![]() Included in this were two hundred camels that belonged to ‘Abdul Muttalib Ibn Hashim, the Prophet’s grand father, who was then, the leader of the Quraish. As he advanced towards the Ka’aba, he defeated the tribes, enslaving the people and seizing their property. ![]() ![]() Abraha gathered his army of men and elephants and marched towards Makkah. The Abyssnians had tame elephants that they used in wars. An Arab, in defiance and mockery of Abraha’s command, desecrated at the place of worship, angering him so much that he swore to destroy the Ka’aba. Their loyalty lay with the Ka’aba, built by Ibrahim (alaihis salam). ![]() He erected gold and silver crosses, built ebony and ivory pulpits, and raised the site’s stature and expanded its width. This site was richly decorated with treasures from the collection of Bilquis, Queen of Saba. The incident is supposed to have taken place just before the birth of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.S).īefore Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.S) was born, the governor of Abyssinia, Abraha Al-Ashram, had built a place of worship and asked all Arabs to worship there. It is a story illustrating the fate of those who tried to attack the Ka’aba. The story of the owners of the elephant is given in Sura Al-Fil (105:1-5).
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