Transliteration:( Alam yaj'al kaidahum fee tadleel )
Despite the formidable army and the vast resources that Abraha had at his disposal, he was not alone in his quest to destroy the Ka'bah. Some Arabs, including the people of Ta'if, had assisted him by showing him the route to Makkah. The people of Makkah had taken refuge by leaving the city and hiding in caves, thus leaving the Ka'bah unprotected. However, despite all of this, Allah Almighty protected both the city and the Ka'bah, showing that no matter how dire the circumstances, Allah’s protection is unmatched.
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This divine protection is not limited to the Ka'bah, for Allah also promises to protect His beloved Prophet ﷺ, even if He stands alone against a world of opposition.
While the Ka'bah is a physical sanctuary, the Prophet ﷺ is considered the spiritual Ka'bah. The Ka'bah is the house of worship, but the Prophet ﷺ is the center of faith, the heart of all believers. Just as the Ka'bah is the physical focal point for the believers' acts of worship, the Prophet ﷺ is the spiritual center and guiding light for the believers.
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Just as the Ka'bah is the direction of prayer, the Prophet ﷺ is the direction for spiritual guidance and worship. The Ka'bah may be a physical structure, but the Prophet ﷺ is the heart of the Ummah, guiding believers towards the worship of Allah.
The falsehood and opposition to the truth may appear strong and loud, much like Abraha’s army, but they are short-lived. Just as Abraha's army was destroyed and his efforts came to nothing, the life span of falsehood is fleeting. Falsehood often appears powerful, but it cannot last. The newspaper's life is one day, the railway timetable's life is six months, and even the university curriculum changes after a few years. But the life of the Holy Qur'an and the truth of Islam are eternal.
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Similarly, the life of Abraha was brief, and his attempt to destroy the Ka'bah ended in failure. Abu Jahl, who opposed the Prophet ﷺ, also met his end in a short-lived existence. On the other hand, the Holy Prophet ﷺ and the Ka'bah will endure eternally.
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The Ka'bah is a symbol of Allah’s protection and the center of worship for all Muslims. Despite all the efforts to destroy it, Allah kept it safe. Similarly, the Prophet ﷺ, as the spiritual Ka'bah, is also under Allah's protection, and no matter how great the opposition, Allah’s plan will always prevail. Falsehood may seem loud, but the eternal truth of Islam, represented by the Prophet ﷺ and the Ka'bah, will never fade. The Prophet’s ﷺ legacy is immortal, while the falsehoods of his enemies are short-lived.
The tafsir of Surah Fil verse 3 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Fil ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 5.
(105:2) Did He not bring their plan[3] to naught?[4]
3. The word kayd is used for a secret plan meant to harm somebody. The question is what was secret in this case? Sixty thousand troops together with several elephants had openly come from Yaman to Makkah, and they had kept no secret that they had come to destroy the Kabah. Therefore, there was nothing secret about this plan. However, what was secret was the motive of the Abyssinians. They by destroying the Kabah, crushing down the Quraish and intimidating the Arabians, wanted to take control of the trade route that led from south Arabia to Syria and Egypt. This motive they kept hidden, and instead proclaimed their intent that they wanted to destroy the Kaabah, the principal House of Arab worship, in retaliation for the pollution of their cathedral by the Arabs.
4. Literally, fi-tadlil means: led their plan astray, but idiomatically leading a plan astray means bringing it to nought and rendering it fruitless. At one place in the Quran, it has been said: But the disbelievers’ plot (kayd) ended in vain. (Surah Al-Momin, Ayat 25), At another: And that Allah does not lead to success the plan (kayd) of deceivers. (Surah Yousuf, Ayat 52). The Arabians described Imra ul-Qais by the epithet of al-malik ad-dalil (the king who lost and wasted), for he had lost the kingdom left by his father.
[1993]- Causing them to perish.
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