Surah Al-Fil

    The Elephant

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    الفيل
    أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ
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    About Surah Al-Fil

    Al-Fil, the Elephant, recalls the year the Prophet (peace be upon him) was born, when an army with an elephant came to destroy the Kaaba and was wiped out by flocks of birds carrying stones. It is a short, vivid reminder that Allah protects His sacred house and humbles those who challenge Him.

    The army of the elephantProtection of the KaabaAllah's powerA historical sign

    Arabic: Uthmani script (Hafs). Translation: English. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. See Sources for full attribution.

    Surah Al-Fil (The Elephant)

    Surah 105 of the Holy Quran · Meccan · 5 verses

    Also spelled: Al Fil, AlFil, Fil, The Elephant

    Surah Al-Fil (The Elephant) is the 105th chapter of the Holy Quran. It was revealed in Mecca and contains 5 verses (ayahs). Read it below with the Arabic text, transliteration, and English translation, or open it as interactive flashcards to memorize it verse by verse.

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    1. 105:1

      أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ

      Alam tara kaifa fa'ala rabbuka bi ashaabil feel

      Have you not considered, [O Muhammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?

    2. 105:2

      أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍۢ

      Alam yaj'al kai dahum fee tad leel

      Did He not make their plan into misguidance?

    3. 105:3

      وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ

      Wa arsala 'alaihim tairan abaabeel

      And He sent against them birds in flocks,

    4. 105:4

      تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍۢ مِّن سِجِّيلٍۢ

      Tar meehim bi hi jaaratim min sij jeel

      Striking them with stones of hard clay,

    5. 105:5

      فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍۢ مَّأْكُولٍۭ

      Faja 'alahum ka'asfim m'akool

      And He made them like eaten straw.