On competing, and what to compete for
An instruction that redirects the impulse rather than removing it.
وَلِكُلٍّ وِجْهَةٌ هُوَ مُوَلِّيهَا ۖ فَٱسْتَبِقُوا۟ ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ ۚ أَيْنَ مَا تَكُونُوا۟ يَأْتِ بِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
…fa-stabiqu-l-khayrāt, ayna mā takūnū ya'ti bikumu-llāhu jamīʿā.
“For each [religious following] is a [prayer] direction toward which it faces. So race to [all that is] good. Wherever you may be, Allāh will bring you forth [for judgement] all together. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.”
Source
The Qur'an · 2:148
Qur'an
- Qur'anic text in the Uthmani script via Quran.com; translation: Saheeh International