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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.

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Arrogance.

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Arrogance is a base character trait.

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It leads to two destructive outcomes:

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Rejecting and refusing the truth,

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And looking down upon people,

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And acting condescendingly toward them.

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The Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, defined it as such,

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When he said:

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"Arrogance is rejecting the truth and looking down upon people."

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Narrated by Muslim.

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It stems

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From a vile heart disease,

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Which is self-admiration ('ujb).

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For whoever admires himself

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Sees that he has superiority over others,

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So he looks down on them and considers them beneath him.

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And this

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Is the second part of the arrogance

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Mentioned in the hadith:

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"Looking down upon people,"

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Meaning, holding them in contempt.

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As for the first part,

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"Rejecting the truth,"

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Meaning, turning it away,

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It is driven by the ego

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And the desire to exalt it above submitting to

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Any aspect of the truth

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That might diminish its perceived greatness.

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Just as Iblis rejected the command of Allah

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To prostrate before Adam, peace be upon him.

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Allah the Almighty said:

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"And when We said

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To the angels,

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'Prostrate before Adam,'

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So they prostrated, except for Iblis, who refused."

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“And when We said unto the angels: Prostrate yourselves before Adam, they fell prostrate, all save Iblis. He demurred through pride, and so became a disbeliever.” (2:34)

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His arrogance

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Stemmed from his self-admiration

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And his ego,

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And his claim of superiority over Adam,

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Peace be upon him,

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When he said:

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"He said, 'I am better than him;

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You created me from fire

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And created him from clay.'"

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Thus, he combined the rejection of

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The truthful command from Allah

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With the contempt for Adam, peace be upon him.

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And that is why

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His consequence was expulsion from Paradise,

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As the Almighty said:

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"So descend from it,

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For it is not for you to be arrogant therein.

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So get out, indeed you

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Are among the humiliated."

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And for this reason, also,

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Every arrogant person

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Is forbidden from entering Paradise,

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As stated in the beginning of the

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Aforementioned hadith, where

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The Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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Said at the start:

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"No one shall enter Paradise

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Who has in his heart

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An atom's weight of arrogance."

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Narrated by Muslim.

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This is a severe warning

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And a definitive threat

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That compels every rational person

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Possessing a sound heart

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To beware of arrogance

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With the utmost caution,

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And to avoid it with the greatest vigilance.

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A summary of the concepts of

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The Ahl al-Sunnah.