Abraha then put together a military expedition of the largest army with several war elephants to stampede and destroy the Kaaba to gain popularity of his place of worship. The Arabs, however, failed to recognize the church, some traditions say some Quraysh members had actually defiled or tried to burn down Abraha’s church. An Abyssinian general having seen the prosperity a place of pilgrimage can bring tried to mimic Mecca’s success by building a church in Sana’a to compete with the Kaaba. There was a consistent influx of people traveling to Mecca for pilgrimage that helped to establish Mecca as a strong commercial center for commerce. They supervised all the pilgrims who would visit the Kaaba to worship their idols.
The Quraysh tribe before Prophet Muhammad’s (ﷺ) rise was still regarded as the dominant power in Mecca. Surah Fil is unanimously regarded as a Meccan surah, and studying its content reveals its revelation was early. None of the men returned to their land without injury and Abrahah died when he reached Sana’a after telling the story of the battle.Īll that remained after the battle were the remnants of the annihilation of an army that intended to destroy something as sacred as the Ka’abah.Have you not considered,, how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant? The stones were increased in force by a strong wind sent by Allah, piercing the bodies of the men below and they were destroyed piece by piece. They gathered in rows over the heads of the army and then threw the stones onto the army below them.
Pelting them with pellets of hard-baked clay:Īllah sent birds, each of which was carrying three small stones with their feet and their beaks. Did He not utterly confound their plans?Īllah destroyed Abrahah’s army and preserved the Ka’abah.Ĥ. This surah recounts a blessing given to the Quraysh by Allah as He favoured them and defended them from the army of Abrahah.Ģ. Do you (Prophet) not see how your Lord dealt with the army of the elephant?
#Surah al fil transliteration full
This article provides full translation and tafsir of Surah al-Fil, and narrates how Allah dealt with the army of Abrahah.įirst up, the full Arabic text of Surah al-Fil: Abrahah prepared a huge army and charged towards Mecca with the intention of destroying the Ka’abah.
When the Yemeni custodians heard of this, they proclaimed that they would tear down the Ka’abah. This request was rejected by the Arab tribes, including the Quraysh. The conflict between Yemen and Mecca began when Abrahah insisted that pilgrims going to Mecca should divert themselves from the Ka’abah to his new cathedral in Sana’a. The Christian ruler of Yemen at the time, Abrahah, attacked Mecca with his army (including war elephants, hence the Surah’s name) and attempted to destroy the Ka’abah. Surah al-Fil was revealed in reference to events which are said to have happened in 570 CE, the year Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was born.
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