Middle East / Austria: Job loses his fortune. Frecso from Parz Castle in Upper Austria, c. 1580. Photo by Wolfgang Sauber (CC BY-SA 3.0 License)

Job (Hebrew: אִיּוֹב, Arabic: أيّوب Ayyūb) is the central character of the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible. prophet of God in the Qur'an.<br/><br/><br/>The Book of Job is also recognised as a prophet of God in the Qur'an. The Book of Job begins with an introduction to Job's character. He is described as a blessed man who lives righteously. God's praise of Job prompts Satan to challenge Job's integrity and suggesting that Job serves God simply because he protects him. Despite his difficult circumstances, he does not curse God, but rather curses the day of his birth. Despite his difficult circumstances, he does not curse God, but rather curses the day of his birth. And although he protests his plight and pleads for an explanation, he stops short of accusing God of injustice. Most of the book consists of conversations between Job and his three friends concerning Job's condition and its possible reasons, after which God responds to Job and his friends. The characters in the Book of Job consist of Job, his wife, his friends, a man named Eliyahu, God, and Satan. characters make an appearance.