Yahya ( ar, يحيى, Yaḥyā), also spelled ''

Yehya Yehya is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Yehya Ablikim (born 1988), Chinese football player * Yehya Bundhun (born 1965), Mauritius sportsman (archery, volleyball) * Mohamad Yehya Al Rashed (born 1982), Syrian football player ...

'', is an Arabic male

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

. According to the Qur'anic narrative, it is an Arabic form of the given name John, originally

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

Yohanan Yohanan, Yochanan and Johanan are various transliterations to the Latin alphabet of the Hebrew male given name ('), a shortened form of ('), meaning " YHWH is gracious". The name is ancient, recorded as the name of Johanan, high priest of th ...

'' (''Yəhôḥānān'' יְהוֹחָנָן‎ "

Yahu Yahweh *''Yahwe'', was the national god of ancient Israel and Judah. The origins of his worship reach at least to the early Iron Age, and likely to the Late Bronze Age if not somewhat earlier, and in the oldest biblical literature he posse ...

is gracious"), i.e. primarily

John the Baptist John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti ...

, who is known as Yahya ibn Zakariyya in

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the ...

, and is considered a prophet in Islam. For this reason, Yahya is a comparatively common name in the

Muslim world The terms Muslim world and Islamic world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah. This consists of all those who adhere to the religious beliefs and laws of Islam or to societies in which Islam is practiced. I ...

. The related Biblical name of Jehiah (''Yᵊḥîyâ'' יְחִיָּה "

lives") has the Arabic form ''Yaḥiyyā'' ., having the same Arabic consonantal text as the name Yahya does. In Persian, Yahya is a title of address for a senior village or community elder. It is also a common nickname for the 12th Imam.

Mononym

* Yahya ibn Sarafyun (9th century), Arabic medical writer known in medieval Europe as Johannes Serapion * Yahya ibn Khalid (died 806), Vizier of the Persian

Barmakids The Barmakids ( fa, برمکیان ''Barmakiyân''; ar, البرامكة ''al-Barāmikah''Harold Bailey, 1943. "Iranica" BSOAS 11: p. 2. India - Department of Archaeology, and V. S. Mirashi (ed.), ''Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era'' vol ...

family *

Yahya ibn Umar Yaḥyā ibn ʿUmar ibn Yaḥyā ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Zayd ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib was an Alid Imam. His mother was Umm al-Ḥusayn Fāṭima bint al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ismāʿīl ibn ...

ibn Yahya ibn Husayn ibn Zayd ibn Ali Zayn al-Abidin ibn Al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Murtada,Incipient decline, By Ṭabarī, Joel L. Kraemer, pg.105-106
/ref> Alid imam * Yahya ibn al-Walid, was an Umayyad prince and son of Umayyad caliph

Al-Walid I Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ( ar, الوليد بن عبد الملك بن مروان, al-Walīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān; ), commonly known as al-Walid I ( ar, الوليد الأول), was the sixth Umayyad caliph, ruling from O ...

(r. 705–715). * Yahya ibn Yazid, was an Umayyad prince and son of Umayyad caliph Yazid II (r. 720–724). * Abu Yahya Ibn al-Batriq (fl. 796–806), translator of Greek scientific texts * Yahya ibn Asad, Samanid ruler of Shash (819–855) and Samarkand (851/852–855) * Yahya ibn Muhammad (aka Yahya I), Idrisid ruler (848–864) * Yahya ibn Yahya (died 874), sixth Idrisid ruler and sultan of Morocco * Yahya of Antioch (Yahya ibn Sa'ïd), 11th-century Syrian chronicler * Yahya (Zaragoza) (fl. 1021–1029), full name Yahya ibn al-Mundhir, 11th century ruler of Zaragoza *

Yahya bin Ahmad Sirhindi Yahya bin Ahmad Sirhindi (nisba of Sirhind) was a 15th century Indian chronicler who wrote ''Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi'', a Persian language chronicle of the Delhi Sultanate. Written during the reign of Mubarak Shah, his work is an important sour ...

