سُوْرَةُ الْفِيْلِ

Surah Al-Fil (105) — Ayah 4

The Elephant · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 601

تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ ﴿4﴾
Striking them with stones of Sijjîl (baked clay).
تَرْمِيهِم tarmīhim Striking them
بِحِجَارَةٍۢ biḥijāratin with stones
مِّن min of
سِجِّيلٍۢ sijjīlin baked clay

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.

4. 1. سجیل: Pebbles made from clay baked in fire. These small stones or pebbles did more deadly work than cannonballs and bullets.