What does Quran 37:157 mean?

Quran 37:157 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 157) translates to: "Then produce your scripture, if you should be truthful."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:157 from?

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

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Tawhid, Divine Revelation, Truthfulness, Ethical Theme: Honesty.

فَأْتُوا۟ بِكِتَٰبِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

Faatoo bi Kitaabikum in kuntum saadiqeen

Then produce your scripture, if you should be truthful.

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6 ayahs in As-Saaffaat are strongly about the Quran and revelation. This is one of them.

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Then produce your scripture the Torah and show Me this as it is mentioned in it if you are being truthful about this statement of yours.

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