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pointed instruments. But this had no effect on the elephants. They stood stock still. Besides that, flocks of birds flew over the army, carrying pebbles in their beaks and claws. They showered the pebbles on Abraha’s army. Due to this, the whole army was afflicted with a strange disease. The soldiers were terrified and took flight. The elephants then went berserk and began to trample over them. There was complete disorder and confusion in the army. Seeing this chaos, Abraha at once decided to order his army to return. So, instead of marching forward and entering Makkah, the army turned and fled towards Yemen. In this miraculous way, Allah saved the Kabah from the evil intentions of Abraha. On the way back to Yemen, many soldiers, horses and elephants began to die. By the time they reached Sana in Yemen, most of the strong army men had died on the way. Abraha himself fell sick and passed away soon after arriving at his home in Yemen. The strong man is not the one who is good at wrestling but the one who controls himself in a fit of rage. (Sahih al-Bukhari) Our Lord has encompassed all things in knowledge. Upon Allah we have relied. Our Lord, decide between us and our people in truth, and You are the best of those who give decision. (Al-Araf 7.89) o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZZ6KIb3Buk Find an excellent video introduction of the book by Ms Shabana Loya on her YouTube channel WordWise Books through this link: