The Quest of a Curious Muslim — Page 59
59 which basically means that human beings should reciprocate the treatment of others to the same extent as they would themselves wish to be treated. The second stage is that of Ihsaan or beneficence. At this stage, a person tries to repay others by doing good to them in a much greater proportion than their goodness. The third stage is described as Eetaa’izil Qurbaa , where a person does good to others regardless of whether someone has done good to him or not. 34 This is just one example, among many, of the beautiful, well-defined virtues that God lays down for human beings to follow. It further proves that morality really, truly comes to us from God, and human beings cannot invent it for themselves.