Al-Fil 105:1–2
A plan that failed
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ ١ أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍۢ ٢
The meaning, simply
Do you know what Allah did to the people of the elephant? A big army came with an elephant to destroy the Kaaba, and Allah made their plan fail.
Meaning from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, simplified for children. Reviewed by Sherif Alkady, 16 October 2026.
Words to understand
- كَيْدَهُمْ
- the evil they plotted
- تَضْلِيلٍۢ
- ruin and failure
Think with me
The army was very strong. So why did its plan fail?