أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ
Have you not considered, [O Muḥammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?Saheeh International
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍ
Did He not make their plan into misguidance?Saheeh International
وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ
And He sent against them birds in flocks,Saheeh International
تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ
Striking them with stones of hard clay,Saheeh International
فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍ مَّأْكُولٍۭ
And He made them like eaten straw.Saheeh International
About Surah Al-Fil (الفيل)
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.
- Chapter
- 105 of 114
- Verses
- 5
- Revelation
- Makki
- Meaning
- The Elephant
Frequently Asked Questions about Surah Al-Fil
What does "Al-Fil" mean in English?
Al-Fil (الفيل) means "The Elephant" in English. It is chapter 105 of the Holy Quran.
How many verses are in Surah Al-Fil?
Surah Al-Fil has 5 verses (ayat). It appears on page 601 of the mushaf.
Is Surah Al-Fil Makki or Madani?
Surah Al-Fil is a Makki surah, revealed in Makkah before the Prophet's ﷺ migration to Madinah.