Sulayman
soo-lay-MAAN
The sovereign of wind, jinn, and birds — whose prayer was a greater gift than the kingdom.
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Root Analysis
Sulayman shares its root with Islam, Muslim, salaam, and taslim — the root that defines the entire tradition. The name is the Arabic form of the Hebrew Shlomo (Solomon), from the same Semitic root meaning peace/wholeness. His name contains the tradition's defining concept: submission and peace as the ground of prophetic life. His kingdom was built on this foundation; his wars, when fought, were in its service.
Quranic Occurrence
Sulayman is named 17 times in the Quran across numerous surahs. He appears alongside his father Dawud in Al-Anbiya (21:78-82) and Al-Naml (27:15), in the context of magic and false accusations in Al-Baqarah (2:102), in detail in Al-Naml (27:15-44) covering the hoopoe and Bilqis, in Saba (34:12-14) covering the jinn labor and his death, in Sad (38:30-40) covering his trial with horses and his prayer for unique kingdom, and in shorter mentions across Al-An'am, Al-Nisa, Bani Isra'il, and others.