and remained committed to his religion. Satan then appeared to Job in the guise of an old man and suggested that God was not rewarding Job for his prayer. Job, however, rebuked Satan and told him that God is all-knowing and does what He thinks is best. It is said that then Satan, having failed at tempting Job, turned to Job's wife, who was also a faithful woman. Satan reminded Job's wife of her life before Job's affliction and how they were abundant in family and fortune. Job's wife, although she did not lose faith, burst into tears and asked Job to tell God to remove this suffering from the household. Job, in his misery, rebuked his wife and told her that this suffering had been for a relatively short period of time and, without thinking, told her that he would beat her with 100 strokes for complaining. After Job was cured, God ordered him to take some grass and to hit her 100 times. By doing this, Job fulfilled his promise to God but didn't hurt her. This Islamic narrative has now become symbolic and is often used by Islamic preachers as a reminder to be kind with wives. Philip K. Hitti asserted that the subject was an Arab and the setting was Northern Arabia. Associated places References Bibliography Qur'an references Job's prophecy: 4:163, 6:84 Trial and patience: 21:83, 21:84, 38:41, 38:42, 38:43, 38:44 Further reading Ibn Kathir, Bidaya wa l-Nihaya, i, 220–225 Tafsir on XXI and XXXVII Tabari, i, 361–364 Thalabi, Tales of the Prophets, Cairo 1339, 106–114 Kisa'i, Stories of the Prophets, 179–190 Ibn Asakir, Tarikh al-Kabir, iii, 190–200 Job (biblical figure) Prophets of the Quran Hebrew Bible prophets of the Quran