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وَ قَالَ لَہُمۡ نَبِیُّہُمۡ اِنَّ اللّٰہَ قَدۡ بَعَثَ لَکُمۡ طَالُوۡتَ مَلِکًا ؕ قَالُوۡۤا اَنّٰی یَکُوۡنُ لَہُ الۡمُلۡکُ عَلَیۡنَا وَ نَحۡنُ اَحَقُّ بِالۡمُلۡکِ مِنۡہُ وَ لَمۡ یُؤۡتَ سَعَۃً مِّنَ الۡمَالِ ؕ قَالَ اِنَّ اللّٰہَ اصۡطَفٰىہُ عَلَیۡکُمۡ وَ زَادَہٗ بَسۡطَۃً فِی الۡعِلۡمِ وَ الۡجِسۡمِ ؕ وَ اللّٰہُ یُؤۡتِیۡ مُلۡکَہٗ مَنۡ یَّشَآءُ ؕ وَ اللّٰہُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِیۡمٌ ﴿۲۴۷﴾

247. Their prophet said to them: ‘Allah has appointed Talut (Saul) to be your king.’ They said: ‘How can he have kingship over us when we have a greater right to kingship than him, as he has not been given plenty of wealth?’ He said: ‘Indeed Allah has chosen him over you and greatly increased him in knowledge and physique. Allah gives His kingdom to whom He wills. Allah is Magnanimous, All-Knowing.’

(الْبَقَرَة، 2 : 247)