A Qur’an-based profile. Historical dates and later reports are not added without an identified source.
Zakariya is a prophet associated with Maryam’s care and with a prayer for an heir despite advanced age. The account emphasizes hope in Allah’s mercy.
Life and mission
Surah Aal Imran describes Zakariya visiting Maryam’s sanctuary and witnessing provision with her. He prays for good offspring and receives the announcement of Yahya. Surah Maryam gives a more extended form of his private prayer and the response. A period in which he cannot speak to people, though able to communicate by signs, is given as a sign.
Family and relationships
His wife is mentioned in connection with the extraordinary birth announcement, but she is not named in these verses. Yahya is his son. Maryam’s guardianship should not be confused with an assertion that she is his daughter.
Narrative timeline
These stages follow the Qur’anic presentation; they are not a dated historical chronology.
01 — Care connected with Maryam’s sanctuary
02 — Private prayer for an heir
03 — Announcement of Yahya
04 — The sign concerning speech
Signs and miracles
The birth announcement in old age and the sign concerning his speech are central. The Qur’an does not narrate every later account of his death.
Qur’an references
About this profile
This page is an original educational summary of the cited passages. Follow each reference to read the Arabic and the Jalandhry Urdu and Pickthall English translations in context. A concise Qur’anic profile is not a full critical biography or a substitute for a source-by-source study of hadith and history.