Dawud's Beautiful Voice

6 min · Ages 4–12 · Prophet Dawud (David)

A flock of birds gathering above layered mountains in the glow of evening.

The Prophet Dawud, peace be upon him, is a king and a prophet with a beautiful voice. When he praises Allah, the mountains and the birds praise Allah with him. Allah also makes iron soft in his hands, and he eats only food he has earned by his own work.

The Moral · Gratitude

Allah gave Dawud many gifts, like a beautiful voice, and He made iron soft in his hands. And Allah told Dawud’s family: Work, and be grateful.

Try today: Use your voice tonight to say Alhamdulillah for something good.

How the Story begins

Mountains and birds once praised Allah alongside one man. This story is true, and it comes from the Qur’an, and from our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. It is about the Prophet Dawud, peace be upon him. Allah gave Dawud many special gifts. One of them was a beautiful voice. And by Allah’s command, even the mountains and the birds praised Allah together with him. Let’s find out how.

Dawud was a king, and he was a prophet too. Allah made his kingdom strong, and gave him wisdom, and the gift of speaking clearly and judging fairly. The Qur’an calls Dawud a man of strength. And it tells us something even more special about him. Dawud always turned back to Allah, again and again. Whatever happened, his heart turned to Allah.

Allah gave Dawud a book, called the Zabur. Just as the Qur’an was sent to our Prophet Muhammad, the Zabur was sent to Dawud, as guidance from Allah. And Dawud would recite it, and praise Allah, with his beautiful voice. Can you imagine how lovely that must have sounded, floating out across the hills?

The Story has 16 Pages. The rest is narrated in the app.

Hear the whole Story in Munira. Narrated Page by Page over hand-drawn Scenes, then a picture Quiz and one Moral to carry into tomorrow. Bedtime Mode dims the screen and fades the narration to silence.

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Sources

Retold from Surah Saba 34:10–13, Al-Anbiya 21:79–80, Sad 38:17–20 and 38:30, Al-Isra 17:44 and 17:55; Sahih al-Bukhari 2072, 3417, 1131 and 5048; with notes from Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Every Story in Munira is retold only from the Qur’an and authentic hadith, shows its Sources, and is checked by a Reviewer before it is published in the app.

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