Sunday, March 24, 2024

Quranic stories pt.7 by Sh Tariq Appleby

 The shaitan made their deeds seem attractive to them and barred them from the right way.

Shaitans embellishment of those deeds in one of Shaitan’s weapons.


In my last blog post about this, I said that the Prophet Sulaiman was asking the hoopoe bird about the information, confirming that it is correct and a true statement.


Prophet Sulaiman also said to send a letter to see how they respond.

The Queen ‘later’ announced, “O chiefs Indeed a noble letter has been delivered to me”.


It is from Sulaiman and it reads. “In the Nama of Allah- the Most Compassionate, Most merciful.


It is speculated that he started with بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ ا“لرَّحِيْمِ”


Do not be arrogant with me, but come to me,l fully summiting ‘to Allah’.


She said, “O chiefs! Advise me in these matters of mine, for I would never make any decisions without you”. 


They responded, “We are a people of strength and great ‘military’ might, but the decision yours do decide.


She reasoned, “Indeed, when kings invade a land, they ruin and debase its nobbles, they really do so!

But I will certainly send him a gift and see what ‘response’ my envoys will return with”.


When the chief envoy came to him, he said, “Do you offer me wealth? What Allah has granted me is far greater than what He has granted you. No, it is you who rejoice in ‘receiving’ gifts.


Go back to them, for we will certainly mobilize against them forces which they can never resist, and we will drive them out from there in disgrace, fully humbled.


Even when she is the Queen, with the utmost power and authority, she still asks others for their opinion on her matter, for another point of view.


Sulaiman asked, “Oh chiefs Which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me in full submission?”

One mighty jinn responds, “I can bring it to you before you rise from this council of yours. And I am quite strong and trustworthy for his task.





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