Surah Al-Fil · Ayah 3·Makkī

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عَلَيْهِمْ ﴿٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And He sent against them birds in flocks,

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 4 words

Rarest here: أ-ب-ل — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 5 points across 4 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 20 letters · āyah 3 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 20:66 · Taa-Haaclose

    قَالَ بَلْ أَلْقُوا۟ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمْ وَعِصِيُّهُمْ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ مِن سِحْرِهِمْ أَنَّهَا تَسْعَىٰ

    He said, "Rather, you throw." And suddenly their ropes and staffs seemed to him from their magic that they were moving [like snakes].

  • Quran 37:94 · As-Saaffaatclose

    فَأَقْبَلُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ يَزِفُّونَ

    Then the people came toward him, hastening.

  • Quran 74:21 · Al-Muddaththirclose

    ثُمَّ نَظَرَ

    Then he considered [again];

  • Quran 17:76 · Al-Israarelated

    وَإِن كَادُوا۟ لَيَسْتَفِزُّونَكَ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيُخْرِجُوكَ مِنْهَا وَإِذًا لَّا يَلْبَثُونَ خِلَٰفَكَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

    And indeed, they were about to drive you from the land to evict you therefrom. And then [when they do], they will not remain [there] after you, except for a little.

  • Quran 9:76 · At-Tawbarelated

    فَلَمَّآ ءَاتَىٰهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِۦ بَخِلُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَتَوَلَّوا۟ وَّهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ

    But when he gave them from His bounty, they were stingy with it and turned away while they refused.

  • Quran 27:20 · An-Namlrelated

    وَتَفَقَّدَ ٱلطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِىَ لَآ أَرَى ٱلْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْغَآئِبِينَ

    And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I not see the hoopoe - or is he among the absent?

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.

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:492 shared roots

    وَرَسُولًا إِلَىٰ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ أَنِّى قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِـَٔايَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ أَنِّىٓ أَخْلُقُ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطِّينِ كَهَيْـَٔةِ ٱلطَّيْرِ فَأَنفُخُ فِيهِ فَيَكُونُ طَيْرًۢا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ وَأُبْرِئُ ٱلْأَكْمَهَ وَٱلْأَبْرَصَ وَأُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ وَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا تَأْكُلُونَ وَمَا تَدَّخِرُونَ فِى بُيُوتِكُمْ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 105:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 105:3 include Quran 20:66 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 37:94 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 74:21 (Surah Al-Muddaththir), and Quran 17:76 (Surah Al-Israa). For example, 20:66 reads: “He said, "Rather, you throw." And suddenly their ropes and staffs seemed to him from their magic that they were moving [like snakes].” 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 105:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 105:3 (Surah Al-Fil, The Elephant) reads: “And He sent against them birds in flocks,”

Which surah is verse 105:3 in?

Quran 105:3 is āyah 3 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 105:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 105:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.