12th prophet is Hazrat Ayub (Job) He is one of the grandsons of Hazrat Ishaq. He was sent as a prophet to the region of Damascus during the time of Hazrat Yousuf. He had children and a lot of properties and estates. While he was leading a life like that and thanking God, God first took his properties and estates then his children with some misfortunes and then gave him an illness. Thus, Hazrat Ayub was put under a hard test but he faced that test with patience and thanking. His patience is still used as an idiom since he was patient against misfortunes. When his illness prevented him fro m mentioning and glorifying God, he prayed God. His prayer is stated as follows in the Quran:“And (remember) Job, when he cried to his Lord “Truly distress has seized me But You are the Most Merciful of those that are merciful.” (al-Anbiya, 21/83).His prayer was answered by God and he recovered his health and then his previous bounties. That issue is stated as follows in the Quran:“Commemorate Our servant Job, Behold he cried to his Lord: “The Evil One has afflicted me with distress and suffering”! (The command was given:) “Strike with your foot: here is (water) wherein to wash, cool and refreshing and (water) to drink.” And We gave him (back) his people and doubled their number― as a Grace from Ourselves, and a thing for commemoration, for all who have Understanding.”(Sad, 38/41-43
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