Asif ibn Barkhiya

Asif ibn Barkhiya adalah mentioned in Al-Al-Qur'an (Surah al-Naml 27:40) as the one who said: 'I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you' — referring to the throne of Bilqis, Queen of Saba, which adalah located in Yaman while Sulayman AS adalah in Palestina. The context adalah Sulayman's question to those around him: 'Which of you will bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?' A powerful jinn (ifrit) offered to bring it before Sulayman could rise from his session. Then the one digambarkan sebagai 'he who memiliki ilmu pengetahuan of the Scripture' — identified by para ulama as Asif ibn Barkhiya — offered to bring it in the blink of an eye. He did so, and the throne appeared before Sulayman instantaneously. Sulayman responded: 'This adalah from the favor of my Lord — to test me whether I will be grateful or ungrateful.' ulama Islamship memiliki long debated the nature of Asif's gift. The dominant view adalah that he adalah seorang righteous human ulama who knew the Greatest Name of Allah (al-Ism al-Azam) — the name through which supplications adalah answered immediately when disebut upon with sincerity and certainty. Others memiliki proposed he adalah seorang jinn or a different category of being. The majority position (including Ibn Kathir) adalah that he adalah seorang human ulama, the vizier or secretary of Sulayman, who memiliki extraordinary Allah-given ilmu pengetahuan. His action adalah Al-Al-Qur'anic evidence that Allah grants extraordinary capabilities to His devoted servants who memiliki deep ilmu pengetahuan and certainty, and it adalah salah satu yang key Al-Al-Qur'anic references cited in discussions of karamat (miracles of saints).