Sad 38:19 والطير محشورة كل له اواب ١٩

38:19

وَٱلطَّيۡرَ

مَحۡشُورَةٗۖ

كُلّٞ

لَّهُۥٓ

أَوَّابٞ

١٩

And ˹We subjected˺ the birds, flocking together. All turned to him ˹echoing his hymns˺.

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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Allah tells us that His servant and Messenger Dawud, peace be upon him, was endued with power

Al-Ayd means strength in knowledge and action. Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, As-Suddi and Ibn Zayd said, "Al-Ayd means strength." Mujahid said, "Al-Ayd means strength in obedience to Allah." Qat

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Allah tells us that His servant and Messenger Dawud, peace be upon him, was endued with power

Al-Ayd means strength in knowledge and action. Ibn `Abbas

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Chapter 38, Page 454, Juz 23

15. These ˹pagans˺ are awaiting nothing but a single Blast that cannot be stopped. 16. They say ˹mockingly˺, “Our Lord! Hasten for us our share ˹of the punishment˺ before the Day of Reckoning.” 17. Be patient ˹O Prophet˺ with what they say. And remember Our servant, David, the man of strength. Indeed, he ˹constantly˺ turned ˹to Allah˺. 18. We truly subjected the mountains to hymn ˹Our praises˺ along with him in the evening and after sunrise. 19. And ˹We subjected˺ the birds, flocking together. All turned to him ˹echoing his hymns˺. 20. We strengthened his kingship, and gave him wisdom and sound judgment. 21. Has the story of the two plaintiffs, who scaled the ˹wall of David’s˺ sanctuary, reached you ˹O Prophet˺? 22. When they came into David’s presence, he was startled by them. They said, “Have no fear. ˹We are merely˺ two in a dispute: one of us has wronged the other. So judge between us with truth—do not go beyond ˹it˺—and guide us to the right way. 23. This is my brother. He has ninety-nine sheep while I have ˹only˺ one. ˹Still˺ he asked me to give it up to him, overwhelming me with ˹his˺ argument.” 24. David ˹eventually˺ ruled, “He has definitely wronged you in demanding ˹to add˺ your sheep to his. And certainly many partners wrong each other, except those who believe and do good—but how few are they!” Then David realized that We had tested him so he asked for his Lord’s forgiveness, fell down in prostration, and turned ˹to Him in repentance˺. 25. So We forgave that for him. And he will indeed have ˹a status of˺ closeness to Us and an honourable destination! 26. ˹We instructed him:˺ “O David! We have surely made you an authority in the land, so judge between people with truth. And do not follow ˹your˺ desires or they will lead you astray from Allah’s Way. Surely those who go astray from Allah’s Way will suffer a severe punishment for neglecting the Day of Reckoning.”

- Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran