Sulayman and the Queen of Sheba
A curious hoopoe brings news of a sun-worshipping queen, and Prophet Sulayman (AS) calls her to Allah, in a five-part audiobook for ages 4 to 12.
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What is Sulayman and the Queen of Sheba about?
Sulayman and the Queen of Sheba is an Islamic audiobook for children aged 4 to 12 about a wise king who was also a prophet, a queen who worshipped the sun, and the curious little hoopoe who brought them together.
Allah has given King Sulayman (AS), the son of Prophet Dawud (AS), many gifts. He understands the speech of the beasts and birds, the jinn work for him and the wind obeys him. One day, as he inspects his armies of people, jinn, beasts and birds, one bird is missing: the hoopoe. She arrives late and out of breath, with news from the land of Sheba, where a wise and beautiful queen sits on a magnificent throne, and her people bow down to the sun.
Sulayman sends the hoopoe back with a letter that begins "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful." The queen consults her ministers and chooses friendship over war, sending a caravan of gifts. Sulayman sends it back: what Allah has given him is better. The queen decides to visit him herself. Before she arrives, a man with knowledge of the scriptures brings her throne to Sulayman in the twinkling of an eye. In a palace with a floor of clear glass that looks like water, the queen submits to Allah.
Read by Penelope Rawlins in five chapters, with lively voices for the hoopoe, the eagle and the queen's ministers, it is a Miraj original.
What your child will learn
- Only Allah deserves to be worshipped, not the sun or anything He created.
- Sulayman (AS) began his letter with Bismillah.
- What Allah gives us is better than any riches.
- A wise leader checks the truth and uses kindness before force.
Chapters
- Meet King Sulayman
- Where's the Hoopoe bird?
- Queen Sheba's Palace
- King Sulayman's Message
- Happily Ever After
Where this audiobook comes from
- Surah An-Naml 27:15-19: Allah gives Dawud and Sulayman knowledge; Sulayman is taught the speech of birds, and his armies of jinn, people and birds are gathered.
- Surah An-Naml 27:20-44: The hoopoe brings news of a queen whose people worship the sun; Sulayman's letter begins with Bismillah; he returns her gift; her throne is brought to him; she enters the palace of glass and submits to Allah.
- Surah Saba 34:12: Allah made the wind serve Sulayman, and jinn worked for him by his Lord's permission.
Talk about it afterwards
- Why was the hoopoe late for the inspection?
- How did Sulayman's letter begin?
- Why did Sulayman send the queen's gifts back?
- What made the queen decide to believe in Allah?
Words to know
- Hoopoe
- A bird with a long curved beak and a crest of feathers, called hud hud in Arabic.
- Jinn
- Beings Allah created from smokeless fire.
- Sheba
- A kingdom in the south of Arabia, called Saba in the Qur'an.
- Bismillah
- In the name of Allah.
Frequently asked questions
What age is Sulayman and the Queen of Sheba suitable for?
Children aged 4 to 12. It is a long story in five chapters, so younger children may like to hear one chapter at a time.
Is Sulayman and the Queen of Sheba based on the Qur'an?
Yes. The story of Sulayman, the hoopoe and the queen is told in Surah An-Naml. The audiobook adds many details of its own, such as the talking eagle and the ships.
How long is Sulayman and the Queen of Sheba?
About 38 minutes, in five chapters.
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