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David in Islam

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “known as an appointed prophet and messenger”. Today it says “considered a prophet and messenger of allah”.
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David Dāwūd , or David , is considered a prophet and messenger of Allah (God) in Islam, as well as a righteous, divinely anointed king of the United Kingdom of Israel. Additionally, Muslims also revere David for receiving the divine revelation of the Zabur. Dawud is considered one of the most important people in Islam. Mentioned sixteen times in the Quran , David appears in the Islamic scripture as a link in the chain of prophets who preceded Muhammad . Although he is not usually considered one of the "law-giving" prophets ( ulū al-ʿazm ), "he is far from a marginal figure" in Islamic thought. In later Islamic traditions, he is praised for his rigor in prayer and fasting . He is also presented as the prototypical just ruler and as a symbol of God's authority on earth, having been at once a king and a prophet. David is particularly important to the religious architecture of Islamic Jerusalem . Dawud is known as biblical David who was, according to the Hebrew Bible , the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah , reigning c. 1010 –970 BCE. In McAuliffe, Jane Dammen (ed.). Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān . Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “known as an appointed prophet and messenger”. Today it says “considered a prophet and messenger of allah”. Read the current article and compare.
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known as an appointed prophet and messenger

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considered a prophet and messenger of allah

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