And Zachariah and his son John and Jesus son of Mary — this shows that the term ‘seed’ dhurriyya can include offspring from the female side — and Elias the paternal nephew of Aaron brother of Moses; all of them were of the righteous.
- 6:8585
وَزَكَرِيَّا وَيَحْيَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ وَإِلْيَاسَ ۖ كُلٌّ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
and (Prophets) Zachariah, John, Jesus and Elias, each was of the righteous,
- common.revelation-Meccan
- common.hizb : 55