David in Islam
Dawud (Arabic: دَاوُوْد, romanized: Dāwūd [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. Additionally, Muslims also honor David for having received the divine revelation of the Zabur (Psalms).
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| Born | 10th century BCE |
| Died | 9th century BCE |
| Other names | Hebrew: דָּוִד, romanized: Dāwīḏ romanized: Dāwīḏ Syriac: ܕܘܝܕ, romanized: Dawīd Koine Greek: Δαυίδ, romanized: Dauíd |
| Known for | Defeating Jalut; being the King of Israel; receiving the Zabur; prophesying to and warning Israel; being highly gifted musically and vocally |
| Predecessor | Talut |
| Successor | Sulayman |
| Children | Sulayman |
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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. Although he is not usually considered one of the "law-giving" prophets (ulū al-ʿazm), "he is far from a marginal figure" in Islamic thought. 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. 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.