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1. Imam Jafar as-Sadiq (p) was asked: Are there
any grades in belief in the eye of God due to which one believer
is superior to another?
The Imam (p): Yes.
He was requested to explain.
The Imam (p): The superiority of one believer over another can be
likened to a race of horses. Those who are forward in the lead are
superior to the ones who lag behind. God has determined the status
or superiority of Muslims according to their valour in Jihad (to
strive in the way of God). God does not curtail anyone’s rights
and does not give preference to an inferior over a superior. He
has given preference to those fighters who go forward courageously
on the battlefield…(B5,C19,T1)
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