Completar frases surah AlFeilVersión en línea tafseer por fatma fahmy 1 Ethiopian clay favor San'a Makkah baked Elephant Yemen Abraha was an ruler who ruled . He erected a great church in with the hope of diverting the annual pilgrimage from the Ka'bah to the new church . When this did not happen , he was determined to destroy the Ka'bah . He set out for at the head of a large army , which included a huge war elephant . This was unknown and very surprising to the Arabs ; they , therefore , called this year in which this incident occurred " The Year of the . " Abraha's army was completely destroyed on its march . Abraha himself died on his return to San'a . The nature of the doom that overtook the invading army was certainly miraculous . It brought a sudden and totally unexpected rescue to the distressed people of Makkah . As the army camped outside the sacred area around the Ka'bah , Allah destroyed them with a flock of birds , which pelted them with stones of . These stones caused severe bleeding , and their wounds became infected with pus , leading to their deaths in a short time . Allah , the Almighty , saved His House . The purpose of this Surah is to show Allah's on the tribe of Quraish of Makkah and His protection of His Sacred House . This incident took place in the year 571 , the year in which the Prophet Muhammad ( ? ) was born .