Hazrat Sulaiman (Alayhi As-Salaam) was the son of Hazrat
Dawud (Alayhi As-Salaam).Hazrat Dawud (Alayhi As-Salaam) was also a Prophet and
a king. Hazrat Sulaiman (Alayhi As-Salaam) had some special abilities. You’ll
be amazed to know that he understood the language of all birds and could also
speak to them.
Allah Taala had blessed him abundantly to rule his kingdom.
He had huge armies of jinn, men, birds, wild animals along with immense
knowledge of many other things.
One day Hazrat Sulaiman (Alayhi As-Salaam) was walking
towards a valley with his huge army. Upon seeing the huge army entering the
valley, an ant screamed and warned other ants of their arrival. She told them
to move away and go to their homes, so that they don’t get stepped upon by
them. Hazrat Sulaiman (Alayhi As-Salaam)
was amused on hearing this. He thanked Allah Taala for granting him special
ability to understand the silent creatures.
He made dua. In this dua he asks Allah Taala to enable him
to thank Allah Taala for his favours on him and his parents and also enable him
to do good deeds that please Allah Taala and make him among his righteous
slaves.
This should be our attitude when Allah Taala blesses us with
good things. Hazrat Sulaiman (AlayhiAs-Salaam) was always thankful to Allah Taala and an obedient Muslim.
Hazrat Sulaiman (Alayhi As-Salaam) also had a hoopoe bird in
his army. One day Hoopoe informed him that a place called Sheba was being ruled
by a Queen called Belqis. The Queen was very rich and had a precious throne
made of pearls and gold. But she and her people did not worship Allah Taala.
Instead they worshipped Sun which is created by Allah Taala. Devil had fooled them into
thinking that Sun is their God.
Hazrat Sulaiman (Alayhi As-Salaam) was angry with this and
wanted to guide them to straight path: the path of Islam where we worship AllahTaala alone. He sent a letter to them inviting them to become Muslims.
On receiving the letter, Queen Belqis sent Hazrat Sulaiman (AlayhiAs-Salaam) a gift to bribe him and to make friendship. But Hazrat Sulaiman (Alayhi
As-Salaam) refused this offer as he was a Prophet of Allah Taala and could not
tolerate their association of partners with Allah Taala.
He sent a threat to them that if they do not become Muslims,
he will send a huge army against them and destroy them. The Queen surrendered
on receiving this warning as she knew very well that she would be defeated by
the huge army of Hazrat Sulaiman (Alayhi As-Salaam).
Hazrat Sulaiman (Alayhi As-Salaam) ordered one of the jinns
to bring Queen’s throne to his palace before she comes to him. A jinn brought
the throne in the time it takes to wink even though the two kingdoms were very
far from each other.
Hazrat Sulaiman (Alayhi As-Salaam) changed some ornaments of
the throne. When the Queen reached his palace to surrender herself, Hazrat Sulaiman (Alayhi As-Salaam) asked her if she
could recognise her throne. She was not able to recognise her own throne
because it was changed a little bit and also she could not believe how it could
have reached from her palace to here.
Hazrat Sulaiman’s majestic palace was made of crystal glass.
And there were water streams all over with lots of fishes in it. You can
imagine it as an aquarium. When Queen Bilqis was entering it, she mistook it
for a pool and uncovered her legs. But she was told that it is crystal glass
and not a pool.
Hazrat Sulaiman (Alayhi As-Salaam) married her and let her
rule Yemen.....
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