19.2 – A remembrance of the mercy of your Lord (to) His servant Zachariah
With the name of Zachariah ( Zakariyya ; spelled “Zechariah” in the English New Testament), this sūra begins an extended and important passage on Zachariah, John, Mary, and ‘Īsā, the quranic Jesus. This is the third of the Quran’s three longer passages on ‘Īsā (see also 3.33–60; 5.109–20).
First, verses 2–15 tell a story about Zachariah, his unnamed wife, and the birth of John (the Baptist, Yaḥyā ).