When Prophet Sulaymán (A) marched with his army, it was an impressive sight

PROPHET SULAYMÁN (A) AND THE LEADER OF THE ANTS

When Prophet Sulaymán (A) marched with his army, it was an impressive sight. Men, animals, jinn and birds marched with him. The Holy Qur'án talks about one march when they came upon the valley of the ants:

And there were gathered together to Sulaymán his hosts (army) of jinn and men and birds, and they were arrayed in order and ranks;

Till, when they came to the valley of the ants,

an ant said: "O you ants! enter your dwellings,

lest Sulaymán and his hosts crush you while they are unaware."

Then (Sulaymán) smiled, laughing at her speech, and said:

"O my Lord, arouse me to be thankful for Your bounty which You have bestowed on me and my parents,

and to do good that shall please You.

Admit me, by Your mercy, among Your righteous servants." (an Naml, 27:17-19)

The speech of the ant is very interesting, and every word in the verse has a special meaning. The ant’s speech tells us:

Ants have speech that they communicate to each other with.
The ant who spoke recognised the army of Sulaymán (A).
The ant said "O you ants!", which is a tone used by a leader hence there is a hierarchy of leadership in the ant community.
The ant gave an order that was obeyed; this tells us of the presence of discipline in the community of ants.
"Enter your dwellings" suggests that their homes were structured with special places for each group of ants.
The leader mentioned Sulaymán first (A), then his army, thereby giving the due respect to the great king.
The ant raised the possibility of an event occurring (crushed by the unaware army) which shows that the ants were able to understand a complex idea like uncertainty.

It is no wonder that Prophet Sulaymán (A) smiled in appreciation of the eloquence of the little ant!