Al-Ankabut

The Spider (Arabic: العنكبوت‎, al-‘ankabūt) is the 29th chapter of the Quran with 69 verses Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation (asbab al-nuzul), it is an earlier "Meccan surah", 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 1-2 Religious faith is proved by trials 3 Evil deeds will surely be punished 4-7 The righterios 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 Scriptures 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, 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