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Yahya (John the Baptist)

prophet· 5 ayahs· 4 visits

Yahya (John the Baptist) (prophet) is named in 3 narrations and appears in 5 Quran verses. Every reference below links to the source text.

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Zakariya (Zachariah)Zakariya (Zachariah): 2 shared hadithIsa (Jesus)Isa (Jesus): 1 shared hadithIlyas (Elijah)Ilyas (Elijah): 1 shared hadithYahya
Zakariya (Zachariah)2Isa (Jesus)1Ilyas (Elijah)1

Ayahs (5)

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Aal-i-Imraan 3:39

And the angels called to him as he stood praying in the sanctuary: Allah giveth thee glad tidings of (a son whose name is) John, (who cometh) to confirm a word from Allah lordly, chaste, a prophet of the righteous.

Al-An'aam 6:85

And Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias. Each one (of them) was of the righteous.

Maryam 19:7

(It was said unto him): O Zachariah! Lo! We bring thee tidings of a son whose name is John; we have given the same name to none before (him).

Maryam 19:12

(And it was said unto his son): O John! Hold fast the Scripture. And we gave him wisdom when a child,

Al-Anbiyaa 21:90

Then We heard his prayer, and bestowed upon him John, and adjusted his wife (to bear a child) for him. Lo! they used to vie one with the other in good deeds, and they cried unto Us in longing and in fear, and were submissive unto Us.

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