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Yahya (a) became a prophet when he was a child. One of his characteristics was the fact that he was a confirmer of [[Jesus (a)]].{{enote|Then, as he stood praying in the sanctuary the angels called out to him: 'Allah gives you the good news of John, as a confirmer of a Word of Allah, eminent and chaste, a prophet, and one of the righteous.' Qur'an 3:39}} Yahya (a) followed and promoted the [[sharia]] of [[Moses (a)]], but when Jesus (a) became a prophet, he followed him. According to historical sources, Yahya (a) was six months elder than Jesus (a) and was the first person to confirm and believe in Jesus' (a) prophethood. Owing to his [[piety]] and chastity, his Jesus's (a) confirmation influenced many people to believe in him.<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 14, p. 169; Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūna'', vol. 2, p. 535.</ref> | Yahya (a) became a prophet when he was a child. One of his characteristics was the fact that he was a confirmer of [[Jesus (a)]].{{enote|Then, as he stood praying in the sanctuary the angels called out to him: 'Allah gives you the good news of John, as a confirmer of a Word of Allah, eminent and chaste, a prophet, and one of the righteous.' Qur'an 3:39}} Yahya (a) followed and promoted the [[sharia]] of [[Moses (a)]], but when Jesus (a) became a prophet, he followed him. According to historical sources, Yahya (a) was six months elder than Jesus (a) and was the first person to confirm and believe in Jesus' (a) prophethood. Owing to his [[piety]] and chastity, his Jesus's (a) confirmation influenced many people to believe in him.<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 14, p. 169; Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūna'', vol. 2, p. 535.</ref> | ||
[['Allama Tabataba'i]] states that "the book" mentioned in Qur'an {{enote|'O John!' [We said,] 'Hold on with power to the Book!' Qur'an 19:12}} that Yahya (a) is ordered to hold on with power is [[Torah]].<ref>Ṭabāṭabāyī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 14, p. 22.</ref> | [['Allama Tabataba'i]] states that "the book" mentioned in the Qur'an {{enote|'O John!' [We said,] 'Hold on with power to the Book!' Qur'an 19:12}} that Yahya (a) is ordered to hold on with power is [[Torah]].<ref>Ṭabāṭabāyī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 14, p. 22.</ref> | ||
==Martyrdom== | ==Martyrdom== | ||
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==Yahya (a) in the Holy Books== | ==Yahya (a) in the Holy Books== | ||
===Yahya (a) in the Qur'an=== | ===Yahya (a) in the Qur'an=== | ||
Yahya's (a) name appears five times in four chapters of the Qur'an{{enote|Five times in the [[Qur'an 3]], [[Qur'an 6]], [[Qur'an 19]] (two times), [[Qur'an 21]]}}. The story of his birth, the fact that he was gifted | Yahya's (a) name appears five times in four chapters of the Qur'an{{enote|Five times in the [[Qur'an 3]], [[Qur'an 6]], [[Qur'an 19]] (two times), [[Qur'an 21]]}}. The story of his birth, the fact that he was gifted judgment's talent in his childhood, and some of his virtues are mentioned in the Qur'an. In [[Qur'an 19]]:15, "Peace be to him, the day he was born, and the day he dies, and the day he is raised alive!". Referring to this verse, [[Imam al-Rida (a)]] is reported to have said that Yahya (a) will be safe and secure in three stations in which all mankind fear: birth, death, and [[resurrection]].<ref>Jazāʾirī, ''Qiṣaṣ al-anbīyāʾ'', p. 562.</ref> | ||
===Yahya (a) in the Gospels=== | ===Yahya (a) in the Gospels=== | ||
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==Yahya (a) in Hadiths== | ==Yahya (a) in Hadiths== | ||
According to a hadith, 'Ali b. Asbat | According to a hadith, 'Ali b. Asbat narrated that one day he saw [[Imam al-Jawad (a)]] [in his childhood] coming to him. Then he looked carefully at the Imam so that he can describe him for his friends in [[Egypt]]. Then the Imam (a) prostrated himself and (a) said, "God has argued in the case of imamate as He argued in the case of prophethood saying, 'and We gave him [Yahya (a)] judgement while still a child' (Qur'an 19:12), and said, 'When he comes of age and reaches forty years' (Qur'an 46:15). So it is possible for someone to receive judgment when he is a child, and it is possible for him to receive it when he is forty years old."<ref>Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 1, p. 384; Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūna'', vol. 13, p. 28.</ref> | ||
The prophethood of Yahya (a) in his childhood is adduced to prove the possibility of reaching the position of [[imamate]] in childhood.<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 3, p. 69.</ref> | The prophethood of Yahya (a) in his childhood is adduced to prove the possibility of reaching the position of [[imamate]] in childhood.<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 3, p. 69.</ref> | ||