What is the name of the prophet who was slaughtered inside a tree?
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It is mentioned in books of narrations and some exegeses that Zakariyya (peace be upon him) fled from his people when they sought to kill him. He entered a tree which split open for him. Then his people came and sawed it in half with him inside. It was narrated from Wahb ibn Munabbih that Zakariyya groaned when the saw reached his ribs. So Allah revealed to him to silence his groaning, otherwise the earth and everyone on it would be overturned. However, there is no authentic text from the Prophet (ﷺ) concerning this.
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