The name is in Arabic
Ayoub bin Mus bin Razih bin Al-Ais bin Ishaq bin Ibrahim, peace be upon them.
Title
Al-Saber, or Ayoub Al-Saber.
Chronological order
A contemporary of Joseph, peace be upon him (it was said that he was several generations after him).
Mission location
The Levant, specifically the Houran.
📜 Lineage and status before calamity
Lineage: He is a descendant of Ishaq bin Ibrahim, peace be upon them, meaning that he is from the children of Israel (descendants of Jacob).
Status: Job, peace be upon him, was a good man, blessed with great goodness. He was rich and owned lands, livestock, and many children. He was thankful to God for his blessings, and was kind to the poor and needy.
Message: God sent him to the people of Hauran (in the Levant) to call them to monotheism and worship.
💔 The Great Trial (ordeal)
Because of the affliction: God mentioned in the Qur’an that Job called out to his Lord: “Indeed, adversity has befallen me, and You are the Most Merciful of those who show mercy” (Al-Anbiya: 83). It was said that the affliction came to make him an example of patience and to prove his gratitude to God in good times and bad.
Loss of blessings: Job, peace be upon him, was robbed of everything he owned: his children died, his money was lost, and his lands were gone.
Severe illness: After losing his blessings, Ayoub, peace be upon him, was afflicted with a severe and long illness (eighteen years according to the famous), until there was no one left to approach him except his wife Rahma (and her name was said to be Leah).
His patience: Job, peace be upon him, set the most wonderful examples of patience with God’s judgment. He did not complain or object to God’s destiny, but rather kept remembering God and praising Him, saying: “I am satisfied, O Lord.”
🕊️ Relief and Response (Grant)
His supplication: Job, peace be upon him, did not pray for anyone or ask for the removal of the calamity. Rather, he was satisfied with asking for God’s mercy with the words: “Indeed, harm has befallen me, and You are the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.”
He commanded him to wash: God answered his prayer, and commanded him to hit the ground with his foot: “Run with your foot. This is a cold bath and a drink” (p. 42).
Healing and compensation: Job bathed in the cold water that came from the blow to his leg and drank from it, so God restored his health and youth to him. And God compensated him for what he lost: “And We gave him his family and the like of them with them, as a mercy from Us and a reminder to the worshipers” (Al-Anbiya: 84). That is, he returned his family (his children who had died) to him, provided him with provisions similar to theirs, and returned his money and blessings to him.
⌛ His age and death
His age: Job, peace be upon him, lived a long life after his recovery. It was said that he lived 140 years or more.
Death: He died in the Levant, but his exact burial place is not known.
Note: The story of Job, peace be upon him, is a great symbol of the strength of faith in the face of adversity, and that beautiful patience is accompanied
With complete submission to God’s will.