Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: An-Naml, Ayah 15

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وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيْمَٰنَ عِلْمًۭا ۖ وَقَالَا ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى فَضَّلَنَا عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍۢ مِّنْ عِبَادِهِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
And We had certainly given to David and Solomon knowledge, and they said, "Praise [is due] to Allah, who has favored us over many of His believing servants."

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

And verily We gave David and Solomon his son knowledge of rendering decisive judgement between people and knowledge of the speech of birds and of other things and they said giving thanks to God ‘Praise be to God Who has favoured us with prophethood and the disposal of jinn humans and devils to our service over many of His believing servants’.

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(And We verily gave knowledge) and understanding through prophethood and judgeship (unto David) the son of Jesse (and Solomon) the son of David, (and they said) both of them: (Praise be to Allah) thanks and gratitude to Allah, (Who hath preferred us) through knowledge and prophethood (above many of His believing slaves!

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