The World Blog by humble servant.

Race towards righteousness [Quran 2:148] Each of you chooses the direction to follow; you shall race towards righteousness. Wherever you may be, GOD will summon you all. GOD is Omnipotent[Quran 5:48] ... You shall compete in righteousness. To GOD is your final destiny―all of you... To win at the Olympics, World Cup, or Superbowl: humans dedicate their life and spend many long years training. This is expected. We cannot hope for an Olympic medal through wishful thinking--we must train hard. It is the same in the Hereafter. God tells us we were created to work hard to redeem our souls (Quran 90:4-19). [90:4] We created the human being to work hard (to redeem himself).* A big difference, is that in worldly competition only a few will walk away with a gold medal or coveted victory. The rest are considered losers. But in God’s incredible system, we can all be winners (Quran 2:5, 3:104, 7:8). We may cross the finish line at different times, but if we are righteous, God rewards us all. Righte...