سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 46
وَيُكَلِّمُ ٱلنَّاسَ فِى ٱلْمَهْدِ وَكَهْلًا وَمِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ ﴿46﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"He will speak to the people in the cradle and in manhood, and he will be one of the righteous."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيُكَلِّمُ
wayukallimu
And he will speak
ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
(to) the people
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْمَهْدِ
l-mahdi
the cradle
وَكَهْلًۭا
wakahlan
and (in) maturity
وَمِنَ
wamina
and (he will be) of
ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
l-ṣāliḥīna
the righteous
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
46. 1. The mention of حضرت عیسیٰ ؑ speaking in the (cradle) is present in the Quran itself in Surah Maryam. In addition to this, in Sahih hadith, two other children are mentioned: one is the infant in the story of Jurayj and the other is the child of an Israelite woman (Sahih Bukhari). The meaning of speaking in middle age, according to some, is that when he will be honored with revelation and prophethood after growing up, and according to others, it refers to when he will descend from the heavens near the Day of Judgment, as is the belief of Ahl al-Sunnah, which is established from Sahih and Mutawatir ahadith. At that time, the preaching of Islam that he will do is what is meant by this speech. (Tafsir Ibn Kathir and Qurtubi)
