What does Quran 15:7 mean?

Quran 15:7 (Surah Al-Hijr, Ayah 7) translates to: "Why do you not bring us the angels, if you should be among the truthful?""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 15:7 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Hijr (The Rock), the 15th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 14.

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Miracles, Prophethood, Arrogance, Divine Revelation, Pharaoh.

لَّوْ مَا تَأْتِينَا بِٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

Law maa taateenaa bil malaaa'ikati in kunta minas saadiqeen

Why do you not bring us the angels, if you should be among the truthful?"

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

6 other themes with weak connections

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The Prophet ﷺ

15:7Ayah 199

7 ayahs in Al-Hijr are strongly about the Prophet. This is one of them.

Scholars largely agree on this ayah

Why do you not bring us the angels if you are of the truthful?’ in saying that you are a prophet and that this Qur’ān is from God.

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