David in Islam

Khalifa
Nabī and Rasūl
Dāwūd (Alayhi assalam)
دَاوُود
Hebrew: דָּוִד, romanizedDāwīḏ
romanized: Dāwīḏ Syriac: ܕܘܝܕ, romanizedDawīd
Koine Greek: Δαυίδ, romanizedDauíd
Caligraphic style of name
Khalifa[a] of Earth
King of the Israelites[2]
Biography
Born10th century BCE
The Holy Land
Died9th century BCE
Spouseunknown
ChildrenSulayman
Quranic narratives
Mention by nameYes
Surah (Chapters)2, 4, 5, 6, 17, 21, 27, 34, 38
Āyāt
verse:
  • 2:251
  • 4:163
  • 5:78
  • 6:84
  • 17:55
  • 21:78–79
  • 34:10–11
  • 34:13
  • 38:17–29
  • 38:30
Number of mentions16
Prophethood
Known forDefeating Jalut; being the Khalifa (Viceroy) on Earth (Al-Arḍ, الأَرْض), and the Wise King of Banī Isrāʾīl; receiving the Zabur; prophesying to and warning Israel; being highly gifted musically and vocally
ScriptureZabur
PredecessorTalut
SuccessorSulayman
StatusProphet, Viceroy, Sovereign, Wise judge, Holy scripture receiver
Other equivalentDavid
Footnotes

Dawud (Arabic: دَاوُوْد, romanizedDāwūd [daːwuːd]), or David, is considered a prophet and messenger of God (Allah) in Islam, as well as a righteous, divinely-anointed monarch of the United Kingdom of Israel.[3] Additionally, Muslims also honor David for having received the divine revelation of the Zabur (Psalms).[4][5]

Dawud is considered one of the most important people in Islam. Mentioned sixteen times in the Quran, David appears in the Islamic scripture as a link in the chain of prophets who preceded Muhammad.[6] Although he is not usually considered one of the "law-giving" prophets (ulū al-ʿazm), "he is far from a marginal figure"[according to whom?] in Islamic thought.[4] In later Islamic traditions, he is praised for his rigor in prayer and fasting. He is also presented as the prototypical just ruler and as a symbol of God's authority on earth, having been at once a king and a prophet.

David is particularly important to the religious architecture of Islamic Jerusalem.[3] Dawud is known as biblical David who was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah, reigning c. 1010–970 BCE.[citation needed]

  1. ^ QS 38:26
  2. ^ QS 2:251
  3. ^ a b Reynolds, Gabriel Said (2012). "David". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE. Vol. 3. Leiden: Brill Publishers. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_ei3_COM_25921. ISBN 978-90-04-22545-9. ISSN 1873-9830.
  4. ^ a b Hasson, Isaac (2006). "David". In McAuliffe, Jane Dammen (ed.). Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān. Vol. I. Leiden: Brill Publishers. doi:10.1163/1875-3922_q3_EQCOM_00047. ISBN 90-04-14743-8.
  5. ^ Quran 4:163; 17:55.
  6. ^ Quran 4:163; 6:84.


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