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[And] so they do not prostrate to Allāh, who brings forth what is hidden within the heavens and the earth and knows what you conceal and what you declare -

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Allāh - there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Great Throne."

       

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[Solomon] said, "We will see whether you were truthful or were of the liars.

           

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Take this letter of mine and deliver it to them. Then leave them and see what [answer] they will return."

        

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She said, "O eminent ones, indeed, to me has been delivered a noble letter.

        

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Indeed, it is from Solomon, and indeed, it is [i.e., reads]: 'In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,

     

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Be not haughty with me but come to me in submission [as Muslims].'"

            

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She said, "O eminent ones, advise me in my affair. I would not decide a matter until you witness [for] me."1

            

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They said, "We are men of strength and of great military might, but the command is yours, so see what you will command."

             

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She said, "Indeed kings - when they enter a city, they ruin it and render the honored of its people humbled. And thus do they do.