What does Quran 26:38 mean?

Quran 26:38 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, Ayah 38) translates to: "So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 26:38 from?

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

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

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: Divine Truth, Magic and Sorcery, Truth and Falsehood, Disbelief, Pharaoh.

فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَٰتِ يَوْمٍۢ مَّعْلُومٍۢ

Fa jumi'as saharatu limeeqaati Yawmim ma'loom

So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.

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3 other themes with weak connections

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Lessons from past peoples

26:38Ayah 1227

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

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So the sorcerers were assembled at a fixed time of a known day which was the morning of the Festival Day.

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