THE BLOG - King Solomon

Atkal iegrimu pārāk dziļi wikipēdijā. Šādās reizēs gadās atrast visādas superinteresantas lietas. Piemēram šoreiz izlasīju kaudzi rakstu par Jeruzālemes vēsturi un man baigi iepatikās Zālamans. Tipa korānā esot rakstīts, ka viņš ar dieva gribu esot valdījis pār džinnu hordām un vispār esot bijis nenormāli awesome līdz pat brīdim, kad nomira. un drusku arī pēc tam.

Then, when We decreed Solomon's death, nothing showed them his death except a little worm of the earth, which kept gnawing away at his staff: so when he fell down, the Jinns saw plainly that if they had known the unseen, they would not have tarried in the humiliating Penalty of their Task. [Qur'an 34:14]

According to Muslim tradition, when Solomon died he was standing watching the work of his Jinn, while leaning on his cane. There he silently died, but did not fall. He remained in this position, and the Jinn, thinking he was still alive watching them work, kept working. But termites were eating the cane, so that the body of Solomon fell after forty days.

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There is more: according to the Rabbinical literature, His control over the demons, spirits, and animals augmented his splendor, the demons bringing him precious stones, besides water from distant countries to irrigate his exotic plants. The beasts and fowl of their own accord entered the kitchen of Solomon's palace, so that they might be used as food for him, and extravagant meals for him were prepared daily by each of his 700 wives and 300 concubines, with the thought that perhaps the king would feast that day in her house.

YEAH!