An army of thousands. A war elephant. One mission: destroy the House of Allah. But they never made it past the gates. This is one of the most miraculous events in Islamic history, preserved forever in Surah Al-Fil, the Year of the Elephant. A tyrant named Abraha ruled Yemen and built a magnificent cathedral, hoping to redirect pilgrims away from Makkah. But their hearts remained tied to the Ka'bah. Consumed by jealousy and rage, Abraha assembled an unstoppable force of thousands of soldiers arme

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