This document provides information about the prophets Zakariya and his son Yahya. It states that Zakariya was saddened by people only working at the temple for power and praise. He prayed to Allah for a son to continue spreading Allah's message. Allah granted Zakariya a son, Yahya, who grew up to be righteous and obedient. Yahya taught the children of Israel to worship Allah alone and establish prayers, fasting, charity and remembrance of Allah in their daily lives. However, Yahya was later unjustly killed by a tyrant for refusing to approve of an unlawful marriage.

1. THE TWO MARTYRS
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2. ZAKARIYA
YAHYA
AND
These two Prophets were sent to the Children of Israel
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Zakariya
Yahya

3. ZAKARIYA
 He was a servant of Allah sent in times where people
were more involved with worldly pleasures.
 He worked as a priest in the temple of Jerusalem and
also watched over Maryam.
 Zakariyah, along with his wife, was very keen on serving
his Lord and mankind.
 He was worried that because of his age, there would be
no-one left to spread the message of Allah. So he dearly
wanted a child who he could nurture for spiritual reasons.
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4. WHY WAS ZAKARIYA SAD?
 He was saddened by the fact that the only reason why people were working at the the
temple was for power and praise.
 But Zakariya wanted to remain steadfast and so he prayed for a son that would carry
on spreading the message of Allah.
 So Allah gave him a son, Yahya
.
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5. MARYAM
 The future mother of Prophet Isa (Jesus Christ)
 She was a relative of Zakariya‟s wife
 She grew up under the special protection of Allah
 She used to spend a lot of time alone worshipping Allah under
Zakriya‟s special supervision.
 Allah provided for her sustenance.
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6. MARYAM‟S SUSTENANCE
When Zakariya would check up upon her he would always find her
with sufficient food including types of fruit that were out of season.
Proof (Surah Imran V37):
"O Mary, from where is this [coming] to you?"
She said, "It is from Allah . Indeed, Allah
provides for whom He wills without account."
And because of this Zakariya wished that he had an offspring like her.
Zakariya‟s Prayer

7. ZAKARIYA‟S PRAYER
Seeing Maryam was an encouragement for him as he believed that
Allah could bless him with a child even in his old age. This belief, this
trust, his Tawakkul (sincere reliance on Allah) therefore urged him to
turn to Allah.

8. ZAKARIYA‟S PRAYER
(ARABIC)
Surah Maryam V4-6
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9. ZAKARIYA‟S PRAYER
(ENGLISH)
He said, "My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled
with white, and never have I been in my supplication to You, my
Lord, unhappy. (4)
And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so
give me from Yourself an heir (5)
Who will inherit me and inherit from the family of Jacob. And make
him, my Lord, pleasing [to You].” (6)
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10. CONVERSATION
[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.”(7)
He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when my wife has been barren and I
have reached extreme old age?” (8)
[An angel] said, "Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, 'It is easy for Me, for I
created you before, while you were nothing.' ” (9)
[Zechariah] said, "My Lord, make for me a sign." He said, "Your sign is that
you will not speak to the people for three nights, [being] sound.”(10)
So he came out to his people from the prayer chamber and signaled to them to
exalt [ Allah ] in the morning and afternoon.(11)

11. RESULT
 Prophet Zakariya came out of his chamber and, by using signs, he told
his people to praise and worship Allah.
 Because Allah is so merciful, he accepted Zakariya‟s prayer and granted
him a son.
Yahya, The Righteous Son

12. YAHYA, THE RIGHTEOUS
SON
 Yahya was kind, obedient and not rebellious.
 Allah wanted Yahya to learn and practice His guidance
 His parents were very very proud of him.
 The greatest thing about Yahya was that he kept hold of
God‟s teachings with all his might, not allowing any worldly
affairs to distract him.
 Prophet Yahya was unjustly killed at the hands of a tyrant
Yahya‟s Mission
Gifts to
Prophet Yahya
Similarity between Prophet
Yahya and Prophet Isa
Characteristics
of Prophet
Yahya
Yahya‟s Death
Relating to modern time

13. YAHYA‟S MISSION AND
TEACHINGS
Allah ordered Yahya
with five commands to establish amongst the
Children of Israel. So Yahya gathered them all in Temple of Bayt Al-Maqdis. He
started off by praising Allah and thanking Him and then ordered the five
commands:
1.
Worship Allah and worship none along with Him
2.
Offer prayers
3.
Observe fasting
4.
Give charity
5.
Continue your remembrance of Allah in your daily life.
The fasting person is like a jar of musk from which all the people
passing by can benefit from the beautiful aroma.
When you give charity it is like a the prisoner who has been captured
and ready to be executed, then asks his captor, “May I ransom
myself ?” Then he spends his own money to save his own neck.
He continued…
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14. HE CONTINUED…
 Allah created you and provided for you and sustained you. Worship Him and do not ascribe
partners with Him. The worshipper becomes closer to Allah when he prays to Him.
 Always remember Allah in your daily affairs – one who is constant in the remembrance of
Allah is like the man who is being chased by an enemy. After a tiring journey the man finds a
fortress and seeks protection and security within it. The remembrance of Allah is one‟s fortress
from Satan.
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15. GIFTS TO PROPHET YAHYA
1. Wisdom and knowledge
2. Empathy and love for all God‟s creatures
3. Humility in his manners and his clothing
and his possessions (he despised luxury)
4. Piety
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16. CHARACTERISTICS OF
PROPHET YAHYA
1. Active in serving Allah
2. He never used violence
3. He never mistreated any creature
4. He was particularly kind and merciful with his
parents
5. He stayed away from people because he liked
worshipping in solitude.
6. He gave up the world and went to live in the
wilderness until his family came searching for him.
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17. YAHYA AND ISA –
SPIRITUAL BROTHERS
 They were both sent to the same group
of people.
 They were both brothers in spirit and
were given the task of prophet-hood.
 They were treated harshly by their
people.
 Yahya prepared the way for Isa who
came to renew and re-interpret the Torah.
 They both shared the same devotion to
the five commands that Allah had ordered
them to propagate amongst the people.
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18. YAHYA‟S DEATH
The story goes…
 Herod(provincial leader under Roman Empire) wanted to
marry his niece because she was very pretty and he wanted
the approval of Prophet Yahya as marrying the niece was
prohibited in Judaism. The Prophet didn‟t approve of this.
 Herod‟s wife herself was evil and convinced him to
kill(behead) the Prophet so she could marry her uncle.
 Herod sent his soldiers to kill the Prophet whilst he was
praying. And shortly after that the same group killed Prophet
Zakariya. These two martyred Prophets were said to be “the
Martyr, and the son of the Martyr” by Prophet Muhammad.
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19. RELATING TO MODERN
TIME
 Prophet Yahya did not “go with the flow”.
 He followed the path of Allah despite how people treated him.
 We have to learn to ignore the „flow‟ and make the right choices.
You could also make the following dua:
God suffices me. There is no God but He: On him is my trust; He is the Lord
Of the Throne, Supreme!
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