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The Prophet
Messenger
A long time ago in ancient Arab region there was a big kingdom, the kingdom led by Sulaiman King, he got miracle from Allah SWT to able understanding animal language and the group of jin under his order.
Someday Hudhud bird flew to him, Hudhud is a woodpecker with extra colored feather above his head like a crown. Far before the real story between Hudhud bird and
Sulaiman Prophet there a story from the Hudhud itself.
He was Hudhud birds and he was a included woodpecker Ordo, from bird nation and me was the beautiful
woodpecker than the other, he can fly up to 30 kilometer away without rest. So, he chosen by Sulaiman prophet as the army.
Someday Sulaiman prophet call me to come to his palace. So, he flies directly to his palace and he knocked his crystal-like glass used his beak. For information to you this palace was built by Jin army who stand under his order.
Hud hud Bird
(Ahmad Azhari Yunus)
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“Assalamualaikum Wr.Wb, my majestic prophet and king”.
“Walaikumsalam Wr.Wb., I need you to submit your weekly report”. Asked him
“There was nothing can be reported to you my king, because the condition is safe as day before.”
“Heii... Hudhud.. why you always limited your work with only making report once a week? Why you do not search for any else news about something I don’t know”. He ordered him to leave by using his finger.
After he leaved his king palace, he decides to fly to Yaman, Yaman was a plain on the Southern Arab and he never visited there, so he leaved without told to him.
It will be his long journey.
“I will never return if I can’t get surprise news to my king. I must do this!”
Day and day were changed, after fly through desert and oasis. Finally, he arrived to white-painted palace that guided by army tightly. Inside of it there a big hall to prayer place and it opened every direction.
He decided to landed at a branch of tree, and start to collecting useful news that will surprise his king soon. After few times passed, he understanding about this palace. This palace was capital of Saba Kingdom who governed by very beautiful queen, Queen Balqis and all the people are Sun worshipers, beside that information he also got information about the power of Saba Kingdom, by looking the weapon
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storage. This surveillance will be great information and surprised his king.
He returned to the Sulaiman Kingdom and he meet sparrow.
“ Hudhud, Our king will angry to you, because you absence from the checking the bird army , and he also said: if you returned without news he will cut-off your head”
(27:20) (On another occasion) Solomon reviewed his birds and said, "How is it that 1 do not see the hoopoe? Has he disappeared somewhere?
(27:21) I will punish him severely, or even slaughter him, unless he presents before me a reasonable excuse'
“Thank you for your information, and be sure my head will never cut off..!”. Said him.
He decides to face his king with nervous and afraid and started to explain the information.
(27:22) The bird did not take long when it came and said, "I have obtained knowledge of things of which you have no knowledge. I have brought sure information about Saba.
“My king, I’m sorry for absence at last meeting.
I had information for you, an important information that came from Saba Kingdom in Yaman. The kingdom governed by very beauty queen named Balqis, and all people on that kingdom are sun worshipers”
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(27:23) There I have seen a woman ruling over her people: she has been given all sorts of provisions, and she has a splendid throne.
(27:24) I saw that she and her people prostrate themselves before the sun instead of Allah. " Satan made their deeds seem fair to them, and hindered them from the highway:
therefore, they do not find the right path
“I will find your the truth about your information you told to me, if you lied you will face your dead.!”
(27:27) Solomon said, "We shall just now see whether what you say is true, or that you are liar.
“Return to Saba Kingdom and give this letter to her, and you must watch the when she was taking the letter, and then read, and also the expressions”
(27:28) Take this letter of mine and cast it before them; then get aside and see what reaction they show."
“During my flight to Saba, I was facing heavy wind blow and I worry about your letter, it will easily be turned into pieces, so you must envelop it with golden envelop.”.
After thinking few moments, he agreed with Hudhud suggestion. On the next morning Hudhud fly to Saba again and after arrived he sneak into Bilqis palace to search the Bilqis chamber, and he found that. So, he entrances with carefully and after reaching the position above her head, he released the letter and fell to her
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head. She was awakened and then opened the letter, read it down, and her face changing. She calls her maid to search who was the send the letter, but she never found the suspect.
A big meeting was holding in Saba Palace, she and her minister and another important person in her kingdom were talking about the plan after the letter was opened. After the meeting was finished and the data that required were accepted, Hudhud returned to his king palace.
(27:29) The queen said, "O chiefs, a very important letter has been cast before me.
“My king.... I need your hand as my landed, please. I was veri tired with my long journey”. His king gives the hand as the lander.
“After, she read your letter she holding a big meeting with her important people on her kingdom about your letter that containing:
(27:30) It is from Solomon, and it begins with the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate.
(27:31) It says, `Do not adopt a rebellious attitude against me and present yourselves as Muslims before me'.
