What does Quran 26:34 mean?

Quran 26:34 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, Ayah 34) translates to: "[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 26:34 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ash-Shu'araa (The Poets), the 26th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 19.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Al-Alim, Firaun, Prophet Musa, Pharaoh, Magic and Sorcery.

قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌۭ

Qaala lilmala-i hawlahooo inna haazaa lasaahirun 'aleem

[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician.

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Lessons from past peoples

26:34Ayah 1227

56 ayahs in Ash-Shu'araa are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

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He Pharaoh said to the council around him ‘Surely this man is a cunning sorcerer an expert in the art of magic

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