Maryam • EN-TAFSIR-MAARIF-UL-QURAN
﴿ وَحَنَانًۭا مِّن لَّدُنَّا وَزَكَوٰةًۭ ۖ وَكَانَ تَقِيًّۭا ﴾
“as well as, by Our grace, [the gift of] compassion and purity; and he was [always] conscious of Us”
حَنَانًا Literal meaning of this word is soft heartedness, compassion and mercy, and these qualities were specially granted to Sayyidna Yahya (علیہ السلام) .