The Greatness of the Virtues of Surah Al-Fil, a Guide to Fight Oppression

Dahsyatnya Keutamaan Surat Al-Fil, Jadi Pegangan Melawan Kezaliman

The Great Virtue of Surah Al-Fil, Becoming a Guide Against Injustice

Dream - Surat Al-Fil is one of the surahs in juz 30. This surah is often recited during prayer as a short surah. According to Prof Quraish Shihab, Surat Al-Fil means 'elephant'. This surah explains the story of the failure of Abrahah Al Asyram Al Habsyah's expansion to Mecca with an army of elephants.

The Greatness of the Virtues of Surah Al-Fil, a Guide to Fight Oppression

Abrahah deployed an army of elephants sent from Yemen towards Mecca to carry out a mission to destroy the Kaaba. Surah Al-Fil was revealed as evidence of the truth of the last verse concerning the destruction of the transgressors. Surah Al-Fil is the 19th revealed surah. This surah, consisting of five verses, was revealed after Surah Quraysh. Surah Al-Fil has many virtues for a Muslim who recites it. It can be a practice to combat enemies and oppression. For a more detailed review, let's take a look at the following!

The Reason for the Revelation of Surah Al-Fil

"Surat Al-Fil tells the story of an army of elephants that attacked the city of Mecca. However, before their mission to destroy the Kaaba could be accomplished, the army of elephants was destroyed by Allah. A flock of Ababil birds was commanded by Allah to attack the army of Abrahah and his soldiers. Those Ababil birds carried hot stones from hell to be thrown at Abrahah's army."

"Changing the Qibla to the Cathedral"

The story happened before the birth of Prophet Muhammad SAW, where the army of the Habsyah king with elephant vehicles attacked the city of Mecca. The reason for the attack was the desire of King Abrahah, who called on the Arab people to change their qibla. Initially, the qibla moved from the Kaaba to the Cathedral in Sana'a. Abrahah wanted to make the cathedral the center of religious rituals, replacing the Kaaba.

This mission aims to prevent the Arab community from coming to the Kaaba. Abrahah wants the entire global community to perform the Hajj pilgrimage in Sana'a, not in the Kaaba.

Desire to Dominate the Economy

Another mission of this attack was carried out due to power and economic factors. Abrahah had the ambition to cut off the role and influence of the Quraysh people in the field of trade. Because the Quraysh people at that time had a strategy for their role and dominated trade between Yemen and Syria. The desire to destroy the Kaaba originated from a feeling of envy towards the Arab people. Because many people flocked to Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage. This triggered a significant economic circulation there. This is what made Abrahah want to change the direction of the religious qibla to Yemen.

"Proudly Presenting the Church to King Najasyi"

Ulama tafsir argue that Abrahah was the governor of the Najasi region in Yemen. At that time, Abrahah built a large church in one of the cities in Yemen. He boasted about the church to King Najasi, claiming that the cathedral he built was a church that had never existed in previous eras of kings.

Keutamaan Membaca Surat Al-Fil yang Dahsyat

"The Virtue of Reading the Powerful Surah Al-Fil"

1. Wirid to Achieve Victory

"If the letter of Al Fil is read during battle, the enemy will flee on their own because they will be haunted by a terrifying sense of fear. It is more important for the leader of the army and his troops to read the letter of Al Fil with hope and full trust in Allah SWT."

2. Practice to Fight Enemy Disturbances

The text in 'Bahasa' translates to the following in 'English' while preserving any HTML tags: "Surat Al Fil can be used to protect oneself from enemy threats. If someone is threatened by an enemy and feels scared and confused, then read Surat Al Fil, God willing, the Lord will protect from enemy attacks."

3. Hold on to Fight Against Injustice

Surat Al Fil can be used as a guide, by writing it and then planting it in the house of the oppressive enemy, so that the house is as if being pelted with stones, causing the oppressor to be unable to stay in their house anymore.

4. Practices to Stay Safe from Danger

If during the dawn prayer, the first rak'ah after reciting Surah Al-Fatihah is followed by reciting Surah Al-Insyirah, while the second rak'ah recites Surah Al-Fil, then these are some of the special virtues of Surah Al-Fil.

Prayer to ease all matters

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