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Surah 19. Maryam, Ayah 12

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يَـٰيَحْيَىٰ خُذِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ بِقُوَّةٍ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّا
Y a ya h y a khu th i alkit a ba biquwwatin wa a tayn a hu al h ukma s abiyy a n
[And when the son was born and grew up10, he was told,] "O John! Hold fast unto the divine writ with [all thy] strength!" - for We granted him wisdom while he was yet a little boy,
  - Mohammad Asad

According to Razi, this is clearly implied inasmuch as the sequence presupposes that John had in the meantime reached an age which enabled him to receive and understand God's commandment.

According to Razi, this is clearly implied in as much as the sequence presupposes that John had in the meantime reached an age which enabled him to receive and understand God's commandment.

To Yahya, when he became old enough, We said: " Hold firmly to the Book." We granted him wisdom, while he was yet a boy,
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
'It was later said,' 'O John! Hold firmly to the Scriptures.' And We granted him wisdom while 'he was still' a child,
  - Mustafa Khattab
(And it was said unto his son): O John! Hold the Scripture. And We gave him wisdom when a child.
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
(To his son came the command): "O Yahya! take hold of the Book with might": and We gave him wisdom even as a youth. 2466 2467
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Time passes. The son is born. In this section of the Sura the centre of interest is Yahya, and the instruction is now given to him. 'Keep fast hold of Allah's revelation with all your might': for an unbelieving world had either corrupted or neglected it, and Yahya (John the Baptist) was to prepare the way for, Jesus, who was coming to renew and re-interpret it.

Hukm, translated Wisdom, implies something more than Wisdom; it is the Wisdom or Judgment that is entitied to judge and command, as in the matter of denouncing sin.

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