سُوْرَةُ الْفِيْلِ
Surah Al-Fil (105) — Ayah 1
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ ﴿1﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Have you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) not seen how your Lord dealt with the owners of the Elephant? [The Elephant army which came from Yemen under the command of Abrahah Al-Ashram intending to destroy the Ka‘bah at Makkah].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَلَمْ
alam
Have not
تَرَ
tara
you seen
كَيْفَ
kayfa
how
فَعَلَ
faʿala
dealt
رَبُّكَ
rabbuka
your Lord
بِأَصْحَـٰبِ
bi-aṣḥābi
with (the) Companions
ٱلْفِيلِ
l-fīli
(of the) Elephant
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
1. Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant? (1)
