Published:21/03/2011
Who brought the throne of Bilqis?
Quote:
“Allaah
has given the jinn powers that he has not given to humans. Allaah has
told us about some of their powers, such as the ability to move and
travel quickly.
An
‘ifreet from among the jinn guaranteed to the Prophet Sulaymaan
(peace be upon him) that he would bring the throne of the Queen of
Yemen to Jerusalem in a moment faster than that needed for a man to
get up from where he was sitting.
Allaah
says (interpretation of the meaning):
“An
‘ifreet (strong one) from the jinns said: ‘I will bring it [her
throne] to you before you rise from your place (council). And verily,
I am indeed strong, and trustworthy for such work.’ One
with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: ‘I will bring it to
you within the twinkling of an eye!’ –
then when Sulaymaan saw it placed before him, he said, ‘This is by
the Grace of my Lord…’” [al-Naml
27:39-40]. http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/2340/jinn
We
are told:
Quote:
“Solomon
asked the jinns in his employ whether anyone among them could bring
her throne to he palace before she arrived. One of them said; "I
will bring it to you before this sitting is over." Solomon
did not react to this offer; it appeared that he was waiting for a
faster means. The jinns competed with each other to please
him. One of them named Ifrit said: "I will fetch it for you in
the twinkling of an eye!"
No
sooner had this one - who had the knowledge of the Book - finished
his phrase than the throne stood before Solomon. The
mission had, indeed, been completed in the blinking of an eye.
Solomon's seat was in Palestine, and the throne of Bilqis had been in
Yemen, two thousand miles away. This was a great miracle performed by
one of those sitting with Solomon.” [end of quote]
Quote:
“...When
the King came to know of her departure, he ordered one of the Jinns
to bring the magnificent throne of the queen in the twinkling of an
eye. The
command was obeyed immediately. When
the queen arrived at the court of Prophet Sulaiman (peace be upon
him) after a long journey, she was asked to identify her throne. She
recognised the throne and said:
"I
am already aware of your power and majesty. I have come to you as
your submissive servant." source: Here
[end
of quote]
We
are led to believe
That
a Jinn(Ifrit)
brought the throne of Bilqis
“One
of them named Ifrit said:
"I
will fetch it for you in the twinkling of an eye!"
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Who brought the throne of Bilqis?
Nobel
Quran: AL-NAML
(THE
ANT, THE ANTS)
27.38
Translation: YUSUF ALI: He
said (to his own men): "Ye chiefs! which of you can
bring me her throne before they come to me in
submission?"
PICKTHAL: He said: O chiefs!
Which of you will bring me her throne before they come unto me,
surrendering?
SHAKIR: He said: O chiefs! which of
you can bring to me her throne before they come to me in submission?
27.39
Translation: YUSUF ALI: Said
an *'Ifrit, of
the Jinns: "I
will bring it to thee before thou rise from thy council: indeed I
have full strength for the purpose, and may be trusted."
PICKTHAL: A
stalwart of the jinn said: I will bring it thee before thou canst
rise from thy place. Lo! I verily am strong and trusty for such
work.
SHAKIR: One
audacious among the jinn said: I will bring it to you before you rise
up from your place; and most surely I am strong (and) trusty for it.
27.40
Translation:
YUSUF ALI: Said *one * who
had knowledge of the Book: "I
will bring it to thee within the twinkling of an eye!" Then
when (Solomon) saw it placed firmly before him, he said: "This
is by the Grace of my Lord!- to
test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful! and if any is grateful,
truly his gratitude is (a gain) for his own soul; but if any is
ungrateful, truly my Lord is Free of all Needs, Supreme in Honour
!"
PICKTHAL: One
with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: I
will bring it thee before thy gaze returneth unto thee. And when he
saw it set in his presence, (Solomon) said: This
is of the bounty of my Lord, that
He may try me whether I give thanks or am ungrateful. Whosoever
giveth thanks he only giveth thanks for (the good of) his own soul;
and whosoever is ungrateful (is ungrateful only to his own soul's
hurt). For lo! my Lord is Absolute in independence,
Bountiful.
