Sulayman and the Queen of Saba
سليمان وملكة سبأ
Encounter · Event
The exchange of letters, delegation, and meeting that ended with the queen's submission to Allah.
Overview
A hoopoe reported Saba's sun worship; Sulayman sent a letter, tested the queen with her throne, and she declared submission with him to Allah.
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- Sulayman and the Queen of Sabaسليمان وملكة سبأ
Sources
Quran references
An-Naml 27:23
AboutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.إِنِّى وَجَدتُّ ٱمْرَأَةًۭ تَمْلِكُهُمْ وَأُوتِيَتْ مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ وَلَهَا عَرْشٌ عَظِيمٌۭ
Indeed, I found [there] a woman ruling them, and she has been given of all things, and she has a great throne.
An-Naml 27:30
AboutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.إِنَّهُۥ مِن سُلَيْمَٰنَ وَإِنَّهُۥ بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Indeed, it is from Solomon, and indeed, it reads: 'In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
An-Naml 27:44
AboutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.قِيلَ لَهَا ٱدْخُلِى ٱلصَّرْحَ ۖ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ حَسِبَتْهُ لُجَّةًۭ وَكَشَفَتْ عَن سَاقَيْهَا ۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ صَرْحٌۭ مُّمَرَّدٌۭ مِّن قَوَارِيرَ ۗ قَالَتْ رَبِّ إِنِّى ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِى وَأَسْلَمْتُ مَعَ سُلَيْمَٰنَ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
She was told, "Enter the palace." But when she saw it, she thought it was a body of water and uncovered her shins [to wade through]. He said, "Indeed, it is a palace [whose floor is] made smooth with glass." She said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, and I submit with Solomon to Allah, Lord of the worlds."
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People
Queen of Saba
ملكة سبأinvolved
The unnamed woman who ruled Saba and came to submit to Allah after corresponding with Sulayman.
Sulayman
سليمانinvolved
Solomon — prophet and ruler given understanding, command of the wind, and forces of humans, jinn, and birds.
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Places
Saba
سبأtook place at
The land ruled by the unnamed queen in Sulayman's narrative and later described through its gardens.
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Concepts
Tawhid
التوحيدassociated with
The oneness of Allah — the foundational doctrine of Islam, declared to Musa at Tuwa and distilled in Surah Al-Ikhlas.
Names of Allah
Divine Names
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Every connection on this page says what it rests on. The label tells you how directly the source supports it.
- Direct textual — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
- The source states this outright.
- Linguistic inference — Linguistic inference. Follows from the wording of the text rather than an explicit statement.
- Follows from the wording of the text rather than an explicit statement.
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Sulayman and the Queen of SabainvolvedQueen of SabaDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.2 src
Evidence
- Quran An-Naml 27:29Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
قَالَتْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ إِنِّىٓ أُلْقِىَ إِلَىَّ كِتَٰبٌۭ كَرِيمٌ
“She said, "O eminent ones, indeed, to me has been delivered a noble letter.”
Open ayah 27:29 → - Quran An-Naml 27:44Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
قِيلَ لَهَا ٱدْخُلِى ٱلصَّرْحَ ۖ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ حَسِبَتْهُ لُجَّةًۭ وَكَشَفَتْ عَن سَاقَيْهَا ۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ صَرْحٌۭ مُّمَرَّدٌۭ مِّن قَوَارِيرَ ۗ قَالَتْ رَبِّ إِنِّى ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِى وَأَسْلَمْتُ مَعَ سُلَيْمَٰنَ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
“She was told, "Enter the palace." But when she saw it, she thought it was a body of water and uncovered her shins [to wade through]. He said, "Indeed, it is a palace [whose floor is] made smooth with glass." She said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, and I submit with Solomon to Allah, Lord of the worlds."”
Open ayah 27:44 →
Sulayman and the Queen of SabainvolvedSulaymanDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.2 src
Evidence
- Quran An-Naml 27:30Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
إِنَّهُۥ مِن سُلَيْمَٰنَ وَإِنَّهُۥ بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
“Indeed, it is from Solomon, and indeed, it reads: 'In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,”
Open ayah 27:30 → - Quran An-Naml 27:44Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
قِيلَ لَهَا ٱدْخُلِى ٱلصَّرْحَ ۖ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ حَسِبَتْهُ لُجَّةًۭ وَكَشَفَتْ عَن سَاقَيْهَا ۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ صَرْحٌۭ مُّمَرَّدٌۭ مِّن قَوَارِيرَ ۗ قَالَتْ رَبِّ إِنِّى ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِى وَأَسْلَمْتُ مَعَ سُلَيْمَٰنَ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
“She was told, "Enter the palace." But when she saw it, she thought it was a body of water and uncovered her shins [to wade through]. He said, "Indeed, it is a palace [whose floor is] made smooth with glass." She said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, and I submit with Solomon to Allah, Lord of the worlds."”
Open ayah 27:44 →
Sulayman and the Queen of Sabaassociated withTawhidDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.1 src
Evidence
- Quran An-Naml 27:44Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
قِيلَ لَهَا ٱدْخُلِى ٱلصَّرْحَ ۖ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ حَسِبَتْهُ لُجَّةًۭ وَكَشَفَتْ عَن سَاقَيْهَا ۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ صَرْحٌۭ مُّمَرَّدٌۭ مِّن قَوَارِيرَ ۗ قَالَتْ رَبِّ إِنِّى ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِى وَأَسْلَمْتُ مَعَ سُلَيْمَٰنَ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
“She was told, "Enter the palace." But when she saw it, she thought it was a body of water and uncovered her shins [to wade through]. He said, "Indeed, it is a palace [whose floor is] made smooth with glass." She said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, and I submit with Solomon to Allah, Lord of the worlds."”
Open ayah 27:44 →
Sulayman and the Queen of Sabatook place atSabaLinguistic — Linguistic inference. Follows from the wording of the text rather than an explicit statement.2 src
The narrative begins with the queen ruling in Saba; the final meeting's precise location is not named.
Evidence
- Quran An-Naml 27:22Linguistic — Linguistic inference. Follows from the wording of the text rather than an explicit statement.
فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍۢ فَقَالَ أَحَطتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإٍۭ بِنَبَإٍۢ يَقِينٍ
“But the hoopoe stayed not long and said, "I have encompassed [in knowledge] that which you have not encompassed, and I have come to you from Sheba with certain news.”
Open ayah 27:22 → - Quran An-Naml 27:23Linguistic — Linguistic inference. Follows from the wording of the text rather than an explicit statement.
إِنِّى وَجَدتُّ ٱمْرَأَةًۭ تَمْلِكُهُمْ وَأُوتِيَتْ مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ وَلَهَا عَرْشٌ عَظِيمٌۭ
“Indeed, I found [there] a woman ruling them, and she has been given of all things, and she has a great throne.”
Open ayah 27:23 →