The story of the Queen of Sheba
The intelligence of the Queen of Sheba
Evidence remains in the story of the Queen of Sheba
It indicates the intelligence of this queen
And in this episode
Another proof of her intelligence
The Prophet of God, Solomon, peace be upon him
He wanted to test her to find out how smart and intelligent she was
Until men prevailed over them
He said to his soldiers
They denied her her throne
We will see if you will be guided or will you be among those who are not guided
I mean, they changed the features of her throne
This is a big surprise for the Queen of Sheba
Her throne is in Yemen
It is far from the kingdom of Solomon
Transferring the throne takes a long time
The throne is also heavily guarded
People's hands will not reach it
Then changing the features of her throne
Make him suspicious of the observer
Is it her throne or not?
When the Queen of Sheba arrived
To the Prophet of God Solomon, peace be upon him
He offered his army the throne to her
And they told her
Is this your throne?
This is the test he wanted
And the Prophet of God Solomon, peace be upon him
Here the intelligence of this queen or not appears
The answer to the question may be yes or no
If she denied that it was her throne
Although there are signs indicating it
You will be embarrassed
Even if it is proven that it is her throne, despite the differences
You will be embarrassed as well
But it's her intelligence
She replied with a sarcastic answer
She said as if it was him
She neither proved nor denied
She passed this test that the Prophet of God, Solomon, peace be upon him, prepared for her
This is beneficial for those who talk to people
Pay attention to the third possibility of the answer
Because some people want to limit the answer to two ways
Yes or no
With me or against me
The smart interlocutor
He can come up with a third answer
It did not occur to the questioner
Here comes an important question
This is how this smart, intelligent woman
To fall into violation of common sense
So you worship the sun, which does no harm or benefit
Where did her intelligence and acumen go?
Didn't her mind guide her to the corruption of this act?
To prostrate to the sun instead of God
Such a question may be asked today by scholars in different scientific specializations
He has great inventions
However, some of them worship idols
Some of them say that three are one and one is three
No explanation is known for it
Didn't their mind guide them to worship the One Almighty God?
And the invalidity of what they worship
The answer comes to us in the Holy Qur’an from the All-Knowing, the All-Aware, Glory be to Him
To show us where the error is
What happened to people like these from the Queen of Sheba and others
Let people know that every question may be answered or put to the human mind
He has an answer in the Book of God
Either in general or as an explanation
God Almighty said in explaining the answer to this question
What prevented her from worshiping other than God
She was from an unbelieving people
Al-Saadi, may God have mercy on him, said
God Almighty said
What prevented her from worshiping other than God
That is, about Islam
Otherwise, she has the intelligence and acumen to know truth from falsehood
But false beliefs destroy the insight of the heart
She was from an unbelieving people
So she continued their religion
The isolation of one from the people of religion and continuous habit
With something that his mind sees as their misguidance and error
It is rarest of all
This is why it is not surprising that she remains in disbelief
The verse indicates the danger of surrendering to customs and traditions
Without presenting it on the scale of Sharia
Because it prevents a person from accepting the truth
This is the scourge of the people who objected to the call of their prophets
God Almighty said about them
And when they are told, “Follow what God has revealed.”
They said, “Rather, we follow what our fathers taught us to do.”
Even if their fathers did not understand anything and were not guided
And God Almighty said
And when it is said to them, “Come to what God has revealed and to the Messenger.”
They said, “What we found our fathers upon is sufficient for us.”
Even if their fathers knew nothing and were not guided
The people of Hood objected to him by saying:
They said, “You have come to us to worship God alone and to abandon what our fathers worshiped.”
Bring to us what you promise us. You are among the truthful
And Pharaoh's people said to Moses
They said, “You have come to us to distract us from what we found our fathers in.”
And you will have pride in the land, and we will not believe you
And God Almighty said about the people of Saleh
They said, “O Saleh, you were among us as a hope before this.”
Do you forbid us to worship what our fathers worshiped?
We are in doubt about what Mary is calling us to do
He said about the people of Shuaib
They said, “O Shuaib, your prayers command you that we abandon what our fathers worshiped.”
Or we can do with our money whatever we want
You are forbearing and wise
And so are the rest of the prophets and those who follow their path and follow their path
If he calls to God Almighty and follows His law
Some community members confronted him with such words
There is a calling in many societies today
It is sponsored by the public in particular
It is reviving ancient customs and traditions in society
They call it heritage
They are proud of them as the society's ancient customs and ancient traditions
Even if these customs and traditions trace their origins back to the pre-Islamic Arab era
Or return to a deviant religion or a misguided sect
This is a form of obstruction from the path of God, intentionally or unintentionally
The child grows up with such pre-Islamic customs
And the big one grows old at her
Until it settles in people's minds that it is right
Violating or objecting to it is invalid
He fights everyone who denies it and demonstrates God’s ruling on it
And in the story of the Queen of Sheba
A second benefit relates to her intelligence and acumen
We have come across evidence of the intensity of this woman's intelligence and acumen
However
The hoopoe deplores that this smart woman takes over
The position of ruler over men
The Prophet of God Solomon, peace be upon him, agrees with him in his denunciation
May God Almighty grant them permission to do so
And He makes it a Qur’an that will be recited until the Day of Resurrection
So that people know that it is forbidden for a woman to take office
Higher positions over men
It is not due to a lack of intelligence or acumen
The prohibition is for many other things related to the nature of women’s creation
And her nature is what God created for her
And a final benefit related to the intelligence of this queen
It is that the innate lack of intelligence in women does not mean stupidity
God Almighty revealed to His Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace
To inform us of a truth related to the creation of women
It is known only by revelation from God
Only the Creator, Almighty, knows it
So we reported it to our truthful and trustworthy Prophet on the day of Eid
He, may God bless him and grant him peace, said
I have not seen anyone lacking in reason and religion
Go to the heart of the determined man among you
Narrated by Al-Bukhari
Women's innate lack of intelligence is a fact that only stubborn or arrogant people can deny
Or rejecting the words of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace
Or a distortion of its meaning
This deficiency is well recognized by a normal woman herself
She does not express her opinion independently without consulting the man
Knowing that her emotions overpower her judgment and thinking
Unlike the man who rules with his mind before his emotions
What decreased her intellect increased her emotion
To match the job for which he was created
A woman's lack of intelligence does not mean stupidity
A woman's lack of intelligence is not changed by intelligence
It is inherently present in women, even if times change
The Prophet of God, Solomon, explained to the Queen of Sheba
Some of what God has given him of kingdom, power, and knowledge
But the story did not end with this event
We will continue in an upcoming meeting, God willing
Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds
The story of the Queen of Sheba with the Prophet of God Solomon, peace be upon him