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Surah Al-Fil, verse 1: meaning and tafsir
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ ١
Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with the people of the Elephant[1]?
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
[1] The army of Abrahah al-Ashram was accompanied by a huge elephant who came with the intention of demolishing the Kaʿba.
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Al-Mukhtasar: Abridged Explanation of the Quran
Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies · QuranEnc.com
1. O Messenger! Do you not know how your Lord dealt with Abraha and his people: the people of the elephant, when they intended to demolish the Ka‘bah?
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