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TAFSEER OF QUR’AN 105, SUURAH AL-FIL, WITH CONTEXT, COMMENTARY, MEANINGS, and PRACTICAL LESSONS WE CAN APPLY IN OUR DAILY LIFE

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER. Yaum Al-khamis, 19th day of Rajab, 1447AH, Thursday, 8th January, 2026. *_TAFSEER OF QUR’AN 105, SUURAH AL-FIL, WITH CONTEXT, COMMENTARY, MEANINGS, and PRACTICAL LESSONS WE CAN APPLY IN OUR DAILY LIFE_*. BismilLah. 


This suurah is about ALLAH'S absolute power and HIS protection of the Sacred House (the Kaabah).

It reminds the Quraysh, and all of humanity, that victory, protection, and honor come only from ALLAH Azzawajal, not from power, weapons, or numbers.


Historical Context:  The suurah refers to a well-known historical event that occurred shortly before the birth of our beloved Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam. 

Abraha, the Christian governor of Yemen under the Abyssinian king, built a grand church to divert Arab pilgrimage away from the Kaabah.

When his plan failed, he marched towards Makkah with a powerful army including elephants to destroy the Kaabah. The Quraysh were helpless and had no army to resist.

ALLAH Azzawajal intervened directly, sending flocks of birds that dropped small stones, destroying the army completely.

This event is known as “The Year of the Elephant”.


Verse-by-Verse Tafseer and Commentary:

Verse 1

Ψ£َΩ„َΩ…ْ ΨͺَΨ±َ Ωƒَيْفَ فَΨΉَΩ„َ Ψ±َΨ¨ُّΩƒَ Ψ¨ِΨ£َΨ΅ْΨ­َΨ§Ψ¨ِ Ψ§Ω„ْفِΩŠΩ„ِ

“Have you not seen how your LORD,  ALLAH Azzawajal dealt with the companions of the elephant?”

This is a rhetorical question, meant to awaken reflection.

“Have you not seen” means “Have you not heard and understood clearly?” ALLAH Azzawajal attributes the event directly to HIS Lordship and control, not to chance or nature.

πŸ”Ή Lesson: ALLAH Azzawajal reminds people of known events to strengthen faith and certainty.

Verse 2

Ψ£َΩ„َΩ…ْ يَΨ¬ْΨΉَΩ„ْ ΩƒَيْΨ―َΩ‡ُΩ…ْ فِي ΨͺَΨΆْΩ„ِΩŠΩ„ٍ

“Did HE not make their plan go astray?” Abraha’s plan was carefully calculated, but ALLAH Azzawajal rendered it useless. No matter how powerful a plan seems, ALLAH Azzawajal can nullify it instantly.

πŸ”Ή Lesson: Human plotting fails when it opposes ALLAH’S will. To be continued tomorrow in Shaa ALLAH. *_May ALLAH Azzawajal keep guiding and protecting us from any satanic influences_*. Aameen.

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