وَأُمِرْتُ لِأَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ (12)
(39:12) and I am bidden to be the first of those who surrender to Him.' *33
*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."