Suratul Feel Revealed in Makkah Surah number 105

Suratul Feel • • Revealed in Makkah Surah number 105 5 verses “Al Feel “ means “The Elephant”

Suratul Feel • There was a Christian governor called Abraha in Yemen.

Suratul Feel • In 570 AD, Abraha wanted to destroy the Holy Kaa’ba. • This is because he wanted people to come and worship at a huge church he had built in Yemen.

Suratul Feel • When he saw nobody was interested in his church, he formed a large army and marched towards the Kaa’ba. • His army had elephants – known as “Ashabul Feel” meaning “People of the Elephant”

Suratul Feel • When he reached Makkah, he captured some camels belonging to Abdul Muttalib (grandfather of Holy Prophet [S] ).

Suratul Feel • Abdul Muttalib went to Abraha to ask for his camels back. • Abraha was puzzled – he had come to destroy the Kaa’ba and Abdul Muttalib was thinking about his camels!

Suratul Feel • Abdul Muttalib replied: “I am the owner of the camels, so I have come for them. The Kaa’ba also has an Owner, Who will look after it”

Suratul Feel • Abraha ignored this warning and took his army of elephants to invade the Holy Kaa’ba.

Suratul Feel • Allah (SWT) sent down small birds with stones in their beaks, these stones crushed Abraha’s army.

Suratul Feel • Even though the birds were tiny, their effect was great because they had the help of Allah (SWT) • The Kaa’ba was saved and Abraha’s army was destroyed!

Suratul Feel ● ﺍ ﺍﻳ Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with the fellows of the Elephant?

Suratul Feel ● ﻱﻳ Did He not cause their plan to fail?

Suratul Feel ● ﺍ ﺍﻳ He sent down upon them flocks of birds,

Suratul Feel ● ﻳﻡ ﺍ ﻥ ﻳ Pelting them with stones of baked clay,

Suratul Feel ● ﻭ And leaving them like straw, eaten up (by cattle).