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Surah Al-Fil الفِيل

Al-Fil · 105 of 114 · 5 ayahs · Meccan · Juz 30

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5 ayahs. Madinah Mushaf (KFGQPC) and Sahih International translation.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Ayah 1 of 5

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ

Have you not considered, [O Muhammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?

Ayah 2 of 5

أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍۢ

Did He not make their plan into misguidance?

Ayah 3 of 5

وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ

And He sent against them birds in flocks,

Ayah 4 of 5

تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍۢ مِّن سِجِّيلٍۢ

Striking them with stones of hard clay,

Ayah 5 of 5

فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍۢ مَّأْكُولٍۭ

And He made them like eaten straw.

About Surah Al-Fil

What is Surah Al-Fil about?

Surah Al-Fil is a Meccan chapter of 5 ayahs recalling the Year of the Elephant. Did your Lord not make the plot of the elephant's army go astray, sending against them flocks of birds pelting them with stones of baked clay, leaving them like eaten straw?

How long does Surah Al-Fil take to recite?

Recordings of Surah Al-Fil on JUZZ run from about 0.3 minutes with Saood Ash-Shuraym to about 1.2 minutes with Abdul Basit, Mujawwad, based on 47 timed recordings in the catalogue. With 5 ayahs, murattal styles sit at the shorter end and mujawwad or teaching recitations run slower; the player speed setting changes the time too.

How many verses (ayahs) are in Surah Al-Fil?

Surah Al-Fil has 5 ayahs.

Is Surah Al-Fil Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Al-Fil is a Meccan surah.

Which juz is Surah Al-Fil in?

Surah Al-Fil lies entirely within Juz 30.

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Last updated: 1 September 2026