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Surah Saba' ([The People of] Saba) 34 : 11

أَنِ ٱعْمَلْ سَٰبِغَٰتٍ وَقَدِّرْ فِى ٱلسَّرْدِ ۖ وَٱعْمَلُوا۟ صَٰلِحًا ۖ إِنِّى بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

Translations

 
 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
[Commanding him], "Make full-length coats of mail and measure the links well. And work [with] righteousness, indeed I, of what you do, am Seeing."

Qur'an Dictionary

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Word Arabic word
(34:11:1)
(34:11:2)
iʿ'mal
make
(34:11:3)
sābighātin
full coats of mail
(34:11:4)
waqaddir
and measure precisely
(34:11:5)
(34:11:6)
l-sardi
the links (of armor)
(34:11:7)
wa-iʿ'malū
and work
(34:11:8)
ṣāliḥan
righteousness
(34:11:9)
(34:11:10)
(34:11:11)
taʿmalūna
you do
(34:11:12)
baṣīrun
All-Seer

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Reports suggest that prior to David’s time, armour was plated, each coat being made up of one plate or sheet, which was very heavy for soldiers making them stiff and rigid. God instructed David in how to make armour from fine links which could be easily moulded so as to move in accordance with the body. David was also ordered to make these links narrow so that they could give complete protection against spears, preventing them from penetrating through. This is the reference in the verse to measuring the links with care. All this was taught to David through divine inspiration.

David and his household were told: “Do good, all of you. I certainly see all that you do.” This does not apply to their making coats of mail. Instead it is clear that they must be on their guard in all that they do because God sees all and rewards everyone in accordance with what they deserve. Nothing escapes Him.

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