A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
Self-admiration ('ujb).
Self-admiration is the sibling and counterpart of arrogance (kibr).
However, it precedes arrogance and serves as its cause.
For self-admiration is to perceive that you possess something which others do not.
This leads you to look down upon those you deem inferior and to act arrogantly toward them.
Thus, in self-admiration, the focus is primarily on the self and its perceived attributes.
It is a grave disease of the heart.
Whereas in arrogance, the focus is on other people, viewing them as being beneath the arrogant person.
A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.