The Prophets
Ayyūb عليه السلام
أيوب
Afflicted in his body and separated from his family, and remembered for the patience with which he bore it. The Qurʾān says he was found steadfast.
What he faced
Prolonged illness — the kind that outlasts other people's sympathy.
In the Qurʾān
Qurʾān 21:83–84 · Qurʾān 38:41–44 · Qurʾān 38:44
His duʿāʾ — 2
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Sūrat Al-Anbiyaa
21:83
وَأَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَسَّنِىَ ٱلضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ
ʾannī massaniya aḍ-ḍurru wa-ʾanta ʾarḥamu ar-rāḥimīna
English · Marmaduke Pickthall And Job, when he cried unto his Lord, (saying): Lo! adversity afflicteth me, and Thou art Most Merciful of all who show mercy.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Eyyûb da: "Başıma bir bela geldi, (sana sığındım), sen merhametlilerin en merhametlisisin" diye Rabbine nida etti.
In the Qur’an (21:83), Ayyub mentions his hardship and appeals to Allah’s mercy.
Commentary, reflection and related duʿāʾ →
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Sūrat Saad
38:41
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."
In the Qur’an (38:41), Ayyub describes his suffering and turns to Allah for help.
Commentary, reflection and related duʿāʾ →
