David (Dāwūd), one of the prophet-kings of the Children of Israel (Banū Isrāʾīl).
Part 1: David in the Qurʾān, Qurʾānic Literature, and ‘Stories of the Prophets’ (Qiṣaṣ al-Anbiyāʾ).
David is mentioned by name fifteen times in the Qurʾān, and once in a reference to ‘The House of David’ (Āl Dāwūd). The contexts in which David appears are as follows: (i) his presence in the army which fought Goliath (Jālūt) …