Chapter 105 · 5 verses
Al-Fil
The Elephant
الفيل
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
105:1
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ١
English
Have you not seen ˹O Prophet˺ how your Lord dealt with the Army of the Elephant?
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105:2
أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍ٢
English
Did He not frustrate their scheme?
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105:3
وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ٣
English
For He sent against them flocks of birds
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105:4
تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ٤
English
that pelted them with stones of baked clay
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105:5
فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍ مَّأْكُولٍۭ٥
English
leaving them like chewed up straw.
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About Surah Al-Fil (The Elephant)
Named "the Elephant" (al-Fīl), recalling how God defended the Kaʿbah by destroying the army of the elephant.
- Chapter
- 105 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 5
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Al-Fil about?
Named "the Elephant" (al-Fīl), recalling how God defended the Kaʿbah by destroying the army of the elephant.
How many verses are in Surah Al-Fil?
Surah Al-Fil (The Elephant) has 5 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Al-Fil Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Al-Fil is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.
What number is Surah Al-Fil in the Qurʾān?
Surah Al-Fil is the 105th chapter (sūrah) of the Holy Qurʾān.