Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (607) | The wonder
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Self-admiration ('ujb).
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Self-admiration is the sibling and counterpart of arrogance (kibr).
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However, it precedes arrogance and serves as its cause.
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For self-admiration is to perceive that you possess something which others do not.
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This leads you to look down upon those you deem inferior and to act arrogantly toward them.
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Thus, in self-admiration, the focus is primarily on the self and its perceived attributes.
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It is a grave disease of the heart.
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Whereas in arrogance, the focus is on other people, viewing them as being beneath the arrogant person.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.