Surah Al-Fil (The Elephant) is the 105. surah in Quran.Al-Fil surah is listed as the 19. by revelation order.

The meaning of surah Al-Fil is The Elephant. In total this surah is consist of 5 auahs. You can read Al-Fil by word by word if you would like to examine it in details or click one of the ayahs below to check that ayah only.

It is considered to be a Meccan Surah as it was believed to be revealed in Mecca. This surah takes its name from the word mentioned in the first ayah.

This surah tells the story of a historical event said to have occurred in Mecca. An army with war elephants tried to attack Kaaba but was stopped and destroyed by birds that threw baked clay (lava stone) on to them by God’s command. This war had happened before the birth of the prophet Muhammad and there are some historical facts that support some of these events.