Editing Solomon (section)

===Islam===
[[File:Mausoleum of Nabi Suleman.JPG|thumb| [[:commons:Category:Kursi Suleiman|Throne of Solomon]], Aqsa Mosque compound, Jerusalem]]
{{Main article|Solomon in Islam}}

In [[Islam]], Solomon is also known as Sulaimān ibn Dāwūd, and is considered a prophet and a messenger of [[God in Islam|God]], as well as a divinely appointed monarch.<ref>{{qref|2|102|b=y}}</ref> Solomon inherited his position from his father as the prophetic King of the Israelites. Unlike in the Bible, according to Muslim tradition Solomon never participated in idolatry.<ref>Shalev-Eyni, Sarit. "Solomon, his demons and jongleurs: The meeting of Islamic, Judaic and Christian culture." Al-Masaq 18.2 (2006): 155.</ref>

The Quran ascribes to Solomon a great level of wisdom, knowledge and power.<ref name="Qur'an,27:15–19">{{qref|27|15-19|b=y}}</ref> He knew the [[language of the birds]] ({{langx|ar|منطق الطير|translit=manṭiq al-ṭayr}}).<ref name="Qur'an,27:15–19"/>

Solomon was also known in Islam to have other supernatural abilities bestowed upon him by God, like controlling the wind, ruling over the [[jinn]], enslaving [[div (mythology)|div]]s, and hearing the communication of [[ant]]s:
{{blockquote|And to Solomon ˹We subjected˺ the wind: its morning stride was a month's journey and so was its evening stride. And We caused a stream of molten copper to flow for him, and ˹We subjected˺ some of the jinn to work under him by his Lord's Will. And whoever of them deviated from Our command, We made them taste the torment of the blaze.|Surah Saba 34:12<ref>{{qref|34|12|c=y}}</ref>}} 
{{blockquote|And when they came across a valley of ants, an ant warned, "O ants! Go quickly into your homes so Solomon and his armies do not crush you, unknowingly."|Surah An-Naml 27:18-19<ref>{{qref|27|18-19|c=y}}</ref>}}

The Quran says:
{{blockquote|They ˹instead˺ followed the magic promoted by the devils during the reign of Solomon. Never did Solomon disbelieve, rather the devils disbelieved. They taught magic to the people, along with what had been revealed to the two angels, [[Harut and Marut|Hârût and Mârût]], in Babylon. The two angels never taught anyone without saying, "We are only a test ˹for you˺, so do not abandon ˹your˺ faith." Yet people learned ˹magic˺ that caused a rift ˹even˺ between husband and wife; although their magic could not harm anyone except by Allah's Will. They learned what harmed them and did not benefit them—although they already knew that whoever buys into magic would have no share in the Hereafter. Miserable indeed was the price for which they sold their souls, if only they knew!|Surah Al-Bagara 2:102<ref>{{qref|2|102|c=y}}</ref>}}
The Quran makes a reference to a "puppet" posing as Solomon in exegetical literature understood as a jinni or demon, who escaped captivity and took over his kingdom.<ref>Robert Lebling ''Legends of the Fire Spirits: Jinn and Genies from Arabia to Zanzibar'' I.B.Tauris 2010 {{ISBN|978-0-857-73063-3}}</ref> Solomon's loss of his throne to the demons has been understood in Islamic spirituality to represent a human losing its soul to demonic passion.<ref>{{cite web|author=Moiseeva Anna Vladimirovna |title=Prophet Sulaimān V Klassische Persische Poesie: Semantik Und Struktur Des Bildes {{!}} Orientalistik {{!}} Afrikanistik (volume 3|year= 2020|url=https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/prorok-sulaym-n-v-klassicheskoy-persidskoy-poezii-semantika-i-struktura-obraza |website=[[CyberLeninka]]|accessdate=October 14, 2021}}</ref> [[Attar of Nishapur]] writes: "If you bind the ''div'' (demon), you will set out for the royal pavilion with Solomon" and "You have no command over your self's kingdom, for in your case the ''div'' is in the place of Solomon".<ref>Hamori, Andras. On the Art of Medieval Arabic Literature. USA: Princeton University Press, 2015. p. 158</ref>

Solomon's gifts are often used [[allegorical]]ly in popular literature. The demons taking over Solomon's kingdom mirrors [[Sufi cosmology|the Sufi concept of the mind]] giving in to evil urges.<ref>Hamori,&nbsp;Andras.&nbsp;On the Art of Medieval Arabic Literature.&nbsp;USA:&nbsp;Princeton University Press,&nbsp;2015. p. 158</ref> The ant is depicted as a wise creature, revealing to Solomon the reason behind his gift to control the wind and his name.<ref name=Peacock>{{Cite book |first1=A.C.S.|last1=Peacock|title=Islam, Literature and Society in Mongol Anatolia|publisher= Cambridge University Press| date=2019|doi= 10.1017/9781108582124|isbn=978-1-108-58212-4|s2cid=211657444}}</ref>

During the [[Islamization of Iran]], Solomon became merged with [[Jamshid]], a great king from [[Persian mythology]], about who similar attributes are ascribed to.<ref>Eva Orthmann, Anna Kollatz The Ceremonial of Audience: Transcultural Approaches Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 11.11.2019 isbn 978-3-847-00887-3 p. 155</ref>