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Ayub (name) Ayub (Arabic: ايّوب ''Ayūb'', commonly written ايوب) is the Arabic name of the Abrahamic prophet Job. Here it refers to the Islamic prophet which is mentioned in the Quran, see Job in Islam. The spread of the name among Muslims is partl ...

, a given name *

Ayyub (crater) Ayyub is an impact crater in the northern hemisphere of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Ayyub was first observed in '' Cassini'' images during that mission's February 2005 flyby of Enceladus. It is located at 38.4° North Latitude, 295.7° West Longit ...

, an impact crater in the northern hemisphere of Saturn's moon Enceladus *

Ayyub, Iran Ayyub (, also Romanized as Ayyūb) is a village in Tilakuh Rural District, Ziviyeh District, Saqqez County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 195, in 39 families. The village is populated by Kurds Kurds (), o ...

, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran *

Najm ad-Din Ayyub al-Malik al-Afdal Najm al-Dīn Ayyūb ibn Shādhi ibn Marwān (, ; died August 9, 1173), or simply Najmadin, was a Kurdish mercenary and politician from Dvin, and the father of Saladin. He is the eponymous ancestor of the Ayyubid dynasty. Life ...

, full name Najm ad-Din Ayyub, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty *

Job in Islam Job () is known as a prophet in Islam and is mentioned in the Quran. Job's story in Islam is parallel to the Hebrew Bible's story, although the main emphasis is on Job remaining steadfast to God; there is no mention of Job's discussions with fri ...

Abu Ayyub al-Ansari Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (, , died c. 674) — born Khalid ibn Zayd ibn Kulayb ibn Tha'laba () in Yathrib — was from the tribe of Banu Najjar, and a close companion (Arabic: الصحابه, ''sahaba'') and the standard-bearer of the Prophets and mes ...

, a companion (''sahaba'') of Muhammad * Ayyub's Castle (from the Arabic ''Qalat 'Ayyūb''), the original foundation of

Calatayud Calatayud (; 2014 pop. 20,658) is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Province of Zaragoza, within Aragón, Spain, lying on the river Jalón (river), Jalón, in the midst of the Sistema Ibérico mountain range. It is the second-largest ...

, Province of Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain

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