Back يحيى بن زكريا Arabic يحيى ARZ Yəhya Azerbaijani ইয়াহিয়া Bengali/Bangla Jahja BS Яхья CE یەحیا بن زەکەریا CKB यहया (इस्लाम) Hindi Yahya ID იაჰია Georgian
Yaḥyā | |
|---|---|
| يحيى John the Baptist | |
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| Born | c. 1st century BC |
| Died | c. 30 AD |
| Cause of death | Beheaded at Machaerus |
| Predecessor | Zakariya |
| Successor | Isa |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | |
Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyā (Arabic: يحيى ابن زكريا, literally Yahya/John, son of Zechariah), identified in English as John the Baptist, is considered in Islam a prophet of God who was sent to guide the Children of Israel. He was the maternal cousin of Isa (Jesus)[3] and believed by Muslims to have been a witness to the word of God, heralding the coming of Isa Al-Masih (Jesus Christ).[4][5]
Yahya is mentioned five times in the Qur'an. [6]
Yahya is also honoured highly in Sufism as well as Islamic mysticism, primarily because of the Qur'an's description of Yāhya’s chastity and kindness.[7] Sufis have frequently applied commentaries on the passages on Yāhya in the Qur'an, primarily concerning the God-given gift of wisdom which he acquired in youth as well as his parallels with Isa. Although several phrases used to describe Yahya and Isa are virtually identical in the Qur'an, the manner in which they are expressed is different.[8]
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- ^ Muntazir Qa'im, Mahdi (2007). Jesus Through the Qur'an and Shi'ite Narrations (Bilingual ed.). Queens, New York: Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an. pp. 14–15. ISBN 978-1879402140.
- ^ "Sahih al-Bukhari 3430 - Prophets - كتاب أحاديث الأنبياء - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)". sunnah.com. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Yahya", Encyclopedia of Islam
- ^ "Prophet John". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- ^ "Shrine of Yahya (عليه السلام)". IslamicLandmarks.com. 2014-12-28. Archived from the original on 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Islam, Yahya ibn Zakkariya, Online web.
- ^ Whereas the Quran itself gives blessings of peace to Yāhya (Quran 19:15), Isa, in contrast, gives himself the blessings of peace. (Quran 19: 16–33)