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In the name of ALLAH, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Yahya (peace be upon him) in The Quran __________________________________________________________

Then the angels called him, while he was standing in prayer in Al-Mihrab (a praying place or a private room), (saying): “Allah gives you glad tidings of Yahya (John), confirming the Word from Allah, noble, keeping away from sexual relations with women, a Prophet, from among the righteous.” [003:039] ———————————————————————————————— And Zakariya (Zachariya), and Yahya (John) and Iesa (Jesus) and Iliyas (Elias), each one of them was of the righteous. [006:085] ———————————————————————————————— (Allah said) “O Zakariya (Zachariah)! Verily, We give you the glad tidings of a son, His name will be Yahya (John). We have given that name to none before (him).” [019:07] (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. [019:012] And (made him) sympathetic to men as a mercy (or a grant) from Us, and pure from sins and he was righteous, [019:013] And dutiful towards his parents, and he was neither an arrogant nor disobedient. [019:014] And Salamun (peace) be on him the day he was born, the day he dies, and the day he will be raised up to life! [019:015] ———————————————————————————————— So We answered his (Zakariya (Zachariah)) call, and We bestowed upon him Yahya (John), and cured his wife (to bear a child) for him. Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds, and they used to call on Us with hope and fear, and used to humble themselves before Us. [021:090]

I bear witness that there is no God except Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is His servant and messenger