This perception of superiority and supremacy over others causes in him a state of vanity, which is pride. Kibr, in this sense, is an inner state, and when its effects are reflected in his behavior and his speech, it is called Takabbur. In short, the self-indulgent person becomes self-seeking, and his self seeking tendency grows…
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Kibr is the name of a psychic state…
Kibr is the name of a psychic state in which a person feels a sense of superiority and behaves high-handedly with others. Its signs are discernible in his actions and its symptoms are clearly noticed by others by which they know that he is proud. Kibr is something different from ‘ujb, and, as mentioned earlier,…
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’Ujb is magnification of one’s virtues and good deeds…
’Ujb is magnification of one’s virtues and good deeds, their overestimation, and satisfaction with them accompanied with a feeling of superiority on their account, while one exonerates and exculpates himself from all failings and faults.” SOURCE: FORTY HADITH – IMAM KHOMEINI (R)
