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do prayer and pay poor-due as long as I live, and to
show devotion to my mother. He has not made me inso-
lent or arrogant. Peace be upon me the day I was born,
and the day I die and the day I am raised up again

alive." (Surah Maryam: 29-33)
No doubt, a baby speaking fluently in his cradle is a great
miracle. The people of Maryam (as) were astonished on hearing
these words of wisdom from a baby and this occasion proved to
them that they were facing a miracle from Allah's Presence. All
these miraculous incidents showed that the blessed baby in the
cradle was a messenger of Allah.
This was Allah's mercy on Maryam (as) because of the trust
she placed in Him. By means of such an astounding miracle, she
responded to the slanders against her without having to say a
word. Yet, Allah informs us that a grievous disaster awaited
those who did not dismiss their bad thoughts about Maryam (as)

despite this miracle:
And on account of their disbelief and their utterance of
a monstrous slander against Maryam. (Surat an-Nisa':
156)

Miracles of the Prophet Jesus (as)

The Prophet Jesus (as) performed many other miracles, by
the permission of Allah, other than his virgin birth and his decla-
ration of his prophethood as a new born child in the cradle. In
fact, these two miracles are proof that Allah has chosen him.
After all, only a miracle could make a new-born child speak so

rationally and with faith:
Remember when Allah said: "Jesus, son of Maryam,