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each of them judgement and knowledge. We own desires, letting them misguide you from the
subjected the mountains to Dawud, glorifying, Way of Allah. Those who are misguided from the
and the birds as well. This is something We are Way of Allah will receive a harsh punishment be-
well able to do. (21:79) cause they forgot the Day of Reckoning.’ (38:21-
We wrote down in the Zabur, after the Reminder 26)
came: ‘It is My servants who are righteous who
will inherit the earth.’ (21:105) DAY OF HUNAYN
We gave knowledge to Dawud and Sulayman Allah has helped you on many occasions, in-
who said, ‘Praise be to Allah Who has favoured cluding the Day of Hunayn when your great
us over many of His servants who are believers.’ numbers delighted you but did not help you in
(27:15) any way, and the earth seemed narrow to you for
Sulayman was Dawud’s heir. He said, ‘Mankind! all its great breadth, and you turned your backs.
We have been taught the speech of birds and we Then Allah sent down His serenity on His
have been given everything. This is indeed clear Messenger and on the believers, and sent down
favour.’ (27:16) troops you could not see, and punished those
We gave Dawud great favour from Us: ‘O moun- who disbelieved. That is how the disbelievers are
tains and birds! Echo with him in his praise!’ And repaid. (9:25-26)
We made iron malleable for him. (34:10)
They made for him (Sulayman) anything he DAY OF JUDGEMENT
wished: high arches and statues, huge dishes like Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds, the
cisterns, great built-in cooking vats. ‘Work, fam- All-Merciful, the Most Merciful, the King of the
ily of Dawud, in thankfulness!’ But very few of Day of Judgement. You alone we worship. (1:1-3)
My servants are thankful. (34:13) Death to the conjecturers: those who flounder in
Be steadfast in the face of what they say and re- a glut of ignorance, asking, ‘When is the Day of
member Our servant Dawud, who possessed Judgement?’ (51:10-12)
true strength. He truly turned to his Lord. (38:17) This will be their hospitality on the Day of
Has the story of the litigants reached you? How Judgement!’ (56:56)
they climbed up to the Upper Room and came in (Believers are) those who affirm the Day of
on Dawud who was alarmed by them. They said, Judgement. (70:26)
‘Do not be afraid. We are two litigants, one of What will convey to you what the Day of
whom has acted unjustly towards the other, so Judgement is? (82:17)
judge between us with truth and do not be unjust Again! What will convey to you what the Day of
and guide us to the Right Path. This brother of Judgement is? (82:18)
mine has ninety-nine ewes and I have only one.
He said, "Let me have charge of it," and got the DAY OF RISING (THE HOUR)
better of me with his words.’ He said, ‘He has Then you are the people who are killing one an-
wronged you by asking for your ewe to add to his other and expelling a group among you from
ewes. Truly many partners are unjust to one an- their homes, ganging up against them in wrong-
other–except those who believe and do right ac- doing and enmity. Yet if they are brought to you
tions, and how few they are!’ Dawud realised as captives, you ransom them, when it was for-
that We had put him to the test. He begged for- bidden for you to expel them in the first place!
giveness from his Lord and fell down prone, Do you, then, believe in one part of the Book and
prostrating, and repented. So We forgave him for reject the other? What repayment will there be
that and he has nearness to Us and a good for any of you who do that except disgrace in this
Homecoming. (We said), ‘Dawud! We have world? And on the Day of Rising, they will be re-
made you a successor on the earth, so judge be- turned to the harshest of punishments. Allah is
tween people with truth and do not follow your not unaware of what you do. (2:85)
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