Abraha (died 570) was a governor of the territories in Arabia for the Axumite Kingdom, and later king of modern Yemen. Events First mention of the Spear of Destiny (approximate date). ... The term the Middle East sometimes applies to the peninsula alone, but usually refers to the Arabian Peninsula plus the Levant, Mesopotamia, and Iran. ... The Axumite Kingdom, also known as the Aksum Kingdom, was an important trading nation in northeastern Africa, growing from circa the 5th century BC to become an important trading nation by the 1st century AD. It converted to Christianity in 325 or 328 (various sources). ...
Abraha was one of the commanders of king Kaleb's army sent to conquer southern Arabia around 520. Kaleb made Sumuafa' Ashawa' his viceroy for these territories, but after several years Abraha deposed Sumafa' with the help of the Axumite garrisons, and proclaimed himself king. Kaleb then made two attempts to suppress this revolt and recapture his territories in Arabia. The first campaign failed when his army of 3000 defected to Abraha; the second was defeated by Abraha's forces, at which point Kaleb acquiesced to Abraha's revolt (Procopius, Histories 1.20). Events February 20 - Epiphanius elected Patriarch of Constantinople. ... The writings of Procopius of Caesarea (500 ? - 565 ?), in Palestine, are the primary source of information for the rule of the emperor Justinian. ...
When Kaleb died, Abraha made peace with his successor, promising to send tribute and acknowledge him his master.
The Qur'an, the word of Allah, states that he perished in an the invasion of Hejaz in 570, known as the Year of the Elephant. Hejaz (also Hijaz, Hedjaz) is a region in the northwest of present-day Saudi Arabia; its main city is Jeddah, but it is probably better-known for the holy city of Mecca. ... The Year of the Elephant (عام الفيل `Âm al-Fîl) is estimated at 570 AD. According to early Islamic historians such as Ibn Ishaq, the Ethiopian governor of Yemen, Abraha, had built a great church in Sanaa intended to lure the Arabs away from the Kaaba; a man of Quraysh...
According to Procopius, 'Abraha later seized control of Yemen from Esimiphaeus, the Christian Himyarite viceroy appointed by Kaléb, with the support of dissident elements in the Ethiopian occupation force eager to settle in the Yemen, then a rich and fertile land.
An army sent by Kaléb to subdue 'Abraha joined his ranks and killed the ruler sent to replace him (this is perhaps a reference to 'Ariat) and a second army was defeated.
'Abraha's rule was probably confirmed by Kaléb successor, Emperor Bétä-'Esra'él in return for nominal tribute and he went on to become an outstanding figure in Yemeni history, ruling efficiently and promoting the cause of Christianity in the face of the Judaism prevalent in Yemen and the paganism of Central Arabia.
Abraha appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence of his guilt, the refusal to suppress the results of an executed search warrant for his automobile, and the admission into evidence of certain of the victim's statements.
Although Abraha and Haile were cousins, he called her his "sister" and she referred to him as her "brother." Once in the United States, Haile quickly ended the sham marriage, and she became roommates with a man she had met in a refugee camp in Kenya.
Abraha was apprehended on a fugitive warrant on January 24, 1997 at an airport in Kentucky.
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