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Jalut

جالوت
Definition

Goliath — the massive warrior-king who led the Philistine army against the Israelites. His defeat at the hands of the young Dawud, who struck him with a slingstone, became one of history's most enduring symbols of faith triumphing over brute force.

As understood in the classical tradition of Ibn Kathir and the scholars of his school.

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