And their Prophet (Samuel) said to them, “Indeed Allah has appointed Talut (Saul) as a king over you (Surah 2:247)

Assalamu alaikum, fellow Muslims and non-Muslims. 

We may all know the importance of the Qur’an, the Holy Book written by Allah (swt). However, we may not necessarily follow the teachings of the Qur’an and follow the role models that were sent to the Earth to spread the word of Islam. In order to remind you of the important lessons taught by each of the significant prophets mentioned in the Qur’an, I will In Sha Allah, be starting a prophets series. This will contain lessons I learnt from each of the prophets. I am trying my best to In Sha Allah post every day of Ramadan about each prophet.

Today, we will talk about our nineteenth prophet, who is Shammil or Samuel (pbuh). If you would like to know the story, sources are available below. If I also make any mistakes, I apologise and Allah (swt) knows the best. 

Don’t break the unity 

Unity is vital for everyone and it is what Islam makes good, so as Muslims we can stay united e.g. congregation in Salah. Bani Israel broke off the unity. 

Do not believe that any object gives you luck.

The Bani Israel believed that this box they had was a blessing box which made them win all the wars. This is untrue as you only win something due to Allah helping you and the hard work you put in.

You should be brave and keep faith in Allah to do His commands.

The Bani Israel wanted to fight the Philistine who had taken their women and children, and also choose a king for them as Shammil (pbuh) was old at the time. But Shammil (pbuh) knew that when the Bani Israel had to fight the enemies, they would refuse as they would not be brave.

Never underestimate the poor or the people of lower status.

Allah finds everyone equal and Allah chose Talut, an intelligent Muslim as the king for Bani Israel even though he was a poor farmer.

If you are given a good opportunity, don’t underestimate yourself and thank Allah.

Talut was very shocked when Shammil (pbuh) told him to be the king of Bani Israel. Talut knew this was a responsible job and he was just an ordinary poor man. But if you think it is right, be thankful to Allah, follow his command and do it.

You will be rewarded for your hard work and following Allah.

Talut possibly earned the reward of believing in Islam by becoming king. 

Be humble.

The Bani Israel was arrogant and refused to accept Talut as a king as he was poorer and lower in status than them. You should accept Allah’s command and remember that Allah has blessed you with many gifts.

Help others. 

You should help others if you can as Shammil (pbuh) helped guide Dawud (pbuh) during his lifetime.

These were some of the lessons that I captured from Shammil (pbuh). The story of Shammil (pbuh) is beautifully said in this Youtube video which I used to create this article:

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Thank you for reading and have a lovely day!