Surah Zumar ayat 12 Tafsir Quran 39:12

﴿وَأُمِرْتُ لِأَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ﴾
[ الزمر: 12]

39:12 And I have been commanded to be the first [among you] of the Muslims."

and I have been commanded to be the first of those who submit’ from this community.

And I have been commanded to be the first of those who conform to Islam

The Command for Taqwa, Emigration and to worship Him alone with all Sincerity Allah commands His believing servants to remain steadfast in their obedience and have Taqwa of Him. قُلْ يعِبَادِ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ اتَّقُواْ رَبَّكُمْ لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُواْ فِى هَـذِهِ الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةٌ ( Say: "O My servants who believe, have Taqwa of your Lord.
Good is for those who do good in this world..." ) means, the one who does good deeds in this world, will have a good ( reward ) in this world and in the Hereafter. وَأَرْضُ اللَّهِ وَاسِعَةٌ ( and Allah's earth is spacious! ) Mujahid said, "So emigrate through it and strive hard and keep away from idols." إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّى الصَّـبِرُونَ أَجْرَهُمْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ ( Only those who are patient shall receive their reward in full, without reckoning. ) Al-`Awza`i said, "Their reward will not be weighed or measured; they will be given an immense reward." As-Suddi said: إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّى الصَّـبِرُونَ أَجْرَهُمْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ ( Only those who are patient shall receive their reward in full, without reckoning. ) means, "In Paradise." قُلْ إِنِّى أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ مُخْلِصاً لَّهُ الدِّينَ ( Say: "Verily, I am commanded to worship Allah, making religion sincerely for Him..." ) means, `I am commanded to worship Allah alone in all sincerity, with no partner or associate.' وَأُمِرْتُ لاًّنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ( And I am commanded (this ) in order that I may be the first of the Muslims.)

(39:12) and I am bidden to be the first of those who surrender to Him.' *33

And I have been commanded to be meaning

*33) That is, " My mission is not only to exhort others but also to practise what I preach myself: I first myself follow the way which I call others to follow. "
 

The Command for Taqwa, Emigration and to worship Him alone with all Sincerity Allah commands His believing servants to remain steadfast in their obedience and have Taqwa of Him. قُلْ يعِبَادِ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ اتَّقُواْ رَبَّكُمْ لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُواْ فِى هَـذِهِ الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةٌ ( Say: "O My servants who believe, have Taqwa of your Lord.
Good is for those who do good in this world..." ) means, the one who does good deeds in this world, will have a good ( reward ) in this world and in the Hereafter. وَأَرْضُ اللَّهِ وَاسِعَةٌ ( and Allah's earth is spacious! ) Mujahid said, "So emigrate through it and strive hard and keep away from idols." إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّى الصَّـبِرُونَ أَجْرَهُمْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ ( Only those who are patient shall receive their reward in full, without reckoning. ) Al-`Awza`i said, "Their reward will not be weighed or measured; they will be given an immense reward." As-Suddi said: إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّى الصَّـبِرُونَ أَجْرَهُمْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ ( Only those who are patient shall receive their reward in full, without reckoning. ) means, "In Paradise." قُلْ إِنِّى أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ مُخْلِصاً لَّهُ الدِّينَ ( Say: "Verily, I am commanded to worship Allah, making religion sincerely for Him..." ) means, `I am commanded to worship Allah alone in all sincerity, with no partner or associate.' وَأُمِرْتُ لاًّنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ( And I am commanded (this ) in order that I may be the first of the Muslims.)

( And I am commanded ) in the Qur’an ( to be the first of those who surrender (unto Him )) the first of those who accept Islam.

"And I am commanded (this) in order that I may be the first of those who submit themselves to Allah (in Islam) as Muslims."

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