So We further strengthened his kingdom, and bestowed wisdom on him, and judgement in legal matters.
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'Abdullāh Ibn 'Abbās / Muḥammad al-Fīrūzabādī
تفسير : (we made his kingdom strong) with guardsmen; his royal chamber was guarded every night by 30,000 men (and gave him wisdom) prophethood (and decisive speech) and judgement; he never stumbled in his speech when he judged between people. in his judgement proof was required from the claimant while an oath was required from the defendant.
Jalāl al-Dīn al-Maḥallī
تفسير : and we strengthened his kingdom, we reinforced it with guards and hosts: every night there thirty thousand men would be standing guard at his sanctuary; and gave him wisdom, prophethood and sound judgement in [all] matters, and decisive speech, [the ability to formulate] a satisfactory statement [for a decision] in any endeavour.
Sahl al-Tustari
تفسير : and we strengthened his kingdom, and gave him wisdom and decisive speech (faṣl al-khiṭāb). he said:god only gave him [david] this when he asked him to raise his rank to the rank enjoyed by ishmael and isaac. he said, ‘you are not on that level, o david. however, i am giving you a high rank for your wisdom, and articulation in speech (fāṣila)’ — this being the saying: ammā baʿd (to proceed), which he was the first to say. quss b. sāʿida was the one who followed the precedent of saying this [ammā baʿd]. it has also been said decisive speech (faṣl al-khiṭāb) is lucidity (bayān) and faith (īmān). his words:
we strengthened his kingdom…he said:that is, with justice (ʿadl) and with virtuous ministers to rule over it with goodness, just as the messenger <img border="0" src="images/salatonmassenger.jpg" width="24" height="22"> said, ‘truly, if god, exalted is he, wills good for a ruler, he grants him a truthful minister (wazīr ṣadūq) who reminds him when he forgets, and assists him when he remembers.’his words:
