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To be continued...

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At all times in history, God has sent messengers to warn their own societies.

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They have taught their societies of the wisdom of God, preached the true religion and warned people of the Day of Judgment.

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One of these holy individuals is Prophet Suleyman, peace be upon him.

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God bestowed a great kingdom, incomparable wealth, a mighty army supported by genes and birds and superior knowledge upon him.

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The Qur'an contains a great many stories regarding Prophet Suleyman, and there are most important advice and lessons in each one of these.

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In addition, there is another striking aspect to these stories.

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They contain signs of the end times.

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Prophet Dawud, peace be upon him, was one of the prophets sent by God to the children of Israel.

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God revealed the Book of Psalms to Prophet Dawud, who possessed superior knowledge and faith, and later he gave him glad tidings of another gift.

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We gave to Dawud Suleyman.

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What an excellent servant!

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He truly turned to his Lord.

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Prophet Suleyman came to the children of Israel as a prophet, and, just like the other prophets, he called on the children of Israel to believe in God, and to abide by the proper moral values revealed by him.

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He, Suleyman said,

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My Lord, forgive me, and give me a kingdom the like of which will never be granted to anyone after me.

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Truly, you are the ever-giving.

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God accepted his prayer and bestowed upon him great blessings, superior wisdom, and more possessions than anyone else could attain, and a glorious kingdom.

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His kingdom, based on the city of Jerusalem, became the most powerful state of the time.

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Prophet Suleyman had a mighty army, the likes of which had never been seen.

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It was composed of cinns, birds, and men, and was supported by a strong intelligence network.

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God has revealed the following about this army.

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His army was very disciplined, for the three groups that formed it worked together very harmoniously, and without the slightest problem.

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Prophet Suleyman possessed great wealth, and magnificent power.

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But his true aim was to use the blessings given by God in his path.

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Because he possessed superior moral values, and was a role model for all mankind.

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What an excellent servant!

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He truly turned to his Lord.

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One of the most important attributes of Prophet Suleyman revealed in the Qur'an

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is without a doubt his deep faith and superior moral values.

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God tested him with events, both good and bad.

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However, when he encountered any difficulty, anxiety, or blessing, he immediately turned towards God.

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He made every decision with his name in mind, and always took refuge in his generous mercy.

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God has revealed the moral values of Prophet Suleyman in these terms in the Qur'an.

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Suleyman said,

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This is part of my Lord's favor, to test me to see if I will give thanks or show ingratitude.

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Whoever gives thanks only does so to his own gain.

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Whoever is ungrateful, my Lord is rich beyond need, generous.

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It is revealed in the Qur'an that Prophet Suleyman had a great love of animals.

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For instance, he devoted a certain amount of time to horses.

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The true reason for this love was the admiration he felt for God's flawless creative artistry.

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In other words, in watching his horses, he was remembering God due to the perfection of his creation.

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Prophet Suleyman loved his possessions and the splendor of his wealth again because they made him remember God.

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God has revealed this superior attribute in the Qur'an.

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Suleyman said,

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Truly do I love the love of good because of the remembrance of my Lord.

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In short, while possessing power that had been granted to no one else,

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Prophet Suleyman always felt a deep and sincere respect for God.

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And he used all his means to serve his religion.

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God endowed Prophet Suleyman with superior knowledge and blessings.

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And these are clearly revealed in the Qur'an.

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Prophet Suleyman was known for his strong sense of justice.

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He judged with truth, like his father, Prophet Dawud, and solved all disputes most justly.

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His attitude following the loss of the hoopoe bird was one of the finest examples of this.

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It is revealed in the Qur'an that there was a bird called the hoopoe in Prophet Suleyman's army

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and that one day, when inspecting his army, the Prophet was unable to see the hoopoe.

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Still, he inflicted no sudden penalty.

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First, he listened to it carefully and asked it to produce clear proof.

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The Qur'an states,

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He, Suleyman, inspected the birds and said,

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How is it that I do not see the hoopoe?

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Or is it absent without leave?

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I will certainly punish it most severely

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or slaughter it if it does not bring me clear authority.

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O people, we have been taught the speech of birds

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and have been given everything.

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This is indeed a clear favor.

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By God's permission, Prophet Suleyman learned to speak the language of birds.

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He formed an army squadron composed of birds and commanded them as he wished.

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This information is both noteworthy and thought-provoking

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because modern science has indeed revealed

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that birds have their own unique way of speaking to one another.

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This communication takes place on a wavelength inaccessible to the human ear.

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Prophet Suleyman might have been given a knowledge

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to understand these conversations,

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which might have been made possible by technological means.

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It appears from the verses that Prophet Suleyman achieved important results

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by using birds to both carry messages and gather information.

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This knowledge facilitated communication with other countries

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and reaching distant areas.

