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          John the Baptist in Islam

          Islamic view of John the Baptist

          Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyā (Arabic: يحيى ابن زكريا‎, literally Yahya/John, son of Zechariah), identified in English as John the Baptist, is considered in Islam a prophet of God who was sent to guide the Children of Israel.

          He was the maternal cousin of Isa (Jesus)[3] and believed by Muslims to have been a witness to the word of God, heralding the coming of Isa Al-Masih (Jesus Christ).[4][5]

          Yahya is mentioned five times in the Qur'an.

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          Yahya is also honoured highly in Sufism as well as Islamicmysticism, primarily because of the Qur'an's description of Yāhya’s chastity and kindness.[7] Sufis have frequently applied commentaries on the passages on Yāhya in the Qur'an, primarily concerning the God-given gift of wisdom which he acquired in youth as well as his parallels with Isa.

          Although several phrases used to describe Yahya and Isa are virtually identical in the Qur