105:1
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ
Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka bi-as-habialfeel
Have you not considered, [O Muḥammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?1
Surah 105Meccan5 ayahs
Surah Al-Fil
الفيل
“The Elephant”
About Surah Al-Fil
Surah Al-Fil (الفيل) is the 105th chapter of the Qur'an, a Meccan surah of 5 ayahs whose name means "The Elephant". It was the 19th surah revealed to the Prophet ﷺ. Read it in full below in Arabic with the English translation and phonetic transliteration, listen to the recitation, and start memorising it with SABR.
- Chapter
- 105 of 114
- Verses
- 5
- Revelation
- Meccan
- Revelation order
- 19
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Ayah 1 of 5
105:2
أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍ
Alam yajAAal kaydahum fee tadleel
Did He not make their plan into misguidance?1
105:3
وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ
Waarsala AAalayhim tayran ababeel
And He sent against them birds in flocks,
105:4
تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ
Tarmeehim bihijaratin minsijjeel
Striking them with stones of hard clay,
105:5
فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍ مَّأْكُولٍۭ
FajaAAalahum kaAAasfin ma/kool
And He made them like eaten straw.1
Frequently asked about Surah Al-Fil
How many verses (ayahs) are in Surah Al-Fil?
Surah Al-Fil has 5 ayahs (verses). It is the 105th chapter of the Qur'an.
Is Surah Al-Fil Meccan or Medinan?
Surah Al-Fil is a Meccan surah, revealed before the Hijrah. It was the 19th surah revealed.
What does Surah Al-Fil mean?
The name "Al-Fil" (الفيل) means "The Elephant" in English.
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