Surah Naml ayat 36 Tafsir Quran 27:36

﴿فَلَمَّا جَاءَ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ أَتُمِدُّونَنِ بِمَالٍ فَمَا آتَانِيَ اللَّهُ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا آتَاكُم بَلْ أَنتُم بِهَدِيَّتِكُمْ تَفْرَحُونَ﴾
[ النمل: 36]

27:36 So when they came to Solomon, he said, "Do you provide me with wealth? But what Allah has given me is better than what He has given you. Rather, it is you who rejoice in your gift.

But when he the envoy came to Solomon with the gift and the servants he said ‘Are you supplying me with wealth? What God has given me of prophethood and kingship is better than what He has given you of the things of this world. Nay but it is you and not I who exult in your gift for you pride yourselves upon the possession of the ornaments of this world!

And when the envoys presented Sulayman with the present he said: Do you provide me with wealth! What Allah has conferred on me of His grace that abounds in me far excels all that He has bestowed on you. In fact, it is you - people- who would rejoice with such a gift beyond a common joy. It is evident, said Sulayman, that they rejoice at worldly gains whereas We rejoice at inviting to the path of Allah, for which cause we are ready to fight

The Gift and the Response of Sulayman More than one of the scholars of Tafsir among the Salaf and others stated that she sent him a huge gift of gold, jewels, pearls and other things.
It is apparent that Sulayman, peace be upon him, did not even look at what they brought at all and did not pay any attention to it, but he turned away and said, rebuking them: أَتُمِدُّونَنِ بِمَالٍ ( "Will you help me in wealth" ) meaning, `are you trying to flatter me with wealth so that I will leave you alone with your Shirk and your kingdom' فَمَآ ءَاتَـنِى اللَّهُ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّآ ءَاتَـكُمْ ( What Allah has given me is better than that which He has given you! ) means, `what Allah has given to me of power, wealth and troops, is better than that which you have.' بَلْ أَنتُمْ بِهَدِيَّتِكُمْ تَفْرَحُونَ ( Nay, you rejoice in your gift! ) means, `you are the ones who are influenced by gifts and presents; we will accept nothing from you except Islam or the sword.' ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهِمْ ( Go back to them ) means, with their gift, فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّهُم بِجُنُودٍ لاَّ قِبَلَ لَهُمْ بِهَا ( We verily, shall come to them with armies that they cannot resist, ) they have no power to match them or resist them. وَلَنُخْرِجَنَّهُم مِّنْهَآ أَذِلَّةً ( and we shall drive them out from there in disgrace, ) `we shall drive them out in disgrace from their land.' وَهُمْ صَـغِرُونَ ( and they will be abased. ) means, humiliated and expelled.
When her messengers came back to her with her undelivered gift, and told her what Sulayman said, she and her people paid heed and obeyed him.
She came to him with her troops in submission and humility, honoring Sulayman and intending to follow him in Islam.
When Sulayman, peace be upon him, realized that they were coming to him, he rejoiced greatly.

(27:36) When (the envoy of the queen) came to Solomon, the king said "Do you want to help me with wealth? What God has given me is much more than what He has given you *41 ' May you yourselves rejoice in your gift!

So when they came to Solomon, he meaning

*41) This sentence is not meant to express pride and vanity.
What it means to say is this: "1 have no desire for your wealth; I only desire that you should believe, or at least submit to a righteous system.
if you agree to neither of these alternatives, it is not possible for me to accept the bribes of wealth and leave you tree in the , matter of a polytheistic and wicked system of life.
What my Lord has given me is enough for me to cherish any desire for your wealth.

 

The Gift and the Response of Sulayman More than one of the scholars of Tafsir among the Salaf and others stated that she sent him a huge gift of gold, jewels, pearls and other things.
It is apparent that Sulayman, peace be upon him, did not even look at what they brought at all and did not pay any attention to it, but he turned away and said, rebuking them: أَتُمِدُّونَنِ بِمَالٍ ( "Will you help me in wealth" ) meaning, `are you trying to flatter me with wealth so that I will leave you alone with your Shirk and your kingdom' فَمَآ ءَاتَـنِى اللَّهُ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّآ ءَاتَـكُمْ ( What Allah has given me is better than that which He has given you! ) means, `what Allah has given to me of power, wealth and troops, is better than that which you have.' بَلْ أَنتُمْ بِهَدِيَّتِكُمْ تَفْرَحُونَ ( Nay, you rejoice in your gift! ) means, `you are the ones who are influenced by gifts and presents; we will accept nothing from you except Islam or the sword.' ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهِمْ ( Go back to them ) means, with their gift, فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّهُم بِجُنُودٍ لاَّ قِبَلَ لَهُمْ بِهَا ( We verily, shall come to them with armies that they cannot resist, ) they have no power to match them or resist them. وَلَنُخْرِجَنَّهُم مِّنْهَآ أَذِلَّةً ( and we shall drive them out from there in disgrace, ) `we shall drive them out in disgrace from their land.' وَهُمْ صَـغِرُونَ ( and they will be abased. ) means, humiliated and expelled.
When her messengers came back to her with her undelivered gift, and told her what Sulayman said, she and her people paid heed and obeyed him.
She came to him with her troops in submission and humility, honoring Sulayman and intending to follow him in Islam.
When Sulayman, peace be upon him, realized that they were coming to him, he rejoiced greatly.

So when ( the envoy ) came unto Solomon) when her envoy went to Solomon, ( (the King ) said: What! Would ye help me with wealth) with a gift? ( But that which Allah hath given me ) of prophethood and kingship ( is better than that which He hath given you ) of wealth. ( Nay it is ye (and not I ) who exult in your gift) if it were to be returned to you.

So when (the messengers with the present) came to Sulaiman (Solomon), he said: "Will you help me in wealth? What Allah has given me is better than that which He has given you! Nay, you rejoice in your gift!"

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