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withdraw from them and see most certainly come upon them
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how they respond.’ The Queen with forces which they will never
of Sheba said, ‘O Counsellors, be able to withstand, and shall
an honourable letter has been most certainly cause them to be
delivered to me. 30 It is from driven from their lands, disgraced
Solomon. It reads, “In the name and humbled!’
of God, Most Gracious, Most 38 Solomon then said, ‘O
Merciful, 31 do not exalt Counsellors, which of you can
yourselves above me, but come bring me her throne before they
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to me in all submission.” Now come to me in submission? A
advise me in this, Counsellors. I demon from among the jinn said,
never decide any affair till I have ‘I will bring it to you before you
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conferred with you.’ They said, get up from your seat. I am
‘We are strong and our prowess strong and trustworthy enough
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in battle is great, but the decision to do it.’ But one of them who
is in your hands, so consider had some knowledge of the Book
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what you will command.’ She said, ‘I will bring it to you in the
said, ‘Surely, when mighty kings twinkling of an eye.’ When
invade a country, they despoil it Solomon saw it placed before
and humiliate its noblest him, he exclaimed, ‘This is by
inhabitants—these men will do the grace of my Lord, to test
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the same— but I shall send whether I am grateful or
them a present and see with what ungrateful. Whosoever is
reply my envoys will return.’ grateful, it is for the good of his
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So when [the envoy] came own self; and whosoever is
to Solomon he said, ‘What! Are ungrateful, then surely my Lord
you offering me wealth? But that is self-sufficient and generous.’
which God has given me is better 41 He said, ‘Disguise her
than that which He has given throne. We shall see whether or
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you. Yet you rejoice in your gift. not she will recognize it.’ When
37 Go back to them: we shall she came to Solomon, she was