أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ ﴿١﴾
Have you not considered, [O Muhammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?
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 make their plan into misguidance?
وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ ﴿٣﴾
And He sent against them birds in flocks,
تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍۢ مِّن سِجِّيلٍۢ ﴿٤﴾
Striking them with stones of hard clay,
فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍۢ مَّأْكُولٍۭ ﴿٥﴾
And He made them like eaten straw.
Al-Fil Verse 1 of 5
Arabic text: Uthmani script. English translation: Sahih International. 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 has 5 verses.
Is Surah Al-Fil Meccan or Medinan?
It is classified as a Meccan 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 it verse by verse, recited by Mishary Alafasy, Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary, Abdul Basit Abdus-Samad, Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais, 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.