Islamic Folklore: The Spider of Mount Thawr and Prophet Muhammad Saw (Unabridged‪)‬

I am a spider who is higher in rank than other spiders. With all humility, if all the spiders in this world were put in one hand and I was put in the other, I would outweigh them in superiority. I am not one to make false claims and show off, I am simply stating facts.

I do not think that I need to introduce myself to you, for I am sure you understand that I am the spider of the cave in which the messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) hid. I am the one who was responsible for the prophet's deliverance. I am the one who Allah sent to protect him.

My web is very flimsy and light, and the slightest breeze can blow it away. However, despite the weakness of my web, I managed to ward off the iron swords of the atheists who went out in pursuit of the prophet, and moreover, I was able to defeat them!

The outcome of the conflict between the spiders' weak silk and the iron of the swords was the defeat of iron. My house is considered a parable of weakness, "Verily, the frailest (weakest) of houses is the spider's house". I sat in my house protecting the noble house of Islam and guarding the prophet of Allah, Muhammad ibn Abdullah (peace be upon him).