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Who was Dawud?

من كان داود؟

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Dawud was a prophet of God and king of the Children of Israel. He killed Goliath with his sling, the Psalms were revealed to him, God softened iron for him, and the mountains glorified God with him. 1

People and things also explored

al-Amin, the Trustworthy (the Prophet's title before his mission)· The periods and stages of the Prophet's call· The modes (ranks) of revelation· The substance of the call in the opening of al-Muddaththir· The three years of the secret call· The Raising of the Kaaba’s Foundations· The death of the Prophet· The delegation of Banu Hanifa

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al-Amin, the Trustworthy (the Prophet's title before his mission)

The title by which Quraysh called Muhammad before prophethood for the trustworthiness and good qualities they saw in him; they cried it out when he entered as arbiter over the Black Stone during the rebuilding of the Kaaba.