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THE SOLUTION TO SECRET SORROWS

when he achieves any success, he shows off and views himself as a
wonderful person. He wants to make those around him feel that he
is superior under every circumstance.
In fact, such people can never achieve the true honors they pur-
sue because respect is earned only by following the Qur'an. Allah in-
forms us of this truth:
If the truth were to follow their whims and desires, the
heavens and the Earth and everyone in them would have
been brought to ruin. No indeed! We have given them their
Reminder [that by which one is remembered, i.e., with
praise], but they have turned away from it. (Surat al-
Muminun: 71)
When a person does not conform to the Qur'an, everything is
brought to ruin, as Allah tells us in this verse. In another verse, Allah
points out that people often fall into this error and that they seek
honor and respect for an illusion of superiority:
They say, "If we return to Madina, the more honorable will
drive out the inferior." But all honor belongs to Allah and
to His messenger and the believers. But the hypocrites do
not know this. (Surat al-Munafiqun: 8)
As the verse tells us, honor and might belong to Allah, and
Allah grants this superiority only to those of His followers who
demonstrate high moral standards.
Although they say that they believe, some people still remain
under the influence of suggestions they have received during their
ignorant lives and cannot bear to abandon their pride. The truth is,
pride and false superiority are among the foremost factors that drive
people to torment.
At the same time, pride is a moral defect which drives people
into sin and causes them to commit many immoralities and bad acts

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