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by Siddiqa Juma
About Anqabut
Surah Al-Ankabut is the 29th chapter of the Quran. Revealed in Makkah, it addresses the trials that come with faith and the spiritual resilience needed to face them. It uses the spider's web as an analogy: the spider builds its house with great care and effort, yet the web is the weakest of structures. It is a warning against placing trust in anything other than Allah.
Behind the Painting
I watched a spider building its web. It worked with complete focus, strand by strand, circle by circle. It had no doubt about what it was doing. That image stayed with me. The surah uses the spider's house to describe the fragility of worldly reliance. The spider does not know its house is weak. But it builds anyway. That is what the surah is about. Understanding the fragility and persevering regardless, because the strength is not in the house. It is in the one who keeps building.
How It Was Made
The paint was loaded thick onto the brush and mixed with a thickening gel. Working in loose circles, I turned the brush as I moved to push as much paint onto the canvas as possible, building up heavy, textured rings from the outside in. Once the paint dried, I painted over it in dark colours, black and deep teal, letting the raised texture show through. Then, using the edge of a palette knife, I drew thin gold lines from the centre outward, cutting through the dark surface to reveal the structure beneath.
Every piece is an act of faith
Every piece is an act of Faith
Anqabut in your home
Anqabut in your home
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The details
The details
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Siddiqa Juma is a Muslim artist whose work sits at the intersection of faith, identity, and contemporary art. Every piece begins with intention and is made as an act of devotion.
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The original painting this print is based on may be available. If you would like to own the original, or commission a new piece made specifically for your home, get in touch. Commissions are taken on a limited basis.
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Keep it out of direct sunlight where possible. Archival paper holds its colour well, but prolonged UV exposure will fade any print over time.
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