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Remember when Allah said: "Jesus son of Mary, remember My blessing
to you and to your mother when I reinforced you with the Purest Spirit so
that you could speak to people in the cradle and when you were fully
grown [kahlaan]." (Surat al-Ma'ida: 110)
He will speak to people in the cradle, and also when fully grown
[kahlaan], and will be one of the righteous. (Surah Al 'Imran: 46)
This word, which appears only in these two verses and only with re-
gard to the Prophet Jesus (pbuh), describes his adult life between the age
30 and 50. In other words, this represents a period when he is no longer a
young man but a wise person on the verge of entering old age. Scholars
agree that this word indicates an age greater than 35.
They also suggest, basing their claim on a hadith narrated by Ibn
`Abbas, that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) was raised to Allah's Presence in his
early 30s, that he will experience his old age by living for another 40 years
after his second coming, and that the above verse is proof for this miracu-

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