[He] said: 'We shall see whether you speak the truth,' up to His saying: 'they will return.' Qatadah said: It was mentioned to us that she was a woman from the people of Yemen who resided in a royal house, and she was called Bilqis, daughter of...
﴿قَالَ سَنَنْظُرُ أَصَدَقْتَ﴾ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: ﴿يرجعُونَ﴾ قَالَ قَتَادَة: ذكر لنا أَنَّهَا امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ، كَانَتْ فِي بَيْتِ مَمْلَكَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا: بِلْقِيسُ ابْنَةُ