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Would An Arrogant Person Still Be Able To Live By The Values Of Religion?

people puffed up with pride. (Surat an-Nahl: 23)

Therefore, seeking to live by the values of the religion-the
main purpose of which is earning the good pleasure of Allah-
while compromising it with arrogance would be impossible
and an obvious contradiction.
The morality of religion calls for modesty and submission
to Allah. An arrogant person, however, lacks the virtue of a
believer, and thus, fails to attain any depth of faith.
An important sign of modesty is one' s obedience to Allah
and His messenger. The fact that an arrogant person cannot
show wholehearted obedience in that way, once again,
reveals that religion and arrogance are incompatible. The
arrogant do not allow any to exercise authority over them.
According to them, they are the ones who are the most
capable and the best to take decisions. Because they are so
sure of themselves, they do not even consider the possibility
of the existence of someone else who may know better.
As is known, the hidden arrogance of Satan finally made
itself known when he was ordered to show obedience.
Because of his arrogance, he desisted and thus became one of
the disbelievers. In the Qur' an, Allah places particular
emphasis on obedience and gives a detailed account of the

sort of obedience a believer must adopt. As Allah defines in
the Qur' an, obedience is a very important issue that calls for
wholehearted submission and compliance. A person' s
outward compliance with the messenger' s decision should
also be accompanied with wholehearted submission:
No, by your Lord, they are not believers until they make
you their judge in the disputes that break out between
them, and then find no resistance within themselves to