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Disbelieving Nations

something your lower selves did not desire, did you
grow arrogant, and deny some of them and murder
others? (Surat al-Baqara: 87)

Maintaining their excessively proud and unruly manner,
the Children of Israel opposed also Talut (Saul), a king
appointed to them as a leader, just prior to the time of the
Prophet Dawud:
Their Prophet said to them, "Allah has appointed Talut
to be your king." They said, "How can he have kingship

over us when we have much more right to kingship
than he does? He has not even got much wealth!" He
said, "Allah has chosen him over you and favoured him
greatly in knowledge and physical strength. Allah gives
kingship to anyone He wills. Allah is All-
Encompassing, All-Knowing." (Surat al-Baqara: 247)
Only one of the miracles witnessed by the Children of
Israel would otherwise be sufficient for a person of faith to be
guided to the fear of Allah. However, although Allah forgave
the Children of Israel and showed them mercy time and time
again, they behaved rudely and fomented great corruption
on earth. This clearly shows that Allah disarmed the
understanding of this nation, blinded their eyes, and

deafened their ears, on account of their wrongdoing. The
recompense of the Children of Israel, who will be
remembered as a disobedient nation, is again stated in the
Qur' an. This nation is a lesson to all arrogant people, who
became corrupt because of the blessings imparted to them,
and who seek to cause corruption on earth.