The Elephant
سورة الفيل
Surah #1055 VersesMeccanJuz 30
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Translation:
Ruku 1 (رُكُوْعُهَا ١)
(105) The Elephant (Meccan)
Ayat 5 (آيَاتُهَا ٥)
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡفِيلِ ١أَلَمۡ يَجۡعَلۡ كَيۡدَهُمۡ فِي تَضۡلِيلٖ ٢وَأَرۡسَلَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ طَيۡرًا أَبَابِيلَ ٣تَرۡمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٖ مِّن سِجِّيلٖ ٤فَجَعَلَهُمۡ كَعَصۡفٖ مَّأۡكُولِۭ ٥
📖 Page 1 Verse-by-Verse Translations
Ayah 1
Have you not considered, [O Muhammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant
Ayah 2
Did He not make their plan into misguidance
Ayah 3
And He sent against them birds in flocks
Ayah 4
Striking them with stones of hard clay
Ayah 5
And He made them like eaten straw
About The Elephant
Surah Al-Fil commemorates the miraculous event in the Year of the Elephant (the birth year of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ) when Abraha's army marched to destroy the Kaaba. Allah dispatched flights of birds (Ababeel) carrying stones of baked clay, turning the attackers into eaten straw.
📜📜 Revelation History & Period
Classification: Meccan
Key Themes & Lessons
- Divine protection of the Sacred House (Kaaba)
- Miraculous destruction of arrogant tyrants through flocks of birds (Tayran Ababeel)
- Lesson that earthly military power is powerless against Allah's decree
When Commonly Recited
A popular, frequently recited Surah in daily Salah for children and adults alike.
👑👑 Aala Hazrat & Ahle Sunnat Scholarly References
- Kanzul Iman — Translation by Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan (رحمۃ اللہ علیہ)
- Fatawa Razvia — Vol. 26 (Tafseer & Recitation Virtues)
- Bahar-e-Shariat (Sadr al-Shariah)
Authentic Hadith & Classical Sources
Sirat Ibn HishamTafsir Ibn Kathir Surah 105