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The Spectrum of Human Actions According to the Quran
Third Foundation: The Quran Commands Human Beings to Compete in Goodness
There are good deeds that are done merely to the point of sufficiency. There are also good deeds that are done with seriousness, urgency and competition.
فَٱسْتَبِقُوا ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ
“... So compete with one another in good deeds ...”
Excerpt from Surah al-Baqarah 2:148
The word فَٱسْتَبِقُوا carries the meaning of moving ahead and striving to precede others, not merely following slowly. This is not an ordinary level. This has entered a higher level.
A person who does good occasionally is at one level. A person who looks for opportunities to do good is at another level. A person who competes in doing good is at a higher level.
This is the difference between:
+1 Good
+2 Better
+3 Best
+4 Consistently Good
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