Prophet John (pbuh)

A9 TV, 5 September 2012

The word “sayyid” appears in only one place in the Qur’an, in verse 39 of Surah Al ‘Imran. As you know, the Mahdi (pbuh) is a sayyid. The sayyid Muhammad Mahdi. Everyone knows that; it is well known. It appears in the Risale-i Nur and everywhere. It appears in only this one word in the Qur’an. In reference to whom? To John (pbuh). As Zachariah was praying, “The angels called out to him while he was standing in prayer in the Upper Room: ‘Allah gives you the good news of John, who will come to confirm a Word from Allah, and will be a leader [sayyid] and a celibate, a Prophet and one of the righteous.” The upper part of the mosque. The angels called out to him.