أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ ﴿١﴾
Hast thou not seen how thy Lord dealt with the owners of the Elephant?
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)
105th surah of the Quran
Surah Al-Fil
The Elephant
Meccan 5 verses Juz 30
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍۢ ﴿٢﴾
Did He not bring their stratagem to naught,
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)
وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ ﴿٣﴾
And send against them swarms of flying creatures,
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)
تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍۢ مِّن سِجِّيلٍۢ ﴿٤﴾
Which pelted them with stones of baked clay,
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)
فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍۢ مَّأْكُولٍۭ ﴿٥﴾
And made them like green crops devoured (by cattle)?
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)
Translation
Tafsir
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic) Al-Fil Verse 1 of 5
Arabic text: Uthmani script. English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall. Audio: everyayah.com.
About Surah Al-Fil
Surah Al-Fil (الفيل) is the 105th surah of the Quran. It has 5 verses and is found in Juz 30. It is classified as a Meccan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed before the Prophet's migration (Hijra) to Medina.
Its name, الفيل, is commonly translated as “The Elephant”.
Questions about Surah Al-Fil
How many verses are in Surah Al-Fil?
Surah Al-Fil (الفيل) has 5 verses. It is the 105th surah of the Quran, after Surah Al-Humazah and before Surah Quraysh, and it is found in Juz 30.
Is Surah Al-Fil Meccan or Medinan?
It is classified as a Meccan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed before the Hijra. In the traditional order of revelation it is number 19 out of 114. Scholars sometimes differ about the place of revelation of some verses.
What does the name of Surah Al-Fil mean?
الفيل is commonly translated as “The Elephant”. The surahs are named after a word or a theme that appears in them, and the name is a label rather than a summary of the whole surah.
Which Juz is Surah Al-Fil in?
Surah Al-Fil is in Juz' 30.
Where can I listen to Surah Al-Fil?
Press Play on this page to hear the whole surah without breaks, or press the play button on a verse to hear it verse by verse. Choose among 19 reciters: Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais, Mishary Alafasy, Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary, Abdul Basit Abdus-Samad, Maher Al-Muaiqly, Saad Al-Ghamdi, Ahmad Al-Ajmi, Abu Bakr Ash-Shatri, Hani Ar-Rifai, Mohamed Siddiq Al-Minshawi, Ali Al-Hudhaify, Muhammad Ayyub, Abdullah Basfar, Yasser Ad-Dosari, Nasser Al-Qatami, Salah Al-Budair, Saud Ash-Shuraim, Abdullah Awad Al-Juhany, Muhammad Jibreel.
Can I read Surah Al-Fil with a translation and tafsir?
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