Surah 105
الفيل
Al-Fil
The Elephant
Surah 105 · Meccan · 5 Ayahs
Surah Al-Fil (The Elephant) is chapter 105 of the Quran. It has 5 ayahs, was revealed in Mecca, and begins in juz 30.
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Which was revealed in Makkah (Hammaz, going about with slander) (68:11) Ibn `Abbas said, "Humazah Lumazah means one who reviles and disgraces (others)." Mujahid said, "Al-Humazah is with the hand and the eye, and Al-Lumazah is with the.
Classical references: Ibn Kathir (Abridged).
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged) (105:1).
Last reviewed: 2026-04-10.
This is a short orientation note and does not replace full tafsir.
Have you not considered, [O Muḥammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?1
Did He not make their plan into misguidance?1
And He sent against them birds in flocks,
Striking them with stones of hard clay,
And He made them like eaten straw.1