When her son, John, was born, Zechariah could not speak because he had been struck with speechlessness for questioning God’s angel.
فَعِنْدَمَا وُلِدَ ٱبْنُهَا يُوحَنَّا ،‏ كَانَ زَكَرِيَّا مُصَابًا بِٱلْخَرَسِ لِأَنَّهُ شَكَّكَ فِي كَلَامِ مَلَاكِ ٱللهِ .‏