The Elephant

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The Elephant is the English name of Surah Al-Fil, a short chapter of the Qur’an that recounts God’s protection of the Kaaba from an invading army accompanied by elephants.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Meccan surah
Quranic surah
chapter of the Qur'an
followsSurah Al-Humazah
hasArabicName Surah Al-Fil
surface form: سورة الفيل
hasAyahCount 5
hasCanonicalOrder 105
hasEnglishName The Elephant self-link
The Elephant self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Elephant Chapter
hasGenre short Meccan chapter
hasHistoricalReference The Elephant self-linksurface differs
surface form: Year of the Elephant
hasKeyTheme God’s power over worldly forces
divine protection
punishment of aggressors
reminder of historical divine intervention
sanctity of the Kaaba
hasMainAddressee Muhammad
surface form: Prophet Muhammad
hasNumberOfVerses 5
hasRevelationOrder 19
hasRevelationPeriod early Meccan period
hasRhymeStyle rhymed prose
hasSubject God’s protection of the Kaaba
destruction of the army of the elephant
hasTransliteration Surah Al-Fil
surface form: Surat al-Fil
hasVerseOpening أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَابِ الْفِيلِ
isAssociatedWith protection of sacred sites
isContainedIn 30th juz of the Qur'an
isLanguage Arabic
isMemorizedFor daily prayers
isPartOf Quran
surface form: Qur'an
isRecitedBy Muslims
isRevealedIn Mecca
isSurahNumber 105
isUsedIn Islamic education
mentionsArmy army accompanied by elephants
mentionsEvent attempted attack on the Kaaba
mentionsFigure Abraha
precedesSurah Quraysh
surface form: Qur'aysh
refersToLocation Kaaba
Mecca

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Surah Al-Fil nameMeaning The Elephant
Surah Al-Fil mentions The Elephant
this entity surface form: People of the Elephant
Surah Al-Fil associatedWith The Elephant
this entity surface form: Year of the Elephant
Al-Fil nameMeaningInArabic The Elephant
Al-Fil mentions The Elephant
this entity surface form: the People of the Elephant
Al-Fil associatedHistoricalEvent The Elephant
this entity surface form: Year of the Elephant
The Elephant hasEnglishName The Elephant self-link
The Elephant hasEnglishName The Elephant self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Elephant Chapter
The Elephant hasHistoricalReference The Elephant self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Year of the Elephant
Destruction of the Army of the Elephant hasOtherName The Elephant
this entity surface form: Event of the Elephant
Destruction of the Army of the Elephant approximateDateDescription The Elephant
this entity surface form: Year of the Elephant
Birds (tayran ababil) associatedWithEvent The Elephant
subject surface form: Tayran Ababil
this entity surface form: Story of the People of the Elephant
Birds (tayran ababil) timeFrameTraditionallyLinked The Elephant
subject surface form: Tayran Ababil
this entity surface form: Year of the Elephant
Birds (tayran ababil) relatedConcept The Elephant
subject surface form: Tayran Ababil
this entity surface form: People of the Elephant
Abraha associatedEvent The Elephant
this entity surface form: Year of the Elephant