Allah provides sustenance to whom He wills beyond all reckoning.' ()Then Zechariah prayed to his Lord: 'O Lord! Grant me from Yourself out of Your grace the gift of a goodly offspring, for indeed You alone heed all Prayers.' ()( (Al-i-Imran 3:37,38) And We bestowed favour upon Zechariah, when he cried to his Lord: "Lord! Leave me not solitary (without any issue). You are the Best Inheritor." () (Al-Anbiya 21:89) 23 – YAHYAH/JOHN As he stood praying in the sanctuary, the angels called out to him: 'Allah gives you good tidings of John (Yahya), who shall confirm a command of Allah, shall be outstanding among men, utterly chaste, and a Prophet from among the righteous.' () (Al-e-Imran 3:39) (He was told): "Zechariah, We bring you the good news of the birth of a son whose name shall be Yahya (John), one whose name sake We never created before." () (Maryam 19:7) "O John! Hold the Book with all your strength." We had bestowed wisdom upon him while he was still a child; () ((Maryam 19:12) So, We accepted his prayer and bestowed upon him John, and We made his wife fit (to bear a child). Verily, they hastened in doing good works and called upon Us with longing and fear and humbled themselves to Us. () 21:90) 24 – ISSA/JESUS
Allah provides sustenance to whom He wills beyond all reckoning.' ()Then Zechariah prayed to his Lord: 'O Lord! Grant me from Yourself out of Your grace the gift of a goodly offspring, for indeed You alone heed all Prayers.' ()( (Al-i-Imran 3:37,38) And We bestowed favour upon Zechariah, when he cried to his Lord: "Lord! Leave me not solitary (without any issue). You are the Best Inheritor." () (Al-Anbiya 21:89) 23 – YAHYAH/JOHN As he stood praying in the sanctuary, the angels called out to him: 'Allah gives you good tidings of John (Yahya), who shall confirm a command of Allah, shall be outstanding among men, utterly chaste, and a Prophet from among the righteous.' () (Al-e-Imran 3:39) (He was told): "Zechariah, We bring you the good news of the birth of a son whose name shall be Yahya (John), one whose name sake We never created before." () (Maryam 19:7) "O John! Hold the Book with all your strength." We had bestowed wisdom upon him while he was still a child; () ((Maryam 19:12) So, We accepted his prayer and bestowed upon him John, and We made his wife fit (to bear a child). Verily, they hastened in doing good works and called upon Us with longing and fear and humbled themselves to Us. () 21:90) 24 – ISSA/JESUS