Transliteration:( Qaala 'ifreetum minal jinni ana aateeka bihee qabla an taqooma mim maqaamika wa innee 'alaihi laqawiyyun ameen )
"One strong jinn said, 'I will bring you that throne before you rise from your sitting: and indeed, I am powerful and trustworthy.' [75–77]"
When Sulaiman (peace be upon him) posed the challenge of bringing the throne of Queen Bilqis, a strong jinn from his court responded. This jinn was likely among the Ifrit, known for their strength and speed.
The jinn promises:
“I will bring it before you rise from your sitting.”
This refers to Sulaiman’s royal session or court assembly, which would last only a short while. The jinn is essentially saying that the task will be completed within minutes, showcasing his speed and ability.
The jinn describes himself as both powerful and trustworthy—meaning:
He possesses the capability to carry out the task,
And he can be trusted not to misuse or damage the throne
The tafsir of Surah Naml verse 39 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Naml ayat 38 which provides the complete commentary from verse 38 through 40.
(27:39) A stalwart of the jinn said: “I will bring it to you before you rise from your council.[45] Surely I have the power to do so and I am trustworthy.”[46]
45. From this it becomes obvious whether the jinns under the Prophet Solomon (peace be upon him) were, according to the interpretation of some rationalist commentators of the modern times, from among mankind or from among the hidden creation commonly known as jinns. Obviously, the sitting of the Prophet Solomon’s court would at the most be of three to four hours, and the distance of Marib, capital of Saba, from Jerusalem was, even as the crow flies, not less than 1500 miles. To fetch a splendid throne of a queen from such a distant place in such a short time could not be possible for a man, even if he be a very strong and robust person. This task cannot be performed even by a jet plane of today. The throne was not lying in a jungle from where it had just to be fetched. It lay in a queen’s palace, which must have been well-guarded, and in the absence of the queen it must have been kept in a secure place. If a man had gone to fetch it, he should have been accompanied by a commando force so that he could overwhelm the guards and snatch away the throne. How could all this be accomplished before the rising of the court? This thing can be conceived only in connection with a real jinn!
46. That is, “You can trust me in that I will not carry it away, nor steal any valuable thing from it.”
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