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'''Yahyā (a)''' was an [[Israelite]] prophet. He became a prophet when he was a child. The story of Yahya’s (a) birth, despite his aged father and barren mother, is mentioned in the [[Qur'an]]. Yahya (a) was known for his [[asceticism]] and his abundant weeping in awe of [[God]]. | '''Yahyā (a)''' or '''John (a)''' was an [[Israelite]] prophet. He became a prophet when he was a child. The story of Yahya’s (a) birth, despite his aged father and barren mother, is mentioned in the [[Qur'an]]. Yahya (a) was known for his [[asceticism]] and his abundant weeping in awe of [[God]]. | ||
In [[Shiite]] traditions, the martyrdom of [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] is likened to Yahya’s tragic departure, and the [[imamate]] of [[Imam al-Jawad (a)]], [[Imam al-Hadi (a)]], and [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]] in their childhood is likened to [[Prophethood|Yahya’s prophethood]] in his childhood. | In [[Shiite]] traditions, the martyrdom of [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] is likened to Yahya’s tragic departure, and the [[imamate]] of [[Imam al-Jawad (a)]], [[Imam al-Hadi (a)]], and [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]] in their childhood is likened to [[Prophethood|Yahya’s prophethood]] in his childhood. | ||
[[Mandeans]] consider themselves the followers of Yahya (a). | [[Mandeans]] consider themselves the followers of Yahya (a). | ||