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

claims he is a believer indicates his hypocrisy, or at least his
inclination to hypocrisy.
To conclude, an arrogant person can never live by the
principles of the religion in its true sense. Even if he were to
memorize the entire book of Allah, it would not matter. On
the contrary, he is held even more responsible since he does
not practise the commands of which he is aware. Ultimately,
he belittles himself to the point where he lives the religion
as a hypocrite. To be a sincere Muslim, he must first quit
idolizing his lower-self, and abandon pride and arrogance.
That is, he must become conscious of his weaknesses and
status as servant of Allah. The pure religious outlook can
only be grounded on such a foundation.