Vying with the Ka’bah
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Shaykh ‘Utsman Nuri Tufbas wrote, in “The Prophet Muhammad Muswthafa the Elect ( s.a.w. )”, that the Ka’bah, built on the Command of Allah ( s.w.t. ), stands under constant Divine Protection. Attesting to this is the famous event known in history as the Elephant Incident, replete with lessons to be drawn from it. Abraha al-Ashram , a Roman vassal and governor of Yemen, had built a big, ornamented church in Sana, hoping to divert local attention thereto. The Arabs, however, showed very little interest in the church, much to the disappointment and vexation of the governor. To implement this programme, Abraha then decided to demolish the Ka’bah, their centre of attraction, the Sacred House that always drew visitors. Having prepared a great army that included many elephants, comparable to today’s tanks, Abraha headed for Makkah, to carry out his plan and render the church unrivalled in the quest for people’s atte...