2. Abraha built a splendid Church in San’aa, but the people did not come to his Church. They continued to visit the Ka’bah. Abraha needed no further excuse. He set out for Makkah with a large army to break the ka’bah down. At the front of the army he placed an elephant. No one in Makkah had ever seen an elephant before. Abraha was not far from Makkah when the elephant stopped and it wouldn’t move
3. any further Abraha’slarge army also stopped. At this point a miracle happened. The Qur’an tells us its story. Since then this year was called the year of Elephant. It was the year Allah’s messenger (P.b.u.h) was born.
