Angel Visiting Job and His Wife

There are around fifteen Muslim manuscript illuminations sourced from the Qisas al-Anbiya (Stories of the Prophet), notwithstanding the traditional avoidance of images in Islamic art. They all illustrate the culminating scene of JobÔÇÖs restoration. Ishaq ibn Ibrahim al-Nishapuri, a 16th century Iranian artist, depicted the restored Job on the left sitting in healing water, the angel Gabriel in the center, and the wife Rahma on the right with a bowl of food in her hand. In accordance with Islamic interpretation, JobÔÇÖs wife accompanies him faithfully so that Job can endure and outlast the unprecedentedly cruel tests. She is therefore entitled to share the reward of the fruit of paradise with Job.