She and her young son were on the brink of starvation, down to their last meal, when God empowered Elijah to perform a miracle so that her supply of flour and oil was miraculously sustained.
وَكَانَ يَهْوَه قَدِ ٱسْتَخْدَمَهُ لِيَصْنَعَ عَجِيبَةً لِمُكَافَأَةِ هذِهِ ٱلْأَرْمَلَةِ ٱلْمُتَوَاضِعَةِ عَلَى إِيمَانِهَا .‏