Surah Al-Fil (الفيل)
The Elephant · Meccan · 5 ayahs · Juz 30
- 105:1
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ
(Abrahaa the governor of Yemen built a temple to which he wanted the Arabs to pay homage. When they ignored his temple because they refused to abandon the Kabah in Makkah, Abrahaa marched with an army of elephants to destroy the Kabah. However, when they reached the Kabah, many flights of little birds approached them, each bird carrying three little pebbles, one pebble in its beak and one in each claw. As the birds flew over Abrahaa's army, they dropped their pebbles which went straight through anything they struck and settled deep in the ground, thereby destroying Abrahaa's army. It is with reference to this incident that Allaah says,) Have you not seen how your Rabb dealt with the people of the elephants? (This event took place a few days before the birth of Rasulullaah ﷺ in Makkah.)
- 105:2
أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍ
Did He not lay their plans to waste...
- 105:3
وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ
...and send (unleased) against them flights of birds...
- 105:4
تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ
...who pelted them with clay pebbles...
- 105:5
فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍ مَّأْكُولٍۭ
...making them look (destroyed) like eaten fodder? (devoured chaff)
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