Prophet Suleiman was on a mission. Time was limited. He had power and wealth not just more than any person ever existed but more than any country ever! He used his blessings in ways that are very inspiring and pleasing to Allah.
Check out Chapter 27 Verses 17 to 44 (translation by Dr. Mustafa Khattab)
Allah says:
وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَيْمَـٰنَ جُنُودُهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ وَٱلطَّيْرِ فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ 27:17
Solomon’s forces of jinn, humans, and birds were rallied for him, perfectly organized.
And when they came across a valley of ants, an ant warned, “O ants! Go quickly into your homes so Solomon and his armies do not crush you, unknowingly.”
So Solomon smiled in amusement at her words, and prayed, “My Lord! Inspire me to ˹always˺ be thankful for Your favors which You have blessed me and my parents with, and to do good deeds that please you. Admit me, by Your mercy, into ˹the company of˺ Your righteous servants.”
˹One day˺ he inspected the birds, and wondered, “Why is it that I cannot see the hoopoe? Or could he be absent?
I will surely subject him to a severe punishment, or ˹even˺ slaughter him, unless he brings me a compelling excuse.”
It was not long before the bird came and said, “I have found out something you do not know. I have just come to you from Sheba with sure news.
Indeed, I found a woman ruling over them, who has been given everything ˹she needs˺, and who has a magnificent throne.
I found her and her people prostrating to the sun instead of Allah. For Satan has made their deeds appealing to them—hindering them from the ˹Right˺ Way and leaving them unguided—
so they do not prostrate to Allah, Who brings forth what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knows what you ˹all˺ conceal and what you reveal.
˹He is˺ Allah! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him, the Lord of the Mighty Throne.”
Solomon said, “We will see whether you are telling the truth or lying.
Go with this letter of mine and deliver it to them, then stand aside and see how they will respond.”
The Queen ˹later˺ announced, “O chiefs! Indeed, a noble letter has been delivered to me.
It is from Solomon, and it reads: ‘In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.
Do not be arrogant with me, but come to me, fully submitting ˹to Allah˺.’”
She said, “O chiefs! Advise me in this matter of mine, for I would never make any decision without you.”
They responded, “We are a people of strength and great ˹military˺ might, but the decision is yours, so decide what you will command.”
She reasoned, “Indeed, when kings invade a land, they ruin it and debase its nobles. 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, Solomon 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.”
Solomon asked, “O chiefs! Which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me in ˹full˺ submission?”
One mighty jinn responded, “I can bring it to you before you rise from this council of yours. And I am quite strong and trustworthy for this ˹task˺.”
But the one who had knowledge of the Scripture said,1 “I can bring it to you in the blink of an eye.” So when Solomon saw it placed before him, he exclaimed, “This is by the grace of my Lord to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful. And whoever is grateful, it is only for their own good. But whoever is ungrateful, surely my Lord is Self-Sufficient, Most Generous.”
˹Then˺ Solomon said, “Disguise her throne for her so we may see whether she will recognize ˹it˺ or she will not be able to.”
So when she arrived, it was said ˹to her˺, “Is your throne like this?” She replied, “It looks to be the same. We have ˹already˺ received knowledge ˹of Solomon’s prophethood˺1 before this ˹miracle˺, and have submitted ˹to Allah˺.”
But she had been hindered by what she used to worship instead of Allah, for she was indeed from a disbelieving people.
Then she was told, “Enter the palace.” But when she saw the hall, she thought it was a body of water, so she bared her legs. Solomon said. “It is just a palace paved with crystal.” ˹At last˺ she declared, “My Lord! I have certainly wronged my soul. Now I ˹fully˺ submit myself along with Solomon to Allah, the Lord of all worlds.”
