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in competition with each other to follow His Guidance for the
benefit of all people? We need a competition in this society that in-
spires love, instead of one that inspires hate, jealousy and envy. If
we think that we belong to different missions, we are going to
compete with each other in a spirit of enmity and hatred. But once
we realize that we are members of one humanity, united by our
belief in Almighty God (Allah), our hearts and minds will become
healthy enough to enable us to compete in the spirit of love.

We are all trying to gain the prize of a victory for society, but
we are not running against each other, we are running together for
a victory which will dignify us all. If I am a faster runner than you,
you will feel bad seeing me pass you in the race. But if you know
that we are both racing to dignify our world community, you will
feel good that one of us will get the prize, and you will be aware
that we will both share in the victory, no matter who wins. That is
the spirit that Allah teaches Muslims to have.

We are taught not to let our eagerness to be the ones who come