He selected the first of the few through whom he would later feed the many. Consider what happened.
فَقَدِ ٱخْتَارَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ سَيُشَكِّلُونَ ٱلْقَلَائِلَ ٱلَّذِينَ سَيُطْعِمُ لَاحِقًا بِوَاسِطَتِهِمِ ٱلْكَثِيرِينَ .‏