'And [mention, O Muhammad,] when We took from the prophets their covenant,' Mujahid said: meaning, while in the loins of Adam. 'And from you and from Noah and Abraham and Moses and Jesus, the son of Mary; and We took from them a solemn covenant'—to convey the message.

Whenever Qatada would recite this verse, 'And [mention, O Muhammad,] when We took from the prophets their covenant,' he would say: The Messenger of Allah said: 'I was the first of the prophets in creation, and the last of them in mission.'