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Allahu ta’ālā, exalted be He, in responding to his request for a son that will be the incarnation of His mercy, says: 'O Zachariah! Indeed We give you good tidings of a boy, who will inherit in the way that you have requested - whose name is John. Never before have We made anyone his namesake', that is, [never has there been] anyone with the name 'John'.