Surah Az-Zumar 39:12 — translation and meaning
الزمر · Verse 12 / 75 · Page 460
وَأُمِرْتُ لِأَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
Word by Word
وَأُمِرْتُ
wa-umir'tu
And I am commanded
لِأَنْ
li-an
that
أَكُونَ
akuna
I be
أَوَّلَ
awwala
(the) first
الْمُسْلِمِينَ
al-mus'limina
(of) those who submit
Transliteration
Wa umirtu li an akoona awwalal muslimeen
Translation
And I have been commanded to be the first [among you] of the Muslims."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
He has instructed me to be the first of those who surrender and submit to Him from this nation.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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