It was narrated that Ibn '‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said concerning the verse,

“You (true believers in Islamic Monotheism, and real followers of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and his Sunnah) are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind" [Al 'Imran 3:110]. (It refers to) the Companions of Muhammad (ﷺ) who migrated with him to Madinah.