Stories of Hazrat Dawood p.b.u.h

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HAZRAT DAWOOD (A.S.)Taloot and Jaloot



Bani Israel lived in Palestine under theleadership of Yusha b. Nun (a.s.)., who till theend of his life tried to improve their social and religious matters. But after he passed away,

this responsibility fell upon Bani Israel themselves.There was no king in Bani Israel for a period of 356 years after the demise of Hazrat Moosa(a.s.). Thus the reigns of the government werein the hands of the advisors (Vazir) of Bani Israel and even the Prophets of that period delivered Allah’s orders through the advisors.

It was in this period that the Amaalekah,Mudyani and Palestenians attacked the Bani Israel several times as they were settled around them. These conflicts between themended evenly. This condition persisted till themiddle of the fourth century after the demiseof Hazrat Moosa (a.s.). Bani Israel decided towage war against the Palestinians and they carried the ‘Taboot-e-Ahad’. There was a trunk (Taboot) in which they kept the pages of theTorah and other belongings of the past Prophets (a.s.). They carried this Taboot withthem to all the wars and encouraged thewarriors through the Taboot. However Bani Israel lost the battle against the Palestinians,and in the process also forfeited the Taboot.

The loss of the Taboot was a matter of immense shame and disgrace for the Bani Israel, and they lived under such a conditionfor some years. Finally they could not withstand the humiliation and they



approached the Prophet of their time, Hazrat Shamueel (Samuel) (a.s.) and pleaded with himto appoint a leader for them under whoseguidance they could wage a war against their

enemies and regain their lost respect and honour by reclaiming the Taboot.

Since Hazrat Shamueel (a.s.) was aware of thecharacteristics and behaviour of the Bani Israel and knew them to be weak in fulfilling promises, he told them, ‘I fear that if Allahorders you for war you may flee away and

disobey Him, as a result of which Allah may punish you.’ Bani Israel said ‘Why should webehave like this especially when our enemieshave rendered us homeless, separated our children from us and under these conditions,there is no other solution for us than to fight.Then why should we flee from the battle?’

Then Hazrat Shamueel (a.s.) said ‘Allah has

appointed Taloot as your leader and youshould fight your enemies under hisleadership.’ Taloot was a strong and handsomeyoung man. He was from the generation of Hazrat Benyamin (a.s.), the son of Hazrat Yakoob (a.s.). There was none equal to him.However, he lacked wealth and riches and led a poor life. In view of Bani Israel, poverty was

a major defect in a person and they claimed,‘We are better than Talut. We possess wealthand riches, while he is a poor man.’ Hazrat Shamueel (a.s.) countered, ‘Allah has chosenhim as a king amongst you. He is far superior to you in knowledge, strength and valour and



the sign of his leadership is that he will reclaimfor you the Taboot from your enemies.’

After 20 years and 7 months, Taloot reclaimed

the Taboot from the Palestinians for the Bani Israel and established his leadership in their midst. The Bani Israel proceeded for war against the Palestinians under his leadership. Jalut (Goliath) was the leader of thePalestinians. Before leaving for battle, Talut told them, ‘On the way there is a river. Onewho drinks from it is not from me and the one

who refrains from drinking is my follower.’ After travelling through the jungles, Bani Israel felt very thirsty and when they reached theriver, (predicted by Taloot) except for a few,all of them drank from the river and in this way they disobeyed Taloot’s instructions. They said, ‘We cannot fight against circumstances.We are very few in number and our enemy is

very powerful. There is a lot of differencebetween him and us.’

Those believers who did drink from the river,when they saw the faith of others weakening,they exhorted the Bani Israel, ‘There are many instances when a small group has overcomebig armies with the order and help from Allah’sside and has claimed honour and respect inthis world and the hereafter. Therefore, it isnot necessary that a small group may defeated.’

Over here we realise that it is not possible toobtain success in this world and the hereafter



without a leader. And when Allah appointssomebody as a leader, then we should accept his leadership without protest and obey hisorders without any hesitation. We should not

be intimidated by the large numbers of theenemy as with our unity and cooperation wecan overcome them. But in order to achievethis success, we must obey Allah and Hisrepresentative completely.

Hazrat Dawood (a.s.) in Taloot’s army

The few who were left in Taloot’s army stood and faced the Palestinians, who were pridingthemselves on Jaloot, their strong leader. Oncewar commenced, Jaloot marched onto thebattlefield and challenged the Bani Israel. But due to his awe and terror, none in the Bani Israel had the courage to face him. There wasa young boy in Taloot’s group, Dawood (a.s.)who was accompanying his three brothers.Dawood (a.s.) did not come with the intentionof participating in the battle. Rather he had been sent by his father along with his brothersso that he would inform him about their victory at the earliest. Hazrat Dawood (a.s.) wasappointed as a Prophet among the Bani Israel after Hazrat Shamueel (a.s.). Hazrat Dawood (a.s.) asked one person, ‘If someone

vanquishes Jaloot, how will the king reward him?’ The man replied, ‘Apart from bestowinghim with innumerable gifts, the king will givehim his daughter’s hand. His family will behonoured and respected.’



