لَا
شَرِيكَ
لَهُۥۖ
وَبِذَٰلِكَ
أُمِرۡتُ
وَأَنَا۠
أَوَّلُ
ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ
١٦٣
No partner has He. And this I have been commanded, and I am the first [among you] of the Muslims."1
— Saheeh International
He has no partner. So I am commanded, and so I am the first to submit.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Islam is the Straight Path
Allah commands His Prophet , the chief of the Messengers, to convey the news of being guided to Allah's straight path. This path is neither wicked, nor deviant,
دِينًا قِيَمًا
(a right religion...) that is, established on firm grounds,
مِلَّةَ إِبْرَهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا كَانَ
…Islam is the Straight Path
Allah commands His Prophet , the chief of the Messengers, to convey the news of being guided to Allah's straight path. This
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