Who ‘s fighting for Allah? on October 17, 2014 / in Facing The Kaaba 3:18 am / Comments The story of Abraha, the people of Elephants Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem. All might and power belong to Allah,(SWT), the only superpower. Everything is in His control. If He wills, He will destroy the king and the mighty with a little ant. We have seen copious examples of how the mighty have fallen in this world with different narratives from the scriptures. Therefore, one should never be overawed by the paraphenelia of power. It is Allah who gives power and exalts. If Allah (SWT) exalts anyone, nobody can humiliate; if He protects one, nobody can harm one at all despite their might and power. Allah sends His divine help to those who wholeheartedly submit to Him through whoever and whatever He wishes as means. He is not dependant on our efforts to safeguard Islam. If you worship Him, it will not add anything to His Majesty and if you refused to serve Him, it will not diminish His Glory. Serving Allah is for individual benefit in this world and in the hereafter. That is why the Qur’an says: There is no compulsion in religion. Even when you serve Him, you should avoid what displeases Him. For those whose warped perception of jihad is by compelling people with violence to accept Islam, it is laughable; not only that they are displeasing Allah, they are incuring His wrath. Allah has a way of dealing with people who are anti-Islam. Come to think of it, He has been safeguarding the deen far more than the way we think we are doing. If any body thinks he can raise a sword in defence of Allah, he is not only underestimating the power of God but he is incuring the displeasure of Allah. This reminds us of the planned demolition of the Kaaba by the people of the Elephants led by Abraha Al-Ashram, who was a governor of Yemen about two months before the birth of Prophet Muhammad. According to historical Islamic sources, Abraha, who was a Christian, had thought of building a church similar to the Kaaba in Sanaa. He wanted the Arabs to perform the pilgrimage in Sanaa instead of Makkah, with the intention of diverting trade and benefits to Yemen. He presented the idea to the then king of Ethiopia who agreed to it. Abraha built the church. Ibn Kathir reported that Abraha acquired most of the precious adornments for the church from the palace of Bilqis. But even with that, the Arabs refused to come for pilgrimage in Sanaa. This infuriated him, prompting him to form an army including 13 elephants to invade Makkah and demolish the Kaaba. The lesson here is that Abdul Muttalib, the grandfather of Prophet Muhammad was the leader of the Quraish and the custodian of the Holy Ka’bah at that time. Instead of planning a counter attack, he told his people that the Holy Ka’bah is the sacred house of Allah and that only Allah will protect His house. Rather, he instructed that city of Makkah be evacuated for safety of the people. Abdul Muttalib held the door of the Ka’bah and beseeched Allah in the following words: “O Allah! Each person is the protector of his house, You protect Your house. And assist Your people against the people of the cross and its worshippers. Their cross and their schemes will never overpower Your house and Your plans. They brought along all their forces and their elephants to capture Your dependants. Out of sheer ignorance, they aim to invade your Royal territory (Makkah) with their evil plots, but they fail to acknowledge Your supreme Majesty.” After the prayer, Abdul Muttalib left Makkah in desolation. Abrah defeated all Arab armies on the way to Makkah. A few meters to the Kaaba, he was attacked by flocks of birds that dropped small stones on them sent by Allah. The siraat of Kaaba by the Islamic Theological Society, Eastern Cape said the size of each pebble resembled the size of pea seeds or lentils. Each bird carried two pebbles in its claws and one in its beak. Whichever wretched person these pebbles struck would not survive. On each pebble was marked the name of the one it was decreed to fall on as well as the name of his father. With the divine power of Allah (SWT), these pebbles swiftly rained down upon the army of Abraha like volleys of lethal bullets. A pebble would strike the head and fatally emerge from the posterior. The soldiers and elephants fled in panic. Many of them died instantly and the rest of them died on their way back. In this way Abraha’s army was completely eliminated and wiped out from the face of the earth. Abraha after being hit, was afflicted by a deadly disease that spread poison over his body. As they carried him away, his entire body broke out with small pox, which exuded pus and blood. One after the other, his body limbs began fragmenting and falling to the ground. Finally, upon reaching San’a, his chest burst open causing Abraha to die a miserable death A whole Surah gave account of the incident in the Quran. Have you not considered, [O Muhammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant? Did He not make their plan into misguidance? And He sent against them birds in flocks, Striking them with stones of hard clay, And He made them like eaten straw. Quran 105: 1-5 - See more at: vanguardngr/2014/10/s-fighting-allah/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook#sthash.Xs85lty0.dpuf
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