عام الفيل

محرّم, ٥٢ ق.هـ (571 م)

Makkah مكة المكرمة

سياق تاريخي

Abraha, the Abyssinian ruler of Yemen, marched upon Makkah with an army including war elephants to destroy the Ka'bah. Allah sent flocks of birds (Ababil) carrying stones of baked clay, destroying the army completely. This event is recorded in Surah Al-Fil.

أهمّية الحدث

This miraculous event, occurring in the same year as the Prophet's ﷺ birth, demonstrated Allah's protection of the Sacred House and set the stage for the arrival of the final Messenger. The Arabs dated events from this year, calling it 'The Year of the Elephant.'

الآيات القرآنية

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ
سورة Al-Fil, 1-5
Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with the People of the Elephant?

أبرز الشخصيات

Abraha al-AshramAbdul Muttalib ibn Hashim

المصادر الأصلية

Ar-Raheeq Al-MakhtumIbn Ishaq's SirahIbn Kathir's Al-Bidaya wan-Nihaya