![]() The word irahs means a ‘foundation stone’. This, in the parlance of the scholars of Hadith, is called irhas which means ‘prologue or introduction’. However, sometimes it happens that a miraculous event takes place before a prophet’s claim to prophet-hood. Therefore, a mujizah is shown after a prophet’s Divine commission. The scholars of Hadith have taken this event as a special type of mujizah (miracle) of the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) ، but the term mujizah, in its real sense, refers to an abnormal event shown by Allah to prove the claim of a prophet to having been sent by Him. ![]() This event took place in the very year in which the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) was born at Makkah, according to some traditions and the popular view among the historians. ![]() Thus their plans were foiled and thwarted. Allah destroyed the army with a flock of ordinary birds. But their plan backfired and the Divine scourge overtook them. This Surah refers to the story of the People of the Elephants who came with an army of elephants for the purpose of destroying the House of Allah in (The Holy Ka’bah) in Makkah. 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.اَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِاَصْحٰبِ الْفِيْلِ The subject-matter of the Surah 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? Pelting them with pellets of hard-baked clay:Īnd now, on to the Tafsir of Surah al-Fil.Did He not utterly confound their plans?.Do you (Prophet) not see how your Lord dealt with the army of the elephant?.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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