Surah Al-Fil: Tajweed Rules, Verse by Verse

الفيل

12 tajweed rule occurrences marked across 5 verses, each with its reason and the word’s audio

Al-Fil (الفيل) has 12 tajweed rule occurrences across its 5 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading). The most frequent: Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (5), Idgham with Ghunnah (2) and Ikhfa (1). The list below gives, verse by verse, each word, its letters, the rule, its reason and the word’s audio in its verse.

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أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ ﴿١﴾ أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍ ﴿٢﴾ وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ ﴿٣﴾ تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ ﴿٤﴾ فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍ مَّأْكُولٍۭ ﴿٥﴾

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Surah Al-Fil, verse by verse

For each of the 5 verses of Surah Al-Fil: every word that carries a rule, its letters, the rule and its reason. Tap ▶ to hear the word in its verse of Surah Al-Fil, recited by al-Husary.

Verses 1 to 5

12 rules

Verse 1 3 rules

بِأَصْحَـٰبِ
- حَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
ٱلْفِيلِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- يMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

Verse 2 2 rules

يَجْعَلْ
- جْQalqalahWhen qāf, ṭā, bā, jīm or dāl (ق ط ب ج د) has no vowel, or when you stop on it at the end of a word.
تَضْلِيلٍ
- يMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

Verse 3 1 rule

أَبَابِيلَ
- يMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

Verse 4 4 rules

تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍ
- م بِIkhfa ShafawiWhen a mīm with no vowel ends a word and the next word begins with a bā (ب).
بِحِجَارَةٍ مِّن
- ةٍ مِّIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.
مِّن سِجِّيلٍ
- ن سِIkhfaA nūn with no vowel, or a tanwīn (final “n”), before: ت ث ج د ذ ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ف ق ك.
سِجِّيلٍ
- يMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

Verse 5 2 rules

كَعَصْفٍ مَّأْكُولٍۭ
- فٍ مَّIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.
مَّأْكُولٍۭ
- وMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

The rules of Surah Al-Fil, one by one

Each table gives every occurrence of a rule in Surah Al-Fil: the word and its verse.

Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun

5 times in Surah Al-Fil, in 5 of its 5 verses.

All 5 occurrences

Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun in Al-Fil: 5 times
Word	Verse
ٱلْفِيلِ	1
تَضْلِيلٍ	2
أَبَابِيلَ	3
سِجِّيلٍ	4
مَّأْكُولٍۭ	5

The rule: Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun

Idgham with Ghunnah

2 times in Surah Al-Fil, in 2 of its 5 verses.

All 2 occurrences

Idgham with Ghunnah in Al-Fil: 2 times
Word	Verse
بِحِجَارَةٍ مِّن	4
كَعَصْفٍ مَّأْكُولٍۭ	5

The rule: Idgham with Ghunnah