Message #20759

[Heba E. Husseyn]

Yes, we can assume that Zakariya is viewed as a Prophet by The Almighty, reference Verse 6:85 "And Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias. Each one (of them) was of the righteous."  This Verse quite clearly denotes him as a Prophet.  Surah Maryam mentions of Zakariya from Verses 2 to 15 and definitely he is mentioned as a very pious man who could have been a Prophet.  It is also confirmed in the Quran that (by the will of Allah) Zakariya was the guardian of Virgin Maryam which surely alludes that he was a pious man of good reputation and worthy of being a Prophet.  "And her Rab accepted her with full acceptance and vouchsafed to her a goodly growth; and made Zachariah her guardian."  3:37  Al-Imran.

I don't know of any information in the Quran that confirms that the father of Moses and Aaron was called "Imran" which in Hebrew they call "Amram." Also, the Noble Quran does not mention the name of the sister of Moses as 'Miriam.'  The Quran only confirms that Prophet Moses (pbuh) had a sister, reference V.28:11 "And she said unto his sister: Trace him. So she observed him from afar, and they perceived not." 

But the family of Virgin Maryam is certainly referred to in the Quran as the family of Imran.  Virgin Maryam is mentioned as “daughter of Imran” Verse 66:12 Surah At-Tahrim.  Virgin Maryam's mother is not mentioned by name but only as "wife of Imran" Verse 3:35 Surah Al-Imran.  “(Remember) when the wife of 'Imran said: My Rab! I have vowed unto You that which is in my belly as a consecrated (offering). Accept it from me. Indeed!  You, only You, are the Hearer, the Knower!”  3:35.   Thus, Verses 66:12 and 3:35 confirm that the father of Virgin Maryam was called Imran.   The family of Virgin Maryam is discussed in Surah Al-Imran (3rd Chapter), Surah Maryam (19th Chapter) and in the last Verse of Surah At-Tahrim V.66:12.