GCEIslamic Religious StudiesLife of Prophet Muhammad2023

Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) was born in the year commonly referred to as the Year of the Elephant because of

Aa great flood that destroyed the elephant population of Arabia
BAbraha's army of elephants that marched to destroy the Ka'bahCORRECT
Cthe arrival of elephants as gifts to the Quraysh from Ethiopia
Da famous battle fought between elephants and camels near Makkah
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The Year of the Elephant (570 CE) refers to the year Abraha al-Ashram, the Abyssinian viceroy of Yemen, led an army that included elephants to demolish the Ka'bah in Makkah. Allah destroyed the army with birds carrying stones, as recorded in Surah Al-Fil. Prophet Muhammad was born in that same year.
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