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Verse and interpretation (39)
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A verse and its Tafsir.
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Allah the Exalted says:
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“Lo! Allah enjoineth justice and kindness, and giving to kinsfolk, and forbiddeth lewdness and abomination and wickedness. He exhorteth you in order that ye may take heed.” (16:90)
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Ihsan (spiritual excellence) transcends justice.
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This is because justice is for a person to give what is due from him,
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and to take what is rightfully his.
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Ihsan, however, is to give more than what is due from one,
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and to take less than what is rightfully one's own.
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Thus, Ihsan is an addition to justice.
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Striving for justice is an obligation,
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while striving for Ihsan is a recommendation and a voluntary act of devotion.
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It is for this reason that Allah the Exalted magnified the reward of the doers of good, saying:
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“As for those who strive in Us, We surely guide them to Our paths, and lo! Allah is with the good.” (29:69)
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And He said:
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Indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.
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Mufradat al-Qur'an by al-Raghib al-Isfahani.