Illustrated frontispiece of Solomon enthroned, depicted on a manuscript from the Safavid era (c. 1539)
Born
Jerusalem, Kingdom of Israel
Died
Jerusalem, Kingdom of Israel
Resting place
Al-Ḥaram ash-Sharīf, Jerusalem
Known for
Enslaving the shayatin, communicating with animals and djinn, and conquering the Kingdom of Sheba
Title
Ruler of the Israelites
Predecessor
Dawud
Successor
Ilyas
Parent
Dawud (father)
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Sulaimān ibn Dāwūd (Arabic: سُلَيْمَان بْن دَاوُوْد, lit.'Solomon, son of David') was, according to the Quran, a nabī (نَبِيّ, lit.'prophet') and ruler of the Israelites. Generally, Islamic tradition holds that he was the third ruler of the Israelites and a wise one.[1]
In Islam, Solomon is regarded as one of the prophets of God who was bestowed with many divine gifts, including the ability to speak to both animals and djinn; he is also said to have enslaved the shayāṭīn (شياطين, lit.'devils') with the support of a staff or ring given to him by God.[2]
Muslims further maintain that he remained a faithful monotheist throughout his life; reigned justly over the whole of the Israelite nation; was blessed with a level of authority that was given to none before him nor after him; being promised nearness to God in Jannah (جَنّة, lit.'Paradise') at the end of his life.[3] Since the rise of Islam, various Muslim historians have regarded Solomon as one of the greatest rulers in history.[4]
^Glasse, Cyril (1988). Concise Encyclopedia of Islam. p. 374.
^Law and Tradition in Classical Islamic Thought: Studies in Honor of Professor Hossein Modarressi. (2013). Vereinigtes Königreich: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 249
^Quran 38:40
^Walker, J.; Fenton, P. (2012). "Sulaymān b. Dāwūd". In P. Bearman; Th. Bianquis; C.E. Bosworth; E. van Donzel; W.P. Heinrichs (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.). Brill. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_7158.
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