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The Year of the Elephant

عام الفيل

A trail through the year of the birth.

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  1. Abraha

    والي الحبشة: القليس تُهدم لحج البيت.

    The Year of the Elephant and the Prophet's birth · Sana'a

  2. The elephant

    محمود يبرك: الجيش يتوقف عند مكة.

    The Year of the Elephant and the Prophet's birth · Mecca

  3. The birds

    سجيل من السماء: سورة الفيل تقص.

    Sura 105: Al-Fil · Qur'an 105:1

  4. The birth

    في عام الفيل: مولد النبي.

    The Year of the Elephant and the Prophet's birth · Muhammad

  5. The legacy

    الفيل في الذاكرة: معجزة البيت.

    Sura 105: Al-Fil · The Kaaba

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Overview

A path through the year of birth: Abraha goes out with the elephant against the Kaaba, the birds of Ababil turn him back, and in that year the Prophet ﷺ is born.

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islam.museum contributors. “The Year of the Elephant”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-elephant/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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