The first to be resurrected are anointed Christians who died before Christ’s presence began.
وَأَوَّلُ ٱلْمُقَامِينَ هُمُ ٱلْمَسِيحِيُّونَ ٱلْمَمْسُوحُونَ ٱلَّذِينَ مَاتُوا قَبْلَ ٱبْتِدَاءِ حُضُورِ ٱلْمَسِيحِ .‏