سُوْرَةُ الْفِيْلِ
Surah Al-Fil (105) — Ayah 4
تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Striking them with stones of Sijjîl (baked clay).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
تَرْمِيهِم
tarmīhim
Striking them
بِحِجَارَةٍۢ
biḥijāratin
with stones
مِّن
min
of
سِجِّيلٍۢ
sijjīlin
baked clay
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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4. Striking them with stones of baked clay [4][5],
[4] ﴿سجيل﴾ is derived from the Persian word "sang-e-gil" (meaning a clay stone). That is, those pointed pebbles in which there is also a mixture of clay, and pebbles are being formed from clay.
[5] ﴿تَرْمِيْهِمْ﴾ ﴿رمي﴾ means to throw stones, pebbles, etc., from a distance aiming at something. Allah Almighty did not say that the birds were dropping pebbles on them, but rather said that they were throwing them aiming at them. It should be noted that the word ﴿رمي﴾ is also used for archery. Thus, those birds or Allah's army were actually attacking them in an organized manner.
[4] ﴿سجيل﴾ is derived from the Persian word "sang-e-gil" (meaning a clay stone). That is, those pointed pebbles in which there is also a mixture of clay, and pebbles are being formed from clay.
[5] ﴿تَرْمِيْهِمْ﴾ ﴿رمي﴾ means to throw stones, pebbles, etc., from a distance aiming at something. Allah Almighty did not say that the birds were dropping pebbles on them, but rather said that they were throwing them aiming at them. It should be noted that the word ﴿رمي﴾ is also used for archery. Thus, those birds or Allah's army were actually attacking them in an organized manner.
