Quran 54:2

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Quran 54:2 is a verse in Surah Al-Qamar that describes people turning away in denial despite witnessing clear signs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Quran verse
addresses disbelievers of Mecca
arabicText وَإِن يَرَوْا آيَةً يُعْرِضُوا وَيَقُولُوا سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ
canonicalMushafOrder 54:2
chapterNumber 54
commonEnglishRendering And if they see a sign, they turn away and say, "Passing magic."
And if they see a sign, they turn away and say, "This is continuous magic."
containsWord آيَةً
سِحْرٌ
مُّسْتَمِرٌّ
يُعْرِضُوا
followedBy Quran 54:3
foundIn all standard printed Qurans
hasTafsirBy Al-Qurtubi NERFINISHED
Al-Sa‘di NERFINISHED
Al-Tabari NERFINISHED
Ibn Kathir NERFINISHED
juz 27
keyConcept denial (takdhib)
signs (ayat)
turning away (i‘rād)
language Arabic
linguisticFeature depicts denial
depicts turning away
past tense used for emphasis
mentions clear signs
morphologyNote adjective مُّسْتَمِرّ from root م-ر-ر (to continue, to pass)
noun سِحْر from root س-ح-ر (magic)
verb يَرَوْا from root ر-أ-ى (to see)
verb يُعْرِضُوا from root ع-ر-ض (to turn away)
partOf Surah Al-Qamar NERFINISHED
precededBy Quran 54:1
recitedIn Muslim prayers and recitations
refersTo accusation of magic against the Prophet Muhammad
reaction to prophetic miracles
religiousTradition Islam
revelationPlace Mecca NERFINISHED
revelationType Makki NERFINISHED
scriptDirection right-to-left
surahNameArabic القمر
surahNameEnglish Al-Qamar NERFINISHED
surahOrderInMushaf 54
theme denial of clear signs
human stubbornness
rejection of miracles
usedIn Islamic theology discussions on kufr and denial
Quranic exegesis (tafsir) literature
sermons about rejecting guidance
verseNumber 2

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Quran 54:1 followedBy Quran 54:2