The birth of the Prophet Muhammad -peace and prayer of Allah be upon him-

Prophet Muhammad Salallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam was born on Monday (Hadith about fasting on Monday & first revelation from Abu Qotadah al-Anshori and narrated by Muslims) in the year of the elephant, which is the year 570 AD. 

The year when a major event occurs which implies a bigger event that shows God wants good for mankind. In that year Abrahah, the governor of Yemen who was under the command of King Habasyah, built a very large church with the aim of removing the Hajj that had been done at the Ka'bah which the Arabs flocked to him. This angered the Arabs, so one of them came to the church and defecated in it. This made Abrahah angry and vowed to go to the Ka'bah and destroy it. So Abrahah went with his army and brought the elephant. The Arabs tried to get in the way, but they couldn't. 

When he arrived outside the city of Mecca, Abdul Muttolib as the leader of Quraish came to Abrahah who had already taken 200 of his camels. After getting down from his chair and sitting down with Abdul Muttollib in his honor, Abrahah asked him what he needed. And what he needed was for Abrahah to return the 200 camels he had taken. So Abrahah said with a tone of contempt You asked me to return the 200 camels that I took from you and let the house which is your religion and the religion of your fathers that I came to destroy it. You didn't talk to me about this house?

So Abdul Muttollib said: "I am the owner of these camels. Whereas this house is owned by God who will take care of it." 

Said Abrahah: "He will not be able to prevent me!" 

Said Abdul Muththollib: "That is none of your business!" So the Quraysh gathered on the mountains of Mecca to see what was going to happen. 

So when Abrahah prepared his soldiers and elephants, the elephants roared on the road. When he was beaten to his feet he was reluctant, but when he was directed to Yemen he ran. In this situation, Allah sent birds carrying stones, which when it hit Abrahah's army, then he too died. So Abrahah's army ran and fell, and Abrahah was hit by a stone on his body. He was taken to Yemen, where his fingers were cut off one by one and when he died on arriving in Yemen.

Allah tells this story in surah al-Fiil. Because of the size of this event, the Arabs also named it the year of the elephant as the calendar.

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