What does Quran 27:13 mean?

Quran 27:13 (Surah An-Naml, Ayah 13) translates to: "But when there came to them Our visible signs, they said, "This is obvious magic.""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 27:13 from?

This ayah is from Surah An-Naml (The Ant), the 27th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 19.

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

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 Signs, Defiant Disobedience, Prophet Musa, Pharaoh, Justice.

فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْهُمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا مُبْصِرَةًۭ قَالُوا۟ هَٰذَا سِحْرٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ

Falammaa jaaa'at hum Aayaatunaa mubsiratan qaaloo haazaa sihrum mubeen

But when there came to them Our visible signs, they said, "This is obvious magic."

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Lessons from past peoples

27:13Ayah 193

32 ayahs in An-Naml are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

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But when Our signs came to them plain to see illuminating and clear they said ‘This is manifest sorcery’ clear and evident sorcery.

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