” Our Lord, pour upon us patience, and make our steps firm and Help us against the disbelieving people.”

رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

Rabbanaa afrigh ‘alaynaa sabran wathabbit aqdaamanaa wansurnaa ‘alal-qawmil-kaafireen

Surah Al-Baqarah ,Verse 250

It can be recited for

• Patience
• Perseverance
• Triumph and success
• Victory over the disbelievers and the enemies

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“The story of the Jews who sought a king to be appointed over them”         

The Children of Israel remained on the straight path for a period of time after Musa Alaihissalaam. They then innovated in the religion and some of them even worshipped the idols.

The Israelites kept indulging in misguidance until some king took the Tabut from them during a battle. That king also took possession of the Torah, and only a few of the Israelites who memorized it remained. The Prophethood halted among their various tribes and only a pregnant woman remained of the offspring of Lavi (Levi), in whom the prophethood still appeared. Allah gave her a boy whom she called `Shamwil’.

As that boy grew, Allah raised him to be a righteous person. When he reached the age of prophethood, Allah revealed to him and commanded him to call (his people) to Him and to His Tawhid (Oneness). Shamwil called the Children of Israel (to Allah) and they asked him to appoint a king over them so that they could fight their enemies under his command.

When the Israelites asked their Prophet to appoint a king over them, he appointed Talut (Saul), who was then a soldier.

Their Prophet then proclaimed, “The sign of the blessings of Talut’s kingship over you is that Allah will give you back the Tabut (wooden box) that has been taken from you.”

Ibn Jurayj stated that Ibn `Abbas said, “The angels came down while carrying the Tabut between the sky and the earth, until they placed it before Talut while the people were watching.” As-Suddi said, “The Tabut was brought to Talut’s house, so the people believed in the prophethood of Sham`un (Simeon) and obeyed Talut”

Allah says in the Holy Quran:-

“And when they advanced to meet Jalut (Goliath) and his forces, they invoked: “Our Lord! Pour forth on us patience, and set firm our feet and make us victorious over the disbelieving people.”) (251. So they routed them by Allah’s leave and Dawud (David) killed Jalut (Goliath), and Allah gave him (Dawud) the kingdom after the death of Talut and Samuel and Al-Hikmah (prophethood), and taught him of that which He willed.” (2:250-251)

When the faithful party, who were few under the command of Talut, faced their enemy, who were many under the command of Jalut,they invoked:

“Our Lord! Pour forth on us patience…” meaning, send down patience on us from You.

“and set firm our feet” meaning, against the enemy and save us from running away and from feebleness,

“and make us victorious over the disbelieving people.”

Allah said:

“So they routed them by Allah’s leave” meaning, they defeated and overwhelmed them by Allah’s aid and support.

Israelite accounts claimed that Prophet Dawud killed Goliath with a slingshot that he had, which he launched at Goliath causing his death.

Talut promised that whoever killed Jalut, would marry his daughter and would share his kingship and authority. He kept his promise. Later, the kingship was transferred to Prophet Dawud in addition to being granted Prophethood by Allah.