Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Fil, Ayah 3
وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ
And He sent against them birds in flocks,
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and unleashed upon them swarms of birds birds in droves one following the next it is said there is no singular form for it abābīl like asātīr; but some say that the singular is abūl or ibāl or ibbīl similar in constructed pattern to ‘ajūl miftāh and sikkīn
Related Hadiths
Sunan an-Nasa'i#2836
crows, kites, mice and vicious dogs."
Narrated by It was narrated from Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah gave permission fro the
Muhrim to kill five kinds of animals:
Sahih Muslim#6870Sahih
" She sometimes finds a way in one flock and then in another flock."
Narrated by Ibn Umar reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) saying like this but with this change of words:
Sunan Ibn Majah#2985Hasan
“Snakes are vermin, scorpions are vermin, mice are vermin and crows are vermin.”
Narrated by It was
narrated from ‘Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Sunan Abu Dawud#3909Sahih
On the authority of 'Awf: 'Iyafah means to makes the birds fly by threatening them. Tarq means lines drawn on the earth.
Narrated by Narrated Muhammed b. Ja'far:
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(And send against them) and set on them (swarms of flying creatures) in succession,