the head to one side, sitting with one leg over the other, eating whilst leaning against something, walking arrogantly etc. Sometimes he addresses people with inferior remarks: e.g. ‘You are nothing to me’, ‘how dare you answer back to me’ etc. In this way, different actions; postures and words reveal his arrogant attitude. Some arrogant people have all these signs, whilst others display some of these signs of arrogance. But remember! All these mentioned points would not be regarded as signs of arrogance if there is no arrogance present in the heart, by these signs alone, one cannot be regarded as being arrogant. (Derived from Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 3, pp. 434)

فخر و غُرور سے تُو مولٰی مجھے بچانا

یا ربّ! مجھے بنا دے پیکر تُو عاجزی کا

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Satan was disgraced and kicked out of the court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ due to arrogance, but before this, Satan was not rebellious and disobedient, rather, he worshiped Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ for thousands of years. He served as a treasurer of Jannah. He was a jinn (genie), and due to his many acts of worship and great knowledge, he became ‘مُعَلِّمُ المَلَكُوۡت’ (teacher of the angels).

However, within a few moments, due to his disobedience to the commandment of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, by insulting Sayyiduna Aadam عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام, he destroyed his many years of worship and thousands of years of spiritual exercises, resulting in deep humiliation and disgrace that became his destiny. He has become accursed for eternity and is deserving of the eternal punishments of Hell.

Let’s listen to 3 blessed sayings of Beloved Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in order to protect ourselves from the evil of arrogance:

1.      Whoever has faith in his heart equal to even a mustard seed, he will not enter Hell and whoever has arrogance in his heart equal to even a mustard seed, he will not enter Jannah. (Sahih Muslim, Kitab-ul-Iman, pp. 61, Hadees 148)