Death of Prophet Suleiman:
When We decreed Solomon’s death, nothing indicated to the ˹subjected˺ jinn that he was dead except the termites eating away his staff.1 So when he collapsed, the jinn realized that if they had ˹really˺ known the unseen, they would not have remained in ˹such˺ humiliating servitude. Ch 34 V 14
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Brother alhumdullah glad you spared some time !
Presentation and delivery are key to the content. Executed with simplicity and brilliance. Inshalla please keep them coming. I am learning.
Walaikumsalam Waramatullahi Wabarakatuh. Beautiful on one Your Prophet( pbuh) Ya Rabbi. I do not like lizards for I remember what happen between it and Prophet Ibraheem alaihissalam. Syukran Sheikh. Will continue more later InShaAllah. Wassaalam. Great Job akhi majed … passionate to me 👍May Allah swt bless you more on your love of His deen.. ameen 🤲🏻
ما شاء اللّه، اللّه يبارك في حضرتك استاذنا
May Allah bless you
Salam wa3alaikom brother, jazzak allahoegairen i learned a lot from this videos it was verry interessting also the way you teach ma sha Allah its eassy to follow even my English and arabic are not so good! I want 2 ask you if you can continue 2 teach uss about Solaymen and his book. I think u can help uss a lot a lot of people are suffering from sihr and we make it bigger then it is. I hope u can make another video about this subject. May Allah bless u end your family brother! Ameen
Jazak'Allah khair
Jazak'Allah khair
Mashaallah Sheikh. Djezaak Allah ghair for your lecture
Brother Mahmoud you are right on your speech I do totally agree on your lecture
May Allah reward you for these lessons
MashAllah amazing session. May Allah rewards you brother. May we all reach Jannat e Firdawse together. Ameen.
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جزاك اللهُ خيرًا brother majed
I've heard and read Prophet Sulaiman's(May Allaah's Peace and Blessings be upon him) story quite a few time but one thing I learnt which hadn't before is how you mentioned towards the end of the video that the purpose of Allaah Subhana wa t'aallah mentioning how Prophet Sulaiman passed away right there infront of the jinns yet they did not know. The shaya'teen/jinns couldn't even know what was going on in the 'seen' then how could they even possibly the 'unseen' of which only Allaah knows.
Its been a wonderful and insightful series you did. May Allaah reward you and bless you. Ameen
Wa jazakum Allaahu khairan for this series and others.
It was amazing MashaAllah Tabarakallah…..May Allah bless you and your family with the best of this dunya and akhirah.Sheikh its a humble request can you please try to make a video on reality of evil eye ,magic and envy in Islam.
Mashallah brother Majed.
Can you make a topic bro about why Allah create Everything 🤭😅
Thanks to you Ya brother Majed for teaching us with wisdom and peacefully 💟💕💖 beautifully presented, may Allah grant you and us happyness even more Ameeeeeen !!!
Jazaka Allaho khairan ustadh. May Allah reward you with the highest rank in Jannah with the prophets and the righteous. It was an amazing, interactive journey and I am eager to share this series. By the way, can we expect an another ramadan series this year like you did last with years Story of prophet Mohammed salla Allaho alayhin wasalam ? 😀
Alhumdullah. Jazaka Allah khair for your time in sharing this.
Barak Allah feekum
Masha Allah this is another level of teaching. Jazaka Allah.
Brother Majed Mahmoud, I really love you our beloved brother. I have benefited alot from your lectures.
May Allah make your heart and your family's heart firm upon the truth ameen.
May Allah reward you, and make you and your loved ones go to Jannatul Firdaous.
Our job as Muslims when see something bad is to advise in a kind way and forbid the evil.
I heard that Maghrib institute is not a trustworthy channel, is that true?
If it is true, I hope you look for a place other than maghrib institute.
May Allah guide us ameen
May Allah reward you for teaching people khair brother 🙂
Asalamwrwb Ustaadh Majed! Can't wait for this lecture, n may Allah SWT reward u n ur whole family with Aafiyat ameen thumma ameen!
Waiting to see 😍
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