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This verse may be drawing our attention to a superior technology,

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similar to that which will be used in the end times.

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In fact, these birds may not even refer to birds as we know them,

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but perhaps to unmanned aircrafts.

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Prophet Suleyman also established control over the djinns and the demons.

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God reveals this in Surah Sabah.

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And some of the djinns worked in front of him by his lord's permission.

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When considered from this point of view,

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it may have been an army made up of djinns that looked like birds.

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Or these birds may have been controlled by djinns,

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who Prophet Suleyman could use to make the birds do what he wanted them to do.

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God knows the truth.

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Then, when they reached the valley of the ants,

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an ant said,

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Ants, enter your dwellings so that Suleyman and his troops do not crush you unwittingly.

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He, Suleyman, smiled, laughing at his words, and said,

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My lord, keep me thankful for the blessing you have bestowed on me and my parents.

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Keep me acting rightly, pleasing you,

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and admit me by your mercy among your servants who are righteous.

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Interesting information emerges when these verses are considered.

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The female ant knew that Prophet Suleyman and his army were entering the valley.

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This is an extremely conscious recognition.

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These ants could speak to one another and were aware of what was happening around them.

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This suggests that these creatures may have been djinns.

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God knows the truth.

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Prophet Suleyman's ability to hear the ants talking among themselves

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may indicate a development that will occur in computer technology in the end times.

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For the valley of the ants suggests a special place and special ants.

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The modern term, Silicon Valley, refers to the center of the world of technology.

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Thus, it is very significant that the verse mentions the valley of the ants.

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And today, using ants and other insects as models,

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robots are being developed to serve humanity in such varied areas

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as the defense industry and various technological fields.

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These verses may be signaling such developments.

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And to Suleyman, we gave the fiercely blowing wind,

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speeding at his command toward the land that we had blessed.

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And we had full knowledge of everything.

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God allowed Prophet Suleyman to control the wind and use it as a tool.

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This may be a reference to the use of wind energy in Prophet Suleyman's time.

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The term, fiercely blowing wind, in the verse is also of the greatest interest.

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This phrase may be drawing our attention to a technology

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that will be developed in the end times.

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Aircraft technology.

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And we made a fount of molten copper flow out for him.

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There was another great blessing given to Prophet Suleyman.

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Molten copper.

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Copper is one of the best conductors of electricity and heat

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and plays a significant role in producing electricity.

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At this point, the verse may be indicating a most important fact.

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The advanced technology in the time of Prophet Suleyman

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developed by using electricity.

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The verse contains a most unambiguous term.

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Flow out.

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This may point to the great amounts of electricity produced

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and its widespread use in Prophet Suleyman's time.

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God knows the truth.

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Moreover, in the verse, the term Ayna al-Qitri is employed.

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Many Quranic commentators have interpreted these words as referring to petroleum.

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Today, petroleum is the most basic raw material of technology.

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In his time, Prophet Suleyman may have used it in technological operations.

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God knows the truth.

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God has revealed that he placed certain demons and cins under Prophet Suleyman's command.

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God has revealed that he placed certain demons and cins under Prophet Suleyman's command.

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And he used them on artistic works, in construction activities, and many other areas.

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God reveals this thus in the Quran.

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And some of the demons dived for him, Suleyman, and did other things apart from that.

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And we were watching over them.

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In the same way that this verse contains important information about that time,

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it may also hold some indications regarding the end times.

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The verses refer to entities diving in the sea.

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This verse may inform us of the importance of processing both underground and marine riches.

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But in order to do so, highly advanced technology is needed.

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At this point, some entities worked for Prophet Suleyman,

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and they may have given him technical support and provided human workforce.

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In the end times, through which we are living now, technology is advancing at great speed.

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Thanks to God's mercy of technology,

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undersea research is also making rapid progress,

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and the riches there are being discovered.

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Therefore, it is possible that the meaning of the verse points in this direction.

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God knows the truth.

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God knows the truth.

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God knows the truth.

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God knows the truth.

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God knows the truth.

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God knows the truth.

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And the truth.

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Various events that took place between Prophet Suleyman and the Queen of Saba

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are related in the Quran.

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in a perversion inherited from their ancestors.

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They worshipped the sun.

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The bird known as Hupo in Prophet Suleiman's army

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informed him that the Sabayins were going along with Satan

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and ascribing partners to God

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and failing to keep the true path.

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Hupo said,

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I found both her and her people

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prostrating to the sun instead of God.

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Satan has made their actions seem good to them

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and de-barred them from the way

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so they are not guided.

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After hearing the Hupo's information,

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Prophet Suleiman did not make a sudden decision.

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He ordered an investigation to ascertain its truth.

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This is a proof that he was a provident and just ruler.

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When the facts about the Sabayins were certain,

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Prophet Suleiman sent a letter to the Queen of Saba.

