Surah Al-Fil · Ayah 4·Makkī

4

مِّن ﴿٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Striking them with stones of hard clay,

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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: س-ج-ل — 4× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 8 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Ikhfāʾ shafawī1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)2
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 18 letters · āyah 4 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 37:146 · As-Saaffaatrelated

    وَأَنۢبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةً مِّن يَقْطِينٍ

    And We caused to grow over him a gourd vine.

  • Quran 54:31 · Al-Qamarrelated

    إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَكَانُوا۟ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ

    Indeed, We sent upon them one blast from the sky, and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen.

  • Quran 7:133 · Al-A'raafrelated

    فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلطُّوفَانَ وَٱلْجَرَادَ وَٱلْقُمَّلَ وَٱلضَّفَادِعَ وَٱلدَّمَ ءَايَٰتٍ مُّفَصَّلَٰتٍ فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا مُّجْرِمِينَ

    So We sent upon them the flood and locusts and lice and frogs and blood as distinct signs, but they were arrogant and were a criminal people.

  • Quran 15:74 · Al-Hijrrelated

    فَجَعَلْنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن سِجِّيلٍ

    And We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of hard clay.

  • Quran 37:94 · As-Saaffaatrelated

    فَأَقْبَلُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ يَزِفُّونَ

    Then the people came toward him, hastening.

  • 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.

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-Hijr 15:742 shared roots

    فَجَعَلْنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن سِجِّيلٍ

    س-ج-لح-ج-ر

  • Hud 11:822 shared roots

    فَلَمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا جَعَلْنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا حِجَارَةً مِّن سِجِّيلٍ مَّنضُودٍ

    س-ج-لح-ج-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 105:4?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 105:4 include Quran 37:146 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 54:31 (Surah Al-Qamar), Quran 7:133 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 15:74 (Surah Al-Hijr). For example, 37:146 reads: “And We caused to grow over him a gourd vine.” 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 105:4 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 105:4 (Surah Al-Fil, The Elephant) reads: “Striking them with stones of hard clay,”

Which surah is verse 105:4 in?

Quran 105:4 is āyah 4 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 105:4?

Tartīl presents Quran 105:4 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.