10 Preface وَالسّابِقونَ السّابِقونَYusuf AliAnd those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter).1Foremost (in Faith): There are two meanings, and both are implied. (1) Those who have reached the highest degree in spiritual understanding, such as the great prophets and teachers of mankind, will also take precedence in the Hereafter. (2) Those who are the first in time?the quickest and readiest?to accept God’s Message?will have the first place in the Kingdom of Heaven. Verses 8, 9 and 10 mention the three main categories or classifications after Judgment. In the subsequent verses their happiness or misery are symbolised. This category, Foremost in Faith, is nearest to God.