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Originally Posted by truth_teller
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Did he say the ONLY webs are made by females? No.
Let's review your errors:
Let's look at the translations:
Sahih International
The example of those who take allies other than Allah is like that of the spider who takes a home. And indeed, the weakest of homes is the home of the spider, if they only knew.
Muhsin Khan
The likeness of those who take Auliya' (protectors and helpers) other than Allah is as the likeness of a spider, who builds (for itself) a house, but verily, the frailest (weakest) of houses is the spider's house; if they but knew.
Pickthall
The likeness of those who choose other patrons than Allah is as the likeness of the spider when she taketh unto herself (taketh, not buildth) a house, and lo! the frailest of all houses is the spider's house, if they but knew.
Yusuf Ali
The parable of those who take protectors other than Allah is that of the spider, who builds (to itself) a house; but truly the flimsiest of houses is the spider's house;- if they but knew.
Shakir
The parable of those who take guardians besides Allah is as the parable of the spider that makes for itself a house; and most surely the frailest of the houses is the spider's house did they but know.
Dr. Ghali
The likeness of the ones who have taken to themselves patrons apart from Allah is as the likeness of the spider that takes to itself a home; and surely the feeblest of homes is indeed the spider's house, if they knew (the Truth).
1. There only one translation mentions a female spider and it says taketh, not maketh a web. It could easily mean the male builds and the female then moves in.
2. The web is not a 'house'.
The web is a device to catch prey, not living quarters.
3. The point of the whole verse is that spider webs are the weakest of all all houses.
"The silk that spiders use to build their webs, trap their prey and dangle from your ceiling is one of the strongest materials known. But it turns out it’s not simply the material’s exceptional strength that makes spider webs so resilient; it’s the material’s unusual combination of strength and stretchiness — silk’s characteristic way of first softening and then stiffening when pulled. These properties, scientists have found, vary depending on the forces applied, as well as on the overall design of the web."
How spider webs achieve their strength | MIT News
4. Only female spiders make webs.
At least that must be true, right? Nope, not even that is the case.
Seriously, do your research before you post garbage. I am sick of doing your research for you.