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Quran verses about David (Dawud)

داود عليه السلام

18 verses in 8 surahs · 10 subtopics

David appears in these verses as a prophet given a Book, to whom Allah granted knowledge and kingship and whom He made a successor on earth. They mention the angels who climbed the wall of his sanctuary, the mountains and birds glorifying Allah with him, iron made soft for him to craft coats of mail, his killing of Goliath, and his son Solomon, a prophet like him.

Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.

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Iron made soft for him and the making of armour taught to him · 2 verses

Al-Anbya21:80

وَعَلَّمْنَٰهُ صَنْعَةَ لَبُوسٍ لَّكُمْ لِتُحْصِنَكُم مِّنۢ بَأْسِكُمْ فَهَلْ أَنتُمْ شَٰكِرُونَ ۝٨٠

And We taught him the fashioning of coats of armor to protect you from your [enemy in] battle. So will you then be grateful?

Saba34:10

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ مِنَّا فَضْلًا يَٰجِبَالُ أَوِّبِى مَعَهُۥ وَٱلطَّيْرَ وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ ٱلْحَدِيدَ ۝١٠

And We certainly gave David from Us bounty. [We said], "O mountains, repeat [Our] praises with him, and the birds [as well]." And We made pliable for him iron,

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Verses gathered from a human-made thematic index of the Quran; the introduction summarises its subtopics. For a legal opinion, consult a scholar.

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