Ayyūb عليه السلام · exhaustion that feels like it is being aimed at you
With distress and torment
- Source
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Sūrat Saad
38:41 - Extent
- Excerpt within the āyah, shown in full ink against dimmed framing.
- Text
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وَٱذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَآ أَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَسَّنِىَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ بِنُصْبٍۢ وَعَذَابٍ
ʾannī massaniya ash-shayṭānu binuṣbin wa-ʿadhābin
English · Marmaduke Pickthall And make mention (O Muhammad) of Our bondman Job, when he cried unto his Lord (saying): Lo! the devil doth afflict me with distress and torment.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Kulumuz Eyyub'u da an. Bir zaman o, Rabbine şöyle nida etmişti: "Meşakkat ve acı ile bana şeytan dokundu."
When and why it was said
In the Qur’an (38:41), Ayyub describes his suffering and turns to Allah for help.
Qurʾān 38:41
Commentary — Tafsīr al-Jalālayn
And mention also Our servant Job when he called out to his Lord saying ‘Lo! Satan has afflicted me with hardship harm and suffering’ pain he attributes all this to Satan even though all things are from God to show reverence in his call to Him exalted be He.
Tafsīr al-Jalālayn, al-Maḥallī and al-Suyūṭī. Translated by Feras Hamza. altafsir.com
Reflection
Present your hardship to Allah and seek His relief.