son of menstruating women, have you dared to hope to behold the Lord of Might?”

“When Moses regained consciousness” from his swoon and his reason returned to him, he realized that he had asked for something not fitting for him. He said, “Glory be to You! I repent to You” for having asked to see You, “and I am the first of the believers”—that You cannot be seen in this world.

Mujahid and al-Suddi said: “And I am the first among the Children of Israel to believe in You.”