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Zakariyya

Allah remembers

زَكَرِيَّا

Zakariyya

Allah remembers

Direct Quranicboyarabic
Pronunciation
Zakariyya
Arabic
زَكَرِيَّا
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Quranic status
Direct Quranic
Reference
Surah Maryam 19:2

Origin & meaning

The Prophet Zakariyya ﷺ. Father of Yahya. His dua for offspring is preserved in Surah Maryam.

Quranic source
Surah Maryam 19:2

“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).