Ababil (mythology)

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] Muslims believe the event occurred in 570, the year that the Islamic prophet Muhammad was born.^[2]^[3]

References

^ 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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