Prophet Sulayman (AS) stories for kids
1 title · Ages 4-12
Prophet Sulayman (AS) was a king and a prophet whom Allah taught the speech of the birds, and whose armies were made of people, jinn and birds. The Miraj audiobook and video about him tell children how a hoopoe brought him news of a queen who worshipped the sun, and how she came to believe in Allah.
Audiobooks about Prophet Sulayman (AS)
Who was Prophet Sulayman (AS)?
Sulayman was the son of the Prophet Dawood (AS). Once, as his army marched, an ant warned the other ants to go into their homes so that Sulayman and his soldiers would not crush them without knowing. Sulayman smiled and thanked Allah for His blessings. Allah also made the wind serve him.
One day the hoopoe was missing. It came back with news of the land of Saba, where a queen sat on a great throne, and she and her people prostrated to the sun. Sulayman sent her a letter that began with Bismillah and called her to come to him in submission. She sent him a gift, and he sent it back: what Allah had given him was better. Before she arrived, one who had knowledge of the Book brought her throne to him in the blink of an eye, and in his palace of glass she submitted, with Sulayman, to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
Sulayman and the Queen of Sheba tells the story in five chapters, and in Juz by Juz: Sulaiman and the Hud Hud, Sheikh Azhari and his children tell it with drawing games and a quiz. The audiobook adds details of its own, some from later stories that are not in the Qur'an, and the video's page notes where the Sheikh's telling differs. Each page lists the ayahs it comes from, what your child will learn and questions to talk about together afterwards.
Key lessons children take from these audiobooks
- Only Allah deserves to be worshipped, not the sun or anything He created.
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Frequently asked questions
What did the hoopoe tell Prophet Sulayman (AS)?
That in the land of Saba a queen and her people prostrated to the sun instead of Allah.
What happened to the Queen of Saba?
She visited Sulayman (AS), saw her own throne in his palace, and submitted to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, with Sulayman.
Is the queen's name in the Qur'an?
No. The Qur'an does not name her. The name Bilqis comes from later books, and the Juz by Juz video uses it.
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