This article is about the chapter of the Qur'an translated to English as "The Elephant. " For other uses, see Elephant (disambiguation).

Surat al-Fil (Arabic: سورة الفيل ) (The Elephant) is the 105th chapter of the Qur'an. Sura (sometimes spelt "Surah" ar سورة, plural "Suwar" ar سور is an Arabic term literally meaning "something enclosed or surrounded Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language The Qur’an ( القرآن, literally "the recitation" also sometimes transliterated as Qur’ān, Koran, Alcoran It is a Makkan sura consisting of 5 ayat. The Meccan suras are the chronologically earlier Suras of the Qur'an that were revealed at Mecca. This article discusses the number five. For the year 5 AD see 5. Ayah (ar آية, plural Ayat ar آيات) is the Arabic word for sign or Miracle, cognate with Hebrew ot, It describes the incidents of the Year of the Elephant, the year when Muhammad was born. The Year of the Elephant (in Arabic, عام الفيل, `Âm al-Fîl is the name in Islamic history for the year approximately equating to 570 IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ##### For all questions relating to the addition of (pbuh peace be upon him or other honorifics

It forms a pair with the following sura, Quraish, reminding the Quraysh tribe who dominated Mecca of the favors that Allah had bestowed on them; indeed, it is said that in Uthman's copy of the Qur'an they were written together as a single sura. Sura (sometimes spelt "Surah" ar سورة, plural "Suwar" ar سور is an Arabic term literally meaning "something enclosed or surrounded Surat Quraysh (سورة قريش (after the tribe of Quraysh) is the 106th chapter of the Qur'an. Quraish is also the name of a Surah in the Qur'an. Quraysh or Quraish (Arabic ar قريش Mecca ˈmɛkə also spelled Makkah ˈmækə (in full Makkah Al-Mukarramah (Arabic mækːæ(t ælmʊkarˑamæ مكّة المكرمة, literally Honored Allah ( Arabic: الله, ʔalˤːɑːh) is the standard Arabic word for ' Uthman (a=عثمان|t=Othman Osman Usman Ozman is a male Arabic given name meaning "the chosen one amongst the tribe of brave and noble people" "honest" The Kaaba was central to the life of Quraish, being a center of pilgrimage which brought much trade and prestige; Surat al-Fil describes how God saved the Kaaba from destruction, while surat Quraish describes God as Lord of that Kaaba and urges Quraish to worship Him so that, among other things, He should protect them on their trading journeys. The Kaaba ( Arabic: ar الكعبة; 'kɑʕbɑ or 'kæʕbæ "Cube" is a Cuboidal building in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is the

This Surah discusses how the people of the elephant were destroyed, because of their plotting against the Ka'ba. Allah sent birds against these people, and these birds destroyed the people and the elephants they had brought for their task. These birds threw many, many stones of baked clay at the elephants and the people, which led to their stoppage. This story emphasizes the power of Allah against which no plot can win.

