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for you in that if you are believers.' (Surat al-Baqara, 246-248)
The Story of Talut and Goliath
When Talut marched out with the army, he said, 'Allah will test you
with a river. Anyone who drinks from it is not with me. But anyone
who does not taste it is with me – except for him who merely scoops
up a little in his hand.' But they drank from it – except for a few of
them. Then when he and those who believed with him had crossed it,
they said, 'We do not have the strength to face Goliath and his troops
today.' But those who were sure that they were going to meet Allah
said, 'How many a small force has triumphed over a much greater one
by Allah's permission! Allah is with the steadfast. When they came out
against Goliath and his troops, they said, 'Our Lord, pour down stead-
fastness upon us, and make our feet firm, and help us against this dis-
believing people.' And with Allah's permission they routed them.
Dawud killed Goliath and Allah gave him kingship and wisdom and
taught him whatever He willed. If it were not for Allah's driving some
people back by means of others, the earth would have been corrupted.
But Allah shows favour to all the worlds. (Surat al-Baqara, 249-251)
Prophecy of the Prophet Dawud (as)
We gave him Ishaq and Ya'qub, each of whom We guided. And be-
fore him We had guided Nuh. And among his descendants were
Dawud and Sulayman, and Ayyub, Yusuf, Musa and Harun. That is
how We recompense the good-doers. (Surat al-An'am, 84)
We have revealed to you as We revealed to Nuh and the Prophets
who came after him. And We revealed to Ibrahim and Isma'il and
Ishaq and Ya'qub and the Tribes, and 'Isa and Ayyub and Yunus and
Harun and Sulayman. And We gave Dawud the Zabur. (Surat an-
Nisa', 163)
My Lord knows best everyone in the heavens and earth. We
favoured some of the Prophets over others. And We gave Dawud the
Zabur. (Surat al-Isra', 55)
Traits of the Prophet Dawud (as)
And with Allah's permission they routed them. Dawud killed Go-
liath and Allah gave him kingship and wisdom and taught him what-
ever He willed. If it were not for Allah's driving some people back by