يحيى عليه السلام
11 verses in 4 surahs · 8 subtopics
John the Baptist (Yahya) was granted to his father Zechariah in answer to his supplication, when his parents were old. These verses describe him as righteous and pious, chaste, a leader and a prophet among the righteous, kind and not tyrannical, given wisdom from childhood and commanded to hold the Scripture firmly; peace be upon him.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
فَنَادَتْهُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَهُوَ قَآئِمٌ يُصَلِّى فِى ٱلْمِحْرَابِ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُبَشِّرُكَ بِيَحْيَىٰ مُصَدِّقًۢا بِكَلِمَةٍ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَسَيِّدًا وَحَصُورًا وَنَبِيًّا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ٣٩
So the angels called him while he was standing in prayer in the chamber, "Indeed, Allāh gives you good tidings of John, confirming a word from Allāh and [who will be] honorable, abstaining [from women], and a prophet from among the righteous."
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Verses gathered from a human-made thematic index of the Quran; the introduction summarises its subtopics. For a legal opinion, consult a scholar.
