Yahya

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Yahya is the Islamic prophet identified with John the Baptist, revered for his piety, asceticism, and role in heralding the coming of Prophet Isa (Jesus).

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Yahya ibn Zakariya 1
Zakariya 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic prophet
Quranic figure
prophet
announcedComingOf Isa
Jesus Christ
surface form: Jesus
associatedWith baptism
repentance
birthDescribedAs miraculous
called Yahya ibn Zakariya
chronologicallyBefore Isa
deathDescribedAs martyrdom in Islamic tradition
describedAs chaste
compassionate
devout
noble
not arrogant
not disobedient
obedient to parents
righteous
father Zakariya
grantedBy Allah
honorificTitle Prophet of Allah
identifiedWith John the Baptist
languageForm Arabic name for John
mannerOfLife ascetic
austere
mentionedIn Quran
Surah Maryam
moralExemplarOf piety
truthfulness
mother wife of Zakariya
parent Zakariya
preached moral reform
repentance from sin
worship of one God
receivedScripture wisdom
relatedTradition John the Baptist
surface form: Biblical John the Baptist
religion Islam
reveredFor asceticism
piety
reveredIn Islam
role herald of Prophet Isa
predecessor of Prophet Isa
scripturalSource Hadith literature
Islamic tradition
veneratedAs saint in some Islamic traditions

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this entity surface form: Yahya ibn Zakariya
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