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The hoopoe

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Solomon's bird which he missed one day; it returned from Sheba with certain news of a kingdom prostrating to the sun instead of God, and he sent it with his letter to their queen — 'rise not against me, but come to me in submission' — and she submitted with Solomon to the Lord of the worlds. The Prophet forbade killing it.

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Animals and mercy

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Mentioned in
Abu Dawud 5267 — He forbade killing four creatures· Qur'an 27:20· Qur'an 27:21· Qur'an 27:22· Qur'an 27:23· Qur'an 27:24· Qur'an 27:25· Qur'an 27:26· Qur'an 27:27· Qur'an 27:28
Related to
Sulayman (Solomon)

People and things also explored

The ant· The bee· The birds· The horse· The shrike· The earth-creature· al-Wahhab — The Bestower· The wind

Sources

  • Tanzil Project, Qur'an text v1.1
  • Sunan Abi Dawud
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islam.museum contributors. “The hoopoe”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/hoopoe/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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The ant

An ant in the Valley of the Ants warned its people of Solomon's army and he smiled at her words; the surah of the Ant is named for her, and the Prophet forbade killing her with the bee, the hoopoe and the shrike.