قَالَ كَذَلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ هُوَ عَلَيَّ هَيِّنٌ وَلِنَجْعَلَهُ آيَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَرَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَكَانَ أَمْرًا مَّقْضِيًّا
He said, ‘So shall it be. Your Lord says, ‘‘It is simple for Me.’’ And so that We may make him a sign for mankind and a mercy from Us, and it is a matter [already] decided.’
Agha Ali Puya Commentary
Commentary on Quran 19:21
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 19:21] (see commentary for verse 16) The miraculous birth of Isa and his wonderful advent was to be a sign to turn the ungodly followers of Musa, who had sunk themselves in pagan rituals and dogmas, back to God. The Israelites, to whom Isa was sent, were a hardened people, for whom the message of Isa was truly a gospel of mercy. They were given a respite so that by repentance and self-discipline they might sincerely follow the ten commandments made known by Musa and earn the mercy of their Lord.