03-23-2006, 05:11 PM
Bismillah
let me try to help here, Shamms here are a number of Quran Ayahs where Yahia is mentioned by name and how he got this name from Allah as being the first to be called so which is an honor of course:
"Then the angels called him,
while he was standing in prayer
in a private place, (saying):
"Allah gives you glad tidings of John,
confirming the Word,
noble (will he be),
keeping away from illicit sexual relations,
a Prophet from among the righteous. "(Quran 3:39)
"(Allah said) "O Zachariah! Verily, We give you the glad tidings of a son, His name will be John. We have given that name to none before (him)."(Quran 19:7)
"(It was said to his son): "O John! Hold fast the Scripture [the Torah]." And We gave him wisdom while yet a child." (Quran 19:12)
"So We answered his call, and We bestowed upon him John, and cured his wife (to bear a child) for him. Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds, and they used to call on Us with hope and fear, and used to humble themselves before Us."
(Quran 21:90)