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Job / Ayyub / Iyov

The blameless man who endured catastrophic suffering — loss of family, wealth, and health — while maintaining his faith in God, becoming the universal symbol of patient endurance in the face of inexplicable suffering. His story raises profound theological questions about divine justice. In Islam, Ayyub's patience is specifically praised as a model for believers facing hardship.

In Different Traditions

Christianity

Job

บทบาท
Righteous sufferer; model of patient endurance; redeemer imagery
Key Texts
Book of Job; James 5:11; Ezekiel 14:14, 20
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Islam

Ayyub

บทบาท
Prophet; exemplar of patient endurance (sabr) in extreme suffering
Key Texts
Quran 4:163; 6:84; 21:83–84; 38:41–44
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Judaism

Iyov

บทบาท
Righteous Gentile; embodiment of undeserved suffering and divine mystery
Key Texts
Sefer Iyov (Book of Job) 1–42; Bava Batra 14b–15b
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