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Abraha
والي الحبشة: القليس تُهدم لحج البيت.
The elephant
محمود يبرك: الجيش يتوقف عند مكة.
The birds
سجيل من السماء: سورة الفيل تقص.
The birth
في عام الفيل: مولد النبي.
The legacy
الفيل في الذاكرة: معجزة البيت.
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Overview
A path through the year of birth: Abraha goes out with the elephant against the Kaaba, the birds of Ababil turn him back, and in that year the Prophet ﷺ is born.
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islam.museum contributors. “The Year of the Elephant”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-elephant/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.