Tafheem ul Quran

Surah 27 An-Naml, Ayat 41-41

قَالَ نَكِّرُوۡا لَهَا عَرۡشَهَا نَـنۡظُرۡ اَتَهۡتَدِىۡۤ اَمۡ تَكُوۡنُ مِنَ الَّذِيۡنَ لَا يَهۡتَدُوۡنَ‏ ﴿27:41﴾

(27:41) Solomon said:50" Set the throne before her casually, and let us see whether she gets to the Truth or is one of those who are not guided to what is right."51


Notes

50. As to how the queen reached Jerusalem and how she was received, has been omitted. The story is resumed from the time when she had arrived at the palace to see Prophet Solomon (peace be upon him).

51. This is a meaningful sentence, which means: (1) “Whether she understands or not that it is her own throne which has been fetched in no time from her capital to distant place like Jerusalem;” and also (2) “whether she is guided aright after seeing this wonderful miracle, or persists in her error.” This refutes the wrong idea of the people who say that the Prophet Solomon (peace be upon him) intended to take possession of the throne. Here he himself clearly says that he had done this in order to help the queen see guidance.