10 Preface ۞ وَلَقَد آتَينا داوودَ مِنّا فَضلًا ۖ يا جِبالُ أَوِّبي مَعَهُ وَالطَّيرَ ۖ وَأَلَنّا لَهُ الحَديدَAli Quli QaraiCertainly We gave David a grace from Us: ‘O mountains and birds, chime in with him!’1 And We made iron soft for him, Cf. 38:17-19.