سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 12
وَأُمِرْتُ لِأَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ ﴿12﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And I am commanded (this) in order that I may be the first of those who submit themselves to Allâh (in Islâm) as Muslims."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأُمِرْتُ
wa-umir'tu
And I am commanded
لِأَنْ
li-an
that
أَكُونَ
akūna
I be
أَوَّلَ
awwala
(the) first
ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
l-mus'limīna
(of) those who submit
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
12. 1. Firstly, in the sense that by opposing the ancestral religion, you were the very first to present the call to monotheism.
