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The
following incident is mentioned in Surah Feel of the Holy Quran and it
happened during the period of the birth-year of Prophet Muhammad (peace
be upon him). Abraha Al-Ashram was the governor of Yemen on behalf of
the king of Ethiopia. He (Abrahah) thought to build a house (like the
Kabah at Makkah) in Sana (the capital of Yemen) and call the Arabs to
perform the pilgrimage there in Sana instead of the Kabah in Makkah,
with the intention of diverting the trade and benefits from Makkah to
Yemen. He presented his idea to the king of Ethiopia who agreed to it.
So the house (church) was built and he named it Al-Qullais; there was
no church of its like at that time. Then a man from the Quraish tribe
of Makkah came there and was infuriated by it, so he relieved his
nature (stools and urine) in it, soiled its walls and went away. When
Abrahah Al-Ashram saw that, he could not control his anger and raised
an army to invade Makkah and demolish the Kabah. He had in that army
thirteen elephants and amongst them was an elephant called Mahmud which
was the biggest of them. So that army proceeded and none amongst the
Arab tribes that faced them (fought against them) but was killed and
defeated, till it approached near Makkah. Then there took place
negotiations between Abrahah Al-Ashram and the chief of Makkah (Abdul
Muttalib bin Hashim, the grandfather of the Prophet), and it was
concluded that Abrahah would restore the camels of Abdul Muttalib which
he had taken away, and then he (Abrahah) would decide himself as
regards the Kabah. Abdul Muttalib ordered the men of Makkah to evacuate
the city and go to the top of the mountains along with their wives and
children in case some harm should come to them from the invading
oppressors. Then that army moved towards Makkah till they reached
valley Muhassir. While the army was marching towards Makkah, in the
middle of the valley, suddenly it was overtaken by flocks of birds,
flocks after flocks, air-raiding that army with small stones slightly
bigger than a lentil seed. There never fell a stone on a soldier except
it dissolved his flesh and burst it into pieces. So they perished with
a total destruction. Abrahah Al-Ashram fled away while his flesh was
bursting into pieces till he died on the way (back to Yemen). Such was
the victory bestowed by Allah, (the All-Majestic, All-Powerful) to the
people of Makkah and such was the protection provided by Him for His
House (Kabah in Makkah).
Source: Extracted from Tafsir of Surah
Feel (Surah 105) by Ibn Kathir as found in Translation of the Noble
Quran
The
following incident is mentioned in Surah Feel of the Holy Quran and it
happened during the period of the birth-year of Prophet Muhammad (peace
be upon him). Abraha Al-Ashram was the governor of Yemen on behalf of
the king of Ethiopia. He (Abrahah) thought to build a house (like the
Kabah at Makkah) in Sana (the capital of Yemen) and call the Arabs to
perform the pilgrimage there in Sana instead of the Kabah in Makkah,
with the intention of diverting the trade and benefits from Makkah to
Yemen. He presented his idea to the king of Ethiopia who agreed to it.
So the house (church) was built and he named it Al-Qullais; there was
no church of its like at that time. Then a man from the Quraish tribe
of Makkah came there and was infuriated by it, so he relieved his
nature (stools and urine) in it, soiled its walls and went away. When
Abrahah Al-Ashram saw that, he could not control his anger and raised
an army to invade Makkah and demolish the Kabah. He had in that army
thirteen elephants and amongst them was an elephant called Mahmud which
was the biggest of them. So that army proceeded and none amongst the
Arab tribes that faced them (fought against them) but was killed and
defeated, till it approached near Makkah. Then there took place
negotiations between Abrahah Al-Ashram and the chief of Makkah (Abdul
Muttalib bin Hashim, the grandfather of the Prophet), and it was
concluded that Abrahah would restore the camels of Abdul Muttalib which
he had taken away, and then he (Abrahah) would decide himself as
regards the Kabah. Abdul Muttalib ordered the men of Makkah to evacuate
the city and go to the top of the mountains along with their wives and
children in case some harm should come to them from the invading
oppressors. Then that army moved towards Makkah till they reached
valley Muhassir. While the army was marching towards Makkah, in the
middle of the valley, suddenly it was overtaken by flocks of birds,
flocks after flocks, air-raiding that army with small stones slightly
bigger than a lentil seed. There never fell a stone on a soldier except
it dissolved his flesh and burst it into pieces. So they perished with
a total destruction. Abrahah Al-Ashram fled away while his flesh was
bursting into pieces till he died on the way (back to Yemen). Such was
the victory bestowed by Allah, (the All-Majestic, All-Powerful) to the
people of Makkah and such was the protection provided by Him for His
House (Kabah in Makkah).
Source: Extracted from Tafsir of Surah
Feel (Surah 105) by Ibn Kathir as found in Translation of the Noble
Quran
