How to Read the Quran with Understanding
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Surah 105
Al-Fil
The Elephant • Mecca • 5 ayahs
الفِيلِ
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Ayah 105:1
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ١
English translation
Have you not considered, [O Muḥammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?1
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Ayah 105:2
أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍ٢
English translation
Did He not make their plan into misguidance?1
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Ayah 105:3
وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ٣
English translation
And He sent against them birds in flocks,
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Ayah 105:4
تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ٤
English translation
Striking them with stones of hard clay,
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Ayah 105:5
فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍ مَّأْكُولٍۭ٥
English translation
And He made them like eaten straw.1
About سورۃ الفيل — Surah Al-Fil
Surah Al-Fil (The Elephant) is a Meccan chapter of the Quran with 5 ayahs. Read the complete Arabic text with Urdu tarjuma (Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari) and English translation (Sahih International) — with ayah-by-ayah links to Urdu tafseer where available.
Quran text and translations are supplied through Quran.com. English uses Sahih International; Urdu uses Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari. Tafseer detail pages identify the source returned by the provider.
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