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'''Abraha''' (Arabic: {{ia|أبرهة) or '''Abraha al-Ashram''' (Arabic: {{ia|أبرهة الأشرم) was the king of [[Yemen]] and the commander of the [[army of the elephants]] who marched to [[Mecca]] to destroy the [[Ka'ba]] but was defeated by [[flocks of birds]] throwing pieces of shale. Abraha later died in Yemen from the injuries he had in that incident. | '''Abraha''' (Arabic: {{ia|أبرهة}}) or '''Abraha al-Ashram''' (Arabic: {{ia|أبرهة الأشرم}}) was the king of [[Yemen]] and the commander of the [[army of the elephants]] who marched to [[Mecca]] to destroy the [[Ka'ba]] but was defeated by [[flocks of birds]] throwing pieces of shale. Abraha later died in Yemen from the injuries he had in that incident. | ||
Abraha was the ruler of Yemen and a follower of [[Christianity]]. His motive for destroying the Ka'ba was to react to the disrespect of one of the Yemenis to the church he had built to prevent them from traveling to Mecca. The spread of Christianity and the interests of Rome and [[Abyssinia]] were also considered among the other motives of his attack on Mecca. | Abraha was the ruler of Yemen and a follower of [[Christianity]]. His motive for destroying the Ka'ba was to react to the disrespect of one of the Yemenis to the church he had built to prevent them from traveling to Mecca. The spread of Christianity and the interests of Rome and [[Abyssinia]] were also considered among the other motives of his attack on Mecca. | ||