"Al-Fil" is also the name of a "sura" by the false prophet Musaylimah. In Religion, a prophet (or prophetess) is a person who has encountered the Supernatural or the divine and serves as an intermediary Musaylimah (مسيلمة or Maslamah ibn Ḥabīb (مسلمة بن حبيب was one of a series of men who claimed to be a Prophet around the same time as Muhammad

See also

• Abraha
• Shaiba ibn Hashim

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• Tafsir Ibn Kathir
• Maudoodi
• The text
• Al-Fil at Altafsir. Surat Al-Humaza (سورة الهمزة) (The Traducer The Gossipmonger is the 104th sura of the Qur'an, with 9 Ayat. The Qur’an ( القرآن, literally "the recitation" also sometimes transliterated as Qur’ān, Koran, Alcoran Surat Quraysh (سورة قريش (after the tribe of Quraysh) is the 106th chapter of the Qur'an. Sura (sometimes spelt "Surah" ar سورة, plural "Suwar" ar سور is an Arabic term literally meaning "something enclosed or surrounded Sura Al-Fatiha ( سورة الفاتحة, Sūratu al-Fātihah, "The Opening" is the first chapter of the Muslim holy Sura Al-Baqara ( سورة البقرة, Sūratu al-Baqarah, "The Cow" is the second and the longest Sura (chapter of the Sura Al-i-Imran ( Arabic: آل عمران, Sūratu Āli-'Imrān,"The Family of Imran " is the 3rd chapter Sura An-Nisa ( Arabic: سورة النساء, Sūratu an-Nisā, "The Women " is the fourth chapter of the Sura Al-Ma'ida ( Arabic: سورة المائدة, Sūratu al-Mā'idah, "The Table" or "The Table Spread with Food" is the Sura Al-An-'am ( Arabic: سورة الأنعام, Sūratu al-An'ām, "The Cattle " is the sixth chapter of the Sura Al-A'raf ( Arabic: سورة الأعراف, Sūratu al-A'rāf, "The Heights" is the seventh chapter of the Qur'an Sura Al-Anfal ( Arabic: سورة الأنفال, Sūratu al-Anfāl, "The Spoils of War" is the eighth chapter of the Sura At-Tawba ( Arabic: سورة التوبة, Sūratu at-Tawbah, "The Repentance" also known as al-Bara'ah "the Ultimatum" Sura Yunus ( Arabic: سورة يونس, Sūratu Yūnus, Jonah) is the 10th chapter of the Qur'an with 109 verses Sura Hud ( Arabic سورة هود, Sūratu Hūd, " Hud " is the 11th chapter of the Qur'an with 123 Sura Yusuf ( سورة يوسف, Sūratu Yūsuf, " Joseph " is the 12th sura of the Qur'an, with 111 Ayat. Sura Ar-Ra'd ( Arabic: سورة الرعد, Sūratu ar-Ra'd, "The Thunder " is the 13th sura of the Qur'an with Sura Ibrahim ( Arabic: سورة إبراهيم, Sūratu Ibrāhīm, Abraham) is the 14th sura of the Qur'an with 52 Sura Al-Hijr ( Arabic: سورة الحجر, Sūratu al-Hijr, "The Stoneland " is the 15th sura of the Qur'an Sura An-Nahl ( سورة النحل, Sūratu an-Nahl, "The Honey Bee " is the 16th Sura Al-Isra ( Arabic: سورة الإسراء, Sūratu al-Isrā, "The Night Journey " also called Sura Bani Isra'il Sura aAl-Kahf ( Arabic: سورة الكهف, Sūratu al-Kahf, "The Cave" is the 18th sura of the Qur'an with 110 Ayat Sura Maryam ( سورة مريم, Sūratu Maryam, " Mary " is the 19th Sura (English Chapter of the Qur'an and Sura Ta-Ha ( سورة طه, Sūratu Tā-Hā, "Ta-Ha" is the 20th sura of the Qur'an with 135 Ayat. Sura Al-Anbiya ( Arabic: سورة الأنبياء, Sūratu al-Anbiyā, "The Prophets " is the 21st sura of the Qur'an Surat Al-Hajj (سورة الحج) (The Pilgrimage The Hajj) is the 22nd sura of the Qur'an with 78 