“The optional are from you my Queen, anything that you ordered to us, we will do it”
“I worry about Sulaiman king if his army will be attacking as next, it will be the end of Saba Kingdom. I
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need your opinion if I send him a messenger that carried prestigious gift that can change his mind”. said Hudhud.
Sulaiman was smiled after listened the story with his voice when imitated the conversation.
A few days later the messenger was arrived by carrying prestigious gift as Hudhud said before. After the messenger come into palace, Sulaiman refused that.
“I was only interest if all you accepting my religion, Islam. If your queen refused this offered your kingdom will facing terrible thing, I will attack all of you”
The Saba Kingdom messenger was returned to his kingdom and carried the gift again.
“My queen, there no more option than accept his offer. He promised he going to attacking us if we do not accept that offer”
“I know it.” He thinking and decided one decision.
“We must accept his offer, and I will make a visit to his kingdom”. Said Queen Balqis. On the other hand, the Sulaiman know that queen Balqis will do a visit to his kingdom. He decided to held a big meeting to greet the Queen Balqis. King Sulaiman thanked to all Hudhud contribution.
Source:Book of “Al-Qur’an Menyebut Namaku”
QS An-Naml (20—23)
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A
Good Bee
And your Lord reveals to the bees: "Make the nests in the hills, in the trees of the wood, and in the places which
men fashion." (68)
then eat from each (the kind) of fruits and travel the way of your Lord who has been made easy (for you). From the stomach of the bee it comes out a beverage (honey) of
varying colors, in which there is a cure that heals for humans. Verily in that is a Sign for those who reflect.
(69) ___
Once upon a time there lived a bee named Apin who lived with his 98 friends in a nest on the edge of the forest. Apin and his friends were
led by a queen named Cerana.
Everyday Apin and his friends work to collect food from the flower extract that ordered by the Queen Cerana. He
Bee
(Ali Mustofa)
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works from morning to evening, because he cannot go back to the nest before he brought the flowers extract.
Apin was kindly, submissive, and disciplined bee. He is very afraid when the queen was angry with him. In addition to seeking the extract of flowers, he also always receives the queen’s request, such as cleaning the nest and fix it if there is damage.
One day Apin went looking for flower’s extract with his friends before sunrise, because he wanted to take it fresh. After a few moment, Apin saw a big garden of flowers. He directly went to that garden and hoped got a lot extract of flowers.
“Guys, look at over there!!! There is a flowers garden. Let’s go!!!” said Apin to his friends.
“nnnnnnnnnnn” the sound of Apin and friends.
Apin was feel that there is something strange.
There was not butterfly who attracted to the flowers.
Correctly, the flowers in that garden were wilted like not watered for two days. Apin entered the house beside the garden. There was the garden owner’s house. He was curious why the flowers were wilted. He was looking for the owner, but the owner was lying sick on his bed. After that, Apin was tell to his friends.
“I think we cannot take the flowers extract in this garden!” said Apin to his friends.
“I think so too. What are you doing in that house?” Said one of Apin’s friend.
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“I see that the owner of this garden is lying sick on his bed and we must help him guys.” Apin says.
“How to help him, Pin? We are so small than him.” Grumble his friend.
“How if we ask for a little honey to the queen Cerana?, I think she will give to us if it’s for the garden owner's medicine.” Said Apin
“Ok, I will take it. All of you please stay here.”
Said one of the bee.
A few minutes later, that bee came and brought the honey. Apin and friends were entering the house and put the honey beside of the bed hooped it directly drink by the owner when he woke up. After that, Apin and friends were go back to their nest.
In the next day, Apin and his friends went back to the garden. They were surprised when he looked at the garden. There were many fresh flowers. Apin and his friends directly take the extract of the flowers.
Queen Cerana was very happy because had a lot of flowers extract. Finally, everyday Apin and his friends put the honey to the owner and take the flowers extract in the garden.
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The King
Was died
Once upon a time, there was a soldier of termite.
They lived in a big forest, the forest was called Ancient Forest. In Ancient forest there was lived a queen with wide dominate over the country. She was called Queen of Paint, she called Pain because she always gave suffered for another country near her dominate with colonize all the people in that country. The queen is a woman with bat wings, she was very strong and brutal.
She was a murder, but she was very beautiful. She was the most beautiful woman in that forest.
The Queen had many soldier, the soldier was a termite. That termite is programed could still alive when they stuck in extreme condition, that’s why they could become a soldier. The Queen soldier is a best termite in that forest.
One day, the queen asks the commander of the termite which named juggernaut to destroy the small
Termite
(Bayu Arga Krisna)
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country near their country. So, the commander leads his army to prepare their weapon. After they finish, they began to walk to the country. They walked with sang a song. On the way, they were very happy because after this they can kill any people in that country and they can eat all of the wood in that country. But, in the middle of the way, there was a strong big wind. The wind blows so fast, the termite army was so scared, and they run away looked for a big rock for defense from the wind, but there was didn’t anything, just leaves and some stick of a small wood. After a view minute all of the army was threw up by the wind, and they flew by the wind.
