7 Preface يا زَكَرِيّا إِنّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلامٍ اسمُهُ يَحيىٰ لَم نَجعَل لَهُ مِن قَبلُ سَمِيًّاAli Quli Qarai‘O Zechariah! Indeed We give you the good news of a son, whose name is “John.” Never before have We made anyone his namesake.’