Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (740) | Old age
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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.