The Prophet Muhammad was born in Mecca, about 200 AD from the Holy Mosque, on Monday before the dawn of 12 Rabi'ul the beginning of the Elephant year coincided with April 20, 571 AD Named the year of the Elephant because at that time Abraha's army from Yemen attacked Ka ' bah with the intention of breaking it down. They came riding elephants. But the attack failed miserably because God sent Ababil's birds who dropped rocks from hell to them. As Allah told Almighty on the letter Al Fiil.