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Ababil (mythology)

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Miraculous birds mentioned in Quran

Illustration of Ababil from a manuscript for Richard de Fournival’sBestiaire d'Amour (circa 1290)

Ababil (Arabic:أبابيل,romanized: abābīl) refers to the miraculous birds inIslamic belief mentioned inSurah Al-Fil of theQuran that protected theKaaba inMecca from theAksumite elephant army ofAbraha, then self-styled governor ofHimyar, by dropping small clay stones on them as they approached.^[1] Muslims believe the event occurred in 570 CE, the year that the Islamic prophetMuhammad was born.^[2]^[3]

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^Yusuf Ali, Abdullah (1989).The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an. Amana Publications.ISBN 978-1-5900-8016-0.
^Salahi, Adil (2010-03-01).Muhammad: Man and Prophet. Kube Publishing Ltd.ISBN 978-0-86037-429-9.
^Matthews, John and Caitlin (2005).The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures. HarperElement. p. 5.ISBN 978-1-4351-1086-1.

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