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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The End Times and the Mahdi Prophet Suleyman (as) Prophet Sulayman (as) was give unprecedented wealth He (Sulayman) said: 'My Lord, forgive me and give me a kingdom the like of which will never be granted to anyone after me. Truly You are the Ever-Giving.' (Surah Sad: 35) Allah responded to his prayer by giving him great blessings and knowledge, as well as bestowing upon him a magnificent dominion and powerful authority.

In the verses 'that recount his life, many details are offered about his wealth, authority, and how he used his knowledge. Prophet Sulayman (as) communicated with birds Allah taught Prophet Sulayman (as) the language of birds, and he used this knowledge to form orderly ranks of birds (Surat an-Naml:17). He communicated with birds and ruled them as he saw fit. This situation occurred as a result of Allah's favor on Sulayman (as).

(Sulayman said:) O mankind, we have been taught the speech of birds and have been given everything. This is indeed clear favor. (Surat an-Naml: 16) We can derive important conclusions from this account: Birds have a special way of communicating with each other on a frequency beyond the range of human hearing. Prophet Sulayman (as) was given a special skill that allowed him to understand this language. This might have happened through a technological innovation.

Using this skill, he gave orders to the birds so they might fulfill his wishes (Allah knows best). He sometimes used birds to send news and collect intelligence. This method was very successful. His knowledge made it easier for him to communicate with other countries, and effectively brought distant lands within his reach (Allah knows best). This verse might be drawing our attention to technological advances that will be used in the End Times.

Perhaps it is not speaking of birds, but rather of unmanned aircraft in use today. It migh have been that he placed transmitters on the birds to gather intelligence about his enemies. This way he might have obtained both audio and visual records, which he used to rule his nation. He also had great control over jinns and satans.

As the Qur'an states, Allah said, 'And some of the jinn worked in front of him by his Lord's permission' (Surah Saba, 12) and 'And some of the satans dived for him and did other things apart from that. And We were watching over them' (Surah al-Anbiya'). If we think about this aspect, birds might symbolize an army of jinns.