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wa-yukallimu n-nāsa fī l-mahdi wa-kahlan wa-mina ṣ-ṣāliḥīna
He will speak to the people in the cradle and in adulthood, and will be one of the righteous.’
— Ali Quli Qarai
3Āl ʿImrānآل عمرانVerse 46 of 200
The Family of Imran3. Āl ʿImrānآل عمران
Āl ‘Imrān
Family of Imran
MedinanVerse 46 of 200
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 46
46. "And he will speak to the people in the cradle and in adulthood, and will be one of the righteous."
To speak as prediction in cradle is the miracle of Jesus. He spoke to people when he was in cradle. His speech, when he would become aged, was another prediction of Jesus which meant he would live to become grown up.
Explanations
1. The One who is able to bring a child for Mary without having a husband, can make a baby speak in the cradle.
2. Where Allah wills to protect a person from accusation and imputation, He makes the mute tongue of a baby speak.
3. Where Allah intends, a baby speaks like a grown up person, too.
4. The child of a righteous woman, such as Mary, is Jesus, the righteous.
5. In childhood, too, it is possible for him to convey the message of Allah to others. So, some of our Imams, like Imam Jawad (as), Imam Ali-an-Naqi (as), and Imam al-Mahdi (as), were appointed to Imamate when they were in childhood.