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The Lot Of The Arrogant In The Hereafter

is surely tormenting; but for the arrogant, what is worse is
being herded headlong like cattle into it:
No indeed! Truly man is unbridled seeing himself as
self-sufficient. Truly it is to your Lord that you will
return. Have you seen him who prevents a servant when
he goes to pray? (Surat al-' Alaq: 6-10)

No indeed! If he does not desist, We will grab him by the
forelock, a lying, sinful forelock. (Surat al-' Alaq: 15-16)
In the above verses, feeling self-sufficient, that is,
arrogant, is described as the main reason for man' s
exultation. Again, as the verse mentions, the major factor of
this exultation is the endeavour to hinder the believers. In
another verse, we learn that those who become arrogant in
this world are placed in the reverse situation:
"Seize him and drag him bodily into the middle of the
Blazing Fire.
Then pour the punishment of boiling water on his head.

Taste that! You are the mighty one, the noble one!"
(Surat ad-Dukhan: 46-49)
This is the end of the arrogant who unjustly exulted in
themselves. The worldly aims they pursued were temporal.
Even if they were to possess the whole world, it will some
day cease to exist; when all one cherished in this world will
simply disappear. However, the life of the hereafter will last
for all eternity. Moreover, Allah is the owner of everything;
He has granted everything to humans in the life of this world
only to test them. He tests them to see whether or not they
will seek His good pleasure and feel grateful. The reward of
those who are prone to arrogance is, contrary to their
expectations, torment.