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THE ARROGANCE OF SATAN

Him. Consequently, such a mindset prevents the arrogant
from living according to the morality of the religion. Not
surprisingly, the arrogant commonly have no intention of
living by the religion, except for a certain group of people,
which will be described in the following pages. Many verses
in the Qur' an describe the resistance of the arrogant against
the morality of the religion and their rejection of it:

When they were told, "There is no god but Allah," they
were arrogant. They said, "Are we to forsake our gods
for a mad poet?" (Surat as-Saffat: 35-36)
As the verse above mentions, their desire to be superior
hinders them from acknowledging Allah and His
messengers. Indeed, the arrogance of the disbelievers may
attain such an extent that they even dare open hostility
towards Allah. The Qur' an informs us about the mindset
assumed by these people when they are summoned to bring
Allah to mind:
...When you mention your Lord alone in the Qur' an,
they turn their backs and run away. (Surat al-Isra' : 46)
The commands of the religion are designed to instil man

with a morality that enables him to be grateful to his Lord, to
draw him nearer to Him, and to earn His good pleasure.
Considered in this manner, arrogance is a character-trait
opposed to the very essence of the religion of Islam. It is a
quality displeasing to Allah:
Do not avert your face from people out of haughtiness and
do not strut about arrogantly on the earth. Allah does not
love anyone who is vain or boastful. (Surah Luqman: 18)
There is no doubt that Allah knows what they keep
secret and what they make public. He does not love