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The Story of Zakariya (Zachariah) (Peace Be Upon Him): The Prophet of the Righteous Supplication and Guardian of Mary
Chronological Order: Guardianship and Glad Tidings
The story of Zakariya is a sign of absolute certainty in God's power to create the impossible.
Zakariya (PBUH) is a Prophet from the Children of Israel. He was the guardian of Mary the Virgin, and he is famous for his secret supplication asking for a son to inherit the prophethood. The response was Yahya (John).
Zakariya (PBUH): Certainty in Supplication and the Miracle of the Son
Summary of Guardianship, Supplication, and Recompense
The Request and Sincerity
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The Miracle and Glad Tidings
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Story Details: Mary's Guardianship and Certainty
Zakariya (PBUH) was a priest in the Holy Temple (Baitul-Maqdis) and the guardian of Mary, daughter of Imran. Zakariya saw miracles in Mary's sanctuary (her sustenance coming at unusual times), so he became certain that God is capable of everything. He then supplicated to Him secretly, asking for a child, acknowledging his weak state: ﴾رَبِّ إِنِّي وَهَنَ ٱلۡعَظۡمُ مِنِّي وَٱشۡتَعَلَ ٱلرَّأۡسُ شَيۡبٗا﴿ (My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled with white hair).
Answer to the Supplication and the Miracle
God answered his supplication, and the angels gave him the glad tidings of his son Yahya, for whom God had not made an earlier namesake. The miracle was compounded: Zakariya's old age and his wife's barrenness. To confirm the glad tidings, Zakariya asked for a sign, which was that he should not speak to people for three days except by gesture and sign, and that he should increase the remembrance of God.
Key Quranic References:
- Surah Aal Imran (Family of Imran): Verses 37-41 (The story of Mary's guardianship and his seeing the sustenance)
- Surah Maryam (Mary): Verses 2-15 (Details of his supplication and the glad tidings of Yahya)
Lessons and Morals Learned:
- The Power of Supplication: Nothing is impossible before God's power if the servant is sincere in his asking.
- Fear for the Religion: The motives for requesting a child were to preserve the inheritance of prophethood.
- The Virtue of Lawful Sustenance: He saw the provision in the sanctuary and became certain of God's power.
The Pivotal Verse:
﴾Hunalika daAAa zakariyya rabbahu qala rabbi hab lee min ladunka thurriyyatan tayyibatan innaka sameeAAu adduAAa﴿ (Aal Imran: 38)Key to the Story: Supplication in Sincerity
The story of Zakariya is a call to certainty in Divine power, and that sincere supplication is the bridge of the impossible, whereby God grants a child from old age and withholds speech as a sign of gratitude and glorification.
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