Surah Al-Fil
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Surah Al-Fil is a short Meccan chapter of the Quran that recounts God’s miraculous protection of the Kaaba from the army of the Elephant.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surah Al-Fil canonical | 9 |
| Surat al-Fil | 1 |
| سورة الفيل | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meccan surah
ⓘ
Quranic surah ⓘ |
| associatedFigure | Abraha ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Kaaba
ⓘ
Mecca ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
The Elephant
ⓘ
surface form:
Year of the Elephant
|
| canonicalOrder | Surah 105 ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | Part of the 114 surahs of the Quran ⓘ |
| chronologicalClassification | Early Meccan surah ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelationToHijra | Revealed before the Hijra to Medina ⓘ |
| containsRhetoricalDevice |
Rhetorical question
ⓘ
Vivid imagery of destruction ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Surah Quraysh
ⓘ
surface form:
Surah Quraysh (in the standard mushaf order, Surah 106)
|
| historicalEventRecounted | Attempted attack on the Kaaba by the Army of the Elephant ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Reminder of God’s past favors to Quraysh
ⓘ
Warning to those who oppose God’s sanctuary ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| liturgicalCategory | Often memorized surah ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | Recited in daily prayers by Muslims ⓘ |
| memorizationStatus | Commonly memorized by Muslim children ⓘ |
| mentions |
Birds (tayran ababil)
ⓘ
Kaaba ⓘ The Elephant ⓘ
surface form:
People of the Elephant
Stones of baked clay ⓘ |
| name | Al-Fil ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | The Elephant ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 5 ⓘ |
| placeOfRevelation | Mecca ⓘ |
| positionInQuran | 105 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Surah Quraysh
ⓘ
surface form:
Surah Quraysh (in some thematic arrangements)
|
| recitationTradition | Recited with tajwid rules ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
Affirmation of God’s guardianship over the Kaaba
ⓘ
Moral lesson about arrogance and power ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| revelationRecipient |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| scriptDirection | Right-to-left ⓘ |
| scripture | Quran ⓘ |
| structure | Single, continuous narrative of one event ⓘ |
| subject |
Destruction of the Army of the Elephant
ⓘ
Protection of the Kaaba ⓘ |
| textType | Short narrative passage ⓘ |
| theme |
Divine protection
ⓘ
Divine punishment ⓘ God’s power over tyrants ⓘ |
| verseOpening | Alam tara kayfa fa‘ala rabbuka bi-ashabi l-fil ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
سورة الفيل
this entity surface form:
Surat al-Fil
subject surface form:
Tayran Ababil