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Take this letter of mine and deliver it to them.

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Then withdraw from them a little

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and see how they respond.

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God reveals the content of this letter in the Quran.

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Do not rise up against me,

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but come to me in submission.

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The letters in decisive, decisive and clear style

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show that it was from a powerful ruler

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and have affected the Queen and her council.

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Prophet Suleiman used his letter

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to explain God's religion and to warn them.

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He did not want to subjugate them to himself.

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Rather, he wanted to lead them toward God

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so that they might become Muslims.

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This shows that he was more interested

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in their belief system

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than in conquering Sabah.

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The Queen of Sabah immediately sought her advisor's advice.

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O council, give me your opinion about this matter.

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It is not my habit to make a final decision

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until I have heard what you have to say.

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Their reply is revealed thus in the Quran.

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They said,

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We possess strength and great military force.

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But the matter is in your hands,

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so consider what you command.

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Realizing that she could not defeat Prophet Suleiman militarily,

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the Queen of Sabah decided to submit to his call.

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She said,

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When kings enter a city,

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they lay waste to it

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and make its mightiest inhabitants the most abased.

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That is what they too will do.

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Then the Queen of Sabah visited Prophet Suleiman.

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And she witnessed his great majesty.

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Greatly influenced by this,

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the Queen immediately believed

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and became a Muslim.

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She was told,

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Enter the courtyard.

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But when she saw it,

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she supposed it to be a pool

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and bared her legs.

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He, Suleiman, said,

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It is a courtyard paved with glass.

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She said,

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My lord,

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I have wronged myself,

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but I have submitted with Suleiman

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to the lord of all the worlds.

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There are a number of striking elements in this account.

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For instance,

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the floor is described as

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paved with glass.

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These words may indicate

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a particular technology of that time.

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The floor may have been

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a giant television screen

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placed in the palace's entrance.

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So, when she saw the screen,

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she thought that she was looking at water.

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These verses may be alluding

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to a different kind of technology

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which will be used in the end times.

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Simulation, for example.

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Today, simulation goggles

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let people think

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that they are in a different place

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than where they are.

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Simulation goggles

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Prophet Suleiman's deep understanding of art,

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which we see in these verses,

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is a very good example for Muslims.

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He used this understanding

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to express his great love for God

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and his wonder at the marvels of his creation.

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in the end times.

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Believing artists

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have produced beautiful works of art

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throughout history.

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With God's permission,

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the power of Muslim art

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will greatly increase in the end times.

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In these verses,

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God may be indicating

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that water will be used

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in the end times

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to produce decorative materials

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with advanced technology.

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These products,

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using water's aesthetic

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and clean appearance,

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may be used in beautiful things

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to recreate the splendor

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of Prophet Suleiman's time.

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Other verses

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concerning Prophet Suleiman

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and the Queen of Saba

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may also contain signs

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regarding the end times.

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He who possessed knowledge

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of the book said,

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I will bring it to you

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before the twinkling

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of your eye ceases.

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And when he,

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Suleiman,

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saw it standing firmly

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in his presence,

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he said,

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This is part of my lord's favor

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to test me

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to see if I will give thanks

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or show in gratitude.

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In these verses,

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the person referred to as

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he who possessed knowledge

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of the book

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says that he can bring

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the throne of the Queen

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to Prophet Suleiman

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before the twinkling

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of an eye ceases.

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In other words,

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very quickly.

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This brings to mind

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a most astonishing phenomenon

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that may be experienced

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in the end times.

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advanced image transfer technology.

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Thanks to the internet,

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people can send

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many kinds of information

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over long distances

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in a very short time.

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Just like the throne's

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transportation

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in the twinkling of an eye.

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The Qur'an informs us

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of another Muslim leader

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who ruled the great kingdom,

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Zul Karnein.

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His life was quite similar

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to Prophet Suleiman's.

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Like Prophet Suleiman,

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Zul Karnein was a ruler

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with great economic,

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military and political power.

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Justice was at the forefront

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of his conception of dominion.

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He found solutions to problems

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using reason and faith.

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Furthermore,

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as revealed in the Qur'an,

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like Prophet Suleiman,

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he commanded jeans

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and used molten copper.

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The dominion exercised

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by Prophet Suleiman

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and Zul Karnein

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is very good news

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for all Muslims

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because these accounts

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may contain

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important indications

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about the end times.

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The golden age will be a time of wealth,

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splendor, beauty, happiness

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and peace.

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Life on earth

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will be like paradise

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because the Qur'an's morality

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will prevail throughout the world.

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Doubtless,

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this is a grace

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and good tidings from God.

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He announces in the Qur'an

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that

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God has promised

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those of you

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who believe

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and do right actions

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that He will make them

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successors in the land

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as He made those

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before them successors,

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will firmly establish

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for them their religion

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with which He is pleased

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and give them,

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in place of their fear,

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security.

