Wa huwal aliyyul ‘azeem Ayatul Kursi – English Translation:Īllah – there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. Wasi’a kursiyyuhus samaa waati wal arda wa la ya’ooduho hifzuhumaa Wa laa yuheetoona beshai’in min ‘ilmihee, illa be maashaaaa Ya’lamu maa baina aideehim wa maa khalfahum Man zallazee yashfa’u indahooo illaa be iznih Laa taakhuzuhoo sinatunw wa laa nawm lahoo maa fissamaawaati wa maa fil ard This verse describes more than 15 qualities of Allah. Ayatul Kursi describes many attributes of Allah (SWT) – no deity is worthy of worship other than Allah (SWT) the Ever-living, The Sustainer of (All) Existence, the rightful owner of the Heaven and the Earth, He is never overtaken by drowsiness nor sleep, Owner of the Thorne. It is a very powerful ayah with a lot of merits. None of the men returned to their land without injury and Abrahah died when he reached Sana’a after telling the story of the battle.Īll that remained after the battle were the remnants of the annihilation of an army that intended to destroy something as sacred as the Ka’abah.The 255 th verse from the second surah of Quran is known as Ayatul Kursi (verse of the throne). The stones were increased in force by a strong wind sent by Allah, piercing the bodies of the men below and they were destroyed piece by piece. They gathered in rows over the heads of the army and then threw the stones onto the army below them. Pelting them with pellets of hard-baked clay:Īllah sent birds, each of which was carrying three small stones with their feet and their beaks. Did He not utterly confound their plans?Īllah destroyed Abrahah’s army and preserved the Ka’abah.Ĥ. This surah recounts a blessing given to the Quraysh by Allah as He favoured them and defended them from the army of Abrahah.Ģ. Do you (Prophet) not see how your Lord dealt with the army of the elephant? Pelting them with pellets of hard-baked clay:Īnd now, on to the Tafsir of Surah al-Fil.Did He not utterly confound their plans?.Do you (Prophet) not see how your Lord dealt with the army of the elephant?.This article provides full translation and tafsir of Surah al-Fil, and narrates how Allah dealt with the army of Abrahah.įirst up, the full Arabic text of Surah al-Fil: Abrahah prepared a huge army and charged towards Mecca with the intention of destroying the Ka’abah. When the Yemeni custodians heard of this, they proclaimed that they would tear down the Ka’abah. This request was rejected by the Arab tribes, including the Quraysh. The conflict between Yemen and Mecca began when Abrahah insisted that pilgrims going to Mecca should divert themselves from the Ka’abah to his new cathedral in Sana’a. The Christian ruler of Yemen at the time, Abrahah, attacked Mecca with his army (including war elephants, hence the Surah’s name) and attempted to destroy the Ka’abah. Surah al-Fil was revealed in reference to events which are said to have happened in 570 CE, the year Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was born.
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