Power King Suleiman & the Ants | Stories from the Quran - Qasas | Islamic Stories | Islamic Cartoon

The Powerful King & the Ants Long ago, there was a Prophet named Sulieman 

(as) also known as Soloman (pbuh). He was a powerful king in the Levant area which 

includes parts of modern-day Palestine, Jordan, and Syria. Allah blessed Prophet 

Sulaiman (as) with many gifts such as controlling the wind and Jinns. Jinns live 

in tribes, eat, drink, and can choose to be bad or good like human. We cannot see them but 

Allah (swt) gave Sulaiman (as) special power to see and talk to them. Allah (swt) also 

gave him the power to talk to animals too. There is a story of this in the Quran 

Chapter 27, Surah Al-Naml in verses 18-19. One day prophet Sulaiman (as) gathered his huge 

army in three groups. One group was an army of men. Another group was an army of Jinns and the 

other group was an army of birds. The army of birds was protecting the other groups from 

the hot sun. One time they were going to one place and on the way an ant saw King Sulaiman's 

army. The ant cried out to warn the other ants, "Run to your homes! Otherwise, Sulaiman (as) 

and his army might crush you accidentally!" Prophet Sulaiman (pbuh) heard the ant 

and smiled. He ordered his army to be careful of the ants. Sulaiman (pbuh) 

became very grateful to Allah (swt) for giving him the ability to understand the 

ant's language and save the ants' lives. The story of Prophet Sulaiman (as) and the 

ants teaches us three important things. First, it reminds us to be kind to all creatures, no 

matter how small they are. Second, it teaches us about being humble no matter how powerful we 

become. Even though Suleiman was a powerful king, he stopped to make sure the little ants were okay. 

Finally, this story reminds us to take care of our planet and all the creatures on it. There is 

even a hadith from Sahih al-Bukhari where Prophet Muhammad(s) said, “There is a reward for serving 

(or caring for) any living being.” As Muslims, we believe it is our job to take care of 

the Earth and everything living on it. So, we should always be kind, humble, and 

responsible towards all living beings. This is the end of our story from the Quran 

for today. If you’d like to learn more about the powerful Prophet Sulaiman (as) and all 

of his blessings make sure to check out our prophet story series and see in the 

description down below! AssalamuAlaikum.