Surah Al-Fil · Ayah 1·Makkī

1

أَلَمْ ﴿١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Have you not considered, [O Muhammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 6 roots in 6 of 7 words

Rarest here: ف-ي-ل — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 6 points across 4 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

7 words · 24 letters · āyah 1 of 5

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 89:7 · Al-Fajrclose

    إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ

    [With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,

  • Quran 20:71 · Taa-Haarelated

    قَالَ ءَامَنتُمْ لَهُۥ قَبْلَ أَنْ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحْرَ فَلَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَٰفٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ فِى جُذُوعِ ٱلنَّخْلِ وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ أَيُّنَآ أَشَدُّ عَذَابًا وَأَبْقَىٰ

    [Pharaoh] said, "You believed him before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic. So I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite…

  • Quran 69:8 · Al-Haaqqarelated

    فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ

    Then do you see of them any remains?

  • Quran 107:1 · Al-Maa'unrelated

    أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ

    Have you seen the one who denies the Recompense?

  • Quran 21:62 · Al-Anbiyaarelated

    قَالُوٓا۟ ءَأَنتَ فَعَلْتَ هَٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَا يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ

    They said, "Have you done this to our gods, O Abraham?"

  • Quran 53:11 · An-Najmrelated

    مَا كَذَبَ ٱلْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ

    The heart did not lie [about] what it saw.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-Fajr 89:64 shared roots

    أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ

    ك-ي-فف-ع-لر-أ-ير-ب-ب

  • Ibrahim 14:452 shared roots

    وَسَكَنتُمْ فِى مَسَٰكِنِ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمْ كَيْفَ فَعَلْنَا بِهِمْ وَضَرَبْنَا لَكُمُ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ

    ك-ي-فف-ع-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:612 shared roots

    فَلَمَّا تَرَٰٓءَا ٱلْجَمْعَانِ قَالَ أَصْحَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدْرَكُونَ

    ص-ح-بر-أ-ي

  • Al-Hajj 22:442 shared roots

    وَأَصْحَٰبُ مَدْيَنَ وَكُذِّبَ مُوسَىٰ فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ

    ك-ي-فص-ح-ب

  • Al-Israa 17:1082 shared roots

    وَيَقُولُونَ سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِن كَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّنَا لَمَفْعُولًا

    ف-ع-لر-ب-ب

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:62 shared roots

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ حَقَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ

    ص-ح-بر-ب-ب

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 105:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 105:1 include Quran 89:7 (Surah Al-Fajr), Quran 20:71 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 69:8 (Surah Al-Haaqqa), and Quran 107:1 (Surah Al-Maa'un). For example, 89:7 reads: “[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 105:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 105:1 (Surah Al-Fil, The Elephant) reads: “Have you not considered, [O Muhammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?”

Which surah is verse 105:1 in?

Quran 105:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Al-Fil (The Elephant), chapter 105 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 5 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 105:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 105:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.