Ashab al-Fil: The People of the Elephant
The Army That Came to Destroy the Ka'bahBy Aira Aurora
Length1h 17m
About this audiobook
The Quran tells the story of a army that came to destroy the House of Allah and was destroyed by Allah before it could reach it. The story is told in five verses — five short, powerful verses that describe the event with precision and finality: "Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant? Did He not make their plan into misguidance? And He sent against them birds in flocks, striking them with stones of baked clay, and He made them like eaten straw" (105:1-5).
Audiobook details
GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length1 hr 17 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 17, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title Page
2Introduction: The Year of the Elephant
3Chapter 1: The Surah — Al-Fil and Its Five Verses
4Chapter 2: The Setting — Yemen, Abyssinia, and the Ka'bah
5Chapter 3: Abraha — The Builder and the Destroyer
Show all chaptersShow less
6Chapter 4: The Elephant — Mahmud and the Submission of the Beast
7Chapter 5: The March — The Army Toward Makkah
8Chapter 6: The Defense — Abdul Muttalib and the Trust in Allah
9Chapter 7: The Birds — The Ababil and the Sijjil
10Chapter 8: The Destruction — The End of the Army
11Chapter 9: The Sign — The Year of the Elephant and the Birth of the Prophet
12Chapter 10: The Security of the House — 29:67's Sanctuary-Question, 2:126's Ibrahim-Prayer, and 106:2's Fed-and-Secured
13Disclaimer
14Frequently Asked Questions
15Glossary
16About the Author
17Series Info
Series
Ruqyah: The Recited CureAira Aurora1h 21m$2.99
Money Lenders and Loan Sharks: The Predatory File in the BookAira Aurora1h 58m$2.99
Across Traditions: Quranic Prophets in Judaism and ChristianityAira Aurora1h 33m$2.99
The Unnamed Messengers: Prophets Beyond the Twenty-FiveAira Aurora1h 33m$2.99
Muhammad: The Final Messenger and the Seal of the ProphetsAira Aurora1h 31m$2.99
Al-Kawthar: The Abundance and the RiverAira Aurora1h 23m$2.99
Isa: The Messiah, the Miracles, and the Word from AllahAira Aurora1h 27m$2.99
Al-A'raf: The Heights Between Paradise and HellAira Aurora1h 22m$2.99
Yahya: The Forerunner and the Prophet of PurityAira Aurora1h 30m$2.99
Intercession: Shafa'ahAira Aurora1h 22m$2.99
Zakariya: The Father in Old Age and the Gift of YahyaAira Aurora1h 28m$2.99
The Scale and the Bridge: Al-Mizan wa As-SiratAira Aurora1h 16m$2.99
Yunus: The Reluctant Messenger and the WhaleAira Aurora1h 29m$2.99
Loans, Transfers, and Credit Cards: The Modern Debt-File in the BookAira Aurora1h 50m$2.99
The Judgment: Al-HisabAira Aurora1h 19m$2.99
Alyasa: The Inheritor of the Prophetic MissionAira Aurora1h 33m$2.99
The Six Pillars of Faith in the QuranAira Aurora1h 22m$2.99
Marital Intimacy: The Approach-File in the BookAira Aurora1h 41m$2.99
Prohibition of Gambling: The Maysir-File in the BookAira Aurora2h$2.99
Tabuk: The Last MarchAira Aurora1h 25m$2.99
Proud Police WifeRebecca Lynn4h 52m4.8 (14K)$10 · $0.00
I Hear His Whisper 365 Daily Devotions (Gift Edition)Brian Simmons, Gretchen Rodriguez9h 23m4.8 (2K)$10 · $0.00
A Little God Time for Women Morning & Evening DevotionalBroadStreet Publishing Group LLC15h 15m4.9 (1.2K)$10 · $0.00
