A reminder of the mercy of your Lord to His servant Zakariyya.This means that this is a reminder of Allah's mercy upon His servant Zakariyya.Yahya bin Ya`mar recited it, (ذَكَّرَ رَحْمَةِ رَبكَ عَبْدَه زكريا)"He has reminded of your Lord's mercy to His servant Zakariyya."The word Zakariyya in the Ayah has been recited with elongation and also shortened. Both recitations are well-known. He was a great Prophet from the Prophets of the Children of Israel. In Sahih Al-Bukhari, it is recorded (that the Prophet said about Zakariyya) that He was a carpenter who used to eat from what he earned with his own hand through carpentry. Concerning Allah's statement, إِذْ نَادَى رَبَّهُ نِدَاء خَفِيًّا