The English meaning of this surah is “The Elephant” and is the 105th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with short 5 verses.
The main subject of this surah refers to a historic event. It is called “The elephant” referring to the birth year of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). It could also refer to Abraha (an Aksumite army general) who began a military expedition against the Quraysh of Mecca. He attacked Meccans while riding on an elephant.
It is said Allah saved the Meccans from this force by sending a swarm of birds that pelted the invaders with clay stones and destroyed them. The entire army of Abraha was destroyed for attacking the Kaabah. This serves as a reminder and an example that Allah can save His house by destroying an army of 60,000 with elephants, through a flock of birds.
Surah Al Fil (The Elephant)
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