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quran:79:4 –

And those who race each other in a race  

by those that race forward, ˹by˺ the angels who race forward to Paradise with the souls of believers;
القرآن:٧٩:٤ –

فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا  

{فالسابقات سبقا} الملائكة تسبق بأرواح المؤمنين إلى الجنة.

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quran:56:10 –

And the forerunners, the forerunners -  

And the foremost, in ˹the race to do˺ good, namely, the prophets (al-sābiqūna is a subject) the foremost: (this ˹repetition˺ is to emphasise their exalted status; the predicate ˹is the following, ūlā’ika’l-muqarrabūna˺)
القرآن:٥٦:١٠ –

وَالسَّابِقُونَ السَّابِقُونَ  

{والسابقون} إلى الخير وهم الأنبياء مبتدأ {السابقون} تأكيد لتعظيم شأنهم.