Ayyūb (Job) is first mentioned in the Quran in the following verse: We have sent thee inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and the Messengers after him: we sent inspiration to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and to David We gave the Psalms. — Quran, sura 4 (An-Nisa), ayah 163 The Quran describes Job as a righteous servant of Allah, who was afflicted by suffering for a lengthy period of time.
(Al Anfaal 8:12) ^ "Sesungguhnya Kami telah memberikan wahyu kepadamu sebagaimana Kami telah memberikan wahyu kepada Nuh dan nabi-nabi yang kemudiannya, dan Kami telah memberikan wahyu (pula) kepada Ibrahim, Ismail, Ishak, Yakub dan anak cucunya, Isa, Ayub, Yunus, Harun dan Sulayman, dan Kami berikan Zabur kepada Daud."