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Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Rasul Barzanji, Al-Isha‘ah li-ashrat al-
sa‘ah, p. 186)

Importance Placed on Construction

We know that the Prophet Solomon (as) focused on
construction projects. He built high arches, statues, huge
dishes like cisterns, and great built-in cooking vats by
using the jinns and devils who did his bidding. Everybody
who saw his splendid palace, including the Queen of Saba,
greatly admired it. The technology that Hazrat Dhu'l-
Qarnayn (as) employed to build the wall was so advanced
that it cannot be destroyed, unless Allah wills it.
In the hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad (saas), we are
told that construction will be important during the Golden
Age. During this age, peace, tranquility and a very devel-
oped civilization will be brought to cities. For example,
Hazrat Mahdi (as) works in the construction of Constantinople
and other places. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-
Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntazar, p. 40)

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