THE KINGDOM OF `TALUT* Banī Isrāīl had a state-system that used to run in such a way that there would always be a king among them who would run the administrative matters of the country and there would be a Prophet who used to guide people with the law of Sharī’aĥ and religious matters. There was a conventional system in vogue since long in the way that the kingdom was always in the family of Yaĥūd Ibn-e-Ya’qūb Alaihissalam and the honour of Prophethood was always with the family of Lādī bin Ya’qūb Alaihissalam. When Sayyidunā Shamwīl Alaihissalam was blessed with Prophethood, there was no ruling king at that time and the people of Banī Isrāīl requested him to appoint someone as a king for them. Then following the commandment of Allah Azzawajal Sayyidunā Shamwīl Alaihissalam appointed Ṭālūt as a king who was the strongest and the biggest scholar among the Banī Isrāīl but was also very poor and needy. For his living, he either used to tan leather or herd goats. Due to this, Banī Isrāīl raised an objection that Ṭālūt is not from the royal family so how can he be our king. We more deserve than him to become a king as we are from the royal family and Ṭālūt does not possess much wealth either. So how come a poor and a needy person deserves the royal throne? In reply to the objections raised by Banī Isrāīl, Sayyidunā Shamwīl Alaihissalam delivered the following sermon; He said, “Indeed Allah has chosen him above you, and has bestowed him with vast knowledge and physique”; and Allah may bestow His kingdom on whomever He wills; and Allah is Most Capable, All Knowing. And their Prophet said to them, “Indeed the sign of his kingdom will be the coming of a (wooden) box to you, in which from your Rab is the contentment of hearts. [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 247-248) Therefore, after a very short while, four angels came with a box and placed it near Sayyidunā Shamwīl Alaihissalam. After seeing this, the Banī Isrāīl accepted the kingship of Ṭālūt and after becoming a king, Ṭālūt did not only take control of the government system of the country but also recruited new military personnel’s and went to the holy war against the pagans of the ‘Amāliqaĥ tribe. Allah Azzawajal Almighty while describing this anecdote in the Holy Quran has stated; And their Prophet said to them, ‘Indeed Allah has sent Tālūt (Saul) as your king’; they said, ‘Why should he have kingship over us whereas we deserve the kingship more than he, and nor has he been given enough wealth?’ He said, ‘Indeed Allah has chosen him above you and has bestowed him with vast knowledge and physique’; and Allah may bestow His kingdom on whomever He wills; and Allah is Most Capable, All Knowing. And their Prophet said to them, ‘Indeed the sign of his kingdom will be the coming of a (wooden) box to you, in which from your Rab is the contentment of hearts and containing some souvenirs (remnants) left behind by the honourable Mūsā and the honourable Ĥārūn (Aaron), borne by the angels; indeed in it is a great sign for you if you are believers. [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 247-248)
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