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.
Ne të frymëzuam ty me shpallje sikurse e patëm frymëzuar Nuhun dhe pejgamberët pas tij; e patëm frymëzuar Ibrahimin, Ismajlin, Is’hakun, Jakubin dhe pasardhësit e tij, Isain, Ejubin, Junusin, Harunin, Sulejmanin, e Davudit i patëm dhënë Zeburin.