Until that day, Hazrat Dawood (a.s.) had never participated in a battle and in fact, had noexposure whatsoever to warfare. However, hestill approached the king and expressed his

desire to fight Jaloot. Taloot refused to grant him permission and informed him of Jaloot’sstrength compared to his own weakness. But Hazrat Dawood (a.s.) replied fearlessly, ‘I think of myself capable of fighting this war. Just afew days ago a lion had attacked the Rock of sheep of my father but I countered it and killed it.’ The king made Hazrat Dawood (a.s.) wear

the armour and sent him to the battlefield.Hazrat Dawood (a.s.) felt uneasy in the armour and he removed it and went to battle Jaloot unarmed. He did not have any weapon withhim except five stones, which he had picked inthe jungle, a small stick and a sling.

After arriving in the battlefield, he loaded astone in his sling, aimed it at Jaloot and flungit at him, taking Allah’s name. The stone hit Jaloot on the forehead and Jaloot fell on theground. Hazrat Dawoood (a.s.) advanced towards Jaloot and severed his head from hisbody. He carried the head to Taloot. When Jaloot’s soldiers saw this sight, their hopeswere frustrated and they all fled.

Hazrat Dawood’s (a.s.) relation with Taloot

As per his promise, Taloot married hisdaughter to Hazrat Dawood (a.s.) and appointed him the commander of his army.Gradually the discussion of Hazrat Dawood’s



(a.s.) greatness and excellence increased among the people. With these discussions,love and affection for him increased manifold in the hearts of the people. Meanwhile

friendship of Hazrat Dawood (a.s.) withYunasan (son of Taloot ) grew stronger.This widespread fame and acceptance of Hazrat Dawood (a.s.) among the peoplebecame a cause of jealousy and envy for Taloot. This fire of jealousy against Hazrat Dawood (a.s.) began raging fiercely, until oneday Taloot made a plan to kill him. Yunasan

tried unsuccessfully to stop his father fromthis disgraceful act. Taloot sent Hazrat Dawood (a.s.) to many dangerous wars so that he may be killed by the enemy. However Hazrat Dawood (a.s.) was always victorious.

Talut devised another scheme to kill Hazrat Dawood (a.s.), but the latter got news of it. Heleft the place that same night along with hisrelatives and took shelter in a cave. Gradually Hazrat Dawood’s (a.s.) other relatives, the poor, weak and needy also took shelter alongwith him. Hazrat Dawood (a.s.) along with theentire group sought refuge in the neighbouringkingdom of Palestine. When Talut learnt of this, he attacked the kingdom of Palestine, but was defeated and the battle ended with his

death. His soldiers fled the battlefield. Thekingdom fell in the hands of the Hazrat Dawood (a.s.). During the same period Hazrat Shamueel (Samuel) (a.s.) passed away and the prophethood transferred to Hazrat Dawood (a.s.). He fought several wars and Allah gave



Him victory. Hence he was successful inbringing many kingdoms within the realm of Bani Israel.

Miracles of Hazrat Dawood (a.s.) Allah bestowed numerous favours on Hazrat Dawood (a.s.) in addition to the kingdom. Apart from prophethood, knowledge, kingdomand a divine book like ‘Zaboor’, he was alsoblessed with a good voice. When he wasengaged in Allah’s worship, the birds of themountains and forests rushed towards him and

joined him in divine remembrance in their ownlanguage. Even the mountains prayed alongwith him.Hazrat Dawood’s (a.s.) miracles mentioned inthe Holy Quran are:

1. The mountain glorified Allah, the Almighty, along with him.2. The birds too glorified Allah along with

him.3. Allah made iron soft as wax for him,without any furnace and tools. Allahbestowed upon him the knowledge of constructing the armour. In fact, the armour was invented by him. 4. Allah granted him a huge, stable and secure kingdom.

5. Allah granted him the Zaboor, which herecited with pleasant recitation. In thismanner he invited the people towards Allah.

(These miracles are explained in Surae Yunus(Sura no. 10) and Surae Hud (Sura no. 11))



Hazrat Dawood’s (a.s.) wailing and worship

Hazrat Dawood (a.s.) used to fast very frequently. To the extent that all his life, he

fasted on one day and ate the next day. Sometraditions quote the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) –Hazrat Dawood (a.s.) grieved and wailed out of Allah’s fear in such a way that it was as if twostreams (of tears) were continuously flowingforth from his eyes. Others traditions statethat the vegetation and plants would turngreen on being watered continuously by his

tears.(Qasasul Quran by Hashim Rasooli vol. 2)

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