Surah Feel is also known as Surah Ababil, the 105th Surah in Quran. This Surat starts from “Alam Tara Kaifa” and comprises only five verses. The meaning of Surah Al-Fil is “The Elephant”. It is Makki Surah.
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Arabic Text:
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلَمْ تَرَ كَیْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِاَصْحٰبِ الْفِیْلِؕ(۱) اَلَمْ یَجْعَلْ كَیْدَهُمْ فِیْ تَضْلِیْلٍۙ(۲) وَّ اَرْسَلَ عَلَیْهِمْ طَیْرًا اَبَابِیْلَۙ(۳) تَرْمِیْهِمْ بِحِجَارَةٍ مِّنْ سِجِّیْلٍ(۴) فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍ مَّاْكُوْلٍ۠(۵)
Surah Al Fil English Translation:
- Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with the man of the elephant?
- Didn’t he make their stratagem mislead?
- And He sent upon them a bird of Babel.
- throwing stones at them
- He made them like stubble
Surah Feel Transliteration:
- Alam tara kaifa fa’ala rabbuka bi ashaabil feel
- Alam yaj’al kaidahum fee tadleel
- Wa arsala ‘alaihim tairan abaabeel
- Tarmeehim bihijaaratim min sijjeel
- Faja ‘alahum ka’asfim m’akool
Story of Surah Feel:
This Surah is a narration of an event that took place in the birth year of the Holy Prophet. A king of Yemen sent an army of elephants to Makka for the attack. In this Surah, it is narrated that to fight with the elephant’s army, ALLAH has sent an army of small birds called Ababeel. The birds hit the elephants with stones, and the elephant’s army was destroyed in the end. In Surah Feel, God declared that event by saying he had helped the people of Mecca by providing an army of Birds, ‘ Ababil’.
What are the Benefits of Surah Al Fil:
- Reciting and Reading this Surah saves a Person from the enemy. As in this Sura, Allah destroyed the enemy of Mecca with stones.
- This Surah helps gather and gain strength for Muslims.
- Reciting this Surah can save a person from drawing in water.
- Reciting Surat Feel can save a person from many health problems like diabetes, blood pressure etc.
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