Discover the meaning of the term Sabq (سابق) in Islamic vocabulary.
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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM
📖 1 min readSabaqa towards the thing, in musabaqah or sibaqan: to race towards it. In the Noble Quran: 'Race towards forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden as wide as the heavens and the earth, prepared for those who believe in Allah and His messengers. That is the bounty of Allah which He gives to whom He wills, and Allah is the Possessor of great bounty' (Al-Hadid, 21). Sabaqa among the horses: to let them run with their riders to see which is foremost. Sabaqa someone: to vie with him; to run against him.