History of surah The Elephant
Name
Some of the suras of the Quran are named after the stories mentioned in them. In this surah, the story of the owners of the elephant" Al-Fil" was mentioned, and it was named after the Al-Fil
Period of Revelation
Surah Al-Fil is one of the Meccan Surahs and was revealed to the Messenger of God, God's prayer and peace be upon him. Surat Al-Fil was revealed immediately after the revelation of Surat Al-Kafiroon.
Surat Al-Fil tells the story of Abraha Al-Habashi who ordered the destruction of the Kaaba.
And this was before the Messenger of God - may God bless him - was born and the verses were revealed to the Messenger of God
- May the best blessings and peace be upon him - as a reminder to the Quraysh of the power of God Almighty, as they were hostile to the Messenger of God.
The year in which this incident occurred was called the year of the "elephant", and this year corresponds to 570-571 AD, as the year was attributed to the incident perpetrated by Abraha Al-Ashram Al-Habashi in the Great Mosque in Mecca, and it was said that Al-Habashi died shortly after his return from Mecca, and it was said that the year of the elephant It is the year of the birth of the Prophet - may God bless him and grant him peace .
Theme and topics
The main purpose of Surat Al-Fil is to establish proverbs to admonish people God Almighty has narrated the news about the previous nations to show the Muslims the outcome. This method is abundant in the Book of God Almighty, and Ibn Katheer says in the interpretation of Surat Al-Fil, "This is one of the blessings with which God was grateful to the Quraish, turning them away from the owners of the elephant who had decided to destroy the Kaaba and erase its trace, so God destroyed them.
And their religion was closer to what the Quraysh followed in terms of idol worship, but this was a way to establish and prepare the mission of the Messenger of God - may God bless him and grant him peace - because in that year he was born according to the most famous sayings.