Al-Fil الفيل

Makki · 5 ayat · 5 with pondering

• Ayah 1The mightiest army of its day marched on an undefended House, and the Lord of that House needed no army at all to stop it.
• Ayah 2The plan was years in the making and backed by an empire; He simply let it lose its way.
• Ayah 3Against an elephant and an army, He sent birds: small, many, arriving flock after flock from every side.
• Ayah 4A pebble the size of a chickpea is harmless, until the One who made stone decides otherwise.
• Ayah 5The greatest army of its day ended as chewed straw in a field, and history remembers it only by its elephant.