, 15th century Persian language writer from the Delhi Sultanate of India * Sultan Yahya (1585–1649), son of Sultan Mehmed III, a Christian convert and a claimant to the Ottoman throne * Yahya bey Dukagjini (1498–1582), Ottoman ''diwan'' poet

Given name

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (; born July 15, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Black Manta in the superhero films ''Aquaman'' (2018) and ''Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'' (2023), Bobby Seale in the Netflix historical legal drama ' ...

(born 1986), American actor * Yahya Al-Shehri (born 1990), Saudi footballer * Yahya Ayyash (1966–1996), member and chief bombmaker of Hamas * Yahya Boushaki (1935–1960), Algerian politician and military * Yahya El Hindi (born 1998), Lebanese footballer * Yahya Goba, Yemeni-American terrorist suspect arrested and charged as part of the War on Terror together with the other members of the "Lackawanna Six" *

Yahya Golmohammadi Yahya Golmohammadi ( fa, يحيى گل محمدى, born 19 March 1971) also knowend as YaYa is an Iranian former footballer and coach who is currently managing the Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis. He is one of only eight Iranians to sc ...

(born 1971), Iranian footballer *

Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din , succession1 = King of Yemen , succession2 = Imam of Yemen , image = Imam yahya cropped.png , image_size = , caption = Portrait of Yahya by Ameen Rihani, 1922. Imam Yahya steadfastly refused to be photographed t ...

(1869–1948), imam of the Zaydis (1904) and king of Yemen (1926) * Yahya Hassan (born 1995), Palestinian-Danish poet and politician * Yahya Jammeh (born 1965), president of The Gambia * Yahya Khan (1917–1980), former Chief Martial Law Administrator of Pakistan and Chief of Army Staff *

Yahya Rahim Safavi Yahya "Rahim" Safavi ( fa, یحیی (رحیم) صفوی, born 1952) is an Iranian military commander who served as the chief commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Early life Safavi was born in 1952 in the city of Isfahan, Iran. Ca ...

(born 1958), commander in chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) * Mirza Yahya Nuri Subh-i Azal (1831–1912), Persian religious leader of Azali Bábism * Yahya Petra of Kelantan (1917–1979), sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (roughly equivalent to King) of

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...

* Yahya ibn Muhammad (829-864), fifth Idrisid ruler of

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to A ...

* Yahya ibn Yahya, sixth Idrisid ruler

* Yahya ibn al-Qasim, eighth Idrisid ruler of

* Yahya ibn Idris ibn Umar, ninth Idrisid ruler of

* Yahya ibn Ibrahim, one of the founder of the Almoravid dynasty * Yahya ibn Umar al-Lamtuni, chieftain of Lamtuna and the first emir of the

Almoravid The Almoravid dynasty ( ar, المرابطون, translit=Al-Murābiṭūn, lit=those from the ribats) was an imperial Berber Muslim dynasty centered in the territory of present-day Morocco. It established an empire in the 11th century tha ...

* Abu Zakariya Yahya, founder and the first sultan of the Hafsid dynasty in Ifriqiya *Yahya Rahmani Indian socia

Surname

* Adel Yahya (born 1982), English Islamist * Ahmad bin Yahya (1891–1962), Yemeni imam * Ali Yahya (1947–2014), Israeli Arab diplomat
Yaish Ibn Yahya
(ca1115-ca1151 or 1196), Scholar, politician, military leader. * Izz al-Din Yahya, 14th-century ruler of Satgaon, Bengal * Mohammed Yahya (1901–1990), Pakistani politician * Tahir Yahya (1916–1986), Iraqi politician *Yahya Rahmani indian social Activis

* Abu Yahya ibn Abd al-Haqq, Marinid emir at Fez * Yaghmurasen ibn Zyan, also called Abu Yahya I, the first sultan of the Zayyanid dynasty at

Tlemcen Tlemcen (; ar, تلمسان, translit=Tilimsān) is the second-largest city in northwestern Algeria after Oran, and capital of the Tlemcen Province. The city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it exports through the p ...

* Abu Hafs Umar bin Yahya, Hafsid caliph of Ifriqiya * Abu Yahya Abu Bakr as-Shahid, Hafsid caliph of Ifriqiya and a

martyr A martyr (, ''mártys'', "witness", or , ''marturia'', stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an externa ...

* Shiekh Muhammad Yahya Waseem, Son of Waseem Akbar

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