Digital Diary : 2022: December: A

21/12/22 

John the Baptist in Islam ...

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist_in_Islam 

He is believed by Muslims to have been a witness to the word of God who would herald the coming of Isa Al-Masih (Jesus Christ).^[  

Yahya is mentioned five times in the Quran. 

John's reading and understanding of the scriptures, when only a child, surpassed even that of the greatest scholars of the time. 

 Muslim exegesis narrates that Isa sent Yahya out with twelve disciples,[13] who preached the message before Jesus called his own disciples. 

According to Islamic tradition, Yahya used to go to the Haram esh-Sharif (Temple Mount) to deliver his sermons. 

During the prophethood of Yahya, a conflict occurred between him and Herod Antipas, who wanted to divorce his first wife and take as wife his former sister-in-law.[3] Yahya informed that the marriage might be incestuous, and did not approve of the marriage. After this, Herod Antipas had Yahya imprisoned.[3] Yahya was then decapitated.[15][3] Yahya's head is believed to be inside the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. 

In Islam, Yahya greeted Muhammad on the night of the Al-Isra al-Mi'raj, along with Isa (Jesus), on the second heaven  

According to Al-Suyuti, Ibrahim stated that since the creation of the world the Heavens and the Earth wept only for two people, Yahya and Husayn. 
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Herod Antipas ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas 

He is widely known today for accounts in the New Testament of his role in events that led to the executions of John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth (Matthew 14:1–12). ...

Following the death of his father in 4 BC, Herod Antipas was recognized as tetrarch by Caesar Augustus, and subsequently by his own brother, the ethnarch Herod Archelaus. Antipas officially ruled Galilee and Perea as a client state of the Roman Empire. ...

Antipas was a son of Herod the Great, who had become king of Judea, and Malthace, who was from Samaria.^[9] His date of birth is unknown but was before 20 BC.^[10] Antipas, his full brother Archelaus and his half-brother Philip, were educated in Rome.^{[11]   ....} 

 ^{Herod's oldest son Antipater was convicted of trying to poison his father (5 BC), that the now elderly Herod fell back on his youngest son Antipas, revising his will to make him heir.[12]} 

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^{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish%E2%80%93Roman_wars}  

হযরত ইয়াহিয়া (আঃ) এর জীবনী 

https://shirshobindu.com/archives/174529 

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https://www.history.com/news/saint-john-the-baptist-head-where ==>> 

According to all four canonical gospels of the New Testament, as well as the account of the Jewish historian Josephus, John the Baptist was killed on the orders of a local ruler sometime before Jesus’ crucifixion.  ... 

John the Baptist’s preparatory message attracted hundreds, perhaps thousands, of followers from Jerusalem and Judea. He made it clear that he himself was not the Messiah, and foretold the coming of Jesus ( ???  Jesus was only 6 months juninor to John the Baptist ... I think this prophecy was about the last Prophet ): “one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry.” (Matthew 3:11). ...

The archaeological site at Al-Maghtas, Jordan (identified as the Biblical “Bethany beyond the Jordan”) has been viewed as the baptism site since the late Roman-early Byzantine era. Most Christian denominations view Jesus' baptism as a major milestone, and the basis for the Christian rite of baptism that has survived through the centuries. 

Over the centuries, the head of John the Baptist has ranked high on the list of the most sought-after relics in Christianity. 

Where is the Head of Saint John the Baptist?

A skull identified as the head of John the Baptist is on display at the Church of San Silvestro in Capite in Rome, built to house artifacts from the Roman catacombs. 

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Baptismal Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” Added to UNESCO World Heritage List ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiT4qAv3oqU 

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YT:  

Head of John the Baptist National Geographic) mp4 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m_rGMETZf8  

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YT: 

   Episode 8 | Martyrdom | Saint John the Baptist: From Birth to Beheading |

 National Gallery, London 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome 

New Testament

According to the Gospel of Mark, Herodias bore a grudge against John for stating that Herod's marriage to her was unlawful.[3] Herodias's daughter, who had danced before Herod at his birthday celebration, was told she could ask for anything in return for it. After consulting with her mother, the girl is said to have asked for the head of John the Baptist. 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas

Herod Antipas (Greek: Ἡρῴδης Ἀντίπας, Hērǭdēs Antipas; born before 20 BC – died after 39 AD), was a 1st-century ruler of Galilee and Perea, who bore the title of tetrarch ("ruler of a quarter") and is referred to as both "Herod the Tetrarch"^[1] and "King Herod"^[2] in the New Testament, although he never held the title of king.^[3]