The Holy Quran 39:12 — Surah Az-Zumar

Arabic text

وَأُمِرْتُ لِأَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ

Translation

"And I have been commanded to be the first of the Mu'mineen."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The Prophet ﷺ is the first of the obedient servants: and indeed, in the visible world with respect to this ummah (community), and in the unseen world with respect to all the first and the last, he is the very first of Allah’s servants to obey His command ﷺ.

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