Islam, First of those who submit as Muslims

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

قُلۡأَغَيۡرَٱللَّهِأَتَّخِذُوَلِيّٗافَاطِرِٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلۡأَرۡضِوَهُوَيُطۡعِمُوَلَايُطۡعَمُۗقُلۡإِنِّيٓأُمِرۡتُأَنۡأَكُونَأَوَّلَمَنۡأَسۡلَمَۖوَلَاتَكُونَنَّمِنَٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ١٤
Saheeh International

Say, "Is it other than Allāh I should take as a protector, Creator of the heavens and earth, while it is He who feeds and is not fed?" Say, [O Muḥammad], "Indeed, I have been commanded to be the first [among you] who submit [to Allāh] and [was commanded], 'Do not ever be of the polytheists.'"

قُلْQul
أَغَيْرَaghayra
ٱللَّهِAllahi
أَتَّخِذُattakhithu
وَلِيًّۭاwaliyyan
فَاطِرِfatiri
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِalssamawati
وَٱلْأَرْضِwaalardi
وَهُوَwahuwa
يُطْعِمُyutAAimu
وَلَاwala
يُطْعَمُ ۗyutAAamu
قُلْqul
إِنِّىٓinnee
أُمِرْتُomirtu
أَنْan
أَكُونَakoona
أَوَّلَawwala
مَنْman
أَسْلَمَ ۖaslama
وَلَاwala
تَكُونَنَّtakoonanna
مِنَmina
ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَalmushrikeena
لَاشَرِيكَلَهُۥۖوَبِذَٰلِكَأُمِرۡتُوَأَنَا۠أَوَّلُٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ١٦٣
Saheeh International

No partner has He. And this I have been commanded, and I am the first [among you] of the Muslims."1

لَاLa
شَرِيكَshareeka
لَهُۥ ۖlahu
وَبِذَٰلِكَwabithalika
أُمِرْتُomirtu
وَأَنَا۠waana
أَوَّلُawwalu
ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَalmuslimeena
وَأُمِرۡتُلِأَنۡأَكُونَأَوَّلَٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ١٢
Saheeh International

And I have been commanded to be the first [among you] of the Muslims."

وَأُمِرْتُWaomirtu
لِأَنْlian
أَكُونَakoona
أَوَّلَawwala
ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَalmuslimeena