The Holy Quran 27:16 — Surah An-Naml

Arabic text

وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَـٰنُ دَاوُۥدَ ۖ وَقَالَ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ عُلِّمْنَا مَنطِقَ ٱلطَّيْرِ وَأُوتِينَا مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْفَضْلُ ٱلْمُبِينُ

Translation

Sulaymaan عليه الصلاة والسلام succeeded Dawood عليه الصلاة والسلام (as Nabi and king of the Bani Israa'eel) and he (once) said (to them), "O people! We (my father and I) have been taught the speech of the birds and have been granted everything (that is granted to the Ambiyaa عليهم الصلاة والسلام and to kings). This is certainly a manifest bounty (excellent blessing)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Sulayman ﵇, the true heir of Dawud ﵇: that is, of the sons of Dawud ﵇ his real successor was Sulayman ﵇, in whose person Allah combined both prophethood and kingship, and granted him a dominion such as no one received before or after him. He made the jinn, the wind and the birds subservient to him, as will come in Surah Saba.

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