Surah Al-Fil
Surah 105 · The Elephant · 5 verses · meccan
The Elephant — al-Fil, the army that came to destroy the Ka'bah with elephants, in the year the Prophet ﷺ was born.
The story
A huge army with elephants came to knock down the Ka'bah. Nobody could have stopped them. So Allah sent little birds carrying small stones — and the whole army was destroyed. This happened in the year the Prophet ﷺ was born.
How it unfolds
AYAH 1-2
The plan
The army of the elephant, and a plan led astray.
AYAH 3-4
Birds in flocks
The defence sent — small, and sufficient.
AYAH 5
Eaten straw
What was left of them.
Verses to carry
- 105:1"Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?"
- 105:3"And He sent against them birds in flocks."
- 105:5"And He made them like eaten straw."
Remember this
Allah does not need big things to defeat big things. He sent birds.
Talk about it
Why do you think Allah used birds instead of something enormous?