God protected His house of worship at Mecca
The Meccan at that time (at 570 AD) were of little number, Mecca was a small town surrounding the Kaaba: the house of God's worship, where people worshiped God alone and people from everywhere came to make pilgrimage to Mecca.
Abraha the Abyssinian, who was a Christian.. he came to destroy the Kaaba at Mecca.. he came with a considerable army .. he had an elephant which he mounted when leading his host.
Therefore, God sent swarms of black ravens to throw pebbles on Abraha, his host and his elephant .. and such dealing brought about the failure of Abraha's campaign when he together with his host perished and lost their lives and were utterly defeated.
(1. Have you [Mohammed] not known how your Lord dealt with the 'host of the elephant'?
2. Did He not frustrate their wicked planning?
3. And send against them the [black] birds in swarms,
4. Shooting them with sedimentary stones [: pebbles],
5. So He made them like husk: eaten [and dropped by the cattle]?)
More explanation is in the link:
http://quran-ayat.com/pret/105.htm#a105_1
quran-ayat.com/pret/105.htm#a105_1
See also the beautiful recitation of this great soora of the Glorious Quran:
The Meccan at that time (at 570 AD) were of little number, Mecca was a small town surrounding the Kaaba: the house of God's worship, where people worshiped God alone and people from everywhere came to make pilgrimage to Mecca.
Abraha the Abyssinian, who was a Christian.. he came to destroy the Kaaba at Mecca.. he came with a considerable army .. he had an elephant which he mounted when leading his host.
Therefore, God sent swarms of black ravens to throw pebbles on Abraha, his host and his elephant .. and such dealing brought about the failure of Abraha's campaign when he together with his host perished and lost their lives and were utterly defeated.
Soora 105
(In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful)
(In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful)
(1. Have you [Mohammed] not known how your Lord dealt with the 'host of the elephant'?
2. Did He not frustrate their wicked planning?
3. And send against them the [black] birds in swarms,
4. Shooting them with sedimentary stones [: pebbles],
5. So He made them like husk: eaten [and dropped by the cattle]?)
More explanation is in the link:
http://quran-ayat.com/pret/105.htm#a105_1
quran-ayat.com/pret/105.htm#a105_1
See also the beautiful recitation of this great soora of the Glorious Quran: