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Al-Qamar (The Moon)

Verse 2of 55

وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ ءَايَةًۭ يُعْرِضُوا۟ وَيَقُولُوا۟ سِحْرٌۭ مُّسْتَمِرٌّۭ﴿٢

Translation (Sahih International)

And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, "Passing magic."

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِنwa-inAnd if
يَرَوْا۟yarawthey see
ءَايَةًۭāyatana Sign
يُعْرِضُوا۟yuʿ'riḍūthey turn away
وَيَقُولُوا۟wayaqūlūand say
سِحْرٌۭsiḥ'runMagic
مُّسْتَمِرٌّۭmus'tamirruncontinuing

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in MakkahThe Hadith of Abu Waqid preceded, in which it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would recite Surah Qaf (chapter 53) and Iqtarabat As-Sa`ah (Al-Qamar, chapter 54), during (the `Id Prayers of) Al-Adha and Al-Fitr.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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