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In the Qur'an he is known as Ayyūb (Arabic: أيوب ), which is Arabic for Job, and is considered a prophet in Palestinian folk tradition Job's place of trial is Al-Joura, a village outside the town of Al Majdal (now Ashkelon). It was there God rewarded him with a fountain of youth that removed whatever illnesses he had, and gave him back his youth. The town of Al-Joura was a place of annual festivities (4 days in all) when people of many faiths gathered and bathed in a natural front entrance to the tomb of the Prophet Job, at the Druze region of Lebanon (Al-Chouf)In the Arabic language the name Ayyūb is symbolic of the virtue of patience, though it does not mean patience in Turkey, Job is known as Eyyup. It is believed that Job and Elias were buried at Eyyup Nebi, near Viranşe is also a tomb of Job outside the city of Salalah in tionally, the Druze community also maintains a tomb for the Prophet Job in the El-Chouf mountain district in Lebanon. (See photo on right) Cultural Heritage References to Ayyub (Job) in the Qur'anJob's prophecy: 4:163, 6:84Trial and patience: 21:83, 21:84, 38:41, 38:42, 38:44
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