Surah Al-Fil

The Elephant · 5 ayahs · Makkah · Juz 30 · Page 601

سورة الفيل

Surah Al-Fil is chapter 105 of the Quran, with 5 ayahs, revealed in Makkah. The surah begins in juz 30, on page 601 of the Madinah mushaf. Its name means “The Elephant”, and it was the 19th surah to be revealed. The Arabic follows the Uthmani text from Tanzil and the translation is Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2).

Updated: Nov 10, 2026
Text: Uthmani script (Tanzil)
Translation: Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

105:1

Al-Fil · Ayah 1

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ

Have you not considered, [O Muḥammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?[1992]

Translator's notes

[1992] i.e., the army under the command of Abrahah al-Ashram which was accompanied by a huge elephant and came with the intention of destroying the Kaʿbah at Makkah.

Quran 105:1 (Al-Fil) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

105:2

Al-Fil · Ayah 2

أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍ

Did He not make their plan into misguidance?[1993]

Translator's notes

[1993] Causing them to perish.

Quran 105:2 (Al-Fil) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

105:3

Al-Fil · Ayah 3

وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ

And He sent against them birds in flocks,

Quran 105:3 (Al-Fil) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

105:4

Al-Fil · Ayah 4

تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ

Striking them with stones of hard clay,

Quran 105:4 (Al-Fil) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

105:5

Al-Fil · Ayah 5

فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍ مَّأْكُولٍۭ

And He made them like eaten straw.[1994]

Translator's notes

[1994] i.e., husks which have been chewed by cattle. This event took place in the year of the Prophet's birth.

Quran 105:5 (Al-Fil) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

Frequently asked questions

How many ayahs are in Surah Al-Fil?

5 ayahs. Al-Fil is chapter 105 and was revealed in Makkah.

Which juz is Surah Al-Fil in?

Juz 30. Its first ayah is on page 601 of the Madinah mushaf.

What does the name Al-Fil mean?

The name Al-Fil means “The Elephant”.

Where do the Arabic text and the translation come from?

The Arabic is the Tanzil Uthmani text (version 1.1) and the translation is Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2). Both are shown exactly as published, unchanged.

Text sources

Arabic text · Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), Uthmani text version 1.1, CC BY 3.0, copied without changes
Translation · English Translation - Noor International Center · QuranEnc.com v1.1.2
Juz & pages · Tanzil Quran Metadata 1.0 (Madinah mushaf, 604 pages), CC BY 3.0