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The Hadiths characterize

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the end times

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as a treacherous period

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in which the number of wars

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and conflicts

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will increase

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and the world

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will be in general chaos

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because of the moral degeneration

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arising from people's rebellion

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against religious morality.

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In this period,

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natural disasters

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will be everywhere.

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Poverty will reach

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a previously unknown level.

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Crime rates will soar

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and murder and massacre

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will follow each other.

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But this is only

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the first stage

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of the end times.

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In the second stage,

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God will use the Mahdi

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to rescue people

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from this chaos.

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And the golden age

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indicated in the verse

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will begin.

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The golden age

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will be a time

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when wars

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and conflicts

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will end.

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All irreligious ideologies

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that caused

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so much misery

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will be buried

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in the dark recesses

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of history

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and the world

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will enjoy

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a period of justice

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and abundant blessings.

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Islamic morality

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will spread

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throughout the world

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and people

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will stream

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toward religion.

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Some of the hadiths

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describe this dominance

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of Islamic morality

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such as

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when our Prophet

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may God bless him

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and grant him peace

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speaks of the similarities

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between this period

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and the reigns

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of Prophet Suleiman

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and Zul Karna'in.

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Some of these

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are as follows.

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The Mahdi

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will rule earth

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just like

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Zul Karna'in

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and Prophet Suleiman.

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There have been

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four kings on earth.

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Two were believers

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and two were unbelievers.

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The believers

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were Zul Karna'in

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and Prophet Suleiman

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and the unbelievers

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were Nimrod

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and Nebuchadnezzar.

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There will be

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a fifth king

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from the people

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of my house.

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The term Mahdiism

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connotes the establishment

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of these two leaders

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superior morality

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on a new,

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different

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and broader

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foundation

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in the end time.

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The sovereignty

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of Islamic moral values

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is the most important

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common feature

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of all three ages.

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And there are others.

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By God's permission

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Prophet Suleiman

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ruled over jinns

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and demons,

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spoke to birds,

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heard and understood

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ants talking

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among themselves.

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Of Zul Karna'in

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the Qur'an says

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We had encompassed

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that he had

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knowledge comprising

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essence near him

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or all that he had

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in knowledge.

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Like these two

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blessed believers,

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the Mahdi also

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will have special knowledge.

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One hadith

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reveals the following.

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He is called

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the Mahdi

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because he has

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given guidance

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for a situation

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unknown to anyone.

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Our Prophet,

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may God bless him

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and grant him peace,

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also says

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that the Mahdi,

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like Prophet Suleiman,

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will know

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the language

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of animals

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and have power

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over human beings

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and jinns.

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The Mahdi

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speaks the language

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of birds

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and other animals.

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Therefore,

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his justice

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will manifest itself

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over all people

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and jinns.

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Prophet Suleiman

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used the jinns

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and demons

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under his command

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to construct

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high arches,

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statues,

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huge dishes

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and vats.

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Zul Karneyn

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also used

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a very effective

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construction technique

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to build

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the barricade.

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The hadith

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also allude

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to the great importance

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of construction

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in the Golden Age.

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One of these hadiths

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is as follows.

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The Mahdi

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works in the construction

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of Constantinople

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and other places.

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Prophet Suleiman

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used all his wealth

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and majesty

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for the benefit

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of Muslims.

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The Mahdi, too,

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will use the world's wealth

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to make God's religion

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supreme

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and establish peace

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and high moral standards

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throughout his realm.

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In his time,

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a tolerant dominion

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will prevail.

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There will be

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a Mahdi

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among the people.

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God will send him

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to make people rich.

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People will have comfort

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and good fortune,

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animals will have

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plenty to eat,

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and the soil

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will bring forth plants.

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the Mahdi

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of Muslims.

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The Mahdi

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is a holy person

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whom every Muslim

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must take

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as a role model,

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just like

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the other prophet.

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All mankind

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must take

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his moral values

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and the attitudes

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he adopted

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towards events

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as role models

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and must be devout,

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just,

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modest,

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rational,

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patient,

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and determined

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like him.

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Because this path

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will lead believers

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to great successes

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and victories,

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not just in this world,

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but in the hereafter, too.

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Furthermore,

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the signs in the stories

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about Prophet Suleiman

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are taking place

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in our day,

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one after the other.

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This is clear proof

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that a blessed age

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is approaching.

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God reveals

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the importance

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of the accounts

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regarding the prophets

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in the Quran.

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There is instruction

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in their stories

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for people of intelligence.

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This is not a narration

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which has been invented,

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but confirmation

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of all that came before,

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a clarification

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of everything,

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and a guidance

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and a mercy

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for people who believe.