And when solomon sat upon the carpet he was caught up by the wind and sailed through the air so quickly.
The flying carpet of solomon.
It is said to have been sixty miles long and sixty miles wide.
God shook the carpet in the wind sending all 40 000 men into the air and presumably to their deaths.
Then one day god became irritated by solomon s pride fullness.
It blew at his bidding toward the land which we had blessed.
According to a tale told by sheherazade solomon was also given a flying carpet when god appointed him king over every created thing.
For example it is said that king solomon possessed a flying carpet sixty miles long and sixty miles wide capable of transporting 40 000 men.
The description of solomon s flying carpet is bewildering.
Legends of gods and might deities traveling in ancient.
Being in possession of this carpet solomon s pride is said to have grown each day.
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The iconic carpet was extremely large with room for up to 40 000 men.
This carpet is said to have been able to carry 40000 men in the air at any given time.
And we subjected to solomon the violent wind.
Made of green silk with golden weft the carpet was sixty miles long and just as wide.
Flying carpets are mentioned in a number of legends.
The carpet flew swiftly bringing solomon from damascus to media in just a few hours.
When solomon was.
Eventually god decided to punish solomon and whilst the carpet was flying in mid air he shook it thus causing the 40000 men on it to fall to their deaths.
The quran unapologetically states that allah gave solomon command over the winds by which he was able to travel a two month journey in less than a day.
Solomon s carpet was reportedly made of green silk with a golden weft sixty miles 97 km long and sixty miles 97 km wide.
The jewish sage ben sherira gave two different versions on how the king got his hands on such a magnificent treasure.
According to the jewish encyclopedia the carpet was 60 miles long and 60 miles wide a staggering 3600 square.
In other legends king phraates ii a parthian king engaged his enemy while flying on a carpet capable of firing lighting and fire.
This carpet features heavily in a famous jewish legend that is also retold in the quran in which solomon gets dunked on in the valley of the ants.
The carpet was made of green silk interwoven with pure gold embroidered with figures.
Legends tell that ing solomon s flying carpet had the ability to carry as many as 40 000 men whilst in flight.
It was 60 miles long sixty miles wide could transport solomon himself his throne 2 lions four princes 2 two of his.
The king solomon known from the bible was famous not only for his wisdom but also a glorious flying carpet.