Pride haith falls

Qarun and his treasure 

 Qarun belonged to the race of Hazrat Musa. In the beginning, he was a pious man. Later on, he learnt the science of changing metals into gold and soon became a wealthy man. He had so much wealth that the keys of his treasures could only be carried by a group of strong and stout persons.

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His wealth made him proud and he would go out with great pomp and show. He rejoiced over his wealth and used to look down upon others. Some people used to envy Qarun’s wealth. But the sensible people did not approve of it. They advised him not to be proud of his wealth because Allah does not like pride. They told him to spend some of his wealth on charity and good works.
 But Qarun answered: “I have earned this wealth with my own wisdom and skill. Allah didn’t give it to me. Why should I give it away in charity?” Hazrat Musa(A.S) would often preach to the people in the streets of Egypt. He would remind his people to worship only Allah and not to care for worldly goods. 
At the same time, Qarun, dressed up in grand clothes followed by his servants, carrying the keys to his treasures would pass by. This would distract the attention of the people. Some of them would turn away from Hazrat Musa(A.S) to take a look at Qarun.
 They would wish to have his wealth in this world, rather than to enjoy the good things and pleasures of the next world. Hazrat Musa(A.S) would be very upset but there was nothing he could do about it. Qarun was very mean and stubborn. He would often behave with Hazrat Musa in a very rude manner. Soon, Allah punished Qarun for his rude behaviour and pride. He took away from him what he had in plenty. He sank him and all his treasure deep down into the earth. Thus, his wealth was of no use to him nor to anyone else.
 Those people who had envied Qarun for his wealth realized that pride and boastfulness lead to destruction. In fact, real happiness and prosperity are reserved for those people who are true believers. 

Hazrat Daud ,Jaloot and Taloot 

 Many years after the death of Hazrat Musa, Talut was made the king of Bani Israel. Under his command, the Bani Israel marched to fight the army of Jalut, who was a very strong and famous fighter. When the battle started, Jalut challenged anyone from the army of Talut to fight him.
 But he was so strong that nobody dared to come forward. In the army of Talut, there was a young shepherd. His name was Hazrat Daud(A.S). He asked the king’s permission to fight against Jalut. The permission was given. Hazrat Daud (A.S) had only a sling and a staff, which he used to tend his sheep. With a sling he shot a stone at Jalut (A.S) which hit him on the forehead.
 He fainted and fell down. Hazrat Daud (A.S) then slew him with his sword. With the death of their leader, the enemy ran away. Hazrat Daud was made king after the death of Talut. During his rule, he fought many battles and expanded his empire by conquering other countries. 
As king, he did not live on people’s money. He made his living by making various objects of iron and steel. Once, he prayed to Allah to make his work easy for him. Allah answered his prayer and gave him the strength to make iron soft in his hands, so that he could make coats of armour with it for protec­tion in battle.
 Allah had given him great wisdom and power of sound judgement and he ruled over his people with justice. Hazrat Daud could understand the speech of birds and animals. He could talk to them in the same way as people talk to each other.
 Hazrat Daud had a very melodious voice. When he sang the praises of Allah, the birds would gather together to sing with him. Later on, Allah made him a prophet. He gave him the Divine Zabur, which he used to recite in a beautiful voice in order to attract people towards-Allah’s revelations.