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Zakariya

ज़करिया

said za-ka-ri-yaa

also written: Zakaria,Zachariah,Zakariyya

Meaning

The prophet Zachariah, father of John (Yahya), granted a son in old age.

Literally: (Hebrew origin) God has remembered

Related words

The prophet John, son of Zachariah, who heralded Jesus.

Mary, the virgin mother of the prophet Jesus, honoured in the Quran for her purity.

The prophet Jesus, son of Mary, revered in Islam as a messenger who healed the sick and revived the dead by God's leave.