Ayat. Surat Al-Muminun (سورة المؤمنون (The Believers is the 23rd sura of the Qur'an with 118 Ayat. Surat An-Nur (سورة النور (The Light is the 24th sura of the Qur'an with 64 Ayat. Surat Al-Furqan (سورة الفرقان) (The Criterion The Standard is the 25th sura of the Qur'an with 77 Ayat. Surat Ash-Shuʿara (سورة الشعراء (The Poets is the 26th sura of the Qurʾan with 227 Ayat. Surah Al-Naml (سورة النمل (The Ant The Ants is the 27th sura of the Qur'an with 93 Ayat. Surat Al-Qasas (سورة القصص (The Stories is the 28th sura of the Qur'an with 88 Ayat. Surat Al-Ankabut (سورة العنكبوت) (The Spider is the 29th sura of the Qur'an with 69 Ayat. see Rûm for the Arabic term for the Byzantine empire itself Surat Ar-Rum (سورة الروم ( The Romans, referring to the Surat Luqman (سورة لقمان (Luqman is the 31st sura of the Qur'an with 34 Ayats This surah is believed to have been revealed to the prophet Muhammad Surat As-Sajda (سورة السجدة (The Prostration Worship Adoration is the 32nd sura of the Qur'an with 30 Ayat. Surat Al-Ahzab (سورة الأحزاب) (The Clans The Coalition The Combined Forces is the 33rd sura of the Qur'an with 73 Ayat. Surat Saba ( Arabic: سورة سبأ) (Saba Sheba) is the 34th sura of the Qur'an with 54 Ayat. Surat Al-Mala'ikah " The Angels " also known as Fatir (ar سورة فاطر) "Originator" is the 35th Sura of Surah Ya-Seen (سورة يس is the 36th 'chapter' of Qur'an with 83 Ayat, and was revealed in the Islamic holy city of Mecca Surat As-Saaffat (سورة الصافات (Those Who Set The Ranks Drawn Up In Ranks is the 37th sura of the Qur'an with 182 Ayat. Surat Sad ( Arabic: سورة ص) (The Letter Sad) is the 38th sura of the Qur'an with 88 Ayat. Surat Az-Zumar (سورة الزمر (The Troops Throngs is the 39th sura of the Qur'an with 75 Ayat. Surat Ghafir (سورة غافر (The Forgiver ( Allah) is the 40th sura of the Qur'an with 85 Ayat. Surat Ash-Shura (سورة الشورى (Council Consultation is the 42nd sura of the Qur'an with 53 Ayat. Surat Az-Zukhruf (سورة الزخرف (Ornaments Of Gold Luxury is the 43rd Sura, or chapter of the Qur'an, the central religious text of Islam Surat Ad-Dukhan (سورة الدخان) (Smoke is the 44th sura of the Qur'an with 59 Ayat. Surat Al-Jathiya (سورة الجاثية (Crouching is the 45th Sura of the Qur'an with 37 Ayat. Surat Al-Ahqaf (سورة الأحقاف) (The Wind-curved Sandhills The Dunes is the 46th Sura of the Qur'an with 35 Ayat. Surat Muhammad ( Arabic: سورة محمد {{transl|sem|Muḥammad}}) is the 47th sura of the Qur'an with 38 Ayat. Surat Al-Fatḥ (سورة الفتح) (Victory Conquest is the 48th Sura of the Qur'an with 29 Ayat. Surat Al-Hujurat (سورة الحجرات) (The Private Apartments, The Inner Apartments is the 49th sura of the Qur'an with 18 Ayat. Surat Qaf (سورة ق (The Letter Qāf) is the 50th Sura of the Qur'an with 45 Ayat. Surat Adh-Dhariyat (سورة الذاريات) (The Winnowing Winds is the 51st sura of the Qur'an with 60 Ayat. Surat At-Tur (سورة الطور (The Mount is the 52nd sura of the Qur'an with 49 Ayat. Surat An-Najm (سورة النجم (The Star is the 53rd sura of the Qur'an with 62 Ayat. Surat Al-Qamar (سورة القمر (The Moon is the 54th sura of the Qur'an with 55 Ayat. Surat ar-Rahman ( Arabic: ar سورة الرحمن is the 55th