Chapter 16 of 271 min read

. Yemen by a colossal army, guided by a mammoth elephant, intending to

قصة أصحاب الفيل وحفظ الله للبيت الحرام

decimate the Ka 'bah. When the army arrived at al-Mugammas, the elephant balked and refused to continue. The army rebuked and chided the beast, but to no avail. They therefore remained in that position, and were confined to that area. -( [Thereafter], Allah sent upon them birds: ~~~1~ : (abaabeel). / -( ~ ~~1 ~ : (abaabeel): Numerous flocks ofbirds. / Each bird carried a stone which was grasped between it's legs. They cast those stones upon individual soldiers from amongst the army, until they were struck upon their heads and the stones were caused to exit through their posteriors: 3 Ibid. 4 Ibid. An explanation of Riyadhal-Saliheen fromthewordsof theMasterof the Messengers ~;r.~'~i;~~ ~ Causing them [to become] like an empty field of stalks [Surah al-Feel : Ayah 5]. Analogous to grain devoured by cattle, struck hard into the earth. Concerning this incident, Umayyah ibn al-salah said: ~ ~ ~/J •• ~:(}O \...=:. • ':.\~\:\\~ JJA- ~J .-..r-..r- .tJ:- v-:> '11ie etephant was impeded'in a(.:Mugammas untiL: It crawied'as tfiougfi it was wounded' Accordingly, Allah the Exalted, the Most Glorious protected His House from the evil design ofthis tyrannical king, who came in order to demolish the House of Allah. Verily Allah the Exalted, the Most Glorious declared:

Chapter 16 of 271 min read

. Yemen by a colossal army, guided by a mammoth elephant, intending to

قصة أصحاب الفيل وحفظ الله للبيت الحرام

decimate the Ka 'bah. When the army arrived at al-Mugammas, the elephant balked and refused to continue. The army rebuked and chided the beast, but to no avail. They therefore remained in that position, and were confined to that area. -( [Thereafter], Allah sent upon them birds: ~~~1~ : (abaabeel). / -( ~ ~~1 ~ : (abaabeel): Numerous flocks ofbirds. / Each bird carried a stone which was grasped between it's legs. They cast those stones upon individual soldiers from amongst the army, until they were struck upon their heads and the stones were caused to exit through their posteriors: 3 Ibid. 4 Ibid. An explanation of Riyadhal-Saliheen fromthewordsof theMasterof the Messengers ~;r.~'~i;~~ ~ Causing them [to become] like an empty field of stalks [Surah al-Feel : Ayah 5]. Analogous to grain devoured by cattle, struck hard into the earth. Concerning this incident, Umayyah ibn al-salah said: ~ ~ ~/J •• ~:(}O \...=:. • ':.\~\:\\~ JJA- ~J .-..r-..r- .tJ:- v-:> '11ie etephant was impeded'in a(.:Mugammas untiL: It crawied'as tfiougfi it was wounded' Accordingly, Allah the Exalted, the Most Glorious protected His House from the evil design ofthis tyrannical king, who came in order to demolish the House of Allah. Verily Allah the Exalted, the Most Glorious declared: