Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 41
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
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➋ {نَنْظُرْ اَتَهْتَدِيْۤ اَمْ تَكُوْنُ … :} So that her intelligence, wisdom, and understanding could be tested—whether she realizes that this is her own throne, or she does not comprehend it, and whether, after witnessing such a great miracle, she comes to the path (of faith in Allah), or still remains among those who do not find this path. {’’ اَتَهْتَدِيْۤ اَمْ تَكُوْنُ مِنَ الَّذِيْنَ لَا يَهْتَدُوْنَ ‘‘} includes both meanings.
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41-2. That is, does she become aware that this throne is hers or does she not realize it? The second meaning is whether she finds guidance or not? That is, even after seeing such a great miracle, does the path of guidance become clear to her or not?
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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Prophet Sulaimanؑ Changing the Appearance of the Queen’s Throne:
Here, the word ﴿نَكِّرُوا﴾ has been used. In 'nakr', two things are fundamentally present: (1) unfamiliarity and (2) unpleasantness, and the opposite of tankir is ta’reef. Ta’reef means to recognize someone, and tankir means not to recognize someone and to feel unfamiliarity. Thus, the meaning of ﴿نَكِّرُوا﴾ is to bring such a change in the throne that it cannot be fully recognized, and through this, Prophet Sulaimanؑ wanted to test the intelligence of Bilqis to see how far her intellect would work. Then, he also wanted to deduce whether she was intelligent enough to distinguish between shirk and tawheed. Accordingly, his craftsmen made such changes in her throne that some jewels from one place were removed and fitted in another place.
