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Yahya
A (John),
a
Rasul (Messenger) of Allah
(God), was
the only son of
Zakariyya
A (Zechariah)
also a Rasul (Messenger)
of Allah (God).
His
name
Yahya
A (John)
was
suggested by
Allah
(God)
and
was not used before by anyone in makind.
(Allah
said) "O Zakariyya (Zechariyah)! Verily, We give
you the glad tiding of a son, whose name will be Yahya
(John). We have given that name to none before (him)."
Surah (Chapter)
Maryam (Mary) The
Qur-an
19:7 |
Zakariyya
A (Zechariah)
had become very old. He was always very concerned that since
he did not have any child, no one will continue the Mission,
that Allah (God) had given
him, after him. He prayed to Allah (God)
for an offspring.
| Kaf-Ha-Ya-'Ain-Sad
[These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur-an,
and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings.] |
(This
is) a mention of the mercy of your Lord to His slave
Zakariyya (Zechariyah). |
| When
he called out his Lord (Allah) a call in secret. |
He
said: "My Lord! Indeed my bones have grown feeble,
and grey hair has spread on my heas, And I have never
been unblest in my invocation to you, O my Lord! |
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verily I fear my relatives after me, and my wife is barren.
So give me from Yourself an heir. |
"Who
shall inherit me, and inherit (also) the posterity of
Ya'qub (Jacob) (inheritance of the religious
knowledge and Prophethood, not of wealth.). And make
him one with whom You are Well-Pleased!" |
| Surah
(Chapter) Maryam
(Mary) The Qur-an
19:1-6 |
Allah
(God) listened to the cry of his humble
and obedient servant
Zakariyya
A
(Zechariah)
and gave him the good news of a son.
(Allah
said) "O Zakariyya (Zechariyah)! Verily, We give
you the glad tiding of a son, whose name will be Yahya
(John). We have given that name to none before (him)."
Surah (Chapter)
Maryam (Mary) The
Qur-an
19:7 |
Zakariyyah
A (Zechariah)
was left speechless by the Mercy that Allah
(God) showered upon him. For a moment
he could not believe the good news. He could not comprehend
the news because he had grown very old and his wife was barren.
He asked Allah (God) that
how could that be possible? Allah (God)
reminded him that it was quite easy for Him because He has
all Powers.
He
said: "My Lord! How can I have a son, when my wife
is barren, and I have reached the extreme old age."
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He
said: "So (it will be). Your Lord says : It is
easy for Me. Certainly I have created you before, when
you had been nothing!"
Surah
(Chapter) Maryam (Mary)
The Qur-an
19:8-9 |
Still
cofused,
Zakariyya
A (Zechariah)
asked Allah (God) to put
up a sign for him.
[Zakariyya
(Zechariyah)] said: "My Lord! Appoint for me a
sign." He said: "Your sign is that
you shal not speak unto mankind for three nights, though
having no bodily defect."
Surah (Chapter)
Maryam (Mary) The
Qur-an
19:10 |
Zakariyya
A (Zechariah) came out of his place of prayer and told his followers in
signs to praise Allah (God).
Then
he came out to his people from Al-Mihrab
(a praying place or a private room) and he told them
by signs to glorify Allah's praises in the morning and
in the afternoon.
Surah
(Chapter)
Maryam
(Mary)
The Qur-an
19:11 |
Allah
(God) granted
Zakariyya
A (Zechariah)
a son Yahya A (John)
who was among the righteous.
Allah (God)
gave wisdom
to Yahya A (John)
and made him a Rasul (Messenger)
in his childhood.
(It
was said to his son): "O Yahya (John)! Hold fast
the Scripture [the Taurat (Torah)]." And We gave
him wisdom while yet a child.
Surah
(Chapter)
Maryam
(Mary)
The Qur-an
19:12 |
Yahya
A (John) took very good care of
his parents and continued to spread the Message of Allah
(God).
And
(made him) sympathetic to men as a mercy (or a grant)
from Us, and pure from sins [i.e. Yahya
(John)] and he was righteous,
Surah (Chapter)
Maryam (Mary) The
Qur-an
19:13,14 |
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And
dutiful towards his parents, and he was neither arrogant
nor disobedient (to Allah or his parents).
Surah (Chapter)
Maryam (Mary) The
Qur-an
19:13,14 |
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