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The Prophet King: The Story of Prophet Dawood

The Rise of a Hero (Dawood). The Prophet King: The Story of Prophet Dawood. Dawood (David). Born in Bethlehem, Palestine Youngest of thirteen brothers Joined the army at the age of 16 as per his father's instruction Taloot (Saul), the Israelite king attacks Jaloot (Goliath).

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The Prophet King: The Story of Prophet Dawood

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  1. The Rise of a Hero (Dawood) The Prophet King: The Story of Prophet Dawood

  2. Dawood (David) • Born in Bethlehem, Palestine • Youngest of thirteen brothers • Joined the army at the age of 16 as per his father's instruction • Taloot (Saul), the Israelite king attacks Jaloot (Goliath). • Taloot proclaims: “Whoever kills Jaloot I will let him marry my daughter and he will be my partner in the kingdom.” • Dawood confronts Jaloot and kills him.

  3. Questions • Where was Dawood born and brought up? • To whom was he sent as a prophet? • To which prominent prophet does his lineage reach? • How many brothers did he have? • At what age did he join the army? • What was the reward declared by the king for the person who would kill Jaloot? • Who killed Jaloot and how?

  4. Dawood Becomes King • King Taloot fulfills his promise and Dawood becomes his son-in-law. • Allah blesses him with kingship. • Allah is the Protector and Guardian of those who believe. He brings them out from darkness into light. (Al-Baqarah:257) • Life and death are in Allah's hand. • Ponder over Hadith of Ibn Abbas for removing fear.

  5. Questions • How did Talootfulfill his promise? • What do you learn from the Qur'anic verse? • What do you learn from the Hadith of IbnAbbas?

  6. Mazameer Dawood (The Psalms) • “And to Dawood we gave the Psalms” [4:163] • Prophet Dawood had a beautiful voice. • Prophet Muhammad SAW admires Abu Moosa al-Ash'ari for his beautiful recitation of The Holy Qur'an (al-Bukhari) • Using talents and beautiful voices in good and spiritual activities is blessed by Allah. • Using musical talents and other gifts in unlawful songs, etc. is discouraged. • Learning Tajweed (rules of Qur'an recitation) is very important.

  7. Questions • What is meant by Mazameer Dawood? • Narrate the Hadith of Abu Moosa al-Ash'ari • What lesson do you learn from this Hadith? • Why did Allah admire Dawood? • What is your opinion about using musical talents in unlawful songs and why? • Why is Tajweed so important?

  8. Assignment • What lesson did you learn from Dawood when he challenged Jaloot? • What was Taloot’s response to Dawood when he appeared saying he wanted to meet the challenge of killing Jaloot? • How old was Dawood when he was first ambitious to fight? • What was the Zaboor a collection of? • Write the Hadeeth (English text) that describes how the strong believer is better than the weak one.

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