Suleiman the Son of Dawud Allah tells,وَوَهَبْنَا لِدَاوُودَ سُلَيْمَانَAnd to Dawud We gave Suleiman. How excellent a servant! Verily, he was ever turning in repentance (to Us)!Allah tells us that he gave Suleiman to Dawud as a Prophet, as He says elsewhere:وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَـنُ دَاوُودَAnd Suleiman inherited Dawud, (27:1)meaning, he inherited Prophethood from him. Dawud had other sons besides Suleiman, for he had one hundred free wives.نِعْمَ الْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌHow excellent a servant! Verily, he was ever oft-returning in repentance (to Us)!This is praise for Suleiman, because he was very much obedient, worshipping Allah much and always turning to Allah in repentance.إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْعَشِيِّ الصَّافِنَاتُ الْجِيَادُ