What does Quran 52:33 mean?

Quran 52:33 (Surah At-Tur, Ayah 33) translates to: "Or do they say, "He has made it up"? Rather, they do not believe."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 52:33 from?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 52:33?

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

What topics does Quran 52:33 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophethood, Disbelief, Divine Revelation, Tawhid, Patience.

Ayah 32

أَمْ تَأْمُرُهُمْ أَحْلَٰمُهُم بِهَٰذَآ ۚ أَمْ هُم...

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Ayah 34

فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِحَدِيثٍۢ مِّثْلِهِۦٓ إِن كَانُوا۟ ...

أَمْ يَقُولُونَ تَقَوَّلَهُۥ ۚ بَل لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ

Am yaqooloona taqawwalah; bal laa yu'minoon

Or do they say, "He has made it up"? Rather, they do not believe.

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← Previous on The Quran & revelation52:3In parchment spread open Next on The Quran & revelation →52:34Then let them produce a statement like it, if they should be truthful.

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Or do they say ‘He has improvised it?’ he has concocted the Qur’ān. He has not concocted it; Rather they do not believe out of arrogance. If they continue to say that he has concocted it

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