![]() Timing and contextual background of revelation order one another to perform all kinds of good deeds (Al-Ma'ruf) which Allah has ordained, and abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds (Al-Munkar) which Allah has forbidden), and recommend one another to patience (for the sufferings, harms, and injuries which one may encounter in Allah's Cause during preaching His religion of Islamic Monotheism or Jihad, etc.). ³ ’il-la l-lazīna ’āmanū wa‘amilu ṣ-ṣāliḥāti watawāṣaw bilḥaq-qi watawāṣaw biṣ-ṣabr(i) Meaning Įxcept those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, and recommend one another to the truth (i.e. ³ ’il-la l-lzīna ’āmanū wa‘amilu ṣ-ṣāliḥāti watawāṣaw bilḥaq-qi watawāṣaw biṣ-ṣabr(i) Text and meaning Text and transliteration Hafs from Aasim ibn Abi al-Najud 3 The righteous, however, are the exception to this rule.1-2 Men generally seek for gain and find loss.3 Timing and contextual background of revelation.□ Lastly, if you want to take it one step further you can go to the individual ayat pages where you’ll find the Quranic commentaries by Ibn Katheer and Abul Ala Maududi which expound on each verse in detail. (keyboard shortcuts, s=settings, t=tafsir, and q= Qur’an navigational menu). You can turn this feature off in the settings. □ Once you press play it will automatically scroll to the correct verse giving a hands-free experience so you can just focus on reading and don’t need to scroll. ![]() For faster navigation use the keyboard shortcuts spacebar, d, and/or arrow keys. □ You can listen to the MP3 audio of Surah Fil with the beautiful recitation by Mishary Al-Alfasy, just press play. Currently, this includes Hindi, Urdu, and Malay. We’re also expanding to include more languages to help people understand these verses in their native tongue. □ For the knowledge seekers we’ve incorporated various respected English translations to help understand the meaning of each verse. □ Here you can read Surah Fil in Arabic text but for those not strong in reading Arabic, we’ve included the roman transliteration to help you with the pronunciation. Our mission is to make it easy to read and understand the Qur’an. It is believed this was part of the reason why the Surah was revealed to serve as a reminder to the Quraysh that they were not saved because they were superior in status but because Allah wished to protect the Kaaba and to give passage to His final Messenger who was also born the same year (i.e. The divine intervention led the Arabs to believe that the Quraysh who oversaw the Kaaba as being the chosen men of God and true custodians of the house of Allah. But Allah (سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ) had other plans, he protected the Quraysh and the Kaaba by sending a swarm of birds that carried stones and small pebbles and dropped them from extreme heights destroying Abraha’s army completely. Abraha then put together a military expedition of the largest army with several war elephants to stampede and destroy the Kaaba to gain popularity of his place of worship. The Arabs, however, failed to recognize the church, some traditions say some Quraysh members had actually defiled or tried to burn down Abraha’s church. An Abyssinian general having seen the prosperity a place of pilgrimage can bring tried to mimic Mecca’s success by building a church in Sana’a to compete with the Kaaba. ![]() There was a consistent influx of people traveling to Mecca for pilgrimage that helped to establish Mecca as a strong commercial center for commerce. They supervised all the pilgrims who would visit the Kaaba to worship their idols. The Quraysh tribe before Prophet Muhammad’s (ﷺ) rise was still regarded as the dominant power in Mecca. Surah Fil is unanimously regarded as a Meccan surah, and studying its content reveals its revelation was early. Have you not considered,, how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?
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