Queen of Sheba, Part 1 بلقيس: ملكة سبأ (اليمن) وماحولها

Queen of Sheba, Queen of Yemen and Arabia, A Discovery channel production USA بلقيس بنت الهدهاد بن شرحبيل، ملكة سبأ، وصاحبة القصة المشهورة في القرآن مع نبي الله سليمان. كانت من بيت عز وجاه وملك، وحكمت مملكتها سبأ باليمن، وهي أقدم الممالك اليمنية العربية، وجاء ذكرها في التوراة، وفي بعض النقوش التي خلفها الملك سرجون ملك آشور (720-705 ق.م) وكانت عاصمتها مأرب بعد أن انتقلت من صرواح.

كان لبلقيس شأن عظيم في قومها ودولتها، حيث أوتيت من الملك والنعم الكثير، وكانت تعبد الشمس هي وقومها ذو العتاد والعدة والمنعة في زمانهم. وقد ورد ذكر قصتها في القرآن الكريم دون التصريح باسمها، حيث إنها عاصرت نبي الله سليمان عليه السلام الذي آتاه الله الملك، ووضع تحت يديه الإنس والجن، وأتاه علمًا يعرف به منطق الطير (لغته) ﴿وحشر لسليمان جنوده من الجن والإنس والطير فهم يوزعون﴾ النمل: 17 .

علم سليمان بأمر بلقيس وعبادتها وقومها للشمس من دون الله، فأرسل إليها يطلبها هي وقومها مسلمين مذعنين، فاستشارت وزراءها وأرسلت رسلها بهدايا ثمينة إلى سليمان لتسكته أو لتعرف نيته وتفكيره، فرفض الهدية ﴿فلما جاء سليمان قال أتمدوننِ بمال فما آتانِ الله خير مما آتاكم بل أنتم بهديتكم تفرحون﴾ النمل: 36. وعادت الرسل بالهدية فتيقنت أنه نبي صادق كريم فصارت إليه بقومها مذعنة مستسلمة، وقبل وصولها أمر سليمان جنوده أن يحملوا عرشها إليه، فلما وصلت وجدته أمامها وقد تبدلت فيه أجزاء قليلة، فلما سئلت عنه قالت كأنه هو، فازدادت هدى ويقينًا وأسلمت مع سليمان لرب العالمين وقالت ﴿رب إني ظلمت نفسي وأسلمت مع سليمان لله رب العالمين﴾ النمل: 44.

وقصتها مفصلة في التفاسير في سورة النمل وبعض كتب التاريخ
The country Sheba or Saba, whose name means Host of Heaven and peace, was Abyssinia. Located in southwest Arabia on the eastern tip of the Red Sea, Sheba was thriving about 3000 years ago and occupied 483,000 square miles of mountains, valleys (wadis) and deserts in the area of present day Yemen. Some historians claim that Ethiopia, on the western end of the Red Sea, was also part of Sheba's territory.

Sheba: The Ancient Empire

The country Sheba or Saba, whose name means Host of Heaven and peace, was Abyssinia. Located in southwest Arabia on the eastern tip of the Red Sea, Sheba was thriving about 3000 years ago and occupied 483,000 square miles of mountains, valleys (wadis) and deserts in the area of present day Yemen. Some historians claim that Ethiopia, on the western end of the Red Sea, was also part of Sheba's territory.



Sheba was a wealthy country with an advanced irrigation system. Its people, the Sabaeans, built dams as high as 60 feet with spans of almost a mile. They cut large earthen wells ito the Earth, which allowed them to irrigate their abundant gardens. Sheba was also rich in gold and other precious stones. But her real wealth was in her exclusive trade in frankincense and exotic spices sought by neighboring kingdoms.

Sheba also had a very lucrative caravan trade. By 1000 B.C., camels frequently traveled the 1400 miles up the "Incense Road" and along the Red Sea to Israel. The Road began in the port of Al Mukulla and Bir Ali where ships would bring goods from distant India and the Orient.

Frankincense is unique to Yemen since it is derived from the sap of a certain tree that grows only in Yemen. Frankincense was used as an offering to the gods and its rich perfumed smoke would rise like prayers to the heavens. It's aroma also made it valuable during cremations and it was often heaped on funeral pyres. Another Sabaean spice was Myrrh, an ingredient in fragrant oils and cosmetics. It was also used in preparing bodies for burial.
الجزائر البحرين الامارات الكويت عمان قطر السعوديه خليجية مصر لبنان العراق ليبيا المغرب سورية السودان تونس الأردن فلسطين

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[shahferi]

@beauvoir1949 yes bro, sudah ada afew ulama' sufi yang ceritakan bahwa Puteri Balqis adalah sepupu pada Puteri Gunung Ledang. Nak cakap dongeng bukan jugak, banyak orang dah temu orang bunian dan jin.. haiz, Allah hu a'lam bro. gua dengar je, betul tak betul tak tau pulak.. tanah melayu dan indonesia ni penuh ngan benda misteri...

[beauvoir1949]

@shahferi Bro, Puteri Gunung Ledang tu dongeng. Cerita pasal Putri Balqis ni ada dalam Quran.

[shahferi]

@beauvoir1949 HELLO!!! didn't you read what i've wrote???

"True or not i don't know but worth checking it out."

which part of Malaysia are you from? i'm from JB and do you read about Puteri Gunung Ledang origin??? like i said, it's just an option for reading purposes, true or not i don't know but i guess you ain't a malay, a muslim or those who believe in wali-allah.

I suggest you read what i wrote 1st before commenting...

[beauvoir1949]

@shahferi What nonsense are you talking about? Queen of Sheba is from Saba', Her real name is Balqis. Btw I am from Malaysia.

[shahferi]

no one really knows the truth about her origin.

but let me give another option.

I read ophir and saba as part of her story.

Sabah is in Malaysia and Mount Ophir is in Malaysia, and there's the strong Princess of Mount Ophir(Princess Gunung Ledang/Puteri Gunung Ledang) which are half-human/half-djinn.

True or not i don't know but worth checking it out.

Cheers`

[TheMaverickChristian]

Where can I get good, indepth information on the queen of sheba? besides the meager mentions in the bible or qur'an?

[Proud1arbic1girl18]

@goyavesETmangues saba is not women he is a man saba son of qahtan he is the father of saba tripes and the name of Queen is Balkis

[PROJEK3]

@goyavesETmangues Ethiopians are arabs linguistically genetically .but not all Ethiopians abasinians and tigrinyah are. for example ge'ez is old arabic and a semitic language

[kellykelly771]

OMG !! she is beauitfil she is first queen in the world

[goyavesETmangues]

@Alkindi90

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The link is broken but the google search I have posted WORKS!! So stop acting as if the only ruins found by archeologists are in Yemen. That is not true! I will repeat it for the last time: I have never denied that she ruled Yemen!! I AM JUST ARGUING ABOUT HER ORIGIN!!!!!She DID have Ethiopian origin and Menelik her son was BLACK and the first ruler of Ethiopia

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Also why dont u address the REPULSIVE RACISM started by ur compatriot @ViceroyoftheCorner?? U r such an hypocrit!!

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