Tafheem-ul-Quran: Surah Al-Ankabut
Surah Al-Ankabut โ Makki, 69 ayahs. Introduction and central theme from Tafheem-ul-Quran, with a link to the full Malayalam tafseer on Thafheem.net.
Published: 19 July 2026
29. Surah Al-Ankabut (ุงูุนููุจูุช)
Revelation: Makki (revealed at Makkah) ยท Ayahs: 69
Introduction โ from Tafheem-ul-Quran
Revealed in the period of persecution before the migration to Abyssinia. It opens with the law of trial โ 'Do people think they will be left to say: We believe, and not be tested?' โ addresses believers pressured by family to recant, and declares every refuge besides Allah as frail as the spider's house.
Condensed from Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi's introduction to this surah in Tafheem-ul-Quran.
Read the full tafseer
The complete ayah-by-ayah Malayalam tafseer of this surah, with Maududi's explanatory notes, is available free at Thafheem.net โ the online edition of the Malayalam Tafheemul Quran.