Al-'Ankabut (Gizo-gizo)

Al-'Ankabut (Gizo-gizo) - Cikin Inuwar Alkur'ani | Quran Course

Imani shine babban jigon wannan sūrah. Ba da daɗewa ba bayan ayoyinta na farko, sai ta ba da labarin Nūhu, Ibrahim, Lūɗu, Shu‘aibu, ‘Ād, Thamūd, Qārūn, Fir‘aun da Hāmān, a jere, tana bayyana wasu daga cikin cikas da gwaje-gwajen da suka fuskanci kiran zuwa ga imani tsawon ƙarnuka. Sannan sūrah ta yi sharhi kan waɗannan labarai da ƙarfin da alama suke bayyana ta cikinsu, waɗanda ke tsaye gāba da gaskiya, imani da shiryarwar Allah. Tana nuna cewa duk irin waɗannan ƙarfi ba su da wani muhimmanci. Lallai, God ya hallaka su duka a lokacin da ya dace: “Mun kama kowannensu da laifin zunubansa: daga cikinsu akwai wanda Muka aika masa da iska mai tsananin hallaka; akwai wanda ihu mai tsanani ya kama; akwai wanda Muka sa ƙasa ta haɗiye; akwai kuma wanda Muka nutsar.” (Ayah 40) Sūrah ta kuma yi misali da take nuna raunin wannan ƙarfi da rashin muhimmancinsa: “Misalin waɗanda suke riƙon wasu abokai baicin God kamar gizo-gizo ne wanda yake yin gida domin kansa. Lallai gidan gizo-gizo shi ne mafi rauni a cikin gidaje, idan da sun sani.” (Ayah 41)

Faith is, then, the sūrah’s central theme. Shortly after its opening verses, it relates aspects about Noah, Abraham, Lot, Shu`ayb, the `Ād, the Thamūd, Qārūn, Pharaoh and Hāmān, in quick succession, describing some of the impediments and tests that confronted the call to faith over many centuries. The sūrah then comments on these stories and the forces that appear through them to be lined up against truth, faith and divine guidance. It shows that all such forces are of little consequence. Indeed, God destroyed them all at the appropriate time: “We took each one of them to task for their sins: upon some of them We let loose a deadly storm wind; and some were overtaken by a blast; and some We caused to be swallowed by the earth; and some We caused to drown.” (Verse 40) The sūrah draws a comparison that shows the weakness and insignificance of such forces: “Those who take anyone other than God for their protectors may be compared to the spider which makes for itself a home. Indeed the spider’s home is the frailest of all homes, if they but knew it.” (Verse 41)

Sūratul yana tabbatar da cewa dukkan saƙonni suna da haɗin kai da saƙon Muhammadu (ﷺ). Dukansu Allah ne ya ba su, kuma dukansu suna kira ga mutane ta hanya ɗaya, suna roƙonsu su yi imani da Allah shi kaɗai. Sūrah ɗin ta ci gaba da magana game da saukar da wahayi na ƙarshe daga sama, da yadda kafirai suka karɓe shi, suna buƙatar mu'ujizai. Ba sa gamsuwa da wannan littafi, Alƙur'ani, da duk abin da ya ƙunsa na rahama da tunatarwa ga muminai. Hakika, suna hanzarta zuwan azabar Allah, ba sa kula da cewa Jahannama za ta kewaye su. Hujjarsu a cikin wannan duka ta saɓa wa juna: "Idan ka tambaye su: 'Wane ne ya halicci sammai da ƙasa, kuma ya sanya rana da wata su bi dokokinsa?' tabbas za su ce: 'Allah.'" (Aya ta 61); "Idan ka tambaye su: 'Wane ne ke saukar da ruwa daga sama, yana rayar da ƙasa bayan ta mutu?' tabbas za su ce: 'Allah.'" (Aya ta 63), da kuma "Idan suka hau jirgin ruwa, suna kiran Allah, suna tsarkake imaninsu gare shi shi kaɗai." (Aya ta 65). Duk da haka, suna ci gaba da haɗa abokan tarayya da Allah, suna kuma tsananta wa muminai.

It then asserts the unity between all these messages and that of Muhammad (peace be upon him). They were all given by God, and they all call on people in the same way, urging them to believe in God alone. The sūrah goes on to speak about the last revelations bestowed from on high and how the unbelievers received it, demanding miracles. They are not satisfied with this book, the Qur’ān, and all it contains of mercy and reminders to believers. Indeed, they hasten the coming of God’s punishment, paying little credence to the fact that hell will encompass them. Their logic in all this is contradictory: “If you were to ask them: ‘Who is it that has created the heavens and the earth, and made the sun and the moon subservient [to His laws]?’ they will be sure to answer: ‘God.’“ (Verse 61); “If you were to ask them: ‘Who is it that sends water from the skies, thus giving life to the earth after it had been lifeless?’ they will be sure to answer: ‘God.’“ (Verse 63), and “When they embark on a ship, they call to God, sincere in their faith in Him alone.” (Verse 65) Despite all this, however, they continue to associate partners with God and to persecute the believers.

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