Hazrat Sulaiman AS Story The Prophet Stories in English
Assalamu Alaikum!
Walaikum Assalam!
What are you doing Amir?
I was watching the ants Baba!
They are so amazing!
Why are you so impressed
with the ants?
I don’t know..
Just look at them!
In spite of being so small
creatures, they are so disciplined!
They always form a line
while going anywhere,
and they are all so hardworking!
That’s true my son!
Now tell me, have you heard the story
of Prophet Sulaiman (as) and the Ants?
No Baba, I haven’t! Can you
please tell that to me?
Inshaallah, I will tell you the story now.
Come lets sit down on a rock here
Now listen carefully!
Bismillah!
The Story of Prophet
Sulaiman (as)
In the last episode, we saw how wise
Prophet Sulaiman (as) was,
even when he was a child.
After the death of Prophet Dawud
(as), Sulaiman (as) became the King.
He begged Allah(swt) for a kingdom such
as none after him would have.
Allah (swt) granted
him his wish.
Besides the wisdom, Allah(swt) had
blessed the Prophet with many abilities.
He could command the
wind as he pleased
And he could understand the language of
birds and animals, and even talk to them!
The Prophet ruled
the kingdom wisely,
and at his commands, they built huge
temples, fortresses, towes and palaces.
Once, Prophet Sulaiman (as) and his
army, were passing through a valley,
while going to Askalon
While they were passing through the
valley, an ant saw the approaching army
He then cried out to
warn the other ants
“Run to your homes! Or else, Sulaiman and
his army will unintentionally crush you!”
The Prophet was very
amused to hear this.
“Even this small ant knows that
I’m a prophet!” He thought
He then thanked Allah(swt)
for saving the ant’s lives!
Sulaiman (as) had jinns and birds
serving in his army as well!
They were all kept in order and ranks,
and the Prophet demanded
strict discipline among them.
That is why he was very upset
to find that one bird,
the hoopoe, was absent
without his consent.
However, the bird soon appeared
to explain his absence.
The little bird had been scouting in areas
where the Prophet had not yet scouted.
“I have discovered something
which you are not aware of.
I am coming from Sab’a
with important news”
The Prophet’s anger subsided
and he became curious.
The bird continued “Sab’a is ruled by a
Queen named Bilqis
who has plenty of everything,
even a splendid throne!”
But in spite of all this wealth, they are
worshipping the Sun instead of Allah!
The Prophet wanted to test if the
Hoopoe was saying the truth,
so he sent a letter
to the queen.
The bird carried the letter
to the kingdom of Bilqis
The Hoopoe dropped the letter in front
of the queen and flew away to hide.
The queen opened the letter, and she
read the greetings from the Prophet.
The Prophet had also asked
her to submit to Allah (swt)
The queen was very disturbed,
so she summoned her advisors.
They told her that even though their
country had the strength to wage a war,
they wanted her to arrive
at a peaceful settlement.
Then they came up with an idea!
They decided to send their messengers
to the Prophet’s palace
on the pretext of carrying gifts.
They asked the messengers to learn
about the Prophet’s army and kingdom!
When the messengers arrived
at the Prophet’s palace,
they realized that Sab’a was nothing
compared to the Prophet’s kingdom!
They were surprised to see the lions,
tigers and birds serving in the army!
And when they walked
into the palace,
they realized that Sab’a’s wealth was
nothing compared to the Prophet’s.
Even the floors of the palace was
made of Sandalwood and Gold!
Sulaiman (as) realized that the messengers
were here to gather information about him.
When the messengers offered the gifts, they
were shocked to see the Prophet’s reaction!
The Prophet told them “Allah has given
me enough wealth, and a large kingdom!
He has even made me a Prophet”
He then asked them not to open the covers
of the gifts, and to take them back.
He also sent a message to the queen
warning to destroy their country,
if she didn’t accept Allah (swt)
The queens envoy returned with the
gifts, and gave her the message.
They also told her about the
wonderful things they had seen.
Instead of taking offence, she
decided to visit the Prophet.
She asked one of the messengers to
inform the Prophet
that she was on her way to meet Him
Accompanied by her royal officials
and servants, she left Sab’a.
When Sulaiman (as) heard that the Queen of
Sab’a was on her way,
he decided to test her.
He asked the jinns standing before him,
if they could bring the throne of Bilqis,
before the queen reached
One of the jinns placed the throne
before him within the blink of an eye!
He then had the throne
disguised to test whether the queen
would accept it in its changed condition.
When Bilqis arrived at the palace, she
was welcomed with pomp and ceremony.
The Prophet then asked her pointing at
the throne, if this belonged to her
Bilqis was confused.
She looked at the
throne again and again.
After much confusion, she said “It looks
so, it resembles mine very much!”
The Prophet judged that she was
intelligent and diplomatic.
He then invited her
to the great hall.
The floor of this hall
was laid in solid glass!
When the queen entered the hall,
she thought this was water.
So she lifted her skirt lightly,
from the fear of wetting it.
The Prophet then informed her that this
was actually glass, and not water!
Bilqis was amazed!
She had never seen
such things before!
She realized that she was in the company
of a very knowledgeable person,
who was not only a great ruler,
but also a messenger of Allah(swt)!
When she returned to Sab’a, she understood
that the sun which they worshipped
was nothing but one of Allah’s creations
She repented, gave up worshipping the
sun, and asked her people to do the same.
Sulaiman (as) lived amidst glory,
and all creatures obeyed him.
His death like his
life was also unique!
One day the prophet was sitting
holding his staff,
overseeing the jinns working at the mine.
The Prophet died sitting
in that position .
For a long time no one was aware of
his death, as he was sitting erect!
The jinns continued to work in the mine,
thinking that the Prophet was
watching over them.
They kept working for
many days like this
Many days later, a hungry ant began
nibbling at the Prophet’s staff.
It continued to do so,
eating lower part of the staff,
until it fell out of the Prophet’s hand.
When the body was no longer supported
by the staff, it fell down!
Mashallah!
That was an amazing story!
I’m glad you liked it my son!
Now shall I ask you
a few questions?
Yes Baba, I’m ready
Alright, now tell me what were the
special powers of Prophet Sulaiman (as)?
The prophet to understand
the language of animals
And… He could
command the winds!!
Great ! That was right!
Now for the next question.
When the Prophet was marching
through the army,
did the ants think that Prophet would
kill them intentionally?
No, the ants realized that he
was a Prophet,
thats why he shouted that the Prophet
may kill them unknowingly
That’s correct again!
Now tell me why did the
Hoopoe go missing?
The hoopoe was scouting the
lands for the Prophet,
and it had found the kingdom of Sab’a.
That’s right again!
What was the message that the
Prophet sent to the queen of Sab’a?
The Prophet sent his greetings, and also
asked the queen to submit to Allah(swt)!
And did the queen
submit to Allah (swt)?
Not at first! She sent gifts to
the Prophet hoping to please him.
She asked the messengers to
find more about their army
Why didn’t the Prophet
accept their gifts?
The Prophet told them that he had received
better gifts from his god,
and asked them to take it back
Did Bilqis get angry when
her gifts were rejected?
No.. It was then that she
decided to pay him a visit
And what did she realize
when she met the Prophet?
She realized that the Prophet was not
only a knowledgeable person,
but also a messenger of the God.
Mashallah! You gave all the
right answers today my son.
