Job (biblical figure)
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Job is the central figure of the Book of Job in the Bible. In Islam, Job is also considered a prophet.
Job by Léon Bonnat (1880)
Job and His Friends by Ilya Repin (1869)
Job Restored to Prosperity by Laurent de La Hyre (1648)
Scroll of Book of Job, in Hebrew
Job in Islam
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Job is a prophet in Islam mentioned in the Quran. Job's story in Islam is parallel to the Hebrew Bible's story, although the main emphasis is on Job remaining steadfast to God; there is no mention of
Job (biblical figure)
…Job (English: ; Hebrew: אִיּוֹב 'Īyyōv; Greek: Ἰώβ Iṓb) is the central figure of the Book of Job in the Bible. In Islam, Job (Arabic: أيوب, romanized: ʾAyyūb) is also considered a prophet. The Book of Job presents him as a family man who is beset with disasters that take away his family and possessions; this…
Islamic miniature of Ayub (left) speaking with the angel Jibril who will lift his afflictions.
Pseudocarps of "Job's tears" plant.
Ayyub's claimed shrine in Al-Qarah Mountains, southern Oman
The entrance to the cave where Ayyub reportedly went through his ordeal with illness, at Urfa in southeast Turkey