Surah Al-Ankabut
Surah Al-Ankabut (The Spider) is the 29. surah in Quran.Al-Ankabut surah is listed as the 85. by revelation order.
The meaning of surah Al-Ankabut is The Spider. In total this surah is consist of 69 auahs. You can read Al-Ankabut by
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It is considered to be a Meccan surah as it was revealed in Mecca. This surah takes its name from ayah 41.
The surah states that Noah, Abraham, Lot, Shuaib, Hud, Saleh, Moses and Muhammad 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.
This Surah is sent to be a reminder for the Believers to be strong in faith and to not give up because of hardships and adversity. The stories of previous Prophets before Muhammad show the difficulties the path their followers had as well. All prophets were rejected and oppressed by their people.
1. Al-Fatiḥa (The Opener) 2. Al-Baqarah (The Cow) 3. Ali 'Imran (Family of Imran) 4. An-Nisa (The Women) 5. Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread) 6. Al-An'am (The Cattle) 7. Al-A'raf (The Heights) 8. Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War) 9. At-Tawbah (The Repentance) 10. Yunus (Jonah) 11. Hud (Hud) 12. Yusuf (Joseph) 13. Ar-Ra'd (The Thunder) 14. Ibrahim (Abrahim) 15. Al-Hijr (The Rocky Tract) 16. An-Nahl (The Bee) 17. Al-Isra (The Night Journey) 18. Al-Kahf (The Cave) 19. Maryam (Mary) 20. Taha (Ta-Ha) 21. Al-Anbya (The Prophets) 22. Al-Haj (The Pilgrimage) 23. Al-Mu'minun (The Believers) 24. An-Nur (The Light) 25. Al-Furqan (The Criterian) 26. Ash-Shu'ara (The Poets) 27. An-Naml (The Ant) 28. Al-Qasas (The Stories) 29. Al-'Ankabut (The Spider) 30. Ar-Rum (The Romans) 31. Luqman (Luqman) 32. As-Sajdah (The Prostration) 33. Al-Ahzab (The Combined Forces) 34. Saba (Sheba) 35. Fatir (Originator) 36. Ya-Sin (Ya Sin) 37. As-Saffat (Those who set the Ranks) 38. Sad (The Letter 'Saad') 39. Az-Zumar (The Troops) 40. Ghafir (The Forgiver) 41. Fussilat (Explained in Detail) 42. Ash-Shuraa (The Consultation) 43. Az-Zukhruf (The Ornaments of Gold) 44. Ad-Dukhan (The Smoke) 45. Al-Jathiyah (The Crouching) 46. Al-Ahqaf (The Wind-Curved Sandhills) 47. Muhammad (Muhammad) 48. Al-Fath (The Victory) 49. Al-Hujurat (The Rooms) 50. Qaf (The Letter 'Qaf') 51. Adh-Dhariyat (The Winnowing Winds) 52. At-Tur (The Mount) 53. An-Najm (The Star) 54. Al-Qamar (The Moon) 55. Ar-Rahman (The Beneficent) 56. Al-Waqi'ah (The Inevitable) 57. Al-Hadid (The Iron) 58. Al-Mujadila (The Pleading Woman) 59. Al-Hashr (The Exile) 60. Al-Mumtahanah (She that is to be examined) 61. As-Saf (The Ranks) 62. Al-Jumu'ah (The Congregation, Friday) 63. Al-Munafiqun (The Hypocrites) 64. At-Taghabun (The Mutual Disillusion) 65. At-Talaq (The Divorce) 66. At-Tahrim (The Prohibtiion) 67. Al-Mulk (The Sovereignty) 68. Al-Qalam (The Pen) 69. Al-Haqqah (The Reality) 70. Al-Ma'arij (The Ascending Stairways) 71. Nuh (Noah) 72. Al-Jinn (The Jinn) 73. Al-Muzzammil (The Enshrouded One) 74. Al-Muddaththir (The Cloaked One) 75. Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) 76. Al-Insan (The Man) 77. Al-Mursalat (The Emissaries) 78. An-Naba (The Tidings) 79. An-Nazi'at (Those who drag forth) 80. 'Abasa (He Frowned) 81. At-Takwir (The Overthrowing) 82. Al-Infitar (The Cleaving) 83. Al-Mutaffifin (The Defrauding) 84. Al-Inshiqaq (The Sundering) 85. Al-Buruj (The Mansions of the Stars) 86. At-Tariq (The Nightcommer) 87. Al-A'la (The Most High) 88. Al-Ghashiyah (The Overwhelming) 89. Al-Fajr (The Dawn) 90. Al-Balad (The City) 91. Ash-Shams (The Sun) 92. Al-Layl (The Night) 93. Ad-Duhaa (The Morning Hours) 94. Ash-Sharh (The Relief) 95. At-Tin (The Fig) 96. Al-'Alaq (The Clot) 97. Al-Qadr (The Power) 98. Al-Bayyinah (The Clear Proof) 99. Az-Zalzalah (The Earthquake) 100. Al-'Adiyat (The Courser) 101. Al-Qari'ah (The Calamity) 102. At-Takathur (The Rivalry in world increase) 103. Al-'Asr (The Declining Day) 104. Al-Humazah (The Traducer) 105. Al-Fil (The Elephant) 106. Quraysh (Quraysh) 107. Al-Ma'un (The Small Kindesses) 108. Al-Kawthar (The Abundance) 109. Al-Kafirun (The Disbelievers) 110. An-Nasr (The Divine Support) 111. Al-Masad (The Palm Fiber) 112. Al-Ikhlas (The Sincerity) 113. Al-Falaq (The Daybreak) 114. An-Nas (The Mankind)