Surah Maryam Ayat 7 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 7
[He was told], “O Zechariah, indeed We give you good tidings of a boy whose name will be John. We have not assigned to any before [this] name.”
(His prayer was answered): “O Zakariya! We give thee good news of a son: His name shall be Yahya: on none by that name have We conferred distinction before.”
(He was told): “Zechariah, We bring you the good news of the birth of a son whose name shall be Yahya (John), one whose namesake We never created before.”
(Allah said) “O Zakariya (Zachariah)! Verily, We give you the glad tidings of a son, His name will be Yahya (John). We have given that name to none before (him).”
(It was said unto him): O Zachariah! Lo! We bring thee tidings of a son whose name is John; we have given the same name to none before (him).
“O Zakariyya, surely We give you good tidings of a youth whose name is Yahya (John). No namesake have We given him earlier.”
‘Zachariah, We bring you good news of a son whose name will be John––We have chosen this name for no one before him.’
اے زکریا! ہم تجھے ایک بچے کی خوشخبری دیتے ہیں جس کا نام یحيٰ ہے، ہم نے اس سے پہلے اس کا ہم نام بھی کسی کو نہیں کیا
Quran 19 Verse 7 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Maryam ayat 7, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(19:7) (He was told): “Zechariah, We bring you the good news of the birth of a son whose name shall be Yahya (John), one whose namesake We never created before.”[5]
5. In Luke the words are: There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name. (1: 61).
Ibn-Kathir
7. (Allah said) “O Zakariyya! Verily, We give you the good news of a son, whose name will be Yahya. We have given that name to none before (him).”
This statement implies what is not mentioned, that his supplication was answered. It was said to him,
((Allah said) “O Zakariyya! Verily, We give you the glad tidings of a son, whose name will be Yahya…”) Similarly Allah, the Exalted, said;
(At that time Zakariyya invoked his Lord, saying: “O my Lord! Grant me from You, a good offspring. You are indeed the All-Hearer of invocation.” Then the angels called him, while he was standing in prayer in the Mihrab, (saying): “Allah gives you glad tidings of Yahya, confirming (believing in) the word from Allah, noble, keeping away from sexual relations with women, a Prophet, from among the righteous.”)﴿3:38-39﴾ Allah said,
(We have given that name to none before (him).) Qatadah, Ibn Jurayj and Ibn Zayd said, “This means that no one had this name before him.” Ibn Jarir preferred this interpretation, may Allah have mercy upon him.
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