Sovereignty - Woman [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

In these verses, the shepherd Shu'ayb's daughters, relation and speaking with men, social insight and recognising the individuals, and bashfulness and modesty have been well manifested, and confirmed by God.

Sovereignty

The story of Queen of Saba' and her sovereignty is cited in the Quran without any criticism or censure. On the other hand the Quranic verses introduce her as a person of opinion and consultation and truthseeking, since when receiving the letter of Prophet Sulayman, she tried to find a solution for the problem, having an inclination toward Sulayman:

"Verily I found a woman ruling over them, and she hath been given plenty of every thing, and she hath a throne magnificent." "27:23"

"Said "the Queen of Shebah": "O ye chiefs! Verily, has been delivered unto me a letter honourable!" "27:29"

"Said she: "O ye chiefs! advise me in "this" my affair; "ye know" that I decide not any affair but in your view." "27:32"

"... Said "the Queen": "My Lord! verily I have been unjust to myself, and I submit "along" with Solomon unto God, the Lord of the worlds." "27:44"

Ibn Khaldoon considers Balqees "the Queen" to be the designer and builder of Dam of Ma'rab, with having "ruling over" a populous country full of different fruits with no match ever found in the world. ¹²⁰

Some of the writers viewed this issue in this way:

I had no doubt in regard of what was quoted by AlBayhaqi, had I not seen with my own eyes women like Indirah Gandi, daughter of Nehru, who managed and administered seven hundred million people, with a handful of needy people starving to death on the sidewalks, reaching them, through a

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120. At-Tafseer Al-Muneer, vol. V, pp. 45-46.