SHAKIR: One
who had the knowledge of the Book said: I
will bring it to you in the twinkling of an eye. Then when he saw it
settled beside him, he said: This
is of the grace of my Lord that He may try me whether I am grateful
or ungrateful; and whoever is
grateful, he is grateful only for his own soul, and whoever is
ungrateful, then surely my Lord is Self-sufficient, Honored.
And again...
Hazrat
Sulai'man (AS) asked the jinns
in his employ whether anyone among them could bring her throne to he
palace before she arrived. One of them
said; "I
will bring it to you before this sitting is over."
Sulai'man did not
react to this offer; it
appeared that he was waiting for a
faster means.
The
jinns competed with each other to please him.
* 'Ifrit, of
the Jinns: "I will bring it to thee before thou rise from
thy council: indeed
I have full strength for the purpose, and may be trusted."
But
*No
sooner had this
* one *- who
had the knowledge of the Book -
finished his phrase than the throne
stood before Sulai'man.
The
mission had, indeed, been completed in the blinking of an
eye.
Sulai'man's seat was in Palestine, and the throne of Bilqis
had been in Yemen, two thousand miles away.This was a great miracle
performed by one of those sitting with Hazrat Sulai’man (AS).
Tafsir
Ibn Kathir - Quran Tafsir
(38.
He said: "O chiefs! Which of you can bring me her throne before
they come to me surrendering themselves in obedience (as Muslims)'')
(39. An `Ifrit from the Jinn said: "I will bring it to you
before you rise from your place. And verily, I am indeed strong and
trustworthy for such work.'') (40. One with whom was knowledge of the
Scripture, said: "I will bring it to you within the twinkling of
an eye!'' Then when he saw it placed before him, he said: "This
is by the grace of my Lord -- to test me whether I am grateful or
ungrateful! And whoever is grateful, truly, his gratitude is for
himself; and whoever is ungrateful, certainly my Lord is Rich,
Bountiful.'')
How
the Throne of Bilqis was brought in an Instant
Muhammad
bin Ishaq reported from Yazid bin Ruman:
"When
the messengers returned with word of what Sulayman said, she said:
`By Allah, I knew he was more than a king, and that we have no power
to match him, and that we can gain nothing by being stubborn with
him. So, she sent word to him saying: "I am coming to you with
the leaders of my people to see what you will instruct us to do and
what you are calling us to of your religion.'' Then she issued
commands that her throne, which was made of gold and inlaid with
rubies, chrysolite and pearls, should be placed in the innermost of
seven rooms, one within the other, and all the doors should be
locked. Then she told her deputy whom she was leaving in charge,
"Take care of my people and my throne, and do not let anyone
approach it or see it until I come back to you.'' Then she set off to
meet Sulayman with twelve thousand of her commanders from the leaders
of Yemen, under each of whose command were many thousands of
men.
Sulayman sent the Jinn to
bring him news of her progress and route every day and night, then
when she drew near, he gathered together the
Jinns and humans who were under his control and
said:
(O
chiefs! Which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me
surrendering themselves in obedience (as Muslims)).''
(An
`Ifrit from the Jinn said:)
Mujahid said,
"A giant Jinn.'' Abu
Salih said, "It was as if he was
a mountain.''
(I
will bring it to you before you rise from your place.)
Ibn
`Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "Before you get
up from where you are sitting.''
As-Suddi and
others said: "He used to sit to pass judgements and rulings over
the people, and to eat, from the beginning of the day until noon.''
(And
verily, I am indeed strong and trustworthy for such work.)
Ibn
`Abbas said: "Strong enough to carry it and trustworthy
with the jewels it contains. Sulayman, upon him be peace, said, "I
want it faster than that.'' From this it seems that Sulayman
wanted to bring this throne as a demonstration of the greatness of
the power and authority that Allah had bestowed upon him and the
troops that He had subjugated to him. Power such as had never been
given to anyone else, before or since, so that this would furnish
proof of his prophethood before Bilqis and her people, because this
would be a great and wondrous thing, if he brought her throne as if
he were in her country, before they could come to it, although it was
hidden and protected by so many locked doors. When Sulayman
said, "I want it faster than that,
(One
with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: )
Ibn
`Abbas said, "This
was Asif, the
scribe of Sulayman.'' It was also narrated by Muhammad
bin Ishaq from Yazid
bin Ruman that he was Asif
bin Barkhiya' and
he was a truthful believer who knew the Greatest Name of Allah.
