Thread: Default Queen of Sheba riddles to King Solomon.

The Queen of Saba (Sheba) had known the magical power of Sulayman (Solomon) but believes Wisdom to be more important.
She then quizzes Sulayman on Three Riddles to test his Wisdom:

The first riddle was: "What is the ugliest thing in the world, and what the most beautiful? What the most certain, and what the most uncertain?"
The king answered: "The ugliest thing in the world is the faithful turning unfaithful; the most beautiful, the repentant sinner. The most certain thing in the world is death; the most uncertain, one�s share in the World to Come."


The second riddles was: "What is it that in a storm at sea goes ahead of all; is the cause of praise for the wealthy; of shame to the poor; honours the dead and saddens living; is a joy to birds and a grief to fish?"
The king answered: "Linen. When woven into cloth it makes a sail for the ship, fine clothes for the rich, rags for the poor, shrouds for the dead. The birds delight in its seed; but the fish are caught in the nets made of it."

The third riddle was: "What land is that which has but once seen the sun?"
The king answered: "The land upon which, after the creation, the waters were gathered.