Explanation of Surat al-Fil and the Lesson from It
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Question:
The sister questioner, Umm 'Adil, says: Shaykh, I hope our Shaykh (may Allah grant him honor) will explain Surat al-Fil to me and the lesson in it?
Answer:
Yes, the elephant is the one that Abrahah the Abyssinian, the king of Abyssinia, brought to demolish the Ka'bah. He brought a great elephant to demolish the Ka'bah. When it approached the Ka'bah, the elephant knelt on the ground and would not move. If they stood it up and directed it away from the Ka'bah, it would run, but if they directed it toward the Ka'bah, it would kneel. So Allah the Mighty and Majestic prevented it from the Ka'bah and protected it from him. This is the incident of the elephant, which occurred in the year the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was born. Yes.
The sister questioner, Umm 'Adil, says: Shaykh, I hope our Shaykh (may Allah grant him honor) will explain Surat al-Fil to me and the lesson in it?
Answer:
Yes, the elephant is the one that Abrahah the Abyssinian, the king of Abyssinia, brought to demolish the Ka'bah. He brought a great elephant to demolish the Ka'bah. When it approached the Ka'bah, the elephant knelt on the ground and would not move. If they stood it up and directed it away from the Ka'bah, it would run, but if they directed it toward the Ka'bah, it would kneel. So Allah the Mighty and Majestic prevented it from the Ka'bah and protected it from him. This is the incident of the elephant, which occurred in the year the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was born. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (188) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-07-28] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (27:39)
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