Qatadah said:
"He was a believer among the
humans, and his name
was Asif.''
source: qtafsir.com
Question: When
Solomon (AS) asked his followers ‘who would bring the throne of
Bilqis?’ an ‘Ifrit told him he will bring it before he
rises from his place.
However,
a human being brought it to him in the blink of an eye.
Will you
please give me details on how the man did this?
Tay
al-Ard : -
literally "folding
up of the earth"
is the name for Thaumaturgical Teleportation in the Islamic religious and
philosophical tradition.
A
type of karamat in which instead of moving toward a destination by taking a
step forward, the earth turns toward the traverser rapidly, no matter how far
the destination be.
Ibn
al-Nadim
defines it exactly the same way when he says:
“The
concept of Tei al-Ardh has its roots in the following verses of the Chapter
al-Naml of the Quran: [Qur'an 27:38] [Qur'an 27:39] [Qur'an 27:40]
A
precise definition of Tai al-Ardh has been offered
by Allama Qadhi, one of the masters of Allameh
Tabatabaei:
"The
ceasing and termination of matter in the initial location, and its
appearance and re-creation in its final location (destination)"
A
hadith by Ja'far al-Sadiq (d.148AH) also
confirms that Hazrat Sulai'man (AS)
transports the throne by Tay al-Ard in specific.
A
hadith by Muhammad
al-Baqir e.g. is narrated in
which he attributes the aforementioned esoteric knowledge of Asif
ibn Barakhia to
the Asma 'ullah or
the "names of God".
Hazrat
Asif ibn Barakhia knew only one
letter of it, which enabled him
to traverse the earth in the blink of an eye.
In
these verses, Quranic
interpreters unanimously agree that the "one" referred
to is a human: one
of Solomon's trusted aides by the name of Asif
ibn al-Birkhia .
The
point being that he is a human, not a jinn that has
mastered "the knowledge
of the book" by his
effort and free will (al-Iktisab).
The phrase "twinkling
of an eye" is
translated to mean in a very very short time, i.e. almost
instantaneously.
Note: Hazrat
Sulai'man (AS) sought to teach
the jinn’s that they were not the only ones with the power and
knowledge; he established that the humans had even greater knowledge
and supremacy.
Prominent
figures in Islam such as Hazrat Rumi (ra) for
example, were believed to possess keramat, and writings
from medieval Islam are full of stories and reports of certain
individuals possessing such a trait.
Many
other examples can be found in Attar's Tadhkirat
al-Awliya (Biographies of the Saints), or the works
of Ibn Arabi, as well as other similar chronicles.
Bayazid Bastami (d.260AH) has many such accounts, coloured with mystical flavours, surrounding his life. In one account, he was asked, "They say you walk on water?" "A piece of wood can do that too" he replied. "They say you travel to Mecca at night and return by dawn?" he was asked. "But a bird at flight can do that too" was his answer. "So what is the meaning of being human?" he was asked. "A human is he who does not fasten his heart to anything but God" came his reply. (Risalah Qashiriyah, bab 53. p.650)
In
all such and similar accounts, a certain individual of unusually high
rank Awliya is
seen to have the ability to travel long distances in almost
instantaneous amounts of time.
Asif ibn al-Birkhia learned certain knowledge, which led him to what is referred to as keramat. Muslims view Keramāt as special esoteric powers ordained to a few certain number of individuals (Awliya Allah).
Sufis call the concept tay al-makan ("folding of space"), the word "makan" (location) being used as a synonym for the word "ardh" (earth). Both words are Arabic in origin, and both words are part of the Persian lexicon as well.
