Al-Ankabut (The Spider)
Verse 42of 69
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مِن شَىْءٍۢ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ﴿٤٢﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
Indeed, Allah knows whatever thing they call upon other than Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Likening the gods of the Idolators to the House of a SpiderThis is how Allah described the idolators in their reverence of gods besides Him, hoping that they would help them and provide for them, and turning to them in times of difficulties. In this regard, they were like the house of a spider, which is so weak and frail, because by clinging to these gods they were like a person who holds on to a spider's web, who does not gain any benefit from that.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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