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Surah Saba, interpretations required of Verses 11, 12, 13 and 14.

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Walaikum As-Salam.  MashAllah, indeed an interesting thread;  very educative. 

I can take care of the other three Verses mentioning my opinion in regard to their interpretations.


"Saying: Make you long coats of mail and measure the links (thereof)."  34:11.  

Coats of mail means jacket covered with or composed of metal rings or plates, serving as armor.  Refers to the military gear of medieval era, that is, steel armors for defense in battlefield. 

The Almighty bestowed on Prophet David the expertise to make shields and armors of steel.  This fact is confirmed by archaeological and historical research works.  According to them, the iron-age started between 1200 and 1000 BC and this was the period of Prophet David (reportedly around 1000 to 965 BC).  Iron age is the discovery of melting and molding iron.  More recent archaeological works in southern Palestine have shown the place was rich in  iron ore.  Prophet David utilized iron for making objects needed for defense during wars.  Around 1200 BC people in the land of Palestine learned the method of melting and molding iron for making chariots used during battles.


"And unto Solomon (We gave) the wind, whereof the morning course was a month's journey and the evening course a month's journey, and We caused the fount of copper to gush forth for him, and (We gave him) certain of the jinn who worked before him by permission of his Rab."  34:12.

This Verse is about the wind made obedient to Prophet Solomon by the Command of Allah Almighty.  Allah is able to do all things.  He is able to give whatever power He wishes to any of His loyal slaves.  "Kun Faya Kun."  In other words, the wind blew at Prophet Solomon's bidding and for his convenience.   As we know, long distance travelling was mostly by sea in ancient times and largely depended on the direction of the wind.   Travelling by ship was also slower and thus, voyages often took a month's journey at sea were made easier and more convenient for Prophet Solomon because of the favorable direction of the wind always blowing for his ships to and fro along his travelling routes.  It was a huge favor from The Almighty shown to Prophet Solomon.
  
Gushing forth of copper apparently refers to discovery of an useful natural resource, another favor from Allah Almighty.

Whether the jinn working for Prophet Solomon were human beings of surrounding regions or those creatures of Allah made by smokeless fire is only known to Allah Almighty.  We can only presume that they may have belonged to some society or entity whom Prophet Solomon governed with his power bestowed on him by The Almighty. 


"And when We decreed death for him, nothing showed his death to them save a creeping creature of the earth which gnawed away his staff. And when he fell the jinn saw clearly how, if they had known the Unseen, they would not have continued in despised toil."  34:14. 

 
The mushriks of Arabia during Prophet Muhammed's (pbuh) time regarded the jinn as associates of Allah and would also often seek refuge in the jinn. They also believed that the jinn knew the unseen.  They approached the jinn for knowledge of the unseen and for fortune telling.  Verse 34:14 repudiates all such false beliefs.

Also see the following Verses where The Almighty rejects all such beliefs of the disbelievers.

"And they imagine kinship between him and the jinn, whereas the jinn know well that they will be brought before (Him)." 37:158 As-Saffat. 

"Yet they ascribe as partners unto Him the jinn, although He did create them, and impute falsely, without knowledge, sons and daughters unto Him. Glorified be He and High Exalted above (all) that they ascribe (unto Him)."  6:100 Al-Anam. 

Coming to Verse 34:14, it  exposes the reality about the jinn that they do not have knowledge of the unseen.  From this Verse of the Quran we understand that death (or natural death) came to Prophet Solomon while he stood with the support of a staff (apparently made of wood) as the jinn continued to perform their duties at his behest.  Some time at that point Prophet Solomon passed away from this world into the next while  a woodlouse (or wood worm) began chewing at his staff.  When the staff was extensively chewed away by the worm, it couldn't support Prophet Solomon's body any longer and his body fell on the ground.  That's when the jinn realized that Prophet Solomon was a mortal man and they were wrong in presuming otherwise claiming to know the unseen.  This is what I understand.  


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