mentioned. In Surah Al-Ahzab it is said, And mention, O Muhammad, when we took from the prophets their covenant, and from you and from Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, the son of Mary, we took from them a solemn covenant."

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Volume 2 — From the Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "Then he sent upon them a storm, wrapping them like the wrapping of a spider's web. Their scholars urged patience, and they were stirred up like the flocks of sheep. Another verse by Abu al-Salt Rabi'ah ibn Abu Rabi'ah Wahb ibn Ilaj al-Thaqafi, as"

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The Disease and The Cure

Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics

1. "Some enlightened people have said regarding the verse from Surah Al-Ankabut, Whoever hopes to meet Allah, then indeed the appointed time by Allah is coming. When Allah, exalted be He, knew the intensity of longing His close ones have for meeting"

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Book 8: The Mysteries of Qur'an Recitation

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "on Saturday night with Al-An'am to Hud, on Sunday night with Yusuf to Maryam, on Monday night with Taha to Al-Naml, on Tuesday night with Al-Ankabut to Sad, and on Wednesday night with Al-Zumar to Al-Rahman, concluding on Thursday night."

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2. "Prayer! he would respond, "Are we not already in prayer? referring to the verse "And remembrance of Allah is greater" from Surah Al-Ankabut. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "Whoever listens to a verse from the Book of Allah,"

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The Story of Musa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "Haman, and Qarun, but they said, A magician and a liar. In Surah Al-Ankabut, after mentioning Ad and Thamud, Allah says, And Qarun, Pharaoh, and Haman, Moses came to them with clear proofs, but they acted arrogantly in the land, yet"

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Book 32: Patience and Gratitude

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Vision is one of these senses, and the eye is its unique instrument. The eye itself consists of ten different layers: some are liquids, others are membranes. Some membranes resemble spider webs, while others are like the placenta."

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2. "These individuals, with keen sight, perceive fine threads, finer than a spider's web, hanging from the sky, their ends attached to the people of the earth. These threads are so subtle they escape visible perception."

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The Story of Nuh

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "many generations we destroyed after Noah! Insufficient is your Lord as the Knower and Beholder of the sins of His servants. The story is also mentioned in the chapters of the Prophets, the Believers, the Poets, and the Spider."

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2. "In Surat al-Ankabut, Allah says, 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."

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Volume 1

Imam al-Dhahabī · Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalā

1. "'But if they strive to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them' from Surah Al-Ankabut. He said: 'I was dutiful to my mother, but when I embraced Islam, she said:"

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al-Fawāʾid — Points of Benefit, Volume One

Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics

1. "And a spider came and took possession of the mouth of the cave, weaving the garment of its web upon the loom of concealment, and it wove the cloth so tightly that the tracker's quest was blinded."

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