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Al-Fil (الفيل)

Quran 105:5 — Surah Al-Fil, Verse 5

Chapter 105 · The Elephant · Juz 30

5

فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍۢ مَّأْكُولٍۭ

Faja 'alahum ka'asfim m'akool

And He made them like eaten straw.

Quran 105:5 — Surah Al-Fil

About This Verse

This is verse 5 of 5 in Surah Al-Fil (الفيل), meaning “The Elephant”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 30 (Part 30) of the Quran.

Surah Al-Fil is the 105th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 5 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.

How to Read Quran 105:5

To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:

Faja 'alahum ka'asfim m'akool

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Surrounding Verses

3

وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ

And He sent against them birds in flocks,

4

تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍۢ مِّن سِجِّيلٍۢ

Striking them with stones of hard clay,

5

فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍۢ مَّأْكُولٍۭ

And He made them like eaten straw.