Surah Al Feel is one of the commonly recited Surahs of the Holy Quran. It's background story is often told with many different variations. I have attempted to translate the story of the people of the elephants from authentic sources so that one can separate the facts from the fiction. This has been taken from Ibn Atheers Al Kaamil Fi Al Taarikh, and from a collection of works by Alahadrat Azeemul Barakat Imam Ahmad Rida Khan Alaihirrahmah which has been put together in the book named Seerat e Mustafa Jaan e Rahmat Sall Allahu Alaihi Wasallam.