Ornithology

A Hoopoe is a multi-colored, crested, eye-catching, intelligent and a historical bird that is mentioned in monotheistic scriptures especially in the incident that happened in the era of Prophet cum King Solomon, Son of Prophet David who was given the Divine Psalms and who constructed the Temple of Jerusalem that was later destroyed by King Nebuchadnezzar and others.

In one of his epic journeys, Solomon, upon inspecting his stock, found not the Hoopoe, an act that made him issue a decree. It would have either come up with convincing news or face the consequences of it's malingerous actions. With the blink of an eye, perhaps moving at the speed of light, it brought news that shook his inner soul.

With the breaking news of traveling to a land ruled by a queen, whose followers worshipped the sun almost shattered Solomon's monotheistic grandstanding belief. It must have been a great experience for the Hoopoe to skyrocket from Jerusalem in Palestine to the Land of Saba (Sheba) in Yemen territory. It would have been intimidating for the most advanced nation of today to craft a miniature supersonic jet of Hoopoe-size with Mach 1000 speed (1,000 times faster than sound) and deliver messages in time.

Allaah blessed the people of Saba by providing them with sustenance without measure and their major city was Ma'arib. To this day there is the Ma'arib Dam whose walls were ravaged by rats. To counter the rat invasion of their dam, they brought cats that could devour them. The cats were outnumbered by the tremendous rat reproduction.

The Sabaeans had a great temple with 360 windows that was recently discovered by a NASA Satellite having earth-penetrating lasers. Everyday, the sun would rise from one window and at sunset time, it would disappear in a new window. This is how they calculated the solar calendar.

In essence, the people of Saba were Sabaeans who inhabited the lowlands of Yemen. Ruled over by Queen Sheba or Bilqiis, the Yemenites who enjoyed all kinds of prosperity, finally succumbed to divine devastation for their pride and arrogance.

Somalis call it Guuguule, and no wonder it plays important roles in poetic and musical entertainments. Perhaps, it's intellect and historical significance is what elevated it's status in the aves species. With keen eyesight and tough audio and sound that penetrate the Earth's landscape and deep underground water systems, the bird employs sophisticated mechanical reactions that are second to none.

Somalia's Guuguule, which is the Hoopoe described above, has mythological significance in storytelling. If one consumes it's liver, two events are likely to happen: either one becomes a poet or he could get afflicted by the most-dreaded of all diseases, the Tuberculosis (TB).