A034
Surah: 027 - Ayah: 034
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27:34
Question: In the story of Hazrat Sulayman (27:34) there is a mention of a possible destruction also. How can the work of blessed personalities such as the Prophet and the Imam cause destruction? Please could you explain the wisdom of this?
Answer: There are two kinds of destruction. One is destruction for the sake of destruction and the other is for the sake of reconstruction. In the case of Hazrat Sulayman we have to see what kind of destruction it was? Was it permissible or not? If he would have attacked the city of Sheba for a worldly purpose, then this would have been destruction for the sake of it. The saying of the Queen of Sheba "Verily, when kings enter a town they destroy it" (27:34) does not imply that it was for a worldly purpose, rather this destruction was to spread the true religion and hence it was a destruction for the sake of construction. Just as it is absolutely true that Gog and Magog (18:94; 21:96) who are part of the army of the exalted Imam, act to destroy every appropriate town of existence so that they can reconstruct it. If God is attained by the destruction of the idol of the ego, then what greater bliss can be obtained?
This verse has been referred 3 times.