TOMB OF PROPHET YAHYA
The Prophet Zechariah, father of the Prophet Yahya conscious and aware bahawa members of his family, his brothers, his cousins and brother's children are evil people the Israelites who did not hesitate to violate the laws of religion and the sinner, because faith and yet pervasive sense of their religious right in their hearts, so they are easily tempted and fall into the valley munkar and disobedience. He khuatir when death arrives and leaves them without an heir to continue his leadership over his people, bahawa they will be more damaged and more daring crimes and immorality there is even a possibility they make changes in holy Torah and the misuse of laws religion.
Kekhuatiran Zakaria has been disturbing thoughts in addition to feeling sad heart that it was since kahwin until reaching the age of ninety years, God has not mengurniakannya with a child she always wanted to be a successor to lead and lead the Children of Israel. He was comforting the grief and kekhuatirannya during her duty to maintain and keep an eye on Mary, who can be considered as his own child. But the grief and his desire for a strong descent memperolhi moved back when he witnessed the miracle of Mary dimihrabnya food dish. He thinks in his heart bahawa nothing impossible in the power of God. God has given sustenance to Mary in a state of helplessness alone and tried, He also gave her ruling descendants when He wills even though he was already up and her hair is full of gray hair.
On a night that was late Zakaria sat in mihramnya menghiningkan copyright concentrate minds to the greatness of God while bermunajat and prayed fervently and beliefs that round. With a gentle voice berucaplah he in his prayer: 'Lord give me a son who would inherit a party of mewarisiku and Jacob family, who will continue the leadership and tuntunanku to the Children of Israel. I khuatir bahawa sepeninggalanku later members of the family would be broken again faith and conviction and faith when I left to die without a leader who will replace me. My Lord, my bones have become weak and my head was filled with gray hair is a woman that my wife is barren but Thy power is above all powers and I pray not to lose jemunya beg Thy grace unto mengurniai you're a son of pious that you redhai. "
He said allowing the petition Zakaria: "O Zakariya We give thee glad khabar, you will get a son named John who pious justifying the books that followed God's leadership to survive away from the passions and the temptations of Satan and will be a prophet."
He said: "My Lord, how I would acquire a child while the wife is a woman is barren and myself are very age."
God responded by saying: "Thus it is an easy thing for me. Do not I have created thee when thou at that time not exist at all? "
He said: "My Lord, grant me to be a sign bahawa I was pregnant wife." Allah said: "The sign you bahawa you can not speak with a human for three consecutive days except by gesture. And do thou my name as much as possible and celebrate at a time when evening and morning. "
Prophet Yahya bin Zakaria a.s. not much is told by Quran except that it was given knowledge and wisdom while he was a child and that it was a dutiful son to both ora ng parents and not the arrogant people who are disobedient. He is well-known intellectuals, berfikiran sharply since he was young, very diligent worship is done day and night and therefore contributes to the body and make it kesihatan emaciated, his face pale and her eyes sunken.
He is known by his people as a pious religious matters mastered, memorized the Torah, so he became the place to ask about the religious laws. He had the courage in taking a decision, do not fear nor reviled people ignore the threat of the authorities in an effort to uphold truth and fight baatil.
He always encouraged people who have sinned to repent of his sin. And they were baptized as a sign of repentance} {baptized in the river Jordan, which until now prevailing habit among people Kristian and kerana Prophet Yahya were the first to hold the ceremony, he was nicknamed "John the Baptist".
Narrated bahawa Hirodus Palestinian Authority at the time of his own brother's love child named Hirodia, a beautiful girl, beautiful, slender and slim bodied and eager to mengahwininya. The girl along with her mother and all family members perkahwinan menyentujui plan of it, but the Prophet Yahya against it and issued a fakwa bahawa perkahwinan it should not be carried kerana contravene the Law of Moses which forbids a child mengahwini his own brother.
News perkahwinan plan Hirodus and Hirodia and Prophet Yahya fatwa prohibiting it spread throughout the city and became the talk of people in all places where people congregate. Herodia prospective wife the beautiful girl was saddened mingled anger against the Prophet Yahya who has issued a fatwa forbidding father perkahwinannya with his own brother, the fatwa which has brought the reaction and opinion among the community at large. He is the father of his brother Herod khuatir bahawa future husband may be affected by the fatwa and Prophet Yahya were forced to cancel perkahwinan already anticipated and coveted, even even have prepared everything in the form of clothing mahupun equipment necessary for the party's perkahwinan agreed.
Faced with fatwa Prophet Yahya and the public reaction was, Herodia not stay silent. He attempted armed with kecantikkan and beautiful in appearance that it affects the father of the groom's brother perkahwinan for the plan to be implemented according to plan. With makeup and dress that stimulate, he went to visit the father of his brother Herod who was hit by drunken romance. Herod asked his nephew to the candidate's wife who appears to be more beautiful than usual: "Hi sweetheart, what can I do for you. Say I'll obey every request, coming here at this time certainly driven by something urgent urination want you to tell me. Convey to me without hesitation, my dear, I'm willing to serve all needs and desires. "
Herodia replied: "If Mr. King is pleased, so I just have one request that pushed me to come visit the lord at this time. Single request that it is the head of Yahya bin Zakaria people who have screwed up our plans and defame Mr. King and my family at all places and directions. So that he was beheaded. How my heart's content and the magnitude of my gratitude, if my lord is pleased to grant this request. "
Herod who was crazy about her and captured by the beauty and elegance Herodia not cry out to face the candidate's wife's request and can not do other than submit to his will by ignoring the voice of conscience and calls sihatnya sense. Thus it is not how long they brought the head of Yahya bin Zakaria bloodied and laid it at the pet Herodia a smiling sign bahawa hearts happy and satisfied his desire to take revenge against Yahya have been met and the main obstacles that would block the plan perkahwinannta been eliminated, although it lowers the curse of God's actions upon him, himself king and the Children of Israel entirely.
The story of Zakariya and Yahya described above narrated by Al-Quran, Surah Maryam verse 2 so that verse 15, Surah Ali Imran verse 38 senhingga verses 41 and sura Al-Anbiya 'verse 89 to verse 90.
