What does Quran 52:15 mean?

Quran 52:15 (Surah At-Tur, Ayah 15) translates to: "Then is this magic, or do you not see?"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 52:15 from?

This ayah is from Surah At-Tur (The Mount), the 52th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 27.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 52:15?

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 52:15?

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

Ayah 14

هَٰذِهِ ٱلنَّارُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ...

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Q: What topics does Quran 52:15 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophethood, Divine Revelation, Magic and Sorcery, Divine Signs, Day of Judgment.

Ayah 16

ٱصْلَوْهَا فَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ أَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوا۟ سَوَ...

أَفَسِحْرٌ هَٰذَآ أَمْ أَنتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ

Afasihrun haazaaaa am antum laa tubsiroon

Then is this magic, or do you not see?

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Is this then sorcery this chastisement that you see — as you were wont to say about the revelation that it was sorcery — or is it that you do not see?

"Indeed there is magic in eloquence'-or- 'Indeed some eloquence is magic.'"

Sahih Muslim #7066Usama reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) climbed up a battlement amongst the battlements of Medina and then said:Sahih

You do not see what I am seeing and I am seeing the places of turmoil between your houses as the places of rainfall.

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