Qasas un Nabiyeen: Story of Dawood and Suleman (peace be upon both of them)

POSTED ON AUGUST 29, 2012

CHAPTER 5

فقه دقيق و علم عميق

Precise understanding and deep knowledge

VOCABULARY

deep	عميق	precise	دقيق
intelligence	ذكاء	Became apparent	تجلى
It was brought up	رُفِعت	Case, issue	قضية
grew	اَنبَتَت	orchard	كَرم
Passed by	خَلَت	Bunches of grapes	عناقيد عنقود
You paid, returned	دفَعتَ	destroyed	اَفسَدَ
Strayed at night	نَفَشَت	Chose specifically, distinguished someone	خَص

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

His, Suleman’s, intelligence and ability to decide became apparent in his correct judgment concerning the case of a people who had a garden in which clusters of grapes had already grown. Some sheep belonging to another group of people entered it and destroyed the grapes. Dawood (peace be upon Him) ordered that the sheep be given to the owners of the garden as recompense for the loss.

Suleman (peace be upon him) said: “The verdict should be different, O prophet of Allah.” Dawood (peace be upon him) asked Suleman (peace be upon him) what could be the other verdict. Suleman (peace be upon him) said: “Please give the garden to the owners of the sheep so that they restore it to its original condition, and give the sheep to the owners of the garden so that they can benefit from them. When the garden its restored to its original state, then return the garden to its owners, and the sheep to their owners.

Allah had distinguished Suleman (peace be upon him) with precise knowledge and deep understanding.

And David and Solomon, when they gave judgment concerning the field, when people's sheep had strayed and browsed therein by night; and We were witnesses to their judgment.

Al Anbiyya 78