King Solomon loved the 'Arab horses ' very much.



He loved them because they made him closer to his Lord. Using them, he would be able to strike the unbelievers, the enemies of his Lord!

King Solomon was regularly displaying his horses, taking care of them and he used to treat them from anything they had.

The following verses describe how he did display his Arab horses.

Surah (Chapter) 38:30-33

30] We gave Solomon to David; and he was an excellent worshiper, surely he was penitent; he was ever turning in repentance (toward Allah).

31] When his dressage steeds were presented to him at eventide light-footed coursers,

32] And he said: lo! I have preferred the love of good things to the remembrance of my lord-- until the sun set and time for the prayer was over,

33] "bring them back to Me." then he began to pass his hand over (their) legs and their necks."

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These verses declare that Allah bestowed on David, Solomon, his son - what an excellent servant! That is, Solomon. Truly he was a penitent [soul], always returning [to Allah] with glorification and remembrance at all times.

In other words, King Solomon was ever turning in repentance (towards Allah)) he is ever betaking himself to Allah and engaged in His obedience.

When one evening - which is the period after midday - there were displayed before him the prancing steeds

'Arab horses ', standing on three legs with the fourth supported on the edge of the hoof, each horse was a 'racer'; the meaning is that these [horses] are such that when they are halted they stand still and when they run they surpass [others] in speed). One thousand horses were displayed before him after he had performed the midday prayer, for he had wanted to use them in a holy struggle (jihad) against an enemy.

He said, 'Lo! I have preferred, I have desired, the love of good things, that is, of horses, in the remembrance of my Lord',

Then he said: Bring them back to me! Bring back whatever was shown to me, that is, the horses that were displayed; and they so brought them back. Then he began to pass his hand over (their) legs and their necks (treating them with medications).

This indicates that King Solomon was a smart veterinarian and a practitioner of veterinary medicine.

To achieve that, some prerequisites are needed of course; e.g. an extensive background of the basic sciences such as anatomy and physiology in addition to knowledge of pathology and pharmacology. It seems likely that King Solomon had great knowledge in all of these sciences!

Not only that, but as a leader of a great kingdom, Solomon used to take care of everything in his kingdom, he heard the speech of the ant and smiled, he reviewed the birds and knew that the Hoopoe was absent and put the devils under strict control!

Herein, he displayed and treated his horses! He was not the kind of leader which sits in his office and depends on his agents' reports!

Moreover, the story indicates that King Solomon was very modest; look at him treating his horses by himself!

In addition, King Solomon was very merciful to the animals.

Because He was like that, Allah rewarded him what was better and faster than the horses, and this was the wind, which blew at his command as he wished (read my article about King Solomon and the Wind).

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It is amazing that the Quran declares these facts about King Solomon. He had noble behavior, mercy; he loved the Arab horses very much; he was a practitioner of veterinary medicine and he was an ideal example of the perfect leader!

On the other hand, these facts are not mentioned in the Bible which says that Solomon's women were one thousand!

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Back to the main issue of my series of articles; this is my question to you smart readers: "Is the Quran quoted from the Bible?"

By the way, the disbelieved ignorant Arabs stated that the Quran quoted from the Bible more than 1400 years ago! (Read my article about chapter 25).