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يَحْيَى

Yahya name meaning

The prophet, the meaning of the name and the Quran verses

Yahya (يَحْيَى, Yaḥyā) is the name of a prophet mentioned 5 times in the Quran, in 4 surahs.

In Arabic
يَحْيَى
Transliteration
Yahya (Yaḥyā)
In the Quran
Son of Zakariyyā; God says He gave this name to no one before him (19:7).
Meaning of the name
The corpus links it to the root ḥ-y-y, life; the dictionaries consulted give no etymology
Root
ح ي ي
Mentions
5 times, in 4 surahs

Yahya in the Quran

The prophet's name is highlighted. Translation: Saheeh International.

Surah آلِ عِمۡرَانَ (Aal-i-Imraan), verse 3:39

فَنَادَتْهُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَهُوَ قَآئِمٌۭ يُصَلِّى فِى ٱلْمِحْرَابِ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُبَشِّرُكَ بِيَحْيَىٰ مُصَدِّقًۢا بِكَلِمَةٍۢ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَسَيِّدًۭا وَحَصُورًۭا وَنَبِيًّۭا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

So the angels called him while he was standing in prayer in the chamber, "Indeed, Allah gives you good tidings of John, confirming a word from Allah and [who will be] honorable, abstaining [from women], and a prophet from among the righteous."

Surah الأَنۡعَامِ (Al-An'aam), verse 6:85

وَزَكَرِيَّا وَيَحْيَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ وَإِلْيَاسَ ۖ كُلٌّۭ مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

And Zechariah and John and Jesus and Elias - and all were of the righteous.

Surah مَرۡيَمَ (Maryam), verse 19:7

يَٰزَكَرِيَّآ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَٰمٍ ٱسْمُهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ لَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ سَمِيًّۭا

[He was told], "O Zechariah, indeed We give you good tidings of a boy whose name will be John. We have not assigned to any before [this] name."

Surah مَرۡيَمَ (Maryam), verse 19:12

يَٰيَحْيَىٰ خُذِ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ بِقُوَّةٍۢ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ ٱلْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّۭا

[Allah] said, "O John, take the Scripture with determination." And We gave him judgement [while yet] a boy

Surah الأَنبِيَاءِ (Al-Anbiyaa), verse 21:90

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ وَأَصْلَحْنَا لَهُۥ زَوْجَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًۭا وَرَهَبًۭا ۖ وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا خَٰشِعِينَ

So We responded to him, and We gave to him John, and amended for him his wife. Indeed, they used to hasten to good deeds and supplicate Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive.

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