Monday, August 5, 2013

Use your all Powers to bring Humankind to the Right path

In spite of his wealth, glory, and vast empire, Prophet Sulayman (as)
remained a humble and devoted servant of Allah (swt). He spent his
nights in prayers and fasted during the days. He used his power and
might onlyin the way of Allah (swt) to bring humankind to the right
path. For his livelihood, he used to make baskets and sell them in the
market; and with the money he obtained, he bought food and shared it
with the poor.
One day, when he was inspecting the birds, he noticed that a bird
called Hudhud (Hoopoe) was not present. He said,"Where is Hudhud? I
will punish him severely if he remains absent without agood reason."
Shortly after that, Hudhud arrived and told Prophet Sulayman (as) that
he had flown over the land of Saba (Sheba) where he had seen a
beautiful woman ruling over the people. Her name was Bilqees. She had
plenty of wealth, a strong army and a thronemade of gold, diamonds and
other precious stones. He saw her and the people worshipping the sun,
instead of Allah (swt).
Prophet Sulayman (as) was very pleased with Hudhud and gave him a
letter to deliver to Bilqees. Hudhud flew to the land of Saba and
dropped the letter in the lap of Bilqees while she was in the palace.
When Bilqees received the letter, she called her advisors and said, "I
havereceived an honorable letter from Sulayman. It begins In the name
of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful and it reads:"Accept Allah
(swt) and worship only Him. I am his prophet, believe in what I say
and accept my command".

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