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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 [[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> 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}}) means a "Flock of Birds". It 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> 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]. |
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The event is said to have occurred in 570, the year that the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]] |
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> |
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Ababil (Arabic: أبابيل, romanized: abābīl) means a "Flock of Birds". It 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] 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 105:3.
The event is said to have occurred in 570, the year that the Islamic prophet Muhammad was born.[2]
References
- ^ Yusuf Ali, Abdullah (1989). The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an. Amana Publications. ISBN 978-1-5900-8016-0.
- ^ Matthews, John and Caitlin (2005). The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures. HarperElement. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-4351-1086-1.