I -as want to ascend to its height and look at my -as kingdom.

I -as want to ascend to its height and look at my -as kingdom. Therefore, no one is permitted to seek permission to see me -as for I -as do not wish to be disturbed for this day of mine -as ’. They said, ‘Yes’. When it was the morning, he -as grabbed his -as staff and ascended to the high place from his castle, and paused reclining upon his -as staff, he -as looked at his -as kingdom, delighted at what he -as had been Given, joyous with what he -as had been Gifted with.

(Suddenly) he -as saw a youth with a beautiful face and clothes coming towards him -as from one of the places of his -as castle. When Suleyman -as saw him, he -as said to him: ‘Who allowed you to enter into this castle, and I -as have intended that I -as should be alone in it, for this day? And by whose permission have you entered?’ The youth said: ‘It was its Lord -azwj Who Made me enter into this castle, and it is by His -azwj Permission that I entered’.

So he -as said: ‘Its Lord -azwj is more rightful for it that I -as am. So, who are you?’ He said: ‘I am the Angel of death’. He -as said: ‘And with regards to whom have you come?’ He said: ‘I have come for the capture of your -as soul’. He -as said: ‘Go ahead and do what you have been Commanded to do, for this is my -as day of delight, and Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic has Refused that there should be delight for me -as , without meeting Him -azwj ’.

The Angel of Death captured his -as soul whilst he -as was reclining upon his -as staff. Thus, Suleyman -as remained reclining upon his -as staff, and he -as was dead, for as long as Allah -azwj so Desired it. And the people were looking at him -as and they were under the impression that he -as was alive.

They were Tried with regards to it, and they differed, so from among them was one who said, ‘Suleyman -as has remained reclining upon his -as staff this day for a long time, and he -as is not getting tire, nor is he -as eating, and is not drinking! He -as is a lord unto us and it obligates us that we should serve him -as ’.

And a group of people said: ‘Surely, Suleyman -as is a magician, and he -as is watching us, and he -asws is pausing upon his -as staff, so he -as has cast a spell upon our eyes, and it is not like that’. And the Momineen said: ‘Surely, Suleyman -as is a servant of Allah -azwj and is His -azwj Prophet -as . Allah -azwj Regulates the affairs with whatsoever He -azwj Desires to’. Whilst they were differing.