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19:7
يا زكريا انا نبشرك بغلام اسمه يحيى لم نجعل له من قبل سميا ٧
يَـٰزَكَرِيَّآ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَـٰمٍ ٱسْمُهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ لَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ سَمِيًّۭا ٧
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˹The angels announced,˺ “O Zachariah! Indeed, We give you the good news of ˹the birth of˺ a son, whose name will be John—a name We have not given to anyone before.”
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يا زكريا
Readers
Abū Jaʿfar
Madinah
Ibn ʿĀmir
Damascus
Nāfiʿ
Madinah
Ḥamzah
Kufah
Ibn Kathīr
Makkah
Khalaf
Kufah
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Basrah
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Kufah
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Basrah
ʿĀṣim
Kufah
Readings
يَا زَكَرِيَّا
yā Zakariyyā
يَا زَكَرِيَّآءُ
yā Zakariyyāʾu
“O Zechariah”

Explanation

These readings represent linguistic options for this name of non-Arabic origin, and are identical in meaning.

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran