"And I [Muhammad] am commanded to be the first of those who bow to Allah in Islam," (39:12)
^ Meaning Muhammed (saw) would be the first muslim right?
BUT
Before him...
"When Moses came to the place appointed by Us, and his Lord addressed him, He said: "O my Lord! show (Thyself) to me, that I may look upon thee." Allah said: "By no means canst thou see Me (direct); But look upon the mount; if it abide in its place, then shalt thou see Me." When his Lord manifested His glory on the Mount, He made it as dust. And Moses fell down in a swoon. When he recovered his senses he said: "Glory be to Thee! to Thee I turn in repentance, and I am the first to believe." (7:143)
^ Meaning Moses would be the first muslim right?
AND
"And this was the legacy that Abraham left to his sons, and so did Jacob; "Oh my sons! Allah hath chosen the Faith for you; then die not except in the Faith of Islam," (2:132)
^ Ok, Meaning Abraham is the first muslim ...right?
So is this a contradaction or just translated wrong?
Or is it a lie?
Now I'm not tryin to attack islam or anything but it would ..u kno... be more...clear... if i knew the answer.
Jazakallah khair
There are two things that need to be highlighted here:
1 Islaam was always there. Every prophet was a Muslim so Islaam didn't start roughly 1400 years ago
2 one is not a muslim since his birth. Our souls already existed long before Adam as walked the Earth. There is this "Qalu Balaa" event that took place where Allah gathered every souls and asked us:"Am I not your Lord?" and we responded with "No you are!". We are considered muslims since that event....long before Adam as was send down.
Being awwal al-Muslimeen or Awwal al-Mumineen means to be Muslim/Mumin when no one else is. To believe when no one else around you believes and to submit and obey Allah even when no one else around you submits to or obeys Allah.
In this sense we are all commanded to be the first of the believers even if those around you are not believing in nor following the message. Not to wait around for the herd to follow the Truth before you do. In this we have countless examples from the Prophets of Allah (May Allah 'Azza wa Jal send His Peace and Blessings Upon them All).
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