Quran

"The parable of those who take protectors other than Allah is that of a Spider, who builds a house; but truly the flimsiest of houses is the Spider's house." (Al-Ankabut[29]:41).

Muslim Claim

Mustafa Mahmud comments concerning a verse in the Quran, this is as he claims a major discovery in Biology, since modern biology discovered that the spider's family is the cruelest in all the animal kingdom. Since it is self destructive, as the female kill the male and the children eat the female. Defiantly a discovery in biology not known by Muhammad.

Evidence

Everyone knew that a spider web is weak, you could blow on it and it will fall apart, but if Muslims want to conclude that the Quran discovered this for the first time they should wonder when they read the Book of Job (Kitab Ayub) chapter 7 verses 13-15; "So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the hypocrite shall perish, Whose confidence shall be cut off, And whose trust is a spider's web. He leans on his house, but it does not stand. He holds it fast, but it does not endure." (Job [Ayub] 7:13-15).

More Questions

Why didn't Mr. Mahmud and others quote this verse? They always quote Biblical verses out of context. But when it comes to the superior knowledge found in the Bible, you will always find it missing. If we read Mr. Ali's translation of the Quran he gets into a deep discussion on the different types of spiders webs that he might have looked up in the encyclopedia to add a richness and give strength to the Quran. Again, why do not we let the Quran speak for itself? why is this stuff already in the Bible? Muslims might claim that there is no problem if one prophet has been inspired similar verses to other prophets. Then the question will be; what is the new scientific miracles that the Quran brought to science? We claim "None", what do you claim? Bring forth your evidence, if you were truthful. Why not read (Kitab Ayub) in English (The Book of Job) and see what Job was inspired by God. Also the other question should be asked; does all the material in the Quran agrees with what is in the Bible? And what about tons of verses borrowed from pagan, apocryphal, and fictitious sources? That we shall prove later on "The source of the Quran".