John the Baptist, wise, sympathetic, dutiful

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

يَٰيَحۡيَىٰخُذِٱلۡكِتَٰبَبِقُوَّةٖۖوَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُٱلۡحُكۡمَصَبِيّٗا١٢
Saheeh International

[Allāh said], "O John, take the Scripture [i.e., adhere to it] with determination." And We gave him judgement [while yet] a boy

يَـٰيَحْيَىٰYayahya
خُذِkhuthi
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَalkitaba
بِقُوَّةٍۢ ۖbiquwwatin
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُwaataynahu
ٱلْحُكْمَalhukma
صَبِيًّۭاsabiyyan
وَحَنَانٗامِّنلَّدُنَّاوَزَكَوٰةٗۖوَكَانَتَقِيّٗا١٣
Saheeh International

And affection from Us and purity, and he was fearing of Allāh

وَحَنَانًۭاWahananan
مِّنmin
لَّدُنَّاladunna
وَزَكَوٰةًۭ ۖwazakatan
وَكَانَwakana
تَقِيًّۭاtaqiyyan
وَبَرَّۢابِوَٰلِدَيۡهِوَلَمۡيَكُنجَبَّارًاعَصِيّٗا١٤
Saheeh International

And dutiful to his parents, and he was not a disobedient tyrant.

وَبَرًّۢاWabarran
بِوَٰلِدَيْهِbiwalidayhi
وَلَمْwalam
يَكُنyakun
جَبَّارًاjabbaran
عَصِيًّۭاAAasiyyan
وَسَلَٰمٌعَلَيۡهِيَوۡمَوُلِدَوَيَوۡمَيَمُوتُوَيَوۡمَيُبۡعَثُحَيّٗا١٥
Saheeh International

And peace be upon him the day he was born and the day he dies and the day he is raised alive.

وَسَلَـٰمٌWasalamun
عَلَيْهِAAalayhi
يَوْمَyawma
وُلِدَwulida
وَيَوْمَwayawma
يَمُوتُyamootu
وَيَوْمَwayawma
يُبْعَثُyubAAathu
حَيًّۭاhayyan