Surah Al-Ankabut (29:65)

فَاِذَا رَكِبُوۡا فِى الۡفُلۡكِ دَعَوُا اللّٰهَ مُخۡلِصِيۡنَ لَـهُ الدِّيۡنَ ۚ فَلَمَّا نَجّٰٮهُمۡ اِلَى الۡبَـرِّ اِذَا هُمۡ يُشۡرِكُوۡنَۙ‏ ۝

Fa-itha rakiboo fee alfulki daAAawooAllaha mukhliseena lahu addeena falammanajjahum ila albarri itha hum yushrikoon

And when they board a ship, they supplicate Allāh, sincere to Him in religion i.e., faith and hope. But when He delivers them to the land, at once they associate others with Him

Tadabbur (Reflection)

Theme of the Ayat

This verse speaks to the core theme of **Al-Ankabut**.

The Insight

Reflect on the meaning: "And when they board a ship, they supplicate Allāh, sincere to Him in religion i.e., faith and hope. But when He delivers them to the land, at once they associate others with Him".