The elephant

Abraha's elephant at the head of the army marching from Yemen to destroy the Kaaba; it halted when turned toward the House and the army's fate was what Surah al-Fil recounts. That year was named the Year of the Elephant, the year of the Prophet ﷺ Muhammad's birth.

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In the Qur'an · 2

  1. بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ

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

    Qur'an 105:1

  2. أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍ

    Did He not bring their stratagem to naught,

    Qur'an 105:2

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