Islam Quran Quran 105:1~5 December 1, 2023 Al-Fil (Arabic: الفيل, “The Elephant”) is the 105th chapter (surah) of the Quran. It is a Meccan sura consisting of 5 verses. The surah is written in the interrogative form. The army of Abraha destroyed for attacking the Kaabah The principal subject of the surah is a specific historic event. The year of Muhammad’s birth is identified as ‘the Year of the Elephant’, when Mecca was attacked by Abraha accompanied by an elephant. Quranic exegetes interpreted that God saved the Meccans from this force by sending a swarm of birds that pelted the invaders with clay stones and destroyed them. The army of Abraha destroyed for attacking the Kaabah is a reminder and an example that Allah can save His house (Al-Ka’bah) by destroying an army of 60,000 with elephants, through a flock of birds. The origin of the word sijjīl (i.e. Lava stone from Volcanic eruption) in verse 4 has the etymology proposed as Persian sang and gil (‘stone’ and ‘clay’), or Aramaic sgyl (‘smooth altar stone’).[26] In the Quran ‘sijjīl’ occurs in two other verses: 11:82 and 15:74 Tags: Abraha, Allah, army, attack, ayat, daily, destroyed, elephant, foiled, inspirations, islamic, Kaaba, Muhammad, quran, Surah Continue Reading Previous Quran 101:1~11Next Quran 110:1~3 More Stories Hadees Islam Hadees: Bukhari 1403 October 14, 2024 Hadees Islam Hadees: Bukhari 5352 October 13, 2024 Islam Quran Quran 16:114 October 12, 2024