Pride can also arise from other causes, all of which relate to a sense of one’s worth and excellence which others are imagined to lack. For instance, someone who comes of a noble descent looks down on those who are not like him. Other reasons relate to personal beauty and charm, one’s tribe, the number…
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Among the experts of sciences, like medicine…
Among the experts of sciences, like medicine, mathematics, physics, engineering, industrial crafts, etc., the instances of pride and arrogance are seen. They underestimate all other sciences however important they may be, and scorn the scientists belonging to them. Each one of them believes that whatever he knows is the real knowledge. They scorn people in…
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The element of intercession does not become…
The element of intercession does not become the cause of arrogance and disobedience. Rather, intercession imparts strength to the sinner in a state of despair. It creates in him the habit of repenting with fervour. Consequently, he would be able to reach a high position and achieve nearness to the Lord of the Worlds. SOURCE:…
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The rationale of Husayn ibn Ali (A) is the rationale…
The rationale of Husayn ibn Ali (A) is the rationale of defending the truth and resistance against oppression, transgression, deviation and arrogance. Source: Khamenei.ir | Imam Khamenei
The simple but very important function…
The simple but very important function of prayer is to eliminate this barrier, I mean a person’s arrogance. Hazrat Zahra (A) said, ‘God has made the ritual prayers obligatory so that a person may be purified from arrogance.’ The obligatory rules of prayer have been designed in such a way that when we reiterate them…
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