Meccan·Surah 37

الصافات

Surah As-Saffat — Ayah 13

Those Ranged in Ranks

182 Ayahs·Verse 37:13
37:13

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ لَا يَذْكُرُونَ

And when they are reminded, they remember not.

Context in Surah As-Saffat

Nearby ayahs help place verse 37:13 in sequence and meaning.

فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰهُم مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍۭ

Then inquire of them, [O Muhammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created men from sticky clay.

بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ

But you wonder, while they mock,

وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ

And when they see a sign, they ridicule

وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

And say, "This is not but obvious magic.