They flied so far, in the new place, in other part of the world. But after they throwed up so far, in that army just 15 termites left. They were so shocked, and they decided to looked for some place for they took a rest. After two days, they found the new place for sleep and built a new house. Long time they lived in that place, they didn’t realize if they were slept in a big palace, in a big kingdom which led by a Muslim. The king was very kind, but in that palace, the king used jinn as his employer. The termite army realize that the king is Sulaiman, the most famous king at that time. He has a beautiful palace with a big building and a sea under the floor. He also can spoke with a jinn and animal, that was his prophet. He was a special human in the world, but there wasn’t any wood to eat them.
The employer of the palace is a jinn, so there was many jinn and all of them obeyed to Sulaiman. After
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termite army realized that they were sleep in a palace without permission, they called a small bird, he was hud-hud bird. The termite army ask to the bird.
“Hey bird, do you know, where is the king Sulaiman?”
The bird said “king Sulaiman was in the middle of the palace, what do you want?”
The termite “i want to ask permission to live in his palace”
The bird “that’s so far for you, let me pick up you for him, but just 1 of you. The leader of this colony”
Termite “of course, thank you hud- hud”
In several minutes the bird carried the juggernaut to the place where king Sulaiman pray. After Juggernaut know the place, he saw that Sulaiman was still pray, so he go back. In the other day, they came again with all of them. After in the Sulaiman place, they shout Sulaiman.
“King Sulaiman, may you give me a permission to live here.”
“ King Sulaiman??”
“King Sulaiman, we need a place for sleep, we also need a wood to eat”
But king Sulaiman didn’t say anything, he just sit and take his head in his stick. And the termites decided to come nearer to Sulaiman. But, they look his face.
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Sulaiman’s face is so pasty and his mouth colored blue. After a view hour the Termite army realized that king Sulaiman was passed away. At that time no one know, even he was a jinn. The termite army didn’t say it to another person yet. They discus about what they might be did.
“what will we do, we are so hungry”
“maybe we can eat this stick? But how about the permission?”
“just eat, Sulaiman have been dead!”
“ok, we will eat it, but don’t say anyone!”
After that they eat the stick of Sulaiman, they eat it from the bottom and the eat it side by side. After they eat it a few days, they very surprised. The Sulaiman’s body which was sit in a golden chair was feel down, and make a loud sound. All of the termite was very scared. The leader was very sorry. The termite army didn’t think if something like that would be happened.
After Sulaiman feel down, all of the employer realize that Sulaiman was died. After that all of the jinn didn’t want to work for Sulaiman kingdom anymore.
And the termite realize that they were a Termite which chosen by Allah to reminded if Sulaiman was died.
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The miracle of
prophet of Sholih
Once upon a time, there lived a special female camel named Salamah. She’s unique because she had no parents, no brother, no sister, no family at all. She was alone. One day, she met other camel and ask them.
“friends, do you know where’s my family?” she asked.
The other camel answered hesitantly “we don’t know, dear. Maybe they’re still have a business out there.”
Unfortunately, another camel suddenly shouted
“you’re alone because you were born from a stone.” Of course, Salamah was shock. “what do you mean? Why i was born from the stone? And who made me born from a stone?” she asked curiously. “calm down dear, we’ll explain it to you right now.” One of them answered.
Another camel began to explain calmly. She explained to Salamah that she was a special camel because prophet Sholih made her by himself. She was the miracles of prohpet Sholih. Therefore, people here were love her so much. They took care of her more than
Camel
(Dien Achmad Yusril Izza)
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the other camel. They treated Salamah better than the other camel because it was the order directly from prophet Sholih. Moreover, Salamah brought a blessing to people of Tsamud at that term. She gave them the milk, and people turnt it into butter, cheese, and oil.
People were forbidden to kill her because again, she was the miracle of prophet Sholih. “And to the Thamud [We sent] their brother Sholih. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. There has come to you clear evidence from your Lord. This is the she-camel of Allah [sent] to you as a sign. So, leave her to eat within Allah 's land and do not touch her with harm, lest there seize you a painful punishment.” Al- A’raaf: 73.
Unfortunately, there were a bad man who want to kill her. It was the leader of Tsamud people. He wanted to kill Salamah because he didn’t believe to the miracle of prophet Sholih. Prophet Sholih said that if they killed Salamah, there will be a disaster to them. He didn’t believe it, that’s why he made an announcement to all of Tsamud people.
“to they who able to kill Salamah, i will give them my beautiful daughter.” He said.
Nobody accepted that announcement except two man named Gundar and Mushada. That’s why, the other Camel told Salamah to stay away from Gundar and Mushada.