| The Quran declares that King Solomon had noble | | | | He said, 'Lo! I have preferred, I have desired, the love |
| behaviors, mercy; he loved the Arab horses very | | | | of good things, that is, of horses, in the remembrance |
| much; he was a practitioner of veterinary medicine and | | | | of my Lord', |
| he was an ideal example of the perfect leader! | | | | Then he said: Bring them back to me! Bring back |
| Because of his love and mercy to the horses, the Lord | | | | whatever was shown to me, that is, the horses that |
| rewarded him by what is faster than his horses! | | | | were displayed; and they so brought them back. Then |
| On the other hand, these facts are not mentioned in | | | | he began to pass his hand over (their) legs and their |
| the Bible which says that King Solomon had 1000 | | | | necks (treating them with medications). |
| women belonged to him! | | | | This indicates that King Solomon was a smart |
| ========= | | | | veterinarian and a practitioner of veterinary medicine. |
| Solomon and His Arab Horses | | | | To achieve that, some prerequisites are needed of |
| King Solomon loved the 'Arab horses ' very much. | | | | course; e.g. an extensive background of the basic |
| He loved them because they made him closer to his | | | | sciences such as anatomy and physiology in addition |
| Lord. Using them, he would be able to strike the | | | | to knowledge of pathology and pharmacology. It |
| unbelievers, the enemies of his Lord! | | | | seems likely that King Solomon had great knowledge |
| King Solomon was regularly displaying his horses, | | | | in all of these sciences! |
| taking care of them and he used to treat them from | | | | Not only that, but as a leader of a great kingdom, |
| anything they had. | | | | Solomon used to take care of everything in his |
| The following verses describe how he did display his | | | | kingdom, he heard the speech of the ant and smiled, |
| Arab horses. | | | | he reviewed the birds and knew that the Hoopoe was |
| Surah (Chapter) 38:30-33 | | | | absent and put the devils under strict control! |
| 30] We gave Solomon to David; and he was an | | | | Herein, he displayed and treated his horses! He was |
| excellent worshiper, surely he was penitent; he was | | | | not the kind of leader which sits in his office and |
| ever turning in repentance (toward Allah). | | | | depends on his agents' reports! |
| 31] When his dressage steeds were presented to him | | | | Moreover, the story indicates that King Solomon was |
| at eventide light-footed coursers, | | | | very modest; look at him treating his horses by himself! |
| 32] And he said: lo! I have preferred the love of good | | | | In addition, King Solomon was very merciful to the |
| things to the remembrance of my lord-- until the sun | | | | animals. |
| set and time for the prayer was over, | | | | Because He was like that, Allah rewarded him what |
| 33] "bring them back to Me." then he began to pass his | | | | was better and faster than the horses, and this was |
| hand over (their) legs and their necks." | | | | the wind, which blew at his command as he wished |
| These verses declare that Allah bestowed on David, | | | | (read my article about King Solomon and the Wind). |
| Solomon, his son - what an excellent servant! That is, | | | | ========= |
| Solomon. Truly he was a penitent [soul], always | | | | It is amazing that the Quran declares these facts |
| returning [to Allah] with glorification and remembrance | | | | about King Solomon. He had noble behavior, mercy; he |
| at all times. | | | | loved the Arab horses very much; he was a |
| In other words, King Solomon was ever turning in | | | | practitioner of veterinary medicine and he was an ideal |
| repentance (towards Allah)) he is ever betaking | | | | example of the perfect leader! |
| himself to Allah and engaged in His obedience. | | | | On the other hand, these facts are not mentioned in |
| When one evening - which is the period after midday - | | | | the Bible which says that Solomon's women were one |
| there were displayed before him the prancing steeds | | | | thousand! |
| 'Arab horses ', standing on three legs with the fourth | | | | ========= |
| supported on the edge of the hoof, each horse was a | | | | Back to the main issue of my series of articles; this is |
| 'racer'; the meaning is that these [horses] are such that | | | | my question to you smart readers: "Is the Quran |
| when they are halted they stand still and when they | | | | quoted from the Bible?" |
| run they surpass [others] in speed). One thousand | | | | By the way, the disbelieved ignorant Arabs stated that |
| horses were displayed before him after he had | | | | the Quran quoted from the Bible more than 1400 |
| performed the midday prayer, for he had wanted to | | | | years ago! (Read my article about chapter 25). |
| use them in a holy struggle (jihad) against an enemy. | | | | |