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Chapter 105: Surah <strong>al</strong>-Fil<br />

In the name of <strong>Al</strong>lah, the Beneficent, the Merciful<br />

(Hast thou not seen how thy Lord de<strong>al</strong>t with the owners of the Elephant …) [105:1-5].<br />

This was reve<strong>al</strong>ed about the story of the owners of the elephant who intended to destroy the Ka‘bah and<br />

how <strong>Al</strong>lah, ex<strong>al</strong>ted is He, de<strong>al</strong>t with them by destroying them and driving them away from the Holy<br />

Sanctuary. This story is well known. 1<br />

1<br />

Tabari, :296; Qurtubi, :178; Durr, :627-633.

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