Surah Al-Fil

Surah Al-Fil is a Meccan surah of 5 verses, number 19 in the order of revelation. Its full Arabic text (Hafs ʿan ʿĀṣim) is below.

The Elephant — سورة الفيل

About the surah

Number in the Mushaf105
Verses5
Revealed inMeccan
Order of revelation19
Pages (Madinah Mushaf)601–601

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Arabic text

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡفِيلِ ﴿١﴾ أَلَمۡ يَجۡعَلۡ كَيۡدَهُمۡ فِي تَضۡلِيلࣲ‏ ﴿٢﴾ وَأَرۡسَلَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ طَيۡرًا أَبَابِيلَ ﴿٣﴾ تَرۡمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةࣲ مِّن سِجِّيلࣲ‏ ﴿٤﴾ فَجَعَلَهُمۡ كَعَصۡفࣲ مَّأۡكُولِۭ ﴿٥﴾

Text: King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran (Hafs ʿan ʿĀṣim), quoted verbatim.

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