About the Surah
Surah Title : العنكبوت
English Title : Al-Ankabut
Order in Al-Mushaf : 29
Number of Verses : 69
Type : makkah
Page Number in Al-Mushaf : From Page 396 To Page 404
Al-Ankabut
وَوَصَّيۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيۡهِ حُسۡنٗاۖ وَإِن جَٰهَدَاكَ لِتُشۡرِكَ بِي مَا لَيۡسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمٞ فَلَا تُطِعۡهُمَآۚ إِلَيَّ مَرۡجِعُكُمۡ فَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ
8And We have commanded people to be good to their parents, and if they insist on you to make partners in worship with Me, for whom you have no knowledge or proof, then don’t obey them. You will return to Me, then I shall inform you what you used to do.
8The reason for descending the verse
The commentators of the Qur’an said, “This was revealed about Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqas. When the latter embraced Islam, his mother Hamnah said to him, ‘O Sa‘d, I heard that you have renounced your old religion. By Allah, I will not take shelter under any roof to protect me from the sun and wind, nor will I eat or drink, until you disbelieve in Muhammad and revert to your old religion’. Sa‘d was the dearest of her sons to her, but he refused to do as she wanted. For three days, his mother did not eat, drink, or take shelter under the shade until it was feared that she may perish. At that point, Sa‘d went to the Prophet (s.a.w) and complained to him. Allah The Almighty, revealed as a response this verse.” (Al-Wahidi,Reasons of Revelation)
