I was commanded to be the frontrunner of those who peacefully surrender."
Translation endnotes
[39:11-14] Decades and centuries after Muhammed, muslims deserted the Quran and gave up dedicating themselves to God alone. They started following man-made religions and sects concocted by the clerics and scholars, a partnership comprising God + prophet + his companions + the companions of his companions + sect imams + imams in a particular set + former scholars + later scholars and/or saints. See 29; 16:52; 39:2,14; 40:14,65; 98:5.