QUEEN SHEEBA Far in the lands of Sheba, a young Yemeni king went hunting in the woods. A pack of deer startled him from behind. The young king, his hunting arrow and bow on command, almost killed a member. But to his surprise, they were a deer family. His hunting bow was let down out of mercy. For his compassion, the ruler of jinn saw through his soul and married him off to his daughter, princess Ruwaha. Their love blossomed into a beautiful daughter named Bilqis, becoming the sole heir to the throne, the Queen of Sheba, half jinn. Years passed, and news traveled in whispers of the Queen in her own right. The majestic royalty was known to be wise and fair among her people. So, it was only fair King Solomon’s hoopoe would bring him news of the mystique. The bird rushed to his master, the prophet barely catching his breath. "There is a queen to people whose worship is the Sun." King Solomon, a believer in God, refused to accept a queen with all her grace to still worship the Sun. He planned on being a courier, carrying God’s message through his words. Solomon wrapped the letter around the hoopoe's foot and let the wind carry its white and black wings away. However, the note was not well received. Queen Sheba worried about its purpose because a king would not find interest in her worship if he had no intention of raiding her kingdom. These words were probably luring her in, and the next thing you know, he will ask her to bend the knee.
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