Tafheem-ul-Quran: Surah Al-Fil
Surah Al-Fil — Makki, 5 ayahs. Introduction and central theme from Tafheem-ul-Quran, with a link to the full Malayalam tafseer on Thafheem.net.
Published: 19 July 2026
105. Surah Al-Fil (الفيل)
Revelation: Makki (revealed at Makkah) · Ayahs: 5
Introduction — from Tafheem-ul-Quran
Revealed about the Year of the Elephant — the year of the Prophet's ﷺ birth — when Abrahah marched from Yemen with elephants to demolish the Ka'bah. Allah sent against them birds in flocks with stones of baked clay and made them like eaten straw: the Lord of the House defends His House.
Condensed from Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi's introduction to this surah in Tafheem-ul-Quran.
Read the full tafseer
The complete ayah-by-ayah Malayalam tafseer of this surah, with Maududi's explanatory notes, is available free at Thafheem.net — the online edition of the Malayalam Tafheemul Quran.