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{ قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِي وَهَبْ لِي مُلْكاً لاَّ يَنبَغِي لأَحَدٍ مِّن بَعْدِيۤ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ }

…‘O my Lord! Forgive me, and grant me a kingdom which shall not belong to anyone after me...’He said:God, Exalted is He, inspired Solomon to ask for a kingdom which would not be attainable by anyone after him, that He might shatter thereby the tyrants, the unbelievers, those who transgress against their Lord, and those among jinn and men who claim to possess power by themselves. Thus, the question was posed by Solomon , in accordance with God’s choice for him, and not following his own choice for himself. His words:

Tafsīr al-Tustarī, trans. Annabel Keeler and Ali Keeler
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