Mufti Ahmad Yaar Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states: The meaning of ‘کِبْر’ is personal magnificence, and the meaning of ‘عَظْمَتْ’ is magnificence in attributes. Cloak and sarong (a cloth worn around the waist covering the legs) are simply mentioned as examples, so we may understand that the way two people cannot wear a single cloak and sarong, personal magnificence and magnificence in attributes cannot be for anyone other than Allah Almighty.  (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 6, p. 259)

Dear Islamic brothers! Remember! Internal spiritual illnesses always have some sort of sign. In this vein, arrogance also has its own signs. So, let us first learn about some signs of arrogance, and then try to take ourselves to account. We need to keep in mind that the purpose of learning about arrogance is to rectify ourselves, not to search for the shortcomings of other Islamic brothers, and due to our own lack of knowledge, we should not go around labelling other Islamic brothers as being arrogant. Ala Hazrat, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states: Millions of issues and rulings become altered due to a change in intention. (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 8, p. 98) Also, remember that simply hearing or reading these signs once and taking ourselves to account superficially will not be sufficient, for the Nafs and Satan will never want us to search for these signs within ourselves and be successful in curing our arrogance. Thus, read or listen to the signs of arrogance over and over, and fix them firmly in your minds, then continue to take account of yourselves; the path of success will become easy to walk upon. Let us hear about the signs of arrogance:

Signs of arrogance

1.   Liking people to stand out of respect for him, so he appears important to other people. Therefore, keeping this sign in mind, we have to ponder over whether we are like this? On the other hand, if an Islamic brother likes people to stand so that those of lesser knowledge become aware of his status and will be willing to accept religious advice from him, and there are no arrogant inclinations in his heart, then this will not be labelled as arrogance. (Takabbur, p. 27, Slightly Amended)

2.   To have a desire for Islamic brothers to remain standing in front of him respectfully with reverence, so other Islamic brothers consider him of high rank and status. Once again, we must think deeply about this matter – is this habit found within ourselves?