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Prophet Yahya
English Translation
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Yahya was bom during the reign of
king Harrod who was a puppet monarch under the
rulers of Rome. He was the son that Allah had promised to Zakariya in his old
age. There had never been any one before him
with that name. He had shown compassion to serve mankind right from his
childhood. As he grew older, his conduct in the
society was considered exemplary. He was kind
hearted towards others, and was obedient to his
parents and elders. He lived strictly according to the Torah and urged others to
follow it for their salvation. He gave
baptismal rites to all those who listened to his
call.
When Bani Israel laid blame on Maryam
over the virgin birth of Isa, he bore witness of
her piety and innocence. He affronted the prophethood of Isa when he was appointed to his
mission by Allah. The Roman rulers disapproved
the activities of Yahya and got him killed
through the king Harrod.
He is known in the Bible as John the
Baptist.
References: al Qur'an in:
Sura Ale Imran, Anam, Mariyam, Anmbiya'. |