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Surah 27 The Female Ant v32-37 Session 9 The Queens messengers are sent with gifts to Prophet Sulayman (A.S.) to ascertain his strength including gold bricks and precious stones. Prophet Sulayman (A.S.) instructs the Jinn to pave a path of gold and silver for 30 miles before his court and to place strange animals of different types upon both sides of the path. The court was specially decorated with gold chairs. One who possessed knowledge of The Book brings the Queens Throne in an instant (a distance of 1,500 miles). Verse 34, part of the verse is said by Queen Bilqis, the latter part 'Thus they do' is the speech of Allah SWT Ibn Abbas (ra) Ibn Kathir.