Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 251
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
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➋ Ignorant people say that fighting is not the work of prophets; from this story, it is clear that jihad has always existed, and if there were no jihad, corrupt people would lay waste to cities. (Mawaddih)
➌ {وَ لَوْ لَا دَفْعُ اللّٰهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ…:} It is also evident from this that when any group, intoxicated by power and authority, tries to exceed human limits, Allah raises another group to suppress them. If this did not happen, peace could not be established on earth. See also Surah Al-Hajj (40).
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251. 2 After this, Allah Almighty granted Hazrat Dawud ؑ both kingship and prophethood. By the word "hikmah," some have understood prophethood, some have understood the craft of ironworking, and some have understood the comprehension of those matters which, by Allah Almighty's will and intention at the time of war, proved to be decisive.
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Sayyiduna Dawud (A.S.) and the Killing of Jalut:
Hazrat Dawud (A.S.) was the youngest among his brothers and used to graze goats. He was agile, strong, and had a fit body. He was a very good marksman, and whenever wild animals attacked the flock of goats, he would kill or drive them away with stones. He was so courageous and powerful that if a beast fell into his hands, he would place his foot on its lower jaw and pull the upper jaw with such force that he would tear it apart.
[352] When the battle began, Jalut himself came forward and started challenging for single combat. He was completely clad in iron, with only his face and eyes exposed. Dawud (A.S.) picked up two or three stones from the way for this purpose. He placed these three stones one after another in the sling and attacked Jalut with them, which struck his forehead and, tearing through his head, came out at the back of his neck, causing Jalut to fall dead. This incident demoralized Jalut’s army, and Allah Almighty granted victory to Talut’s small army. Later, he became the unanimously accepted and sole king of Bani Israel.
[353] After this incident, Talut married his daughter to Dawud (A.S.), and after Talut, Dawud (A.S.) became his successor. Then, after that, Allah Almighty also honored him with prophethood.
[354] In this verse, Allah Almighty has stated His law for maintaining order on earth, and that is: He grants a nation the strength and ability to gain dominance and power on earth up to a certain limit. Then, when that nation, indulging in corruption on earth, begins to exceed that specific limit, He breaks its power through another nation. And if Allah Almighty did not do so, and the rule of a single nation or party was always maintained on earth, its oppression and violence would reach the extreme, and great corruption would spread in Allah’s land. In this respect, this law of Allah Almighty is a great favor upon all nations.
