Allah "protects" the Kaaba. (Epic Fail!)

Al-Fil, or The Elephant

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

1.  Seest thou not how thy Lord DEALT with the Companions of the Elephant?

2.  Did He not Make their treacherous plan go astray?

3.  And He sent against them FLIGHTS of BIRDS.

4.  STRIKING them with STONES OF BAKED CLAY.

5.  Then did He make them like an empty field of stalks and straw, (of which the corn) has been eaten up.

So, what exactly is this Surah saying? To understand these verses, we need to know the story behind them as described in the Sirat (life of Muhammad). With that, let's begin.....

Once Upon A Time, a military commander named Abrahah Al-Ashram built a huge and magnificent church (which the likes have never been seen before) in honor of the King of Ethopia, King An-Najashi and to divert pilgrims from the Kaaba. In retaliation one of the pagans defecated inside the holy church. Abrahah then vowed to destroy the Kaaba by sending an army with elephants.

But Allah knew of their wicked plans and decided to destroy Abrahah's army. So he sent black birds, each carrying three stones with their beaks and claws. When the birds approached the army they gave a loud cry and flung their stones. Allah then sent a fierce wind to increase the speed of the stones so that they passed through the men and all was destroyed.

From this story we learn that Allah really, really loves the Kaaba. But, how has the Kaaba fared since Muhammad? According to history, not too well. In 683 (or 756) the Umayyad forces attacked Mecca. Rocks fired from Catapults destroyed (or partially) destroyed the Kaaba and smashed the holy black stone into pieces in the process. The fragments of the stone later had to be joined together will a silver ligament (Thus giving its familiar appearance we see today). If that wasn't enough, in 930 the Qarmatians attacked Mecca during the Hajj. Massacred pilgrims were thrown in the holy Zamzam well and the black stone was STOLEN and held for ransom for 22 years!

Hmmmmm.  Why would Allah protect the Kaaba and the black stone under pagan rule? But  under Muslim ownership, Allah allows the Kaaba to be destroyed twice, flooded and his holy black stone  to be SMASHED, DESECRATED, STOLEN and held for RANSOM???

 1941 Mecca Flood. The Kaaba sits in filthy flood water. No love from Allah.