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Have you heard about this book? If so then please share. 
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What is this book about?
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Peace ninja hattori,
I am reading the interpretation of verse 102 from Chapter 2 of Holy Quran and the book name Asaf, Assaf or Asaaf appeard. Thought somebody know here will share with us.
do you know?
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is this ayat related to magic?
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Peace ninja hattori,
Yes.
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Peace,
Now I need help to understand it correctly. Anybody would like to help me? Any1 interested in this topic?
I heard that Book of Asaf (Asaaf or Assaf) is actually not a book but the name of a person who was a Minister of Prophet Sulaiman a.s.(Solomon) and had knowledge of the book, and he was able to bring the throne of Queen Bilqis from another place of the world within the twinkling of an eye.
So the Book of Asaf (Asaaf or Assaf) was actually the ‘Book of Knowledge’ of a person named Asaf. I’m confused here because still I’m unable to figure out that the (1) What kind of that book was which known as ‘Book of Knowledge’, and (2) Why it is called Book of Asaf (Assaf or Assaf)?
As per my little knowledge, the ‘Book of Knowledge’ is actually the ‘Torah’ but that divine book no way contain magic. 
Correct me if i’m wrong here, please.
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Peace,
I heard that Book of Asaf (Asaaf or Assaf) is actually not a book but the name of a person who was a Minister of Prophet Sulaiman a.s.(Solomon) and had knowledge of the book, and he was able to bring the throne of Queen Bilqis from another place of the world within the twinkling of an eye..
This part sounds interesting. Any more info on Queen Bilqees and Assaf comes your way, please do share.
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Peace Scherbatsky,
Found this link: The Knowledge of the Unseen & the Knowledge of the Book (The Knowledge of the Unseen & the Knowledge of the Book)
Very informatic and detailed topic.
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Peace LK,
great, thanks - will check it out
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Dear LK, Assalam-o-Alaikum
I had been away from the forum for quite some time. Just saw your thread and thought of sharing my humble opinion. The incident being referred to is mentioned in Chapter 27, The Ant, verse 40. I have pasted two translations of the same verse over here;
a. 27:40. Said one who had knowledge of the Book: “I will bring it to thee within the twinkling of an eye!” Then when (Solomon) saw it placed firmly before him, he said: “This is by the Grace of my Lord!- to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful! and if any is grateful, truly his gratitude is (a gain) for his own soul; but if any is ungrateful, truly my Lord is Free of all Needs, Supreme in Honour!” (Yusuf Ali’s Quran Translation)
b. 27:40. One who had the knowledge of the Book said: I will bring it to you in the twinkling of an eye. Then when he saw it settled beside him, he said: This is of the grace of my Lord that He may try me whether I am grateful or ungrateful; and whoever is grateful, he is grateful only for his own soul, and whoever is ungrateful, then surely my Lord is Self-sufficient, Honored. (Shakir’s Quran Translation)
As you can see, the verse does speak of a man who had the the knowledge of the book but his name has not been mentioned. According to certain TAFAASEER, his name has been mentioned as Aassaf, Asaaf etc. The name most agreed upon in subcontinent is Asif Barkhia. To label him of having the knowledge of Magic seems highly improbable because had it been so, Holy Quran would have mentioned it as such just like the knowledge of magicians in Pharaoh’s court against Prophet Moses (AS). Now to assume that he had a book called the Book Of Asif also seems out of tune over here. In my humble opinion, the book in question relates to some divine, secret, unseen book of miracles which was different from scriptures like Torah or Gospels. I am saying this because whenever a certain book is mentioned in reference to Prophets before Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW), its context is separated from scriptures like Torah or Gospels. Just look at the two translations of Verse 48 about Prophet Jesus (AS) in Chapter 3;
a. 3:48. "And Allah will teach him the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel, (Yusuf Ali’s Quran Translation)
b. 3:48. And He will teach him the Book and the wisdom and the Taurat and the Injeel. (Shakir’s Quran Translation)
On the other hand, when it comes to the last of Messengers i.e. Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW), probably the same book was incorporated into the Holy Quran because the mention of the book is always in reference to Holy Quran as evident from Verse 2 of Chapter 62 about The Book and Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW);
a. 62: 2. It is He Who has sent amongst the Unlettered a messenger from among themselves, to rehearse to them His Signs, to sanctify them, and to instruct them in Scripture and Wisdom,- although they had been, before, in manifest error; (Yusuf Ali’s Quran Translation)
b. 62: 2. He it is Who raised among the inhabitants of Mecca a Messenger from among themselves, who recites to them His communications and purifies them, and teaches them the Book and the Wisdom, although they were before certainly in clear error, (Shakir’s Quran Translation)
Having written the above I humbly think that before Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW), that “BOOK” was always different and separate from the scriptures and hidden from general public and its knowledge was confined to only a privileged few like Asif Barkhia, Hazrat Khizar, Jesus Christ (AS). At the time of Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW), the same was incorporated into Holy Quran and thus He was given all the knowledge which had hitherto been confined to few. That also explains Holy Prophet Muhammad’s (SAW) claim of Madina-tul-Ilm or The City Of Knowledge.
Wassalam
Dr Sufi Tafazzal
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Peace Dr. Sufi & 
back 
Is this somehow related to the the ‘palace of Queen Bilqees’?
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Yes, it is not only related, it is the same Asif Barkhia, the man with the knowledge of book, who brought the palace of Queen Saba, aka Sheba and/or Bilquees, in front of Prophet Solomon (AS) in the twinkling of an eye.
By the way, thanks for the greetings.
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Peace Dr. Sufi,
No thanx Well if you don’t mind, can you post little detail/story about the palace of Queen saba, aka sheba and/or Bilquees that why it is required to bring in front of Prophet Sulaiman a.s.,
As far I think that man 'Asif Barkhia, was Minister at the Palace of Prophet Sulaiman a.s., and the one who brought the palace of Queen in the twinkiling of an eye was a ‘Jinn’.