فَتَحَاكَمَتَا إِلَى دَاوُدَ
“The two of them brought the case to Dawud.”
تَحَاكَمَتَا is a past-tense dual verb, referring to the two women. In فَأَخْبَرَتَاهُ, the two women informed him, and the final هُ refers to Sulayman.
الْكُبْرَى / الصُّغْرَى
“The older / the younger.”
These are comparative descriptions of the two women. In لَا تَفْعَلْ, لَا is prohibitive: “Do not do it.” This short expression is pivotal in the moral and judicial course of the account.
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Respect for Life and Property, Justice, Modesty, and the Rights of Others (Accounts 18–22)
فَتَحَاكَمَتَا إِلَى دَاوُدَ
“The two of them brought the case to Dawud.”
تَحَاكَمَتَا is a past-tense dual verb, referring to the two women. In فَأَخْبَرَتَاهُ, the two women informed him, and the final هُ refers to Sulayman.
الْكُبْرَى / الصُّغْرَى
“The older / the younger.”
These are comparative descriptions of the two women. In لَا تَفْعَلْ, لَا is prohibitive: “Do not do it.” This short expression is pivotal in the moral and judicial course of the account.