Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Ishaq narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Hamadani the servant of Bani Hashim narrated to us. He said: Ja`far b. `Abdullah b. Ja`far b. `Abdullah b. Ja`far b. Muhammad b. `Ali b. Abi Talib narrated to us. He said: Kathir b. `Ayash al-Qattan narrated to us from Abi’l Jarud Ziyad b. al-Mundhir from Abi Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali al-Baqir . He said:

When `Isa b. Maryam was born, he was one day old, but it was as though he was two months old. When he was seven months old, his mother took him by the hand to the scribes and sat him in front of the teacher. So, the teacher said: Say: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. So, `Isa said: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. So, the teacher said: Say the alphabet. So, `Isa raised his head and said: Do you know what the alphabet is? So, he took a stick to discipline him, so he said: O teacher! Do not discipline me. If you do not know, then ask me so that I may explain it to you. He said: Explain it to me. So `Isa said: “A” is the signs (alaa’) of Allah, “B” is the delight (bahja) of Allah, “J” is the beauty (jamal) of Allah, and “D” is the religion (din) of Allah. “H” is the horror (hawl) of Hell, “W” is the woe (wayl) of the people of the Fire, and “Z” is the roar (zafir) of Hellfire. “Ḥ” is the falling (hattat) of sins from those who repent. “K” is the words (kalam) of Allah, for which there is no substitute. “Sa`fas” is a measure (sa`) for a measure, and a reward for a reward. “Qarshat” means that He gathers them (qarashahum) and resurrects them. So, the teacher said: O woman! Take your son by the hand, for he is learned, and he has no need for a teacher.