![]() Through an interpreter, Abraha asked what the chief of the Quraish wanted. He did not want to insult him, nor did he want to give a potential enemy an equal status, so Abraha sat down on the rich carpet beside Abdul Muttalib. Abdul Muttalib was a dignified looking, handsome man. This is the Sacred House of Allah and His Khalil (friend) Ibrahim (alaihis salaam). Abdul Muttalib, after listening to the message, said: “By Allah! We do not intend to fight. He said that if the people didn’t want to fight, their leader should come and meet Abraha. In his message, Abraha declared that he had come only to destroy the Sacred House and wouldn’t harm anyone unnecessarily. To get more valuable Islamic content on a regular basis, please subscribe to our newsletter hereĪbraha, meanwhile, sent a messenger to the Quraish, who were taking care of the Ka’aba. The tribes of Quraish, Kinanah and Hudhail decided to fight against Abraha, but they realized that they could not afford such a war and gave up the plan. 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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