The Chosen Presents: A Blended Harmony of the GospelsSteve Laube, Amanda Jenkins, Dallas Jenkins7h 8m4.9 (823)$10 · $0.00
Prayers from the Throne RoomBrian Simmons8h 55m4.9 (256)$10 · $0.00
31 Decrees of Blessing for Your LifePatricia King2h 38m4.8 (1.4K)$10 · $0.00
Loved BabySarah Philpott4h 51m4.8 (1.4K)$10 · $0.00
The QuranAllah23h 7m4.7 (136.1K)$1 · $0.00
The Secret of the RosaryLouis de Montfort6h 1m4.7 (16K)$2 · $0.00
The Holy Qur-an: Text, Translation and CommentaryAbdullah Yusuf Ali22h 16m4.7 (133K)$1 · $0.00
All of Grace (Annotated)Charles Spurgeon5h 1m4.7 (1.3K)$0.99 · $0.00
Steps to ChristEllen G. White3h 12m4.7 (13.8K)$2 · $0.00
The Doctrine and Selected CovenantsJoseph Smith13h 53m4.7 (10.4K)$1.99 · $0.00
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God & Other Sermons (Annotated)Jonathan Edwards7h 51m4.7 (1.5K)$2 · $0.00
Swayam Ki AwaazPrem Rawat8h 34m4.7 (1.1K)$26 · $0.00
Behind the BadgeAdam Davis10h 18m4.7 (2.7K)$10 · $0.00
The New Human Revolution, vol. 1Daisaku Ikeda7h 46m4.7 (669)$12 · $0.00
You Are Worth ItKyle Carpenter, Don Yaeger8h 53m4.7 (4.8K)$29 · $0.00
Praying GraceDavid A. Holland3h 2m4.7 (658)$10 · $0.00
Evidence Not SeenDarlene Deibler Rose11h 11m4.6 (11.9K)$29 · $0.00
You may also like
Shu KingConfucius10h 4m4.0 (1.3K)$2 · $0.00
Myths and Legends of Ancient EgyptLewis Spence10h 45m4.0 (1.8K)$2.30
A History of JudaismMartin Goodman23h 57m4.2 (560)$30
Septuagint - HabakkukScriptural Research Institute51m$4.10 · $0.00
The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman EmpireT. R. Glover12h 7m4.0 (59)$1 · $0.00
Use of Tobacco among North American IndiansRalph Linton56m$2.30
The Mythology of Babylonia and Assyria (Annotated)Donald A. Mackenzie18h 44m4.4 (12)$1.49 · $0.00
The Virgin and ChildKyra Belán, Ernest Renan10h 12m$19 · $0.00
The Old Testament Interpreted: 20 Analytical BooksHarold B. Hunting, Amy Steedman, James Hartwell Willard, Theophilus G. Pinches, T. K. Cheyne, Marian MacLean Finney, Robertson L. Whiteside, A. L. O. E., Noel Hope, Mildred Duff, G. F. Maclear, Emma Howard Wight, Diodorus of Sicily, Flavius Josephus, Tacitus, Celsus, Emperor Julian, Porphyry, Thomas Taylor103h 40m$0.99 · $0.00
History of Ancient Greece and Roman Empire: 24 Essential BooksHerodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Arrian, Livy, Tacitus, Ammianus Marcellinus, Suetonius, Plutarch, Polybius, Sallust, Julius Caesar, Strabo, Flavius Josephus, John Bagnell Bury, Theodor Mommsen, Edward Gibbon862h 17m4.5 (32)$0.99
The Mythology of Celts (Illustrated)J. A. MacCulloch, T. W. Rolleston, W. Y. Evans-Wentz60h 12m$1 · $0.00
The Myths of Mexico & Peru (Annotated)Lewis Spence11h 47m3.3 (153)$2 · $0.00
The Cherubim and the Flaming SwordPastor Philip13m$14 · $0.00
A Few of the World’s Great ReligionsJoseph McCabe26m$3
The Religion of Babylonia and AssyriaMorris Jastrow30h 48m$1 · $0.00
Native American MythologyLewis Spence, James Owen Dorsey, Frank Hamilton Cushing, Washington Matthews, James Mooney, Erminnie A. Smith69h 55m4.1 (115)$0.99 · $0.00
The History of the Ancient CivilizationsMax Duncker92h 50m$1 · $0.00
The Art in Ancient EgyptGeorges Perrot, Charles Chipiez27h4.2 (53)$1.99 · $0.00
Saint PatrickHeman White Chaplin41m$2 · $0.00
Greek Tragedy in the Light of Vase PaintingsJohn H. Huddilston5h$2 · $0.00