Prophets Dāwūd and Sulaymān: Part 1 — A Kingdom Like No Other
Section 10 of 25 · Lives of the Prophets
Sulaymān Inherited Dāwūd
وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَـٰنُ دَاوُۥدَ ۖ وَقَالَ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ عُلِّمْنَا مَنطِقَ ٱلطَّيْرِ وَأُوتِينَا مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْفَضْلُ ٱلْمُبِينُ
“And Sulaimān inherited (the traits of) Dāwūd and said, “O people we have been taught the speech of birds, and all sorts of things are given to us. Indeed, this is the evident grace (of Allah).”” (27:16)
Wa waritha Sulaymānu Dāwūd — and Sulaymān inherited Dāwūd. What did Sulaymān inherit from his father? He inherited from him al-nubuwwah, prophethood, and kingdom. It is not the wealth, because the anbiyāʾ do not leave behind wealth; what they leave behind is ṣadaqah. But it is the kingdom, and it is the nubuwwah, the prophethood.