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of their country. But their queen is prudent in policy, and is not willing to embroil her country in war. She has the<br />

discrimination to see that Solomon is not like ordinary kings who conquer by violence. Perhaps in her heart she has a<br />

ray of the divine light already, though her people are yet Pagans. She wishes to carry her people with her in whatever<br />

she does, because she is as loyal to them as they are to her. An exchange of presents would probably establish<br />

better relations between the two kingdoms. And perhaps she anticipates some spiritual understanding also, a hope<br />

which was afterwards realised. In Bilqis we have a picture of womanhood, gentle, prudent, and able to tame the wider<br />

passions of her subjects. (27.34)<br />

A. Yusuf Ali Quran Subjects<br />

Solomon<br />

1. Solomon<br />

2.102, 6.84, 21.79, 21.81, 27.15, 34.12, 38.30<br />

2. and the ants<br />

27.18<br />

3. and the Hoopoe<br />

27.22<br />

4. and the Queen of Saba<br />

27.22<br />

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith<br />

Hadith 4.634 Narrated by<br />

Abu Huraira<br />

The Prophet said, "A strong demon from the Jinns came to me yesterday suddenly, so as to spoil my prayer, but Allah<br />

enabled me to overpower him, and so I caught him and intended to tie him to one of the pillars of the mosque so that all of<br />

you might see him, but I remembered the invocation of my brother Solomon: 'And grant me a kingdom such as shall not<br />

belong to any other after me,' (38.35) so I let him go cursed."<br />

YAHYA: (John- The Baptist)<br />

See under “John” - 3:39; 19:12; 21:90;<br />

19:12 - (To his son came the command): "O Yahya! take hold of the Book with might": and We gave<br />

him wisdom even as a youth. 24662467<br />

2466 Time passes. The son is born. In this section of the Sura the centre of interest is Yahya, and the instruction is now<br />

given to him. 'Keep fast hold of Allah's revelation with all your might': for an unbelieving world had either corrupted or<br />

neglected it, and Yahya (John the Baptist) was to prepare the way for, Jesus, who was coming to renew and reinterpret<br />

it. (19.12)<br />

2467 Hukm, translated Wisdom, implies something more than Wisdom; it is the Wisdom or Judgment that is entitied to<br />

judge and command, as in the matter of denouncing sin. (19.12)<br />

2468 John the Baptist did not live long. He was imprisoned by Herod, the tetrarch (provincial ruler under the Roman<br />

Empire), whom he had reproved for his sins, and eventually beheaded at the instigation of the woman with whom<br />

Herod was infatuated. But even in his young life, he was granted (1) wisdom by Allah, for he boldly denounced sin; (2)<br />

gentle pity and love for all Allah's creatures, for he moved among the humble and lowly, and despised "soft raiment";<br />

and (3) purity of life, for he renounced the world and lived in the wilderness. All his work he did in his youth. These<br />

things showed themselves in his conduct, for he was devout, showing love to Allah and to Allah's creatures, and more<br />

particularly to his parents (for we are considering that aspect of his life): this was also shown by the fact that he never<br />

used violence, from an attitude of arrogance, nor entertained a spirit of rebellion against divine Law. (19.13)<br />

YUNUS: (Jonah– Zum Nun – Jonas – Man of the Fish or Whale – Dhu Al Nun)<br />

21:87 - And remember Zun-nun when he departed in wrath: he imagined that We had no power<br />

over him! But he cried through the depths of darkness "There is no god but Thou: Glory to<br />

Thee: I was indeed wrong!" 2744<br />

2744 Zun-nun. "the man of the Fish or the Whale", is the title of Jonah (Yunus), because he was swallowed by a large Fish<br />

or Whale. He was the prophet raised to warn the Assyrian capital Nineveh. For Nineveh see n. 1478 to x. 98. His story<br />

is told in xxxvii. 139-149. When his first warning was unheeded by the people, he denounced Allah's wrath on them.<br />

But they repented and Allah forgave them for the time being. Jonah, meanwhile, departed in wrath, discouraged at the<br />

apparent failure of his mission. He should have remained in the most discouraging circumstances, and relied on the<br />

power of Allah; for Allah had power both over Nineveh and over the Messenger He had sent to Nineveh. He went<br />

away to the sea and took a ship, but apparently the sailors threw him out as a man of bad omen in a storm. He was<br />

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