بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

الم ﴿۱﴾ أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَنْ يُتْرَكُوا أَنْ يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ ﴿۲﴾

﴾1﴿ Alif-Laaam-Meeem
﴾2﴿ Ahasiban naasu any yutrakooo any yaqoolooo aamannaa wa hum la yuftanoon

﴾1﴿ Alif-Laaam-Meeem
﴾2﴿ Do people think that they will be left alone because they say, We believe, and that they will not be tested

Surah Al Ankabut

The Spider

Relevancy: This relates to Surah Al-Qasas in several ways. First, Surah Al-Qasas encourages believers through the story of Moses. Similarly, this Surah encourages mentioning the events of Noah, Abraham, Lot, and Shuaib. Second, in that Surah, the coming of calamities is briefly encouraged, while this Surah details them. The claims of this Surah are two: The first claim encourages enduring calamities and hardships in the cause of invitation and monotheism, as mentioned in verse (2). The second claim is about the non-salvation of the opponents from punishment in this world and the hereafter, as stated in verse (4), and the claim of monotheism is illustrated throughout the Surah.
Claim of this surah: It has two claims: The first claim encourages enduring calamities and hardships in the cause of invitation and monotheism, as mentioned in verse (2). The second claim is about the non-salvation of the opponents from punishment in this world and the hereafter, as stated in verse (4), and the claim of monotheism is illustrated throughout the Surah as an example.
Summary of the surah: It is divided into four sections. The first section, up to verse (14), mentions both claims and then describes four trials: The first is complete struggle mentioned in (6), the second is the invitation to polytheism by parents in (8), the third is harassment by the general public in (10), and the fourth is the invitation to polytheism by deceitful deniers, urging abandonment of monotheism.

interpretation

[1] This is one of the sections; the details have already been discussed.
[2] This is the first claim of the Surah, meaning that mere faith (even if sincere) is not sufficient for salvation from Hell. Along with the claim of faith, obligations and calamities are necessary. The phrase (أَنْ يُتْرَكُوا) implies that they should not be left without trials (مِنَ الاِفتِنَانِ) and they are not left untested (وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ). The details are (وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ). Trials and tests come in two types: first, natural duties, such as opposition from people, slander, wrongful fatwas, killings, diseases, etc.; second, religious duties like worship, migration, jihad, etc. Both types are essential to faith.