Al-Qur'an Surah Ali 'Imran Verse 46

Mufti Taqi Usmani

He shall speak to people while (he is still) in the cradle, and also later, when he is of mature age; and he shall be one of the righteous.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And he will speak to people in ˹his˺ infancy and adulthood and will be one of the righteous.”

Ruwwad Translation Center

He will speak to people in the cradle and in maturity, and he will be one of the righteous.”

A. J. Arberry

He shall speak to men in the cradle, and of age, and righteous he shall be.'

Abdul Haleem

He will speak to people in his infancyand in his adulthood. He will be one of the righteous.’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And he shall speak unto mankind from the cradle and in maturity; and be one of the righteous.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. And he shall be (of the company) of the righteous."

Abul Ala Maududi

And he shall speak to men in the cradle and also later when he grows to maturity and shall indeed be among the righteous.'

Ahmed Ali

Who will speak to the people when in the cradle and when in the prime of life, and will be among the upright and doers of good."

Ahmed Raza Khan

“He will speak to people while he is in the cradle and in his adulthood, and will be of the devoted ones.”

Ali Quli Qarai

He will speak to the people in the cradle and in adulthood, and will be one of the righteous.’

Ali Ünal

"He will speak to people in the cradle and in manhood, and he is of the righteous."

Amatul Rahman Omar

`And he will speak to the people when in the cradle (- as a child) and when of old age, and shall be of the righteous.´

English Literal

And he converses/speaks (to) the people in the crib/cradle and aged approximately between 30-50 years ,and (he is) from the correct/righteous.

Faridul Haque

“He will speak to people while he is in the cradle and in his adulthood, and will be of the devoted ones.”

Hamid S. Aziz

She said, "Lord! How can I have a son, when man has not yet touched me?" He said, "Thus Allah creates what He pleases. When He decrees a matter He only says: BE! And it is;

Hilali & Khan

"He will speak to the people in the cradle and in manhood, and he will be one of the righteous."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

When the angels said: O Mary, surely Allah gives thee good news with a word from Him (of one) whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, worthy of regard in this world and the Hereafter, and of those who are drawn nigh (to Allah),

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And he shall speak to the people when in the cradle and when of old age, and (he shall be) one of the good ones.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

He will speak unto mankind in his cradle and in his manhood, and he is of the righteous.

Muhammad Sarwar

He will speak to the people while in his cradle and preach to them when he will be a man. He will be one of the righteous ones.

Qaribullah & Darwish

He shall speak to people in his cradle and when he is aged, and shall be among the righteous'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

"He will speak to the people, in the cradle and in manhood, and he will be one of the righteous."

Wahiduddin Khan

And he shall speak to men in his cradle, and as a grown man, and shall be one of the righteous."

Talal Itani

He will speak to the people from the crib, and in adulthood, and will be one of the righteous.”

Tafsir jalalayn

He shall speak to mankind in the cradle, that is to say, as a child before the age of speech, and in his manhood, and he is of the righteous'.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

وَيُكَلِّمُ النَّاسَ فِي الْمَهْدِ وَكَهْلً

He will speak to the people, in the cradle and in manhood,

calling to the worship of Allah Alone without partners, while still in the cradle, as a miracle from Allah, and when he is a man, by Allah's revelation to him.

Muhammad bin Ishaq recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah said,

مَا تَكَلَّمَ مَوْلُودٌ فِي صِغَرِهِ إِلاَّ عِيسَى وَصَاحِبُ جُرَيْج

No infant spoke in the cradle except `Isa and the companion of Jurayj.

Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Prophet said,

لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ فِي الْمَهْدِ إِلاَّ ثَلَثَةٌ عِيسَى وَصَبِيٌّ كَانَ فِي زَمَنِ جُرَيْجٍ وَصَبِيٌّ اخَر

No infant spoke in the cradle except three, `Isa, the boy during the time of Jurayj, and another boy.

وَمِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ



And he will be one of the righteous.

in his statements and actions, for he will possess, pure knowledge and righteous works.
`Isa was Created Without a Father

When Maryam heard the good news that the angels conveyed from Allah, she said