| The Quran declares that Allah gave his bondman | | | | move from their place). Allah said: 'Give thanks, house |
| Solomon a unique gift. Allah made the devils | | | | of David and work. 'Yet only a few of my bondmen |
| subservient to him. They fashioned for him | | | | (worshipers) are thankful." |
| whatever he wished like incredible citadels, places of | | | | These verses indicate that Allah made the devils |
| worship, statues, basins, boilers and cauldrons. Allah | | | | subservient to Solomon, and of the jinn there were |
| commanded the devils to strictly obey Solomon; | | | | those who worked before him by means of magic |
| anyone of them which deviates or disobeys would | | | | buildings and other things. |
| have been punished immediately. We need to search | | | | They worked the leave, by the command, of his |
| and dig to discover where such stuffs the devils | | | | Lord and permission of his Lord). And such of them |
| made for King Solomon are. | | | | as deviated from as disobey or rebel against Our |
| These facts are not mentioned in the Bible which | | | | command with which Allah commanded them and/or |
| says that Solomon's women were one thousand. | | | | to him to obey him [Solomon], Allah would make |
| ========= | | | | them taste the chastisement of the Blaze, the Fire in |
| | | | | the Hereafter - but it is also said, [that their |
| King Solomon and the Subservient Devils | | | | chastisement was] in this world, in which case) it is |
| | | | | said that an angel hit with a pillar of fire whoever |
| The fact that Allah made the devils subservient to | | | | disobeyed among the devils. |
| Solomon is found in the following verses: | | | | They fashioned for him whatever he wished: lofty |
| | | | | shrines (places of worship), synagogues and statues, |
| Surah (Chapter) 21:82 | | | | of angels, prophets and other righteous servants so |
| | | | | that people look at them and follow their example of |
| 82] "And some of the devils dived for him and others | | | | worshipping Allah. The use of figures was not |
| did work as well. We (Allah) were watching over | | | | prohibited according to his Law; also, they made |
| them and guarded them." | | | | basins (like wells) stable basins (and boilers built into |
| | | | | the ground) - around each 'basin' up to a thousand |
| This verse indicates that Allah disposed, of the devils | | | | men would gather to eat. Moreover, they did |
| some that dived for him, plunging into the sea and | | | | cauldrons built into the ground, fixed with foundations, |
| bringing out of it Pearls and jewels for Solomon, and | | | | and cannot be moved from their places: these were |
| performed tasks other than that, that is, other than | | | | made from the [rocks of the] mountains of Yemen, |
| diving, such as construction to make wonderful | | | | and to which one ascended by climbing up a ladder. |
| buildings and otherwise. And Allah was watchful over | | | | And Allah said: 'Work, O, House of David, in |
| them, lest they should spoil what they had made, for | | | | obedience to God, in thankfulness, to Him for what |
| whenever they completed a task before nightfall, | | | | He has given you. And few indeed of my servants |
| they would invariably spoil it, unless they were | | | | (bondmen) are thankful', laboring in obedience to Me |
| occupied with some other task. Allah prevented that | | | | (to Allah) in thanks for My favors. |
| anyone transgresses against another in his time. | | | | |
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| Surah (Chapter) 34:12-13 | | | | It is amazing that the Quran declares the fact that |
| | | | | the devils were subservient to King Solomon. They |
| 12] "And to Solomon (we made) the wind (obedient): | | | | fashioned for him whatever he wished |
| its early morning (stride) was a month's (journey), | | | | On the other hand, this fact is not mentioned in the |
| and its evening (stride) was a month's (journey); and | | | | Bible which says that Solomon's women were one |
| we made a font of molten brass to flow for him; | | | | thousand. |
| and there were jinn that worked in front of him, by | | | | ========= |
| the leave of his lord, and if any of them turned aside | | | | Back to the main issue of my series of articles; this is |
| from our command, we made him taste of the | | | | my question to you smart readers: "Is the Quran |
| penalty of the blazing fire." | | | | quoted from the Bible?" |
| 13] "They (the devils) worked for him whatever he | | | | By the way, the disbelieved ignorant Arabs stated |
| wanted, making arches, images, statues, bowls as | | | | that the Quran quoted from the Bible more than |
| basins, and fixed cauldrons (cooking-pots that will not | | | | 1400 years ago! (Read my article about chapter 25). |