By that time, Noah and Job had been dead for centuries, and their record of faithfulness was in God’s memory. But Daniel was still alive.
وَفِي ٱلْوَاقِعِ ،‏ كَانَ فِي أَوَاخِرِ سِنِي مُرَاهَقَتِهِ أَوْ أَوَائِلِ عِشْرِينِيَّاتِهِ حِينَ ٱعْتَبَرَهُ يَهْوَهُ بَارًّا ،‏ مَثَلُهُ مَثَلُ نُوحٍ وَأَيُّوبَ .‏