Dhū
al-Nūn Misrī (RA) (d.245AH) travelled
extensively during his lifetime, from Egypt to the Maghreb, Antioch,
Yemen and Baghdad – not to mention his being transported to Mecca
through the rolling up of time and space (tayy
al-ard).[ Kawkab, fol. 129b;
Vie merveilleuse, p. 247.]
Ibn
Hajar al-Haitami(d.975AH) (radi
Allahu anhu) wrote in his Fatawa: "The number of those who said
that if a Wali (saint) goes to a very distant place in the West (in a
short time) after he has performed the evening Salaat and if the sun
has not set there yet, he need not perform the evening Salaat for the
second time at that place, are many."
Muhiyuddin
Abu Muhammad Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani al-Hasani wa'l-Husayni
(d.561AH) (RA) had spiritual
powers to hasten to the rescue of those who called him in an hour of
emergency or adversity even from afar, such as the hearing of a
thundering shout that rang, to frighten away marauders who tried to
molest and loot owners of a caravan in the desert of Samarakand, who,
in their hour of peril, called and appealed for the aid of the
Hazrat.
The
miracles of Hazrat Ghousul Azam (ra)
recorded are innumerable, when compared to other Saints.
‘Allama
Sayyid Mahmud Alusi writes:
Shaykh
al-Akbar said: “Asif
bin Barkhiya did Tasarruf with
the throne of Bilqis. He made
it disappear from its location and appear before Sulaiman ‘alaihis
salam and nobody realised this apart from Him who knows everything.
The time that it disappeared [from Bilqis] was exactly the same time
as it appeared [before Sulaiman]. Everything happened in one moment
of time. In chronological terms, Asif only
performed one action because the accomplished people gain a state
where their speech is granted immediate action by the announcement of
“ Kun”
by Allah”. [Ruh al-Ma’ani,
vol.19, p.185]
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By ADHM
Dr Tahir ul Qadri
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Shan Syedna Ghous e Azam (RA)
(Hazrat Asif Barakhia(RA)
Speed of Jibreel(AS)
When
Ibrahim (AS) was Placed in Nimrod's Fire
Jibreel(AS)(angel) was near The Arsh
(Throne) When Allah (SWT) Ordered Him To Go And Cool The Fire Of Nimrod So That
He is Not Harmed.
He Left The Arsh (Throne) And Descended The Seven Heavens And Reached Earth In Time To Cool The Fire.
He Left The Arsh (Throne) And Descended The Seven Heavens And Reached Earth In Time To Cool The Fire.
Also when Allah(SWT)
Ordered Jibreel (AS) To Quickly Go To
The Heavens And Take A Lamb, Then Rush To Mina And Replace Ismail(AS) With A Lamb Before Ibrahim(AS) Struck the
Knife. He Did so before the Time It took Ibrahim(AS) to Raise His Hand to the
Knife.
Also When the Brothers of Yusuf (AS) Placed Him in The Well with a Rope. As The Brothers were about to Throw Him in, Allah (SWT) Ordered Jibreel (AS) Go To Canaan And
Save Yusuf (AS) Before He Landed At The Bottom Of The Well. He Reached the Well and Placed His Wings Underneath Yusuf (AS), Thus Cushioning his Fall.
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The Speed of Light
The Speed of Light
The
speed of light in a vacuum is 299,792.458
km per second . The Sun
is 150 million km away
from Earth and light takes just eight
minutes and 20
seconds to travel
that far.
00:08:20:00:00
186,000 miles
per second
The
greatest speed known to man today is the speed of light!
Our
Galaxy – the Milky Way –
is bigger than we previously thought.
A
new study shows it would take 200,000
years for a spaceship travelling at
the speed of light to go across the entire galaxy.
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This Particle Travels Faster Than Light | Tachyons
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Faster than the Speed of Light
Jibreel (AS)
is an Angel created (with 600 wings) from Light who is capable of
travelling unimaginable distances in an Instant faster
than the speed of light.
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Question?
Who
can travel faster than
Jibreel (AS)?
to
be continued
In
Sha Allah!
