David, or
Dawud (, ,
Daud or
Dawud), (
circa 1043 BC - 937 BC?), is recognized in
Islam as a
prophet, messenger (
Rasul), and lawgiver of
God, and as a righteous king of the
United Kingdom of Israel, which itself is a holy country in Islam. He similarly figures prominently in the
Torah and the
Old Testament of the Christian Bible.
David is perhaps most famous in Islam for defeating the
Philistine giant
Goliath, when he was a soldier in the army of
King Saul's (
Talut).