Quran 19:7

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Quran 19:7 is the verse in Surah Maryam where God announces to Prophet Zakariya the miraculous birth and naming of his son Yahya (John the Baptist).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ayah
Quran verse
addresses Zakariya NERFINISHED
announces birth of Yahya
naming of Yahya
associatedWith story of Prophet Zakariya
canonicalIn Uthmanic codex tradition NERFINISHED
containsArabicText يَا زَكَرِيَّا إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَامٍ اسْمُهُ يَحْيَى لَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ مِن قَبْلُ سَمِيًّا
describesYahyaAs unique in name
emphasizes God’s power to grant children in old age
follows Quran 19:6
givesGoodNewsOf a boy
hasKeyWord Yahya NERFINISHED
ghulām (boy)
nubashshiruka (We give you glad tidings)
samiyyā (namesake)
hasTransliteration Yā Zakariyyā innā nubashshiruka bighulāmin ismuhu Yaḥyā lam naj‘al lahu min qablu samiyyā
hizbQuarter 31.2
juzNumber 16
language Classical Arabic NERFINISHED
locatedIn Mushaf page 305 (Madani mushaf pagination)
manzilNumber 5
mentions John the Baptist NERFINISHED
Yahya NERFINISHED
Zakariya NERFINISHED
partOf Surah Maryam NERFINISHED
placeOfRevelation Mecca
precedes Quran 19:8
recitedIn Muslim prayer and worship
relatedBiblicalFigure John the Baptist NERFINISHED
revelationType Meccan NERFINISHED
rukuNumberInSurah 1
scriptDirection right-to-left
speaker God NERFINISHED
states no one before had been given the same name
the boy’s name will be Yahya
subjectOf Islamic theological discussion on miracles
tafsir literature
surahNumber 19
theme answered supplication
divine promise
miraculous birth
prophethood
verseNumber 7

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