The Reflection of King David's Character in Early Islamic Tradition

Ghaleb Anabseh (Beit Berl College, Department of Arabic Language and Literature)

Maqolat: Journal of Islamic Studies
Vol. 4 No. 3 (2026): Transformative Islamic Thought Based on the Qur'an

This article deals with the figure of the profet David in the ancient Islamic tradition, according to the Holy Qur'ān , the Hadith literature , and the profits tales. In the Holy Qur'ān , he is described with a wide variety of issues as a fighter with unique features to whom God awarded gifts . Whereas in the Hadith literature, he is perceived as a model for imitation regarding the prayers and the fast. However, in the profits tales , he is mostly seen as David with Batshevaʾ According to Islam, such deeds have some folkaric varieties for example, Arieh's crisis and his marriage are inappropriate for profits and consequently Islam doesn't accept the Biblical story and it accuses Jews and Christians of the disruption of Ketuvim.