David Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Islam=== {{Main|David in Islam}} David (Arabic: داوود ''Dā'ūd'' or ''Dāwūd'') is an important figure in [[Islam]] as one of the major [[prophet]]s [[God]] sent to guide the [[Israelites]]. He is mentioned several times in the [[Quran]] with the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] name داود, ''Dāwūd'' or ''Dā'ūd'', often with his son [[Solomon in Islam|Solomon]]. In the Quran, David killed [[Goliath#Islam|Goliath]] ([[Q2:251]]), a giant soldier in the Philistine army. When David killed Goliath, God granted him kingship and wisdom and enforced it ([[Q38:20]]). David was made God's "[[vicegerent]] on earth" ([[Q38:26]]) and God further gave David sound judgment ([[Q21:78]]; [[Q37:21–24]], [[Q26]]) as well as the [[Psalms]], regarded as books of divine wisdom ([[Q4:163]]; [[Q17:55]]). The birds and mountains united with David in uttering praise to God ([[Q21:79]]; [[Q34:10]]; [[Q38:18]]), while God made iron soft for David ([[Q34:10]]),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://quran.com/34/10|title = Surah Saba - 10}}</ref> God also instructed David in the art of fashioning [[chain mail]] out of iron ([[Q21:80]]);<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://quran.com/21/80|title = Surah Al-Anbya - 80}}</ref> this knowledge gave David a major advantage over his [[bronze]] and [[cast iron]]-armed opponents, not to mention the cultural and economic impact. Together with Solomon, David gave judgment in a case of damage to the fields ([[Q21:78]]) and David judged the matter between two disputants in his prayer chamber ([[Q38:21–23]]). Since there is no mention in the Quran of the wrong David did to [[Uriah the Hittite|Uriah]] nor any reference to [[Bathsheba]], [[Muslim]]s reject this narrative.<ref>Wheeler, Brannon M. ''The A to Z of Prophets in Islam and Judaism'', "David"</ref> Muslim [[tradition]] and the ''[[hadith]]'' stress David's zeal in daily prayer as well as in [[fasting]].<ref>"Dawud". ''Encyclopedia of Islam''</ref> Quran commentators, historians and compilers of the numerous ''[[Stories of the Prophets]]'' elaborate upon David's concise quranic narratives and specifically mention David's gift in singing his Psalms, his beautiful recitation, and his vocal talents. His voice is described as having a captivating power, weaving its influence not only over man but over all beasts and nature, who would unite with him to praise God.<ref>''Stories of the Prophets'', Ibn Kathir, "Story of David"</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page