Arrogance & Pride

Arrogance is the camouflage of insecurity – Tim Fargo

Pride is the mother of arrogance – Toba Beta

Salaam Hello Hola everyone hope all are enjoying this lockdown with your near and dear ones and those who are away from family stay strong we are in this together.

I know am late in my post today as I was just busy with my toddler and didn’t get time to put this up. Today my blog is on a very important topic which most of us tend to ignore in oneself and always look it in others- Pride & Arrogance. There is a very thin line that seperates these two but they are always seen together.

What is pride ? What is arrogance ? A simple definition is when one is blessed abundantly by Allah (swt) it may be in wealth, health, beauty, smartness, intelligence, obedient children, loving spouse, excellent parents, extremely loving siblings, wonderful friends or spiritual status, he thinks he is superior to others or they are inferior to him.

Feeling proud of oneself: One might ask why shouldn’t I be proud if I do well in my studies, am intelligent and all capable of being praised or one might ask why shouldn’t I feel good and proud about my beauty , of course you are allowed to feel good and proud about yourself be thankful to Allah(swt) , but when this becomes the reason for you to look down on to others that’s when one becomes arrogant. If you think am beautiful and other are ugly or if you are doing well in studies and you start thinking am the smartest or if you do well financially and start considering yourself superior to others because of this, then its considered arrogance and pride in the eyes of Allah (swt).

Express feeling of arrogance by words: One might feel proud of how they have achieved whatever they have in life, their children excelling in academics, sports or mannerism, siblings or friends who are doing well in their individual life; yes we should be proud of our near and dear ones , their achievements in life and likewise but we should be careful enough to not boast about this to others and make them feel less.

Showing arrogance by action: when one is in a gathering he always act as he is the one who has excelled when compared to your friends or family, when one does not prefer to visit anyone as he feels he is better than the rest, when one refuses to accept the truth and comply with it.

Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said that pride is the disease which is the greatest sin in the sight of Allah Almighty; one who is proud is arrogant. People who are arrogant will not enter paradise.  “None shall enter the Fire (of Hell) who has in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of Iman and none shall enter Paradise who has in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of pride”. (Sahih Muslim Book 001, Number 0165)

A very powerful message is sent to all of us through this hadith, seriously how big is the mustard seed may be 1 or 2 mm, which is often considered negligible by us but let me tell you it takes a seed to become a tree. Pride can take any form and shape it attacks when you least expected.

We must not forget what happened to Iblis (shaytan) – an alim , who was living with the angles of Allah (swt) . What led to his downfall was his pride and arrogance. Allah(swt) says in the Quran And behold, We said to the angels: “Bow down to Adam” and they bowed down. Not so Iblis: he refused and was haughty: He was of those who reject Faith. (Suratul Baqarah Ayah 34). It was his arrogance , that Adam(AHS) was created from clay and he was created from fire, “since fire is better than clay, I’m better than Adam. Why should I bow to him?”.

In this blessed month let’s go far from the disease called pride and try to getting closer to Allah (swt).

“Everyone sins, yours may not be the forbidden (haram) way, may be it’s the thinking of you’re better than them -arrogance just like iblis” – unknown

Arabic words of the day:

Alghatrasa – Arrogance

Fakhar – Pride

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