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.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Meccan surah
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Quranic surah → |
| associatedFigure |
Abraha
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| associatedPlace |
Kaaba
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Mecca → |
| associatedWith |
Year of the Elephant
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| canonicalOrder |
Surah 105
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| canonicalStatus |
Part of the 114 surahs of the Quran
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| chronologicalClassification |
Early Meccan surah
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| chronologicalRelationToHijra |
Revealed before the Hijra to Medina
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| containsRhetoricalDevice |
Rhetorical question
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Vivid imagery of destruction → |
| followedBy |
Surah Quraysh (in the standard mushaf order, Surah 106)
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| historicalEventRecounted |
Attempted attack on the Kaaba by the Army of the Elephant
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| keyConcept |
Reminder of God’s past favors to Quraysh
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Warning to those who oppose God’s sanctuary → |
| language |
Arabic
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| liturgicalCategory |
Often memorized surah
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| liturgicalUse |
Recited in daily prayers by Muslims
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| memorizationStatus |
Commonly memorized by Muslim children
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| mentions |
Birds (tayran ababil)
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Kaaba → People of the Elephant → Stones of baked clay → |
| name |
Al-Fil
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| nameMeaning |
The Elephant
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| numberOfVerses |
5
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| placeOfRevelation |
Mecca
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| positionInQuran |
105
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| precededBy |
Surah Quraysh (in some thematic arrangements)
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| recitationTradition |
Recited with tajwid rules
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| religiousFunction |
Affirmation of God’s guardianship over the Kaaba
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Moral lesson about arrogance and power → |
| religiousTradition |
Islam
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| revelationRecipient |
Prophet Muhammad
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| scriptDirection |
Right-to-left
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| scripture |
Quran
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| structure |
Single, continuous narrative of one event
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| subject |
Destruction of the Army of the Elephant
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Protection of the Kaaba → |
| textType |
Short narrative passage
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| theme |
Divine protection
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Divine punishment → God’s power over tyrants → |
| verseOpening |
Alam tara kayfa fa‘ala rabbuka bi-ashabi l-fil
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Surah Quraysh
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followsInMushaf |
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Quran
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hasPart |
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Surah Quraysh
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linkedThematicallyTo |