What does Quran 7:106 mean?

Quran 7:106 (Surah Al-A'raaf, Ayah 106) translates to: "[Pharaoh] said, "If you have come with a sign, then bring it forth, if you should be of the truthful.""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 7:106 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-A'raaf (The Heights), the 7th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 9.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 7:106?

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 7:106?

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

What topics does Quran 7:106 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Firaun, Pharaoh, Divine Signs, Truthfulness, Prophethood.

Ayah 105

حَقِيقٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَن لَّآ أَقُولَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِل...

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Ayah 107

فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌۭ مُّبِين...

قَالَ إِن كُنتَ جِئْتَ بِـَٔايَةٍۢ فَأْتِ بِهَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

Qaala in kunta ji'ta bi Aayatin faati bihaaa in kunta minas saadiqeen

[Pharaoh] said, "If you have come with a sign, then bring it forth, if you should be of the truthful."

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88 ayahs in Al-A'raaf are strongly about lessons from past peoples.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples7:104And Moses said, "O Pharaoh, I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds Next on Lessons from past peoples →7:107So Moses threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent, manifest.

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Said he Pharaoh to him ‘If you have come with a sign as you claim then produce it if you are of those who speak the truth’ in this.

The people of Mecca asked the Prophet (ﷺ) to show them a sign (miracle). So he showed them (the miracle) of the cleaving of the moon.

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