أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ
Alam tara kaifa fa'ala rabbuka bi ashaabil feel
Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the Companions of the Elephant?
Surah 105 · 5 ayahs · Meccan Surah Al-Fil — The Elephant
سُورَةُ الفِيلِ
MeaningThe Elephant
RevelationMeccan
Ayahs5
LocationJuz 30
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Surah Al-Fil (سُورَةُ الفِيلِ), “The Elephant”, is the 105th chapter of the Holy Qur'an. It is a Meccan surah with 5 ayahs, found in juz 30. Below is the full Arabic text with transliteration and the English translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali. Sura El-Fil — arapski tekst, transliteracija i audio.
About Surah Al-Fil
Al-Fil, "The Elephant", is a Meccan surah of five verses about Abraha, the ruler of Yemen, who marched on Mecca with an army and an elephant to destroy the Ka'bah. Allah ﷻ sent flocks of birds that pelted them with stones of baked clay and made them like eaten straw. This happened in the Year of the Elephant, the year in which the Prophet ﷺ was born.
Main themes
- The army of the elephant and its plot against the Ka'bah
- The birds (ababil) and the stones of baked clay
- Allah ﷻ protects His House
Virtues and when it is recited
At Al-Hudaybiyyah, when the Prophet's ﷺ camel knelt and refused to move towards Mecca, he said that it had been held back by the One who held back the elephant (Sahih al-Bukhari 2731). Reciting it, like all of the Qur'an, brings ten good deeds for every letter (at-Tirmidhi 2910).
Hadiths on “Excellence of the Qur'an”
- The proficient reciter of the Qur’an will be with the noble and obedient angel-scribes, and the one who recites the Qur’an stutteringly and finds it…
- Have glad tidings with two lights that have been given to you, which no prophet before you has been given: Surat al-Fātihah and the concluding verses…
- Recite the Qur’an, for on the Day of Judgment it will come as an intercessor for those who recite it
Questions about Surah Al-Fil
How many ayahs are in Surah Al-Fil?
Surah Al-Fil has 5 ayahs (verses).
Is Surah Al-Fil Meccan or Medinan?
Surah Al-Fil is a Meccan surah, revealed in Mecca before the Hijrah.
Which juz is Surah Al-Fil in?
Surah Al-Fil is in juz 30 of the Qur'an.
What does Al-Fil mean?
The name Al-Fil is usually translated as "The Elephant". In Bosnian the surah is known as El-Fil.
What is Surah Al-Fil about?
Al-Fil, "The Elephant", is a Meccan surah of five verses about Abraha, the ruler of Yemen, who marched on Mecca with an army and an elephant to destroy the Ka'bah. Allah ﷻ sent flocks of birds that pelted them with stones of baked clay and made them like eaten straw. This happened in the Year of the Elephant, the year in which the Prophet ﷺ was born.
What are the virtues of Surah Al-Fil?
At Al-Hudaybiyyah, when the Prophet's ﷺ camel knelt and refused to move towards Mecca, he said that it had been held back by the One who held back the elephant (Sahih al-Bukhari 2731). Reciting it, like all of the Qur'an, brings ten good deeds for every letter (at-Tirmidhi 2910).
Surah Al-Fil: Arabic text, transliteration and translation
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍۢ
Alam yaj'al kai dahum fee tad leel
Did He not make their treacherous plan go astray?
وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ
Wa arsala 'alaihim tairan abaabeel
And He sent against them Flights of Birds,
تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍۢ مِّن سِجِّيلٍۢ
Tar meehim bi hi jaaratim min sij jeel
Striking them with stones of baked clay.
فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍۢ مَّأْكُولٍۭ
Faja 'alahum ka'asfim m'akool
Then did He make them like an empty field of stalks and straw, (of which the corn) has been eaten up.
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Arabic text: Uthmani script. Transliteration and English translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali) via the AlQuran Cloud API. Audio: QuranicAudio.