In *Surat An-Naml* the Hoopoe bird is summoned by an angry King Sulayman(A"S) when questioned about its absence the bird notifies Al-Malik Sulayman(A”S) that it has found for the King a most stupendous discovery:
عرش بلقيس
the throne of the Queen of Sheba
> The Ant (27:38)
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> قَالَ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِينِى بِعَرْشِهَا
> قَبْلَ أَن يَأْتُونِى مُسْلِمِينَ ٣٨
>
> Solomon asked, “O chiefs! Which of you can bring me her throne before
> they come to me in ˹full˺ submission?”
>
> The Ant (27:39)
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> قَالَ عِفْرِيتٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ أَنَا۠ ءَاتِيكَ بِهِۦ قَبْلَ أَن
> تَقُومَ مِن مَّقَامِكَ ۖ وَإِنِّى عَلَيْهِ لَقَوِىٌّ أَمِينٌۭ ٣٩
>
> One mighty jinn responded, “I can bring it to you before you rise from
> this council of yours. And I am quite strong and trustworthy for this
> ˹task˺.”
>
> The Ant (27:40)
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> قَالَ ٱلَّذِى عِندَهُۥ عِلْمٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ أَنَا۠ ءَاتِيكَ بِهِۦ
> قَبْلَ أَن يَرْتَدَّ إِلَيْكَ طَرْفُكَ ۚ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهُ مُسْتَقِرًّا
> عِندَهُۥ قَالَ هَـٰذَا مِن فَضْلِ رَبِّى لِيَبْلُوَنِىٓ ءَأَشْكُرُ
> أَمْ أَكْفُرُ ۖ وَمَن شَكَرَ فَإِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن
> كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ رَبِّى غَنِىٌّۭ كَرِيمٌۭ ٤٠
>
> But the one who had knowledge of the Scripture said, “I can bring it
> to you in the blink of an eye.” So when Solomon saw it placed before
> him, he exclaimed, “This is by the grace of my Lord to test me whether
> I am grateful or ungrateful. And whoever is grateful, it is only for
> their own good. But whoever is ungrateful, surely my Lord is
> Self-Sufficient, Most Generous.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, *The Clear Quran*
https://quran.com/27/38
Is the throne of Bilqis a literal regnant seat? Or is it the “Throne of Bilqees” عرش بلقيس in Ba’aran, Yemen?:
Throne of Bilqees — Wikipedia
Is this a hanifi structure(originally), did any part of the structure exist at the time of the Queen, or was it built after the Queen accepted Islam?
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