The Holy Quran 27:17 — Surah An-Naml

Arabic text

وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَيْمَـٰنَ جُنُودُهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ وَٱلطَّيْرِ فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ

Translation

(One day) Sulayman عليه الصلاة والسلام's army of Jinn, men and birds were gathered for him (to march) and they were (so many in number that they had to be) restrained (so that order may be maintained among their ranks).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Sulayman's ﵇ armies of jinn and men: that is, whenever Sulayman ﵇ marched in any direction, he took with him, according to need and expediency, troops from all three kinds of armies: jinn, men and birds.

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