He acknowledged: “I am the least of the apostles, and I am not worthy of being called an apostle, because I persecuted the congregation of God. ”
فَقَدْ قَالَ :‏ « أَنَا أَصْغَرُ ٱلرُّسُلِ ،‏ وَلَسْتُ جَدِيرًا بِأَنْ أُدْعَى رَسُولًا ،‏ لِأَنِّي ٱضْطَهَدْتُ جَمَاعَةَ ٱللهِ » .‏