sura of the Qur'an with 78 Ayat. Surat Al-Waqʿia (سورة الواقعةAl-Waqiah is an Arabic name that means Inevitable Event or Revolution Surat Al-Ḥadīd (سورة الحديد) (Iron is the 57th sura of the Qur'an, with 29 Ayat. Surat Al-Mujadilah (سورة المجادلة (She That Disputeth The Pleading Woman is the 58th sura of the Qur'an with 22 Ayat. Surat Al-Hashr (سورة الحشر) (Exile Banishment is the 59th sura in the 28th part (Juz of the Qur'an with 24 Ayat. Surat Al-Mumtahina ( Arabic: سورة الممتحنة) (She That Is To Be Examined Examining Her is the 60th Sura of the Qur'an, Surat As-Saff (سورة الصف (The Ranks Battle Array is the 61st sura of the Qur'an with 14 Ayat. Surat Al-Jumʿua (سورة الجمعة (The Friday Congregation is the 62nd sura of the Qur'an with 11 Ayat. Surat Al-Munāfiqūn (سورة المنافقون (The Hypocrites is the 63rd sura of the Qur'an with 11 Ayat. Surat At-Taghabun (سورة التغابن (Mutual Disillusion Haggling is the 64th sura of the Qur'an with 18 Ayat. Surat At-Talaq (سورة الطلاق (Divorce is the 65th sura of the Qur'an with 12 Ayat. Surat At-Tahrim (سورة التحريم (Banning Prohibition is the 66th sura of the Qur'an with 12 Ayat. Surat ul-Mulk (سورة الملك (The Sovereignty Control literally 'the kingdom' is the 67th sura (chapter of the Qur'an, comprising 30 Ayat Surat Al-Qalam (سورة القلم (The Pen is the 68th sura of the Qur'an with 52 Ayat. Surat Al-Ḥāqqä ( Arabic: سورة الحاقة) (The Reality is the 69th sura of the Qur'an with 52 Ayat. Surat Al-Maarij (سورة المعارج (The Ascending Stairways is the 70th sura of the Qur'an with 44 Ayat. Surat Nuh (سورة نوح (Noah is the 71st sura of the Qur'an with 28 Ayat. Surat Al-Jinn (سورة الجن ( The Jinn or The Sprites) is the 72nd Sura of the Qur'an with 28 Ayat. Surat Al-Muzzammil (سورة المزمل (The Enshrouded One Bundled Up is the 73rd sura of the Qur'an with 20 Ayat. Surat Al-Muddathir (سورة المدثر (The Cloaked One The Man Wearing A Cloak is the 74th sura of the Qur'an with 56 Ayat. Sura al- Qiyama (سورة القيامة (The Rising Of The Dead Resurrection is the 75th sura of the Qur'an with 40 Ayat. Surat Al-Insan (سورة الإنسان (Man or Ad-Dahr (Time is the 76th sura of the Qur'an with 31 Ayat (verses Surat Al-Mursalat (سورة المرسلات (The Emissaries Winds Sent Forth is the 77th sura of the Qur'an with 50 Ayat. Surat Al-Naba (سورة النبأ (The Tidings The Announcement is the 78th sura of the Qur'an with 40 Ayat. Surat Al-Naziat (سورة النازعات (Those Who Drag Forth Soul-snatchers is the 79th sura of the Qur'an with 46 Ayat. Surat Abasa (سورة عبس) (He Frowned is the 80th Sura of the Qur'an with 42 Ayat. Surat At-Takwir (سورة التكوير (The Overthrowing is the 81st sura of the Qur'an with 29 Ayat. Surat Al-Infitar (سورة الانفطار (The Cleaving Bursting Apart is the 82nd sura of the Qur'an with 19 Ayat. Surat Al-Mutaffifin (سورة المطففين (or "those who deal in fraud" is the 83rd sura of the Qur'an with 36 Ayat. Surat Al-Inshiqaq (سورة الانشقاق (The Sundering Splitting Open is the 84th sura of the Qur'an with 25 Ayat. Surat Al-Burooj (البروج al-burūğ the stars) is the 85th sura of the Qur'an with 22 Ayat. Surat At-Tariq (الطارق aṭ-Ṭāriq The Morning Star, The Nightcomer) is