Page 23 - Zeal and Enthusiasm in the Qur'an

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

What gives strength to those who are "foremost" is undoubt-
edly their devotion to Allah and humility before Him. Their sincere
faith gives them strong zeal to compete in earning the approval of

Allah. In the Qur’an Allah states that those who strive and fight in
the cause of Him with their goods and their persons will be granted
high status in the Sight of Allah:
"Not equal are those believers remaining [at home] – other
than the disabled – and those who strive and fight in the
cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives. Allah has
preferred those who strive through their wealth and their
lives over those who remain inactive, by degrees. And to all
Allah has promised the best [reward]. But Allah has pre-
ferred those who strive over those who remain inactive with
a great reward – degrees [of high position] from Him and
forgiveness and mercy. And Allah is ever Forgiving and
Merciful." 12
Those who are "moderate" are the ones who prefer keeping to

a middle course over striving hard with their hearts and souls to
earn the pleasure of Allah. No doubt, their condition in the hereafter
will not be same as those who are foremost in good deeds.
In addition, Allah has mentioned a third group among Muslims:
those who lag behind in terms of their zeal.
"And indeed, there is among you he who lingers behind." 13
As stated in the previously quoted verse from Sarah Fair, such

people wrong themselves, and their state in the hereafter will reflect
the difference. While those foremost in good deeds will earn the
highest status in the Sight of Allah, those who remain indifferent
and hang back will see their labor lost unless they repent and com-
pensate for their neglect. Two verses from the Qur’an can be cited
as an example of each state.

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