What does Quran 37:15 mean?

Quran 37:15 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 15) translates to: "And say, "This is not but obvious magic."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:15 from?

This ayah is from Surah As-Saaffaat (Those drawn up in Ranks), the 37th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 23.

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i.

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: Resurrection, Prophethood, Life After Death, Rejection of Prophets, Creation.

وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌۭ مُّبِينٌ

Wa qaalooo in haazaa illaa sihrum mubeen

And say, "This is not but obvious magic.

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 Quran & revelation

37:15Ayah 1182

6 ayahs in As-Saaffaat are strongly about the Quran and revelation.

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And they say regarding it ‘This is nothing but manifest sorcery — and they say in denial of the Resurrection —

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