Which Surah and Juz is Quran 20:63 from?

This ayah is from Surah Taa-Haa (Taa-Haa), the 20th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 16.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 20:63?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 20:63?

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

Ayah 62

فَتَنَٰزَعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ وَأَسَرُّوا۟ ...

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Q: What does Quran 20:63 mean?

Quran 20:63 (Surah Taa-Haa, Ayah 63) translates to: "They said, "Indeed, these are two magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic and do away with your most exemplary way."

Q: What topics does Quran 20:63 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Magic and Sorcery, Prophethood, Pharaoh, Opposition to Prophets, Divine Support.

Ayah 64

فَأَجْمِعُوا۟ كَيْدَكُمْ ثُمَّ ٱئْتُوا۟ صَفًّۭا ۚ ...

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَٰنِ لَسَٰحِرَٰنِ يُرِيدَانِ أَن يُخْرِجَاكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِمَا وَيَذْهَبَا بِطَرِيقَتِكُمُ ٱلْمُثْلَىٰ

Qaalooo in haaazaani lasaahiraani yureedaani ai yukhrijaakum min ardikum bisihrihimaa wa yazhabaa bitareeqatikumul muslaa

They said, "Indeed, these are two magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic and do away with your most exemplary way.

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20:63Ayah 1135

43 ayahs in Taa-Haa are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

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They said to each other ‘These two men hādhān this form concords with the forms used by those grammarians who use the alif ending for all three cases of the dual person; Abū ‘Amr has the variant reading hādhayn are indeed sorcerers who intend to expel you from your land by their sorcery and do away with your excellent traditions muthlā the feminine form of amthal meaning ‘the noblest’ in other words they will do away with the loyalty of the noblemen among you because these latter will prefer the two of them Moses and Aaron on account of their triumph.

Two men came from the East and addressed the people who wondered at their eloquent speeches On that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said. Some eloquent speech is as effective as magic.'

Sunan Abu Dawud #5009‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar said :Da'if

When two men who came from the east made a speech and the people were charmed with their eloquence, the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) said: In some eloquent speech there is magic.

Sahih al-Bukhari #4939Narrated Ibn `Umar:Sahih

Two men came from the east and delivered speeches, and the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Some eloquent speech has the influence of magic." (e.g., some people refuse to do something and then a good eloquent speaker addresses them and then they agree to do that very thing after his speech)

Sahih al-Bukhari #6772Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "While I was sleeping, two golden bangles were put in my two hands, so I got scared (frightened) and disliked it, but I was given permission to blow them off, and they flew away. I interpret it as a symbol of two liars who will appear." 'Ubaidullah said, "One of them was Al-`Ansi who was killed by Fairuz at Yemen and the other was Musailama (at Najd) .

Sunan Ibn Majah #3271it was narrated from Salim, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“Kill snakes, and kill Dhit-Tufytain* and the Abtar**, for they take away the sight and cause miscarriage.” *A snake that has two white stripes on its back. **A snake with a short or mutilated tail.