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  1. Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyā (Arabic: يحيى ابن زكريا ‎, literally Yahya/John, son of Zechariah), identified in English as John the Baptist, is considered in Islam a prophet of God who was sent to guide the Children of Israel. He is believed by Muslims to have been a witness to The Word of God, heralding the coming of Isa Al-Masih (Jesus ...

  2. Dec 26, 2023 · 26 December, 2023. Short Answer: John the Baptist is known as Yahya, a prophet of Islam. He was born miraculously to two elderly parents, and his father was Prophet Zechariah, the uncle and protector of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Yahya lived a simple and ascetic life, devoted to the next world.

  3. Dec 29, 2023 · John is the prophet known by Christians as “John the Baptist”. However, neither the Quran nor the authentic traditions of Prophet Muhammad speak of John as either baptizing or being baptized. John’s mission was to remind the Children of Israel that they had entered into a covenant with God.

  4. Jul 4, 2010 · Amongst the 25 Prophets mentioned by God in the Quran, one name is Prophet John (peace be upon him). In Arabic, his name is Yahya. He is also a Prophet who figures prominently in Christianity, where he is known as John the Baptist. His story in the Christian tradition is described in Luke 1:5-22.

  5. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist Christian traditions, Saint John by certain Catholic churches, and Prophet Yahya in Islam. He is sometimes alternatively referred to as John the Baptiser .

  6. Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyā, identified in English as John the Baptist, is considered in Islam a prophet of God who was sent to guide the Children of Israel. He is believed by Muslims to have been a witness to The Word of God, heralding the coming of Isa Al-Masih.

  7. Dec 27, 2016 · In Islam, we know John as Yahya, a unique name give to him by God Himself. Relationship to Jesus. Conception and Birth. Zechariah was an ageing Israelite Prophet reaching his nineties without having fathered any children. He lived in a time when religious leaders diluted and altered the Law of Moses.