Page 33 - Commonly Disregarded Qur'anic Rulings

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HUMILITY AND MODESTY

Bragging over one's accomplishments or taking credit for
what he has not done is common behavior for many members
of society. Yet, the fact remains that it is blameworthy in the
Sight of Allah:
Those who exult in what they have done and love to be
praised for what they have not done should not sup-
pose that they have escaped the punishment. They will
have a painful punishment. (Surah Al ‘Imran; 188)
Perverted attitudes such as pride in an accomplishment
that was actually achieved by Allah's will underlie such behav-
ior, in spite of the fact that whenever a deed is done, it is
Allah, the All-Mighty, Who has willed it and carried it out. No
individual has any independent power of his own. Everything
happens by Allah’s permission and will. Consequently, this
kind of conceit reveals a person’s incapability to appreciate
Allah with properly, and further, it means considering oneself
an equal to Allah (Allah is surely beyond that). The Qur’an
states that ascribing partners to Allah is the greatest sin and,
unless one repents of it, he will not be forgiven.

RESPECT FOR OTHERS

For the purpose of promoting themselves or attaining a
superior position, some people employ such wicked methods
as ridiculing and humiliating others, or insulting them with
derogatory nicknames.
Allah forbids such behavior that stems from the morality
of ignorance: