Destruction of the Army of the Elephant
E358815
The Destruction of the Army of the Elephant refers to the miraculous annihilation of Abraha’s elephant-led force that marched on Mecca, an event commemorated in the Qur’anic chapter Surah Al-Fil.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Destruction of the Army of the Elephant canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Destruction of the Army of the Elephant Context triple: [Surah Al-Fil, subject, Destruction of the Army of the Elephant]
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Battle of Maida
The Battle of Maida was a 1806 engagement in southern Italy during the Napoleonic Wars in which British forces defeated a French army, boosting British prestige and challenging French dominance in the region.
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Battle of Alma
The Battle of Alma was the first major engagement of the Crimean War, in which allied British and French forces defeated the Russian army near the Alma River in 1854.
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C.
Battle of the Crater
The Battle of the Crater was a notable and disastrous 1864 Union assault during the American Civil War, in which an underground mine explosion before Petersburg, Virginia, led to heavy Union casualties and a failed breakthrough.
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D.
Battle of Abu Klea
The Battle of Abu Klea was a key 1885 engagement of the Mahdist War in Sudan, in which a British relief column fought Mahdist forces while attempting to reach besieged Khartoum.
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E.
Battle of Balaclava
The Battle of Balaclava was an 1854 Crimean War engagement in which the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade took place, symbolizing both bravery and disastrous military miscommunication.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Destruction of the Army of the Elephant Target entity description: The Destruction of the Army of the Elephant refers to the miraculous annihilation of Abraha’s elephant-led force that marched on Mecca, an event commemorated in the Qur’anic chapter Surah Al-Fil.
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A.
Battle of Maida
The Battle of Maida was a 1806 engagement in southern Italy during the Napoleonic Wars in which British forces defeated a French army, boosting British prestige and challenging French dominance in the region.
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B.
Battle of Alma
The Battle of Alma was the first major engagement of the Crimean War, in which allied British and French forces defeated the Russian army near the Alma River in 1854.
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C.
Battle of the Crater
The Battle of the Crater was a notable and disastrous 1864 Union assault during the American Civil War, in which an underground mine explosion before Petersburg, Virginia, led to heavy Union casualties and a failed breakthrough.
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D.
Battle of Abu Klea
The Battle of Abu Klea was a key 1885 engagement of the Mahdist War in Sudan, in which a British relief column fought Mahdist forces while attempting to reach besieged Khartoum.
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E.
Battle of Balaclava
The Battle of Balaclava was an 1854 Crimean War engagement in which the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade took place, symbolizing both bravery and disastrous military miscommunication.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious event
ⓘ
Qur’anic narrative ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 570 CE ⓘ |
| approximateDateDescription |
The Elephant
ⓘ
surface form:
Year of the Elephant
|
| associatedWithKingdom |
Aksumite Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Aksumite Kingdom
|
| associatedWithPerson | Abraha ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Mecca ⓘ |
| associatedWithQuranicTerm |
asf ma’kul
ⓘ
tayran ababil ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Yemen ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligiousFigure |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| associatedWithSanctuary | Kaaba ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe | Quraysh ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict | Abraha’s attempt to destroy the Kaaba ⓘ |
| centralThemeIn | Surah Al-Fil ⓘ |
| chronologicalMarkerFor | Arab dating system before Hijra ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelationTo | birth of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | recitation of Surah Al-Fil ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur’an
Surah Al-Fil ⓘ |
| hasOtherName |
The Elephant
ⓘ
surface form:
Event of the Elephant
Year of the Elephant incident ⓘ |
| hasSourceType |
Islamic oral tradition
ⓘ
religious text ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | sign of God’s protection of Mecca ⓘ |
| involvedAnimal | war elephants ⓘ |
| involvedCommander |
Abraha
ⓘ
surface form:
Abraha al-Ashram
|
| involvedForceType | elephant-led army ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySource | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| mentionedInGenre |
sira literature
ⓘ
tafsir literature ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Aksumite presence in Yemen ⓘ |
| precededBy | construction of Abraha’s cathedral in Sana’a ⓘ |
| preIslamicContext |
Pre-Islamic Arabia
ⓘ
surface form:
pre-Islamic Arabia
|
| primaryElephantName | Mahmud ⓘ |
| QuranChapterNumber | 105 ⓘ |
| QuranicDescriptionOfAttackers | flocks of birds ⓘ |
| QuranicDescriptionOfPunishment | stones of baked clay ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
miraculous divine intervention
ⓘ
protection of the Kaaba ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| result |
annihilation of Abraha’s army
ⓘ
failure of the attack on Mecca ⓘ |
| usedAs |
moral lesson about arrogance and power
ⓘ
sign of divine sovereignty ⓘ |
| viewedByMuslimTraditionAs | historical fact ⓘ |
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Subject: Destruction of the Army of the Elephant Description of subject: The Destruction of the Army of the Elephant refers to the miraculous annihilation of Abraha’s elephant-led force that marched on Mecca, an event commemorated in the Qur’anic chapter Surah Al-Fil.
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