Zakariyya was a prophet who looked after Maryam and prayed to Allah for a righteous child.
قصه
In the prayer chamber
Whenever Zakariyya enters the chamber where Maryam is, he finds provision with her, and she says that it is from Allah. There he calls on his Lord for good offspring. The angels call him while he prays: Allah gives him good news of Yahya, a prophet from among the righteous. As a sign he will not speak to people for three days except by gesture.
پس پروردگارش آن دختر را به نيكى از او بپذيرفت. و به وجهى پسنديده پرورشش داد و زكريا را به سرپرستى او گماشت. و هر وقت كه زكريا به محراب نزد او مى‌رفت، پيش او خوردنى مى‌يافت. مى گفت: اى مريم، اينها براى تو از كجا مى‌رسد؟ مريم مى‌گفت: از جانب خدا؛ زيرا او هر كس را كه بخواهد بى‌حساب روزى مى‌دهد.
پس همچنان كه در محراب به نماز ايستاده بود، فرشتگان ندايش دادند: خدا تو را به يحيى بشارت مى‌دهد. او كلمه خدا را تصديق مى كند و خود مهترى است بيزار از زنان و پيامبرى است از شايستگان.
گفت: اى پروردگار من، براى من نشانه‌اى پديدار كن. گفت: نشان تو اين است كه سه روز با مردم سخن نگويى مگر به اشاره؛ و پروردگارت را فراوان ياد كن و در شبانگاه و بامداد او را بستاى.
The prayer of an old man
He calls on his Lord privately, saying that his bones have weakened, his head is white, and his wife is barren. Allah gives him good news of a boy named Yahya, a name that had not been given to anyone before. As a sign he cannot speak to people for three nights while sound, so he comes out to them and signals them to glorify Allah morning and evening.
