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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

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." (Surat Al-Ma'ida: 110)
[The angels said to Mary: ] "He [Jesus] will speak to peo-
ple in the cradle and also when fully grown, and will be
one of the righteous." (Surah Al 'Imran: 46)
The dictionary meaning of kahlaan, which denotes the
adult stages of the Prophet Jesus' (pbuh) life, is between 30-50

years of age, at the borderline of youth and old age. Islamic
scholars agree that this word denotes that part of a person's
life that begins after one becomes 35 years old.
Islamic scholars base their view on the hadiths, transmit-
ted by Ibn `Abbas, that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) was raised
up to the heavens at the beginning of his thirtieth year and
that he will live for another 40 years on his return. Scholars

say that his old age will occur after his return to Earth.
Therefore, this verse is a proof for the Prophet Jesus' (pbuh)
return. 17
All Prophets spoke with people, invited them to religion,
and taught religion at a mature age. But the Qur'an does not
use this word for any other Prophet. Thus, kahlaan indicates
the Prophet Jesus' (pbuh) miraculous return to Earth, as the
expressions of while in the cradle and when fully grown come
one after the other in the verses, indicating the two miracu-

lous times.
The Prophet Jesus' (pbuh) speaking from the cradle was
a miracle, for such a thing had never happened before. This
suggests that the expression when fully grown, which ap-

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