The following verse talks about that on one journey, Solomon's hosts of the Jinn, of the humankind, and of the birds were all retained from the first to the last until they were gathered together and they stood assembled for him as they were being arrayed, brought together in groups and marshaled.



This verse indicates that King Solomon had a unique Hosts and Army forces.

His Hosts were a collection of three different creatures, which all together were well trained and know their duty perfectly!

The verse also illustrates that Solomon's hosts were very well organized and obedient.

This is due to the fact that King Solomon was very strict and firm!

Surah (Chapter) 27:17

QARIB: we gathered to Solomon his army of jinn, humans and birds; gathered and dispersed,

SHAKIR: and his hosts of the jinn and the men and the birds were gathered to him, and they were formed into groups

PICKTHAL: and there were gathered together unto Solomon his armies of the jinn and humankind, and of the birds, and they were set in battle order;

YUSUFALI: and before Solomon were marshaled his hosts, - of jinn and men and birds, and they were all kept in order and ranks.

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Who are the Jinn?

King Solomon used to have power over the Jinn. He could see them, talk to them and command them to do stuff for him. Jinn were an essential element of the Army Force of King Solomon.

The jinn are said to be creatures with free will, created from 'smokeless fire' by Allah According to the Quran, jinn have free choice, and Satan used this freedom in front of Allah by refusing to bow to Adam when Allah commanded him to do so. By refusing to obey Allah’s order he was thrown out of the Paradise and called “Shaitan" (Satan). In the Quran, jinn are frequently mentioned and the Surah (chapter) number 72 of the Quran is called Al-Jinn (the Jinn). This chapter is entirely about them.

In general, Jinn are mentioned 36 times in the Quran.

Jinn are like human being but they are invisible creatures.

Some of the Jinn are believers and the others are unbelievers.

In fact, it is mentioned in the Quran that Muhammad was sent as the Last prophet to both “mankind and the jinn".

The jinn have communities much like human societies: they eat, marry, die, etc. They live in tribes and have boundaries. They follow religions as humans do, and follow the same ranks in armies as humans do. Jinns can settle in a vast area to a tiny hole, as they are mass less creatures and can be fit into any space they find sufficient for them. They are invisible to humans, but they can see humans. Sometimes they accidentally or deliberately come into view or into contact with humans. Jinn are believed to live much longer than humans: some of whom are said to be still alive having seen Muhammad (who lived during the 7th century), which would confirm their long life. Much like humans, jinn have learned to assimilate into the human world when they wish to do so. In many cases they live unnoticed among people marked only by the rather unusual or somewhat secretive practices they keep. They cannot breed with humans. Jinn can take on the form of humans and other animals. They can also be summoned by humans.

Humans attempting to perform black magic on humans call Jinn specializing in dirty deeds to perform the magic; such black magic on humans can only be undertaken by dark Jinn - “Ifrit" or “Marid". In many countries there are people who perform black magic (usually for cursing other people, or using jinn to influence a marriage to end it up in divorce, etc) in exchange for money. Thus, a person often pays a magician, who then calls upon dark jinn, who then performs the magic. These acts are forbidden by Islam and considered a major sin in Islamic teaching!

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It is amazing that the Quran declares this unusual information about King Solomon that it is not mentioned in the Bible. Meanwhile, the Bible in 1 Kings 11:1-10 says that King Solomon loved many foreign women; He had seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines! His women (1000) led him astray! And his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord and he did not keep the Lord's command!

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Back to the main issue of my series of articles; this is my question to you smart readers: "Is the Quran quoted from the Bible?"

By the way, the disbelieved ignorant Arabs claimed the same more than 1400 years ago! (Read my article about chapter 25).