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A lone elephant on a plain under a wide sky crossed by flocks of small birds, each carrying a pebble.
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Creatures of the Quran

Birds in Flocks

No. 17 of 50 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA lone elephant on a plain under a wide sky crossed by flocks of small birds, each carrying a pebble.

What it meansAl-Fil (105:3-4) says God sent against the army of the elephant birds in flocks, striking them with stones of baked clay.

Where it worksA dramatic sky for a living room, a stairwell or a long wall.

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