Yaḥyā ﷺ
يحيىCommonly rendered in English as John the Baptist.
Son of Zakariyyā, given wisdom in his youth. The Qurʾan greets him with peace on three days: the day he was born, the day he died, and the day he will be raised.
- Era
- c. 1 CE traditional
- Region
- Jerusalem
- Sent to
- Banū Isrāʾīl
Sayyid wa-Ḥaṣūr (A Leader and Chaste)
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Hear the prophetic story in full.
Ibn Kathir's Stories of the Prophets, narrated chapter by chapter in the Joyful Muslims app.