Stories of the Prophets
Prophet David
دَاوُد عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام
King & Prophet, Owner of the Zabur Book
Daud AS began his story as a brave young man who defeated the giant Jalut, then was appointed by Allah as king and prophet for the Children of Israel. He was gifted with a melodious voice that made mountains and birds glorify with him, the ability to soften iron to make armor, and the Book of Psalms. The story teaches the balance between worldly power and closeness to God.
1The young man who walked.
In the small army of Thalut who escaped the test of the river, the young David advanced against the giant Jalut. With the permission of God, David killed him — and after that God gave him kingdom and wisdom and taught him what He wanted.
📖 QS Al-Baqarah: 246–251
2The kingdom, the Zabur, and the mountains of Bertasbih
God gathered prophecies and kingdoms to David, and sent down to him the Zabul, and gave him a sound so beautiful that the mountains and the birds were praising with him in the morning and in the evening.
📖 QS Saba: 10–11 · QS Al-Anbiya: 79–80 · QS An-Nisa: 163 · HR Bukhari no. 2072
3A judge who tries and repents immediately.
The Qur’an tells the story of two men who climbed their mountains: the owner of ninety-nine goats claimed the only goat of his brother.David understood the trial behind it, then he bowed down and repented, "Then We forgave him; he has a position near to Us and a good place of return."And God confirmed him, "O David, We have made you a caliph on the earth.
📖 QS Shad: 21–26
4The most beloved of God’s worship.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said that the most beloved prayer of Allah is the prayer of David—sleep half night, wake up half night, sleep half night—and the most beloved fast of Allah is the fast of David: fasting day, day open.
📖 HR Bukhari no. 1131 · QS Shad: 17
5The story of Abraham David
David summarized what is rarely gathered: military power, power, the art of vibrant sound, skill of work, and terrible worship. His story affirms that power is the trust of just justice, and that the great man is not the one who never slides, but the one who returns fastest.
📖 QS Shad: 17–20 · QS Al-Baqarah: 251