Yahya (John)

Yahya (peace be upon him) was the son given to Zakariya as a glad tiding, bearing a name given to none before him (19:7). Allah commanded him, "O Yahya, take the Scripture with determination," and granted him wisdom while still a child (19:12).

Allah describes him with rare praise: He gave him tenderness of heart and purity, and he was reverent, dutiful to his parents, and never arrogant or disobedient (19:13-14). He was raised to worship and righteousness from a young age.

Allah confirmed his prophethood, naming him among the righteous, alongside Zakariya, Isa, and Ilyas (6:85, 3:39). He came as one confirming a word from Allah, referring to Isa, and was noble and chaste (3:39).

Allah pronounced peace upon Yahya on the day he was born, the day he dies, and the day he is raised alive (19:15), the same honour granted to Isa. His life is a model of devotion, purity, and dutifulness from the earliest age.

Yahya (John) was given wisdom as a child, dutiful to his parents, neither arrogant nor disobedient (19:12-15). The Sunnah shows the Prophet ﷺ meeting him on the Miʿraj beside his cousin Isa.