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Ababil (Arabic: أبابيل, romanized: abābīl) refers to the miraculous birds in Islamic belief mentioned in Surah Al-Fil of the Quran that protected the Kaaba in Mecca from the Aksumite elephant army of Abraha, then self-styled governor of Himyar, by dropping small clay stones on them as they approached.^[1] The event is said to have occurred in 570, the year that the Islamic prophet Muhammad was born^[2].^[3]

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^ Yusuf Ali, Abdullah (1989). The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an. Amana Publications. ISBN 978-1-5900-8016-0.
^ Salahi, Adil (2010-03-01). Muhammad: Man and Prophet. Kube Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-86037-429-9.
^ Matthews, John and Caitlin (2005). The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures. HarperElement. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-4351-1086-1.

[Quran-1] Yusuf Ali, Abdullah (1989). The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an. Amana Publications. ISBN 978-1-5900-8016-0.

[2] Salahi, Adil (2010-03-01). Muhammad: Man and Prophet. Kube Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-86037-429-9.

[3] Matthews, John and Caitlin (2005). The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures. HarperElement. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-4351-1086-1.

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-'''''Ababil''''' ({{lang-ar|أبابيل|abābīl}}) means a flock of birds. It refers to the miraculous birds in [[Islam]]ic belief mentioned in [[Sura 105]] of the [[Quran]] that protected the [[Kaaba]] in [[Mecca]] from the [[Kingdom of Aksum|Aksumite]] elephant army of [[Abraha]], then self-styled governor of [[Himyar]], by dropping small clay stones on them as they approached.<ref name=Quran>{{cite book|last=Yusuf Ali|first=Abdullah|title=The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an|year=1989|publisher=Amana Publications|isbn=978-1-5900-8016-0}}</ref> In the translation of sahih international, the phrase "''tayran abābīl(a)"''(طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ) is translated as "Birds in flocks" that is mentioned in the verse [https://quran.com/105 105:3].
+'''''Ababil''''' ({{lang-ar|أبابيل|abābīl}}) refers to the miraculous birds in [[Islam]]ic belief mentioned in [[Surah 105 | Surah Al-Fil]] of the [[Quran]] that protected the [[Kaaba]] in [[Mecca]] from the [[Kingdom of Aksum|Aksumite]] elephant army of [[Abraha]], then self-styled governor of [[Himyar]], by dropping small clay stones on them as they approached.<ref name=Quran>{{cite book|last=Yusuf Ali|first=Abdullah|title=The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an|year=1989|publisher=Amana Publications|isbn=978-1-5900-8016-0}}</ref> The event is said to have occurred in 570, the year that the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]] was born<ref>{{Cite book |last=Salahi |first=Adil |url=https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=S7FpAwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT11&dq=Prophet+Muhammad&ots=jrrL6gsxdd&sig=baCAONtcGzI84WjgddhE40jDJzo#v=onepage&q=Prophet%20Muhammad&f=false |title=Muhammad: Man and Prophet |date=2010-03-01 |publisher=Kube Publishing Ltd |isbn=978-0-86037-429-9 |language=en}}</ref>.<ref>{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=John and Caitlin|title=The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures|year=2005|publisher=HarperElement|isbn=978-1-4351-1086-1|page=5}}</ref>
-The event is said to have occurred in 570, the year that the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]] was born.<ref>{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=John and Caitlin|title=The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures|year=2005|publisher=HarperElement|isbn=978-1-4351-1086-1|page=5}}</ref>
 == References ==
 {{Reflist}}
+[[Category:Islamic honorifics]]
 [[Category:Islamic legendary creatures]]
 [[Category:Legendary birds]]