"Whosoever brings a good deed, he shall have better than it; and whosoever brings an evil deed, those who perform evil deeds shall only be recompensed for that which they have done."
Quran 23:84
I haven't brought in anything from surah 23, al-Qasas, here rendered as "The Story" in a while. That said, this is certainly a concept that I've touched on before: the fact that in Islam good deeds "weigh" more than bad deeds. This is one of several times that the point is made. It bears repeating mainly because the perception is that Islam is such an angry religion and the Quran is a holy book that devotes way too much time to calling down violent retribution for the smallest of crimes. Instead, Islam devotes far more time promoting good deeds over condemning bad ones. To me, that is a profound difference, and speaks to the positive heart of the faith.
Quran 23:84
I haven't brought in anything from surah 23, al-Qasas, here rendered as "The Story" in a while. That said, this is certainly a concept that I've touched on before: the fact that in Islam good deeds "weigh" more than bad deeds. This is one of several times that the point is made. It bears repeating mainly because the perception is that Islam is such an angry religion and the Quran is a holy book that devotes way too much time to calling down violent retribution for the smallest of crimes. Instead, Islam devotes far more time promoting good deeds over condemning bad ones. To me, that is a profound difference, and speaks to the positive heart of the faith.
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