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== David's Triumph, a Symbol of the Victory of the Faithful == | == David's Triumph, a Symbol of the Victory of the Faithful == | ||
In Islamic sources, with reference to the [[Qur'an]], the [[miracle|miraculous]] triumph of David (a) over Goliath and thus a great victory of [[Israelites]] over Palestinians indicates that at war, the victory belongs to the faithful whom [[God]] helps; even though they are small in number and provisions{{Enote|[[Qur' | In Islamic sources, with reference to the [[Qur'an]], the [[miracle|miraculous]] triumph of David (a) over Goliath and thus a great victory of [[Israelites]] over Palestinians indicates that at war, the victory belongs to the faithful whom [[God]] helps; even though they are small in number and provisions{{Enote|[[Qur'an 2]]:249: Those who were certain that they would encounter Allah said, ‘How many a small party has overcome a larger party by Allah’s will!}}. In the same way, the companions of the holy [[Prophet (s)]] in the [[battle of Badr]] are likened to the number of the faithful in the battle between the army of [[Talut]] and Jalut and the number of Muslims in this battle is considered the same as the number of the soldiers of Talut. | ||
Also, [[Jabir b. 'Abd Allah Ansari]], the [[companion of the Prophet (s)]] likened the killing of [['Amr b. 'Abdwadd]] by [[Imam Ali (a)]] in the [[battle of Ahzab]] to the story of Goliath and David (a). [[Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi]] in his ''[[Mathnawi]]'' too, mentioned the battle between David (a) and Goliath in brief. | Also, [[Jabir b. 'Abd Allah Ansari]], the [[companion of the Prophet (s)]] likened the killing of [['Amr b. 'Abdwadd]] by [[Imam Ali (a)]] in the [[battle of Ahzab]] to the story of Goliath and David (a). [[Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi]] in his ''[[Mathnawi]]'' too, mentioned the battle between David (a) and Goliath in brief. | ||