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أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ
The Elephant • 5 verses • Medinan
الفيل
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ
أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍ
وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ
تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ
فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍ مَّأْكُولٍۭ
Al-Fil recalls how Allah dealt with the companions of the elephant — Abraha's army that marched to demolish the Ka'bah in the very year the Prophet ﷺ was born. Allah sent against them birds in flocks, striking them with stones of hard clay, and made them like eaten straw.
Al-Fil (الفيل) means "The Elephant" in English. It is chapter 105 of the Holy Quran.
Surah Al-Fil has 5 verses (ayat). It appears on pages 601 to 601 of the mushaf.
Surah Al-Fil is a Madani surah, revealed in Madinah after the Prophet's ﷺ migration.
Al-Fil recalls how Allah dealt with the companions of the elephant — Abraha's army that marched to demolish the Ka'bah in the very year the Prophet ﷺ was born. Allah sent against them birds in flocks, striking them with stones of hard clay, and made them like eaten straw.