David in Islam

Dāwūd
دَاوُود
David
Born10th century BCE
Died9th century BCE
Other namesHebrew: דָּוִד, romanizedDāwīḏ
romanized: Dāwīḏ Syriac: ܕܘܝܕ, romanizedDawīd
Koine Greek: Δαυίδ, romanizedDauíd
Known forDefeating Jalut; being the King of Israel; receiving the Zabur; prophesying to and warning Israel; being highly gifted musically and vocally
PredecessorTalut
SuccessorSulayman
ChildrenSulayman

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.[1] Additionally, Muslims also honor David for having received the divine revelation of the Zabur (Psalms).[2][3]

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.[4] 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.[2] 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.[1] 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. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Quran 4:163; 17:55.
  4. ^ Quran 4:163; 6:84.

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