the 86th sura of the Qur'an with 17 Ayat. Surat Al-ʿAlā (الأعلى al-Aʿlà The Most High, Glory To Your Lord In The Highest) is the 87th sura of the Qur'an with 19 Ayat Surat (الغاشية Sūrat ul-Ġāšiyä The Overwhelming, The Pall) is the 88th sura of the Qur'an with 26 Ayat. Surat Al-Fajr (سورة الفجر Sūrat ul-Faǧr The Dawn, Daybreak) is the 89th sura of the Qur'an with 30 Ayat. Surat Al-Balad (البلد al-balad The City, This Country) is the 90th sura of the Qur'an with 20 Ayat. Surat Ash-Shams (الشمس aš-Šams The Sun) is the 91st sura of the Qur'an with 15 Ayat. Surat Al-Lail ( Arabic: الليل al-Layl the Night) is the 92nd sūrah (chapter of the Qur'an, containing twenty-one Surat Ad-Dhuha (الضحى aḍ-Ḍuḥà The Morning Hours, Morning Bright) is the 93rd sura of the Qur'an with 11 Ayat. It is typically assumed that this sura is referring to the early days of Muhammad's Prophethood, when he would have been both confused by the revelations and unsure about how his people Surat At-Tīn (التين at-Tīn The Fig, The Figtree) is the 95th sura of the Qur'an with 8 Ayat. Sūrat al-‘Alaq ( ar العلق "The Clot" is the 96th Sura or chapter of the Qur'an. For other uses see Qadr disambiguation Surat Al-Qadr (سورة القدر (Power Fate is the 97th sura of the Qur'an with 5 Surat Al-Bayyina (سورة البينة) (The Clear Proof Evidence is the 98th sura of the Qur'an with 8 Ayat. Surat Az-Zalzala (سورة الزلزلة (The Earthquake is the 99th Sura of the Qur'an with 8 Ayat. Surat Al-Adiyat (سورة العاديات) (The Courser The Chargers is the 100th sura of the Qur'an with 11 Ayat. Surat Al-Qaria (سورة القارعة (The Clatterer The Stunning Blow or The Disaster is the 101st Sura of the Qur'an with 11 Ayat. Surat At-Takathur (سورة التكاثر (Rivalry In World Increase Competition is the 102nd sura of the Qur'an with 8 Ayat. Surat Al-Asr (سورة العصر) (The Declining Day Eventide The Epoch Time is the 103rd sura of the Qur'an. Surat Al-Humaza (سورة الهمزة) (The Traducer The Gossipmonger is the 104th sura of the Qur'an, with 9 Ayat. Surat Quraysh (سورة قريش (after the tribe of Quraysh) is the 106th chapter of the Qur'an. Surat Al-Ma'un (سورة الماعون (Small Kindnesses Almsgiving Have You Seen is the 107th sura of the Qur'an with 7 ayat Surat al-Kawthar (سورة الكوثر (" Abundance " is the 108th sura of the Qur'an, and the shortest Al-Kafirun (سورة الكافرون is the name of the 109th Sura (chapter of the Qur'an. Sura An-Nasr (سورة النصر ( Divine Support) is the 110th sura of the Qur'an with 3 Ayat. Surat Al-Masadd (سورة المسد or Surat Al-Lahab (سورة اﻟﻠﻬﺐ ( The Palm Fibre or The Flame) is the 111th Sura Al-Ikhlas (سورة الإخلاص (The Fidelity aka At-tawhid (سورة التوحيد (Monotheism is the 112th Sura of the Qur'an Sura Al-Falaq (سورة الفلق) ( Dawn, Daybreak) is the 113th Sura of the Qur'an. An-Nas (سورة الناس or Mankind is the 114th and last Sura, or chapter of the Qur'an, the Muslim holy book Abraha (also spelled Abreha) (died after AD 553; r 525 &mdashat least 553) also known as ' Abraha al-Ashram (in Arabic Shaiba ibn Hashim (شيبة ابن هاشم (c 497 &ndash 578 better known as Abdul Muttalib or Abd al-Muttalib, since he was raised by his uncle Muttalib com