He was the son of prophet Zakaria
he was father of yahya
he was son of mariam
his name was taken from the word "life" in arabic
he was named by god
he had no father
his parents did not have kids for a long time
he talked when he was a newborn
he was killed by his people
he did not get married
he became prophet in a young age
his wife was barren
he took of mariam when she was a child