Quran 19:2
ذِكْرُ رَحْمَتِ رَبِّكَ عَبْدَهُۥ زَكَرِيَّآ
Zikru rahmati Rabbika 'abdahoo Zakariyya
[This is] a mention of the mercy of your Lord to His servant Zechariah
Quran 19:2. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Zakariyya, name meaning in Islam.
Zakariyya means prophet Zakariyya. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Boy name · Hebrew (in the Quran)
زَكَرِيَّا
Zakariyya
Prophet Zakariyya
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Hebrew (in the Quran)
- Arabic
- زَكَرِيَّا
- Say it
- za-ka-RIY-yaa
- Root
- None, not Arabic
- In the Quran
- Yes, 19:2
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Meaning
Zakariyya, explained.
Zakariyya (زَكَرِيَّا) is a name for boys of Hebrew origin, used in the Quran. It means prophet Zakariyya. It is the Arabic form of Zechariah, explained as "God remembers".
Is Zakariyya in the Quran?
Surah Maryam opens with the mercy of Allah to His servant Zakariyya.
How to say and write Zakariyya
Say it za-ka-RIY-yaa. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Zakaria, Zakariya and Zachariah. In Arabic it is written with 5 letters, from right to left: ز zay + ك kaf + ر ra + ي ya + ا alif.
Choosing Zakariyya
Naming a child after a prophet is a sunnah. When his son was born, the Prophet ﷺ said: "A boy was born to me tonight, and I named him after my father, Ibrahim."2 Zakariyya keeps that tradition alive. With the father's name it becomes Zakariyya bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
Famous people named Zakariyya
- Prophet Zakariyya, who cared for Maryam
Names like Zakariyya
- Quran 19:2, translation by Sahih International.
- Sahih Muslim 2315.
- Sahih Muslim 2132.
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Questions
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What does Zakariyya mean in Islam?
Zakariyya (زَكَرِيَّا) means prophet Zakariyya. It is a name for boys of Hebrew origin, used in the Quran.
Is Zakariyya in the Quran?
Surah Maryam opens with the mercy of Allah to His servant Zakariyya.
Is Zakariyya a boy or girl name?
Zakariyya is used as a boy's name.
How do you write Zakariyya in Arabic?
Zakariyya is written زَكَرِيَّا in Arabic, said za-ka-RIY-yaa.
Is it Zakariyya or Zakaria?
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, زَكَرِيَّا. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.