Gr

ade7
Lessonno:14
ThePr
ophetKi
ng:TheSt
oryofPr
ophetDawoodAS
1.Whoi
s:a.DawoodAS b.Tal
oot c.Jal
oot
.
Ans:DawoodAS:HewasoneofthedescendantsofProphetYaqoobAS.Hewas
bornandrai
sedi
ntheci
tyofBet
hlehem i
nPalesti
neandhehadt hemostbeaut
if
ul
voi
ceintheworl
d.
Tal
oot
:Hewasanoblefar
merandahumblemanandwasappoi
ntedasI
srael
it
e’s
ki
ngashewasofgr
eatstr
engt
handwisdom.
Jal
oot:Hewasahugeandcruelcommanderwhotor
tur
edt
hepeopl
eofBaniI
srael
andoppressedt
hem wi
thhumil
iat
ionv
erybadl
y.
2.Howdi
dDawoodASbecomeaher
o?
Ans:DawoodASwasay oungmanofexceptionalcourageandst
rength.Onthe
batt
legr
ound,Tal
ooturgesthesol
dier
stoki
llJalootbutnoonewasr eadyt
ogo
becausetheyal
lareaf
raidofthest
rengt
hofJaloot.
DawoodASwenttoTalbotandoff
eredthathewi
llbetheonetoki
llJaloot
.Tal
bot
ref
usedatf
ir
stbecausehewasveryyoungbuthesaid“Iki
ll
edaTi
gerwho
att
ackedmyherdofsheep”
.Tal
botagreedandsenthimforwar
dtokillJal
oot.
DawoodASt ookoneofhispebblesthatheusedtocar
rywit
hhim putiti
nthesli
ng
andaimedatJaloot
.Thepebblehiti
nt hemiddl
eofJal
oot’
sfor
eheadandent er
ed
dir
ectl
yint
ohisbrai
n.Jal
ootfel
ltothegroundandwasdead.Ever
y onewas
shockedandthenDawoodASbecameaher o.

3.Whatl
essonsdi
dyoul
ear
nfr
om DawoodASwhenhechal
lengedJal
oot
?
Ans:Theonewhohasfi
rmfait
hinAll
ahSWTandisr
eadytofi
ghti
nthenameof
Al
lahSWTwi t
houtanyf
earget
svict
oryov
eramassi
vear
my .

4.HowwasDawoodAS’
srel
ati
onwi
thGod?Suppor
tyouranswerwi
thaHadeet
h.
Ans:“Thestr
ongbeli
everisbett
erandmorebelovedtoAll
ahthantheweakbel i
ever,
butbothhavegoodnessinthem.Takecareofwhatisgoodforyou,seekthehelp
ofAll
ahSWTanddon’ tbecomei dl
e.Wheneveracalami
tyhit
syoudon’tsay,Iwish
Idi
dthisthennot
hingwoul dhaveharmedme.Thismakesshaytanwor k,
inst
ead,
youshouldsayIwaswill
edbyAl l
ah,andwhateverHewil
lsHedoes.”
5.Whataret
hebasi
cpri
nci
plesofj
ust
icewhenj
udgi
ngbet
weent
woconf
li
cti
ng
i
ndiv
idual
sorpar
ti
es?
Ans:Thebasi
cpr
inci
plesofj
ust
icear
e:
*Al
way
str
ytobef
air
.
*Av
oidr
ushi
ngt
ojudgementf
orpeopl
eoragai
nstot
her
s.
*Al
waysl
ist
ent
obot
hsi
desofanar
gumentoraconf
li
ctt
oreachaf
air
j
udgement.

6.Def
inean“
Isr
ael
it
etal
e”andgi
veanexampl
eoft
heset
alesconcer
ningPr
ophet
DawoodAS.
Ans:AnIsrael
it
etal
eorstoryi
sonet hatwasreport
edbyanci
entIsr
ael
it
e
hi
stori
ans.SomeoftheIsrael
it
etal
esar ecor
rectbutmanyot
hersaref
alse.
Oneoft hefal
seIsraeli
tetal
esaboutDawoodASi st hattheyclaimedt hatProphet
DawoodASl i
kedthewi feofoneofhisarmygener als.So,hewant edt ohavethe
l
adyashi swife.Todot hat,
ProphetDawoodASconspi r
edt ohav ethatgeneral
stati
onedinadanger ouspostduri
ngt hebatt
le.Thiswasanat temptt ocausehim
todie.Whenthegener algotki
ll
ed,ProphetDawoodASt henmar ri
edhi sgeneral
’s
wife.
Thi
sIsr
ael
it
etal
efai
ledt
opasst
het
estofaccur
acyandaut
hent
ici
ty.

7.Wher
edi
dPr
ophetDawoodASdi
eandatwhatage?
Ans:Pr
ophetDawoodASdi
edi
nAl
QudsorJer
usal
em att
heageof100y
ear
s.