Youssef Zayedan revisits the Elephant Story
Writer Youssef Zidan commented on the controversy stirred by his statements regarding the story of the Elephant and Abrahah's destruction of the Kaaba. He confirmed that he does not deny Surah Al-Fil but criticizes the misinterpretation that has reached people through narrations attributed to Wahb ibn Munabbih. He considers that some interpretations rely on Israeli stories that do not align with the historical context. Zidan emphasized that understanding Quranic verses should be the focus of the discussion, criticizing the reliance on unreliable narrations in interpretation. He also expressed that he was not speaking about the Quran itself but about people's understanding of it. Some individuals, including a Saudi prince, responded to him, claiming that Zidan's narrations are fabricated and that his description of the Kaaba as something that could be easily destroyed is inaccurate.
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