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Quran 105:1

Al-Fil — The Elephantالفيل

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَابِ الْفِيلِ

Hast thou not seen how thy Lord dealt with the owners of the Elephant?

English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall (1930)

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2 verses share an exact phrase of at least five Arabic words with this verse. Each link below shows the longest shared phrase for that pair; different pairs may share different phrases. Arabic pause marks are preserved in the text and ignored when matching.

  • Quran 89:6

    Al-Fajr — The Dawn

    Shared phrase

    أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ

    أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ

    Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad,

  • Quran 94:1

    Ash-Sharh — The Consolation